Weekend in Review

Congrats to Barry Bonds, Tom Glavine, and Alex Rodriguez on reaching 755, 300, and 500 respectively this weekend.

Bud Selig, you are an asshole. You watched with indifference as Bonds tied Aaron's mark and then stood with hands in pockets and a blank stare. As the Commissioner of MLB you should have shown a bit of class and applauded as the record was tied. No one is asking you to give the guy a hug. But you do represent baseball and this was a bad way to do so.

The Yankees scored another Touchdown yesterday and added a 2 point conversion to sweep the Royals and bring their post All Star break record to 18-7. The next 5 weeks will decide whether the Yankees make the playoffs. After facing the Blue Jays tonight they will face Cleveland, Anaheim, Boston, and Detroit over the next few weeks. By September 16th we should know what this team is made of and if they will be playing in October.

Joba Chamberlain should join the Yankees in Toronto for today's matinee with the Blue Jays. Let's hope that Joba plays the role of Mo in 1996.

John from Cincinnati is one strange show. I still am not quite clear about what the heck is going on here and the season finale is a week away. Anyone with some insight into this is welcome to be heard here.

755, 500, 300

The day in sports today is a day in numbers for many.

Barry Bonds is one HR away from tying Hank Aaron's 33 year old record. Bonds plays the next 3 games in Los Angeles, where the fans have never liked him very much, to say the least. Check later to see if Barry is in the lineup of if the team will "rest" him until returning to San Francisco next week.

Tom Glavine is one win away from 300. Glavine takes the mound in Milwaukee tonight in his first attempt at 300. This could be the last 300 game winner that we see for a very long time. Randy Johnson is within striking distance but may have thrown the last pitch of his career.

Alex Rodriguez is one HR away from 500, which will make him the youngest man ever to reach 500 HR's at the young age of 32. ARod has not gotten a hit since hitting his 499th HR last week. No word on whether Torre will move him to 8th in tonight's lineup.

The MLB Trade Deadline is 5.5 hours from now and Atlanta has taken the lead as far as deals go. Texieria is already on board with Dotel to soon follow. Look for the Mets to trade for as many 30-40 year old Latino players as possible in the next few hours. Let's hope the Yankees can trick someone into taking Farnsworth off of their hands also.

RIP Bill Walsh To a man that needs no introduction. He helped change the way modern day offenses are run.

More updates on MLB trades to come without the day.