Random thoughts for a Wednesday afternoon.
Strasburg shut down now a real possibility, arm fatigue, my aunt fanny, they are worried now about "The Franchise", as they should be. He will get 2 more starts, then the Nats will likely say, enough, great start kid, sit and watch and learn.
According to a USA Today story, Roger Maris gains an rbi and Mickey Mantle lost a run scored. Hard trick to accomplish since both are deceased, and this goes back to 1961. According to Retrosheet, which is 12 geeks still living in their parents basement, the game numbers for Maris and Mantle are incorrect, so who cares ? Maris now has / had more ribbies in 1961 than anyone else in the American League, so again I ask, why does this matter ? Answer, it does not, but becomes yet another example of the endless pursuit to get things right, regardless if sounds ridiculous.
All signs point to Jose "the sultan of swat" Bautista staying put in Toronto. He clubbed home runs 29 and 30 against the Orioles, who are fodder for the majors home run leading team. Reaching these heights and perhaps getting over 40 homers , for a 4rth place team, ensures it is too hard for Anthopolous to move the fan fave, despite all the experts saying he will not come close to these numbers next year, or ever.
Would I trade him, depends, what are they being offered ? And who's offering ? If the Rays are offering Desmond Jennings, or Jeremy Hellickson, plus say Wade Davis, I listen, but the Rays don't make these deals, at least they haven't to date. Last year they jettisoned Scott Kazmir ( smart move it appears ).
Are the Red Sox offering Buchholz, then again, I am all ears, but I am assuming that until we see where and what happens to Adam Dunn ( there's a chance he re signs with the Nats ) , he is the bat of choice.
Bautista comes for this year plus next at great and manageable money, so 2 pennat runs, if he's not a flash in the pan. What about the Angels, they have no hope of catching Texas without a bat stimulus package.
Anyhow, onto more random thoughts.....
Young Escobar is making high light reel plays with Aaron Hill, but if he adds a few punds of muscle, he might be the next 3rd baseman. Consider the Cuban kid is already in Double AA and hitting .310 as of yesterday.
I like what I see so far, but the kid is playing relaxed, no stress, no pressure, so far so good.
Another no hitter ( ho hun ) with Garza's grandoise gem against the Tigers, and this is now for sure The Year of the Pitcher. It is not just a good crop, Eveland is not part of any new wave. Wait, I think we'll have one more, my bet is on Josh Johnson in Miami.
With Rod Barajas injured, will the Mets call asking for a Buck ($) from Toronto ?
What will the Tigers do with no Ordonez for 6 weeks ?
Add Brad Mills to the list of Jays getting starts, are we up to 10 yet, let's see. Marcum, Romero, Morrow,Cecil, Tallet, Litsch, Zepper, now Mills, well that's 8, so my prediction of 10 is looking good. Did I miss anyone, let me know if I did ?
Jays fans, enjoy tonite's game against the O's, and the upcoming series against the Indians, because we get the Yanks, Boston, Rays, Angels and Tigers in August.
Onto to the links tomorrow with the kids, so enjoy !
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