- Its the first round of inter-league play and Brewers are going be taking on the Boston Red Sox. Let's just say that it's going to go either way here. It's either going to be a blow out every game by the Red Sox or the 'Crew will squeak by. Because I'm optimistic only when the Brewers play NL teams, I say they will get owned by the Sox. I hope they prove me wrong! They get to face Dice-K, Wakefield, and Beckett. The Brewers are throwing Suppan, Bush, and Villanueva. Boston pitching has had a rough season thus far, but their hitters have compensated. Currently they own the MLB's best batting average. It's 50 points higher than the Brewers. Too bad Sheets wasn't pitching and too bad LaPorta wasn't called up for the series. Even if they get swept, I hope that the final scores are respectable.
- 5/15/2008 was a very nice day for one young MLB player. That guy is Ryan Braun. He got the biggest "zero plus" player signing in MLB history. He hasn't even played a year yet and he's only twenty-four years old! He also hit a home run the day he signed the contract. Talk about icing on the cake.
- The signing of Braun brings the question of "What about Prince?" Do the Brewers take a chance and sign him to a long-term deal? Possibly, depends on his offensive and defensive performance and the tenacity of his agent. You can see why they jumped at the chance to sign Braun, he's more athletic and versatile. If he limits his errors he's a legit five tool player. Prince is a 3 tool player and may never stay at first base. At 5' 10", the future may hold a DH spot for him.
- Under the Ray-dar: Rays in 1st, Yanks in last?!?! 4.5 games are separating them. Hopefully that that lead doubles every month. Too bad the Red Sox aren't down there as well. The Rays are young and the Yankees are ARod-less. Maybe it's a matter of time before the two teams switch places.
- We want a Pitcher not a DHer? Only one AL team is batting over .270 (Boston is batting .294). NL has 5 batting .270 or higher. The NL has more guys in double-digit home runs, not to mention doubled the players batting over .300 than the AL. The DH productivity this year is well below par. You only need one hand to count the guys hitting over .250 who have DH'd so far this year. Makes you wonder why both leagues can't have the pitchers bat. Check the hitting stats for Micah Owings, Carlos Zambrano, Livan Hernandez, Dontrelle Willis, Brandon Backe, Adam Wainwright, and don't forget about Rick Ankiel (pitcher turned outfielder).
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