MIDWEST MEDIOCRITY – SCOREBOARD WATCHING
notqualifiedtocomment.com 7/2/2009 — From the desk of Gavin: Here’s your summary of what happened yesterday in our respective Divisions: AL CENTRAL – Poor Detroit, we picked up a game, Hossa and Kopecky, you got Ben Gordon. Detroit (43-35) lost 5-1 to the feast or famine A’s. Cust and Giambi both strike out twice and deliver ...

MIDWEST MEDIOCRITY – SCOREBOARD WATCHING
notqualifiedtocomment.com 7/7/2009 — Somebody had a bad case of the Mondays … pssstt … it was the Reds. AL CENTRAL – All those people who jumped on the Tigers’ bandwagon slowed them down. Detroit (44-38) blew it at home in the ninth, losing 3-4 to KC. SI ranks ‘em 4th, Sports Guy and Keith Law ...

Midwest Mediocrity Scoreboard Watching
slowbreaker.com 6/30/2009 — Gavin has offered to do an NLAL Central recap for yesterday. Im not sure how often he will be doing these, but enjoy this one and hopefully there will be more to come.

MIDWEST MEDIOCRITY SCOREBOARD WATCHING
slowbreaker.com 7/6/2009 — Heres your summary of what happened over the holiday weekend in our respective Divisions

MIDWEST MEDIOCRITY AT THE ALL-STAR BREAK
notqualifiedtocomment.com 7/13/2009 — In the three series we saw this weekend matching intra-divisional opponents, we saw one tie (Cubs/Cards 2-2), and zero sweeps (Det/Cle 2-1)(Min/Sox 2-1). Outside of these spirited contests that did little to impact the divisional races, every other team in the Central divisions, except for ...

Midwest Mediocrity
notqualifiedtocomment.com 8/3/2009 — Not much has changed since the last update on the mediocre performances coming from the nation’s heartland this summer. No team has truly broken away in either division. And as it stands, the two divisions should only expect to send one representative each to the postseason. The AL ...

In Case You Missed It: Just stop it, Pujols
310tojoba.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — Here's what you may have missed from last night's action while working on that ringtone. - Dan Haren's scorn of the Diamondbacks run support reached such a high level that he belted a homer to help himself. - Adam Dunn hit his 20th homer of the year. Wow, look at all that uselessness. - ...

Cardinals Still Searching
seamheads.com 6/30/2009 — After a weekend (and a Monday) where the Cardinals scored eight runs in four games, it’s obvious that there are still some issues. A quick rundown of the games, in the typical style: Friday vs. Minnesota ( 3-1 loss ) Hero: Rick Ankiel . Two hits and drove in the only run. You know ...

Scoreboard Watching: July 2, Giants @ Cardinals, In Progress
sonsofstevegarvey.com 7/3/2009 — San Diego already lost to Houston, 7-2. The Padres slip to 15.5 games behind the Dodgers, ensconced in fourth place in the NL West. Giants are currently in the middle of the fifth. Barry Zito gave up three runs in the first, but has settled since, with the Cardinals leading 3-0. The ...

Where Have These Bats Been?
seamheads.com 6/22/2009 — The On The Run people were probably pretty busy this weekend as the Cards really got serious in Kansas City. When the Cards wind up scoring 29 runs in the three game set, there are a lot of offensive heroes. Let’s break down the series game by game. Friday , while you have to love ...

Cleveland Indians: Pitching Reaching Epic Standards for Futility — Bleacher Report - MLB
The bottom line on the ESPN Sports Center screen scrawled by and the White Sox vs. Indians score blinked an all too familiar array of crooked numbers.  The eleven runs scored by the Sox, in a rain shortened game to boot, helped cement a ...

Aramis Ramirez: What Happens after A-Ram Plays in Peoria? — Bleacher Report - MLB
A popular saying around the Central Illinois area is, “Will it play in Peoria?” In Aramis Ramirez’s case, the answer to that question might come soon. Ramirez, fresh off of a separated shoulder injury that has kept him ...

White Sox Future: Taking a Guess at Kenny's Three-Year Board, Part One — Bleacher Report - MLB
Those of you that follow the Sox closely may have heard the reference to the "three-year board" before. General Manager Kenny Williams has mentioned in the past that he has a board that he uses as a reference with all of the players in the ...

Perkins points Twins to win — Major League Baseball News
The Twins capped off a successful nine-game road trip on Wednesday afternoon with a 5-1 victory over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

Mauer has 3 hits, leads Twins by Royals (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Joe Mauer went 3-for-3, raising his average to .392 and backing pitcher Glen Perkins in the Minnesota Twins' 5-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. After walking in the first inning, Mauer stroked three consecutive singles, ...