Jolbert Cabrera severely dislocated a finger in last night's win against the Yankees. He joins Alex Gonzalez, Jeff Keppinger, and Jerry Harriston Jr. as Reds shortstops currently on the disabled list this year. Is it possible that someone within the organization angered a witch doctor in Florida during training camp, and they put a curse on the position? It is as if it were the professor of dark arts position at Hogwarts. Perhaps the Reds should bring back Barry Larkin to perform an exorcism on the position.
Has a pitcher on a team with a losing record ever had a 20-win season, started the All-Star game, or won the Cy Young Award? Last night, Edinson Volquez pick up his 10th win of the season, bringing his record to 10-2. He also leads the league in the majors with an 1.71 ERA and 110 strikeouts. Unfortunately, I doubt he will be considered by many for the Cy Young. These type of awards usually go to the best pitcher on a good team. I just hope he fares better than Harang did a couple years ago, where he became the first pitcher ever to lead the league in strikeouts and not receive a single vote.
Are people in the New York Mets' organization complete jackasses? Based on the way they handled the Willie Randolf situation, I would say yes. Well, not all of them, but whoever decided to fire Randolf at 3 a.m., while he is on a road trip to Los Angeles definately is. And people that did not stand up and say that they thought it was a bad idea.
When is Griffey going to be traded? After listening to one of the out-of-town Fox announcers during last saturday's game, one would come away from it thinking that it was already a done deal. I am not so certain that he will be traded. He has a no-trade clause in his contract, and can veto any trade he does not like. There is also still the sentimental fact that he grew up in Cincinatti. Yes, Griffey is in the the last year of his contract, with it being unlikely that the Reds will pick up next year's option and pay him $16.5 million. However, a new contract is not out of the question.
Should baseball start using instant replay? Hell yes. Actually, let me clarify that. Baseball should start using it in close plays to determine if a ball is a home run or not. They should not use it to determine if a player was out or safe at a base. And they should absolutely not use it to determine balls and strikes. Let those decisions stay with the umpires on the field. Fortunately, after a breakout this season of hard to determine home runs, the MLB is going to test it in fall ball leagues and possibly Spring Training. Hopefully, it will work out.
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