I give Grady Little a lot of credit for the way he handled the pitchers, and allowing the kids to play. Of course, the kids have performed very well, so I don't know how he would have reacted if they had not performed. I still think back to how Antonio Perez did last year, but Tracy always seemed unconvinced that the good performance was real. Grady doesn't seem to overanalyze and just go with what works.

The phrase that pays from Studeman's column: The main difference between this season and last is that the kids are contributing.

It's not a question of if with Sele losing it, but when.

I'm taking this as a sign from God to do something more useful with my day.

We're spoiled here.

How are you, Rob?

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14717200.htm
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/K/ben-kozlowski.shtml

Is everybody required to play for the Yankees or Red Sox?

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=5146

I left that game before the ninth.

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B08210LAN1990.htm

One of the pitchers in the ninth for the Dodgers was someone named Dave Walsh. I have zero memory of him.

The Phillies already had most of its second string in the game too.

http://ussmariner.com/2006/05/28/just-jaw-droppingly-horrible/

I wonder if any team has ever had the same player lead it in RBIs AND sacrifices except possibly during the era (1909-1935) when sacrifice flies were just counted as sacrifices.

Can a team depend on these two factors throughout the season? Guess we'll see.

In May, outside of Russel Martin, the worst OPS for any regular was .782, and the lowest on base percentages came from Drew and Martin at .356, and .345 respectively.

Right now, every Dodger hitter except for Drew is playing way over their heads, making a come down inevitable.

At Cleveland's League Park, the Blues score a major-league record nine runs with two outs in the 9th inning to defeat the Washington Nationals 14-13. Cleveland is down to one strike, on Jack McCarthy, but they put the next ten men on base, winning the game on an error. Winning pitcher Bill Hoffer, who had given up the 13 runs, is carried off the field by the delirious crowd. Patton and Lee pitch for Washington. The scoring (as noted by Bill Kirwin) occurs as follows: Hoffer K, Pickering ground out, McCarthy singles, Bradley singles, LaChance with two strikes on him) singles scoring McCarthy, Wood is hit by pitch, Scheibeck doubles (Patton, replaced by Lee), Egan walks, Beck (batting for Hoffer) doubles, Pickering singles Beck home to tie the game, and then moves to 2B on a passed ball. Mc Carthy, who started the whole thing, singles him home for the victory.

Note: there were no rally-killing home runs.

I will vote for whomever has bothered me the least.

At least you're not alone.

I will vote for whomever annoys me least.

There I have my political credo.

I think I should be written up in "Profiles in Courage, Volume 2." Somebody get Ted Sorensen on the phone.

WWSH

;-)

I am a volunteer for a Democrat fighting for the nomination in a safe democratic district (in San Francisco). Even if it's not my candidate, I apologize for the inconvenience.

10 - I don't see the problem with his contract (or incentives, conditions, clauses etc) either. I was just pointing out how unclever the article was as a whole. My only feeling about Clemens is that he should've won the CY last year.

It would probably be wise for me to check out other baseball sites less often.