After going 0-4 in every game of the July 16-18 series against the San Diego Padres which brought his batting average to an embarrassingly low .133, New York Mets OF Lastings Milledge went on a four game multihit streak. His average jumped to .283 and his OPS skyrocketed from .423 to .798 after hitting two doubles and a home run during that span. … Continue reading…Lastings Milledge Is On Fire
Mark it down. On July 24, 2007, Prince Fielder hit his first triple of the year and the second in his career. And surprisingly for a guy who has a listed weight of 262 pounds at a height of 6’0″, he has seven stolen bases on his resume. They all came last year and he’s been caught twice so far this year, but hey… that adds to his deadliness. … Continue reading…Prince Fielder Hits First Triple Of The Year
Well, I won’t be watching ESPN or its Baseball Tonight any less, but I’ll be looking at MLB.com a little more now that they’ve hired Harold Reynolds for analysis coverage. … Continue reading…Harold Reynolds Is Back
Watched most of the first ever televised MLB first year player draft today on ESPN2. It wasn’t as exciting as the NBA or NFL player draft, but it did a good job helping to show why MLB drafts are so hit and miss. Players are drafted out of high school and college. Only recently did the NBA stop players from being drafted right of high school, and that’s pretty much unheard of in the NFL. … Continue reading…2007 MLB First Year Player Draft + New Riley Kiley Album
The one good thing about all the rain during the French Open is that the programming department is showing earlier matches that I missed. … Continue reading…2007 French Open + Ashley Harkleroad