June 1st is...

...a good time for my second post of the season.

Put me down for Buster Posey for the first overall pick.  The Rays can find another high school SS in later drafts, even if they are seemingly going to start picking lower in the first round.  There aren't many "can't miss" catching prospects, Posey is one and fills an organizational need. 

I can't imagine Josh Hamilton keeping this going all season, especially in the heat in Texas.  Since he came back in '06 he's only had 388 ABs before this season, that'll be hit in early August or so.  He was supposed to be this good, so maybe he's the real deal.

What are the Dodgers thinking bringing Kershaw up from AA? He was a walk machine after his mid-season callup to AA last year (29K/17BB in 25IP; 134/50 in 97IP at Low A). So after an unsuccessfull two level jump last year they try it again this year sooner in the season.

I haven't seen every pitch Volquez has made this year but of the ones I've seen there aren't many above the waste.  Good thing they fired Krivsky, he's an idiot, huh?

More HRs not from PEDs but from improved bats has been said on this blog a lot, now they want to ban the maple bats...interesting.  Tests show that Ash & Maple perform the same? That's B.S., the maple are better which is why they're used so much now.

The Cardinals are playing like they don't even care that I predicted 90 losses for them.

If Mets fans were told in mid March that without Pedro they'd be 3.5 games out of first place, with Pedro coming back and no other significant injuries I have to assume they would've been happy and not calling for Randolph's head.