Quote of the day
"Even if Congress asks you stupid questions, you shouldn't lie." -- Potential juror interviewed for the Roger Clemens perjury retrialDaily blurb
The first AL team to reach 10 wins: Texas. No big surprise there. The first NL team? Washington! OK, I didn’t see that one coming, although they currently lead the league in team pitching with a 1.92 team ERA and a .191 BAA, striking out 121 batters in 122 innings. That’s impressive.
If you like offense, the Phillies/Giants game in San Francisco was not the game to watch last night. The two starting pitchers combined for no runs allowed over 19 innings. Cliff Lee worked ten of those innings (throwing only 102 pitches) for a no-decision, while Matt Cain needed only 91 pitches to complete his 9 shutout innings. Once Lee turned the ball over to reliever Antonio Bastardo, it took only four batters to plate the game’s only run.
In GuruGolf, Matt Kuchar is this week’s popular favorite, on roughly one-third of active foursomes. So far, so good, as Kuchar is the early leader at -3 after just 5 holes.
FanDuel is offering a $500 (total pool) baseball freeroll contest on Friday, with a first prize of $125.. For details on how to register, see this thread.