- The Giants certainly didn’t draw it up this way. In 225 games with both Moises Alou and Barry Bonds on the payroll, they’ve been in the same lineup together just 26 times. Unsurprisingly, the Giants have a .696 winning percentage with them both in and a .451 with them out.
- Asked Friday if it might take the remainder of this season for Kerry Wood to recover fully from his shoulder stiffness, manager Dusty Baker said: “It’s possible. We are going to evaluate him at the end of this and we will see.” Meanwhile, Mark Prior’s fastball is topping out at 90 MPH.
- Joel Zumaya, on the other hand, had his fastball clocked at 102 MPH during Sunday’s save.
- Randy Johnson is D.O.N.E.
- Not a big soccer fan, but wow was that a pathetic performance by the U.S. team Monday.
- The Mavericks have played the Heat four times this season now, and they’ve won every game by an average of over 18 points.
- The story of Rick Ankiel takes a turn for the worse.
- Ken Griffey Jr. is a liability in center field. It’s long past due he moves to a corner spot. Not only would it improve his chances of staying healthy, but also his work with the glove is pretty bad at this stage of his career.
- Did you trade for Felix Hernandez when you had the chance? Hope so, because he figures to be one of baseball’s top pitchers from here on out.
- B.J. Upton committed three errors over the weekend, giving him 23 for the year. It’s safe to say his future is not at shortstop. It’s too bad because his bat is major league ready.
- Delmon Young’s suspension is scheduled to end a week from today, Monday, June 19.
- Juan Gonzalez has been activated by the Long Island Ducks and had three hits in his first seven at-bats.
- The Kansas City Royals turned the oh so common 8-1-6-5 triple play Sunday.
- Look for one of baseball’s very best pitching prospects, Chad Billingsley, to make his debut later this week.
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