Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki seems to have Bieber Fever. For the first 2 games of the season, when his at-bat song was Katy Perry's "Firework", he hit 0-8 with 2 strikeouts. However, since switching to Justin Bieber's "Baby", he's shown signs of his breakout half-season last year, with 8 hits in 24 at-bats, 4 of those hits being bombs. If this annoying girly-sounding singer is all it takes to bring out the best in a hitter, maybe the Pirates ought to consider making any of Miley Cyrus' albums the permanent music on the loudspeaker system (introducing your 2011 World Series champs, the Pittsburgh Hannah Montanas).
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter also made some hitting-related news, in that he decided to revert back to his old stance that gave him wonderful numbers last season, such as a .270 batting average (lowest of his career) and 106 strikeouts. And really, why shouldn't he? After a winter of working on a new stance with hitting coach Kevin Long, who's suddenly revered as a hitting guru, Jeter has obviously thought this through and come to the conclusion that if it's broke, don't fix it. Come on, Jeet...don't make the treacherous path to 3,000 hits feel like a death march.
The Cardinals' offense is perfect proof that not only will there be an Apocalypse, but that it'll be headed by a commander with a slugging percentage of .545. Seriously, how on God's green earth does Lance Berkman have more home runs than Albert Pujols? Someone explain the logic behind that to me, because I really don't get it.
The Indians have won 8 straight? That can't be right. Despite yielding some fantastic pitchers like CC Sabathia (now with the Yankees) and Cliff Lee (now dead to me since signing with the Phillies), the Indians haven't had more than 3 winning seasons since the late 90's when they made 2 World Series. I wouldn't expect this to last too long, although young catcher Carlos Santana is showing real promise, and outfielder Shin-Soo Choo won't be forced into military time (mandatory in his home country), so maybe they can keep this momentum going for a little longer than anyone expects.
Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton is out 6-8 weeks with a broken arm, and my fantasy team is really going to suffer for it. I guess it'll affect the Rangers as well, but they already have their postseason experience, it's time for Team Secret Recipe to get a taste.
The Red Sox are 2-9, which is currently the worst record in the entire league. Just wanted to say that, because it's one of those little things I give thanks for before I go to sleep. I mean, the Super Godly Red Sox have the worst record in the league to start off the season! The Astros are doing better than them! Even the Diamondbacks are 5-5! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! Was this winter worth it, Theo? What do you think about this, Terry? Things can turn around, but it's a long trek back to the top. And, of course, I couldn't be happier about that.
It's rare to hear me rooting for the Brewers, but I just can't help it this year. Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder are really lighting it up at the plate, and I can't wait for Zack Greinke's NL debut, whenever that may be. I wouldn't be upset if they ousted Cincy and St. Louis out of the top spot in the division and made the playoffs. A man can dream...
I don't believe The Beard has been heavily Feared yet in '11. Brian Wilson's 48 saves last year was not only good enough for most in the game, but was a big part of why the Giants won in October. And while he started off the season on the DL, it seems like his return was quietly welcomed and nothing more. He's only pitched in 3 games (as they were pretty much the only ones worth using him in), and he has as many saves (1) as blown saves (also 1). Maybe The Beard is too overdone...could this be the Year of the Chest Hair? Just throwing that out there, Brian.
To conclude this first post of unrelated thoughts, I'd like to post a link to a blog I've been reading recently: http://maxfrankel.com/. These guys are as articulate and passionate about baseball as they are witty, and seeing as you're reading this blog, those are all obviously qualities you like to see in baseball writings.
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