Memorial Day is a time where we remember. We remember those brave men and women who have lost their lives fighting for our freedom. Memorial Day weekend is generally referred to as the unofficial start of summer, as well. And when one thinks of the summer here in America, one might think baseball, our national pasttime. That said, let's take a look back at the past week around the league.
Padres ace Jake Peavy was traded to the Chicago White Sox, but was never traded. Peavy, who has a no-trade clause in his contract, exercised that right and vetoed a deal to South Siders after the Padres and White Sox agreed in principle to a deal. Apparently, he saw the White Sox losing 20-1 earlier in the day to the Twins, and said, "No thanks!"
Speaking of the Twinkies, Michael Cuddyer became the second Twins player this year to hit for the cycle when he did it in four at-bats last night. Jason Kubel hit for the cycle back in April, as well.
A trade that did happen had the Brewers sending Tony Gwynn, Jr. to the Padres for Jody Gerut. The Padres are hoping Gwynn can bring back memories of when they were actually good.
David Ortiz finally smacked his first homerun of the season this week. Afterwards, he thanked Jobu for helping him take the fear off his bat. With the season now around the quarter mark, that puts Big Papi on pace for a whopping four homeruns!
Meanwhile, I had Florida's Ricky Nolasco as a runner-up, or at least a candidate, for NL Cy Young this year. All he's done in nine games and starts is go 2-5 with a 9.07 ERA. On Friday, the Marlins sent him down to AAA. I guess he won't be winning the Cy Young award this year.
Last night, Mets pitcher Johan Santana hit Boston's Kevin Youkilis on the elbow in a close game. As Youkilis walked towards first base, he turned and smiled at Santana, who took exception to the look and started jawing with Youkilis. Tempers flared but order was restored. The last time I gave that same look to someone, I didn't get sex for a month.
Interleague got underway for a quick teaser this weekend with some interesting matchups. The National League teams are hoping to get a head start in the head-to-head competition with the American League by pitting one NL team against another in at least one matchup throughout interleague. The hope is those wins will count as interleague wins and help the NL narrow the gap with AL, who have dominated interleague since its inception in the mid-1990s.
And finally, Tampa Bay scratched its plans for a new retractable-roof, waterfront park in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. The team instead will attempt to find a location a bit further to the north where the population doubles, and hopes that might attract new businesses and a larger fan base. Somehow, McGriff Cove doesn't have the same ring to it as McCovey Cove does in San Francisco.
Padres ace Jake Peavy was traded to the Chicago White Sox, but was never traded. Peavy, who has a no-trade clause in his contract, exercised that right and vetoed a deal to South Siders after the Padres and White Sox agreed in principle to a deal. Apparently, he saw the White Sox losing 20-1 earlier in the day to the Twins, and said, "No thanks!"
Speaking of the Twinkies, Michael Cuddyer became the second Twins player this year to hit for the cycle when he did it in four at-bats last night. Jason Kubel hit for the cycle back in April, as well.
A trade that did happen had the Brewers sending Tony Gwynn, Jr. to the Padres for Jody Gerut. The Padres are hoping Gwynn can bring back memories of when they were actually good.
David Ortiz finally smacked his first homerun of the season this week. Afterwards, he thanked Jobu for helping him take the fear off his bat. With the season now around the quarter mark, that puts Big Papi on pace for a whopping four homeruns!
Meanwhile, I had Florida's Ricky Nolasco as a runner-up, or at least a candidate, for NL Cy Young this year. All he's done in nine games and starts is go 2-5 with a 9.07 ERA. On Friday, the Marlins sent him down to AAA. I guess he won't be winning the Cy Young award this year.
Last night, Mets pitcher Johan Santana hit Boston's Kevin Youkilis on the elbow in a close game. As Youkilis walked towards first base, he turned and smiled at Santana, who took exception to the look and started jawing with Youkilis. Tempers flared but order was restored. The last time I gave that same look to someone, I didn't get sex for a month.
Interleague got underway for a quick teaser this weekend with some interesting matchups. The National League teams are hoping to get a head start in the head-to-head competition with the American League by pitting one NL team against another in at least one matchup throughout interleague. The hope is those wins will count as interleague wins and help the NL narrow the gap with AL, who have dominated interleague since its inception in the mid-1990s.
And finally, Tampa Bay scratched its plans for a new retractable-roof, waterfront park in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. The team instead will attempt to find a location a bit further to the north where the population doubles, and hopes that might attract new businesses and a larger fan base. Somehow, McGriff Cove doesn't have the same ring to it as McCovey Cove does in San Francisco.
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