Edgy MD

But the recent samples, which are the only ones we actually have right now, suggest that even right now he's not there. Wait, what about the... other samples?

That last line applies to a lot of folkz. Watching Abreu thrown out from not-so-short right really knotted up my shorts. I'm really grousing about our lefties getting beat by hitting the ball into shifts.

Too much Edgy too long.

Mariners beat the Braves on two-run Buckshot. This game counts, Mets.

Duda nailed on one of them ridonculous shift plays. Bunt on 'em 'til they get honest, men. Especially when you're leading off the inning.

Good yob, Edge.

Done now. Turns it over 66.

Fat Tony D'Amico in the booth for the Cubs.

Remember when folks were advocating for tossing this guy back a few weeks ago. Now he's pitching like a godsend.

Don't be fooled by this Schlitter guy. He may look like he comes from Deer Tick, West Virginny, but nope --- Ridge Park, Illinois. Friend of Hillary.

Something's gotta give with runners in scoring position, but it's not giving yet. Chase the guy early, anyhup.

I get the idea that that Valbuena shot is a homer in a day game.

How do you like that lookiesee swing for a single by Flores?

Well, a few years ago, maybe. Now it would be Terrymandering.

Cubbies doing some lineup juggling. Darwin Barney riding some pine, and taking buddies Mike Olt and Wellington Castillo with him.

If that's all I knew, I think I'd go Zimmer.

Pretty cool that he's still playing considering his Depression-era boyhood.

How amazing that Francessa holds a platform of enough cultural influence to warrant a White House smackdown of sorts.

That's fine, you say, but how about the South Atlantic League? Savannah Sand Gnats headed to Hickory, NC for the Sally League All Star Game include: Pitchers: Player�W�L�ERA�G�GS�CG�SHO�SV�IP�H�R�ER�HR�HB�BB�SO�WHIP�HLD�GF�Kevin McGowan311.578811046291180217351.0000Miller Diaz501.938700142311090418531.1701Dario Alvarez301.3511300133.126752110521.0804Akeel Morris300.3115000128.211110112450.8025Robert Coles021.75190001025.22455005301.13116 Infielders: Player�POS�G�AB�R�H�2B�3B�HR�RBI�TB�BB�SO�SB�CS�OBP�SLG�AVG�OPS�E�Jeff McNeil2B471872965162230911526143.414.487.348.9015Gavin CecchiniSS47189324811331974213361.332.392.254.72311 Cecchini is doing alright, but LJ Mazzilli (.805 OPS) might have deserved this more. Eighteen-year-old Amed Rosario, who the Mets were apparently holding back for half season ball in Brooklyn, got called up recently to Savannah. In his one game, May 29, he went 0-5 with five strikeouts. I'm not sure if he was sent right back to St. Lucie to wait for short-season ball to begin, but I probably would have done that. The Gnats, be it known, are running away with the division, posting a 37-17 record so far. Sand Gnats manager Luis Rojas will be coaching the Southern Division team. Coaching for the Northern Division will be MFS62's ol' buddy Corey Ragsdale.

So I'm all, "What's WWD? He wasn't profiled in Women's Wear Daily, was he? *SNORT*! ... oh, crap..."

Big Met represention (7 out of 23) on the Florida State League South Division All Star Team: Infielders TJ Rivera and Dilson Herrera Outfielder Brandon Nimmo Pitchers Randy Fontanez, Matt Koch, and Steven Matz Catcher Cam Maron Not included is the hitter with St. Lucie's (and the league's) best batting average, Jairo Perez.

The New York Times wrote: So who would bat leadoff Monday? Collins was not sure. He (Collins) considered four candidates � Chris Young, Ruben Tejada, Matt den Dekker and Bobby Abreu � each with his own flaws. Abreu and Tejada are actual candidates and stuff!

Gwreck wrote: LF Junior Lake (R) Had a decent (.760 OPS) half season with the Cubs last year before becoming s full-time starter this year. .718 OPS so far this year, with 6 homers. Good speed. If anybody ever had a name that sounded like a Sunday catcher, it's Junior Lake. Clearly, this is the child of Junior Ortiz and Steve Lake.

Come on Cub Busters. Get in the game, here. On June 23, 1984, Ryne Sandberg hit a ninth inning homerun off of Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter to tie the game for the Cubs against the Cardinals, doing their best to help the Mets cause. It would be a rare hiccup for Sutter in what was perhaps the best season of his career. The Cards went back up by two in the 10th, but with a depleted bullpen after his starter was chased early, Whitey Herzog stuck with Sutter, only to see Sandberg come up again with two outs and hit another game-tying homer. After the Cubs won the game in the eleventh --- erasing a Willie McGee cycle --- a shell-shocked Herzog would declare Sandberg to be the best ballplayer he had ever seen. After being reminded that he had seen plenty of Willie Mays, for instance, Herzog stuck by his opinion. In-his-prime Sandberg will not be playing second for the Cubs this week, but rather highly evolved dinosaur Darwin Barney. I don't want to say that Barney is what's wrong with the Cubs, but he's what's wrong with the Cubs. A former come of a prospect, the Cubs stand have stuck with him despite not getting immediate returns. I support that kind of coolheadedness. But with Darwin, well, he kind of gets worse every year. His OPS went from from .666 to .659 to .569 over his first three full seasons, and sits at an even .500 this year. Has enough pop to hit a mistake out of Wrigley Field, but that's about it. Don't throw him a lot of mistakes and let him get himself out. On defense, well, he totally outMurphed Murph a few weeks ago, entering the game late against the with Jeff Samardzija ready to walk off with his first win, when Darwin airmailed the relay on an easy double play ball. "I feel terrible," Barney said. "I think we all feel like we had chances. [samardzija] went seven scoreless again. He's the best pitcher in the league right now. American League, National League, Japanese League, it doesn't matter. But he has won a Gold Glove, and if you listen to the Fielding Bible, he deserved it. It's all that keeps him in the lineup these days. We can talk Samardzija later. Darwin has gone .278 / .284 / .292 // .575 He did a little against us in 2011, but we were running the likes of Miguel Batista out there. Darwin summary: If you've got to face somebody with the game on the line, you can do worse than to face him, but try not to get into that situation. Darwin is 1/4 Japanese American, 1/4 Korean American, and half Hawaiian. He likes collecting records and exploring The Cave of the Unknown. Darwin and Lindsay Barney are adoptive parents. Now help me out. I Dunno's on Third.

That's that shadowy trainer program at work! I agree he should get a look or two at second. Of course, the best thing he can do as a shortstop is hit grand slams.