Not a whole lot seems to be going on these days in terms of big news (why can't an aeroplane land on Roger Clemens?) so I'll start this all off with some quickies.
Around MLB : Yes, yes Derek Lee is up there in all the triple crown catergories but all those people who are wondering why he's not leading the All Star voting seem to be oblivious to the fact that Pujols is right up his proverbial ass in all those catergories and would you trade Pujols for Lee?......That Jake Peavy is a bit good. I hate to be smug (well not really but anyway) but I did mention him as a Cy winner back in March....Oakland scored 6 runs today!! That Bobby Kielty has hit out in the name of gingers everywhere.....Well done Aaron Hill. First long ball of a promising career.
In the Minors : Austin Kearns is waiting in Louisville for Junior Griffey to tweak another hamstring. He hit a game winning single to lift The Bats over the Carolina Knights 3-2.....We like J.J. Davis. He hit a game winning 2 run dinger off R. A. Dickey (yes he with no cartilage in his elbow and that 'thang' pitch) to cap a 3-4 game for New Orleans. He must be scratching his head as to how the Nat's have managed to stay atop the NL East because he should be in the bigs.....Halo's top draft pick Jered Weaver made his debut Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (is that the greatest name for a team you've ever heard?) and went three innings allowing one run on three singles, two walks whilst striking out four....How's Delmon doing? Well Mr Young hit two dingers including a grand slam to take his Southern League leading totals to 16 HR and 59 RBI.
Made in Japan (I couldn't resist a cheesy link like that) : The newly introduced interleague play has proven to be a hit with the fans but The Swallows probably didn't like it on the 18th after The Lions took the boots to them, belting 5 long balls in an 11-1 win. Elsewhere The Baystars shook off a 4-0 first inning defecit to earn a 6-4 victory for Kato.....I might need to find myself a more up to date source for my info here....It seems that the labour dispute is still making life difficult for Japans baseball authorities with MLB and MLBPA giving them until June 30th to decide if they want to participate. Apparently the Nippon Players Association wants a November tournament instead of the proposed March as they don't want their Spring training disrupted. Just goes to show that no matter where you go baseball is always baseball.
Beisbol Cubano : It would appear that the Cuban Olympic Committee is none to happy with the suggestion that baseball be dropped from the Olympic program. Apparently it would be "For us and for millions of fans in our country, removing baseball from the Olympic Games is a very serious and significant issue, it would be an attack on the sporting movement." It would appear the only team in the world who play slower than The Yankees want to defend their title.
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