Odd Thoughts on MLB Week 5
MLB started taking on-line votes for this years All-Star game at US Cellular
Field (New Comisky) in Chicago. If you want to vote, click here. Please do not
vote for any Yankees. I do encourage you to vote, but four and half weeks of
baseball doesn't seem to be enough to make a good decision on the All-Stars. The
Players Association also approved a measure to award home-field advantage in the
World Series to the league that wins the All-Star game. I like that they are
trying to make the game mean something, but I think that there are some other
issues that make this a bad idea. For instance, will the AL pitchers throw good
pitches to Barry Bonds now that the game means something? They say this will be
on a trial basis only (like the DH was), so we'll have to see how it turns out.
The suspensions for hit batsmen have gotten out of hand. Pitchers should be able
to throw inside and retaliate on intentional beanings. I just don't think the
Kansas City Royals are for real. They're still leading the AL Central, but I
think they're in for a big surprise when they face the Yankees and the AL West.
Milestone Watch: Roger Clemens - stuck at 297 Wins after two losses this week.
Rafael Palmeiro - 498 Home Runs.