Sox have passed the beyond help stage. Valentine is struggling, rotation is struggling.

All over the place.

It's a very good start and I think it's good enough to propel them to at keep above .500 to near the All Star break. I was the same a couple of years ago with the Reds but we skipped a year too when we won the NL Central.



That's excellent

rlI first injected Clemens with steroids in 1998rl. Awful news if true, which I expect it is. One of the game's greatest careers just ruined like that. Tragic. I'm on the side of those that says you can't vote somebody into the HoF if they've taken performing enhancing drugs.

Clawing back the lead on the Orioles now. Cano starting to get hot.

Agreed. Couldn't believe the story the other day about the juror being kicked out for falling asleep. If you've got to do jury service surely this is the trial you want. I know it's dragged on a bit but it's got to be the most interesting one out there at the moment.

Go Rays

Don't know what the Reds are doing today. Consecutive innings with errors on basic hits to load the bases with none on. Incredible. Tied game now from SAC fly. The Cuban Missle's first ER allowed this year. Sheesh.

Mr Pujols won the day for the Angels last night. Here's hoping for more of the same.

I stand corrected. It was Chapman's first conceded run but didn't class as an earned run. Didn't matter anyway because we blew a 4-0 lead to lose 4-9 lol. First big blow out by our bullpen so can't really complain especially as we're about .500 on the road.

Completely abject display from the Angels so far today. 4 - 0 to the White Sox at the middle of 6.

Angels lost to the Padres in the 13th Inning.

Frankly even I was thankful they put us out our misery. Didn't even remotely look like being capable of scoring in the extra's - could have gone on all night. Sad that it was a fumble in the field which gave them the winning run though, and even worse that it was a Pitcher who won it for them. :/

If you haven't seen it I can recommend rl[iSugar[/i which is on iPlayer until late Sunday nightrl. It's about the minor league system and bringing through overseas talent i.e. basically bypassing immigration laws for sport and what that means for those involved.

Its a great film, saw it not a couple of months back. Very moving and insightful.

Well out mini streak came to an end last night. After taking two from three in Yankeee Stadium then a four game sweep of Atlanta we lose to the Rockies who've just come off what I think was the longest losing streak in MLB, at home. Sheesh lol. Can't complain though because our pitching has been electric. Was reading the other day that Chapman has had something like 30% swing and misses on strikes he's thrown which is twice as high as the next nearest pitcher.

Rays beat the Red Sox 7-4