Fan News

• Date: June 13, 2009
• Time: 7:05 p.m.
• Teams: Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates
• Park: PNC Park
• Weather: 72 degrees and cloudy, 30 percent chance of rain
• Starting Pitchers: Aramando Galarraga (3-6, 5.19)  Zach Duke (6-4, 3.07)
• Records: Detroit (34-27)  Pittsburgh (28-33)
• Last 10 Games: Detroit (6-4)  Pi
  

Armageddon has arrived. I hope you've stockpiled your canned goods.

Roy Halladay exited Friday's game with a strained right groin, and I think the Four Horsemen have just run through my backyard. Death trampled my tulips and Famine is eating the burgers off the barbecue.

I'm scared, hold me.

No pitcher means more to a franchise right now than Halladay. No one.

You study the offseason, compile data, create lists, read the rumors and Mock Draft like there's no tomorrow just to be ready when your draft day comes. You can't sleep, your significant other thinks you're having an affair, and your dogs and/or cats haven't eaten for days and are leaving you "messages" all around the house.

All this and you still can't believe your struggling to stay afloat barely half way into the season.

It's your worst nightmare! Nearly all your players are either not quite hitting their stride and/or are suffering from a freakish accident/injury.

Pinch me, I must be dreaming.

Everything seems to be working out perfectly for the Rockies. It’s like all of a sudden, something clicked and the light turned on.

What were you doing about three months shy of your 22nd birthday?  Better yet, what were you doing in the final days of your senior year of college?

I can't answer either question—don't know the first answer and the second one's not appropriate for innocent eyes (or those of my parents).  I'm guessing I'm not the only one.

Ryan Scoma, who hits the double deuce in September, had several irons in the fire.

It's getting ridiculous, and the strategy simply does not make sense.

Something has to be done about the Chien-Ming Wang situation, and the best solution is to send him down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he can rebuild his stamina and regain his control and movement.

Julio Lugo won't be in a Red Sox uniform if Theo listens to my adivice in this slideshow. He's one of the first guys traded. Some of the choices replacing some of the Red Sox player I have selected may suprise you, they may make you laugh, or they may make you scratch your head.
None of these trades could actually go down, but here's hoping. They are ment only for satrical reasons.

Two months into the MLB season, few people would have guessed the Red Sox would be looking to get their third sweep of the Yankees. With Boston up 7-0, it is time to look at how they're getting it done. 

So, what exactly makes the Red Sox so unstoppable when playing New York?

First, when comparing the team's batting lineups and offensive attacks, no major difference can be drawn. 

On day one of the draft, Seattle picked up 4 positional players. That's right, no pitchers. While many are frustrated that the M's passed on the likes of Tanner Sheppers, James Paxton, and Rex Brothers twice, I am kind of at a moot point.

It's no secret that Z loves positional players. All of his marquee draftees in Milwaukee were position players.

But here's my thing, why did we have to significantly overdraft on the likes of Nick Franklin and Steven Baron? Both of which could be had at 51 and 82.

I can only think of 2 real reasons.

JJ Hardy has recently become the center of attention lately in regard to trade talks for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Hardy may very well be the "Golden Boy" of Wisconsin sports. He's the player that all the men want to be and all the women want to be with. If you doubt that, take a good listen at Miller Park the next time the starting lineup is announced.

Never in the history of baseball has a career .265 hitter been so adored by fans. To hear some fans talk, you would think that a young Robin Yount was taking the field at short.