Well, I think we have an idea why Runelvys hasn't excelled in the majors. 4 innings, 13 hits, 4 walks 2 HR, 10 ER. Anyone missing Shawn Chacon? Might could Cooper be re-thinking his, uh, dislike of Cassel? This is like watching Jennings after he got hurt. Or even watching Phil Dumatrait, fresh off the DL, [...]...

When the Astros acquired Valverde, I asked someone I know who knows a good deal about the Diamondbacks Organization about Valverde. He said Valverde wasn't reliable if he came in with men on base, that he allowed a very high percent of inherited runners to score - in other words, a Franco-er. So I thought I'd [...]...

I really think this deserves its own entry, don't all yall? Tejada was picked by the players to be backup at short - over Jimmy Rollins. Peachy. I suppose I should point out that washed up head case mental patient Brad Lidge was also picked. Him and his crummy 0.77 ERA and no blown saves. And he [...]...

Chris Sampson needed to throw 55 pitches to last 5 innings - he made exactly one bad pitch and Brian McCann hit it out. He didn't walk anyone and he struck out 2. I guess he DID decide to pretend he was facing the Cubs. With Roy Oswalt still hurting to much to make his [...]...

Husband really wanted to spend the 4th of July in Galveston at my cousin's. He absolutely LOVES the water - and his sons just like their daddy, too. And I realized we really hadn't spend a weekend at the beach during the season since 03 or 04 - we used to go weekends when the [...]...