Baseball is Poop

Welcome to the Big Leagues Son
Reds starter Johnny Cueto had one of the most impressive major league debuts I can remember, giving up only 1 hit (a home run) and striking out 10 in 7 innings against the Diamondbacks. I have the feeling this is going to be the start of the great career, and the resurgence of the Reds who have a lot of young talent.




Who Needs Carpenter and Mulder?
Through six starts the St. Louis Cardinals rotation of Kyle Lohse, Adam Wainwright, Brad Thompson, Braden Looper and Todd Wellemeyer is 5-0 with a 0.96 ERA.

D-U-N, Done!
The Detroit Tigers, a chic World Series pick, are done. I know 0-6 doesn't seem like a lot in the scope of a long baseball season but no team that started 0-6 has ever won the World Series and only 2 have made the playoffs. I don't know what the problem with the team is and I think they'll figure it out, but 95 wins and World Series title is out of the question at this point.


Where's Mike Curtis When You Need Him?
An unruly fan ran onto the field during a Braves-Pirates game. Since most TV crews have an unwritten rule not to give these fans the attention they seek, the show something else while the fan is being corralled by security. So they showed the announcers and I believe it was Joe Simpson who said that in the old days after a guy ran onto the field his friends would find him in the parking lot looking as if he got run over by a truck.




A fan also ran onto the field during an Orioles game and Gary Thorne called him an idiot. The other announcer then said something about "this guy" and Gary Thorne corrected him, "idiot!"

And this woman ran out onto the field at a Blue Jays game.



Interesting to Try And Interesting to Watch
Bobby Cox pulled a Davey Johnson move using relief pitcher Chris Resop in the outfield during a game against the Pirates. Resop started the 10th with a walk, a sacrifice bunt and another walk. Then he moved to left field while Royce Ring came in to strike out Adam LaRoche. Resop then came back out to the mound, while Ring exited the game and Gregor Blanco went into left. Resop gave up a run-scoring (game losing) single to Xavier Nady.

I Guess the Ivy Doesn't Grow In Until The Summer
Ryan Braun tries to make a catch against a wallful of dead ivy.




Cool Picture of the Week
Jhonny Peralta breaks his bat.



Bonus Cool Picture
A good look at Barry Zito's circle change.