The Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros displayed Earth Day awareness this past Tuesday. The two clubs took different routes, but both clubs showed they cared. I am surprised that more teams didn’t take part in the observance simply because it was being pushed by Major League Baseball.

In a nice gesture, the Boston Red Sox wore “Go Green” patches on their left sleeves in Tuesday night’s game against the Angels. The design is pretty cool, a nice initiative by the team to make a conscious effort for Earth Day.

Over in the National League the Houston Astros wore green hats in observance of Earth Day. The caps had a message on the side that read “Play Green”. Again just like the Red Sox I find it neat to see teams making a bit of an effort to do something nice on a day like Earth Day.

All in all, I really love what the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros did. Hopefully, the actions of these two clubs start a movement for other teams to follow next year. The Red Sox “Go Green” jersey can be purchased at jersey-joe.com

When is this saga going to end in Detroit? The Tigers are a team that made the biggest noise in the off-season and a team that is just two years removed from the World Series and yet, here we stand a week and a day into the 2008 season and Detroit is still winless. “One of the greatest offenses ever compiled” is hitting a mammoth .235 collectively and the Tigers have been outscored 44-15 in their seven games with Boston, Chicago, and Kansas Freaking City.

It certainly won’t take hours of research to find the groping I did on this team before the season began. I spoiled myself with thoughts like “Top to bottom, the Tigers boast arguably the best lineup in baseball” and “Theres no reason this team shouldn’t take this division, if not the AL crown or even the World Series.” Given that only two teams in the history of baseball have rebounded from being the last team to win a game to making the playoffs, my wagers on this team’s success have began churning nervousness and anger into my mind.

This team isn’t going to be stuck in the cellar for the whole year. There’s entirely too much talent for that to happen. If Detroit doesn’t get with the program in the near future, however, they could be looking at a steep climb to the top of the division. Keep in mind Kansas City and Chicago are the two teams currently leading the division while the Marlins and Orioles also lead their respective divisions so….maybe hell has frozen over after all. Or maybe, in two months when the Tigers and Indians are seperated by a handful of games atop the division, I’ll look back on this and realize it was just overreaction after one week of bad baseball. The baseball season isn’t a sprint, it’s a marathon.

If you haven’t heard; Bronson Arroyo can play the guitar. He also is a commercial star in the Cincinnati area as well. Arroyo starred in a commercial when he arrived in Cincy and just got done filming his second spot for an angus burger provider. Enjoy!

Kudos to Right Field Bleachers on the find.

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When you talk about the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, history as well as tradition and coincidence are variables that have to come into play. I’ve read some strange things that connect these two teams, but this story may take the proverbial cake. A 13 year old girl named Alexis Rodriguez was with her school touring Fenway Park when a hawk swooped from the heavens to maliciously attack her.

Isn’t it an interesting parallel that the girl’s name is eerily similar to Yankee’s short stop Alex Rodriguez and that A-Rod wears the number 13? Was this a message by the ghosts of past Red Sox lore to a young girl? But instead of getting caught up in all the ironies of the story, we should take a step back and look at the bigger picture here.

A. What the hell is a hawk doing in downtown Boston? I’m not from the area, so I could be wrong about my assumptions that hawks don’t patrol the skies of any major city especially Boston. B. Did the hawk mistake the girl for a young rodent or rabbit? How does this kind of thing even happen? I can only imagine the scene that must have ensued both leading up to the attack and following it. “Okay kids, does anyone know what this foul pole is called? That’s right, Pesky’s Pole. It was named after- CACAWWWWWWWWW swoooosh.” The pandemonium that followed must have been epic.

Take this as a warning, Alex. Next time you try and bring your MVP hardware and your 54 home runs into Fenway, you will get attacked by a bird. On that note of karma, can I get someone in the Bay Area named Berry Bonds or Bart Bonds who is willing to get attacked by a seal for karma’s sake?

Note: I don’t think young children getting hurt is funny. I think the irony of a hawk attacking anyone or anything in a setting like Fenway is funny.

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Young Diamondbacks look to continue on success of last year. The Arizona Diamondbacks surprised a great number of people last year as they struck out of nowhere to claim the National League West division title. The Diamondbacks return most of their young prospects and added big names in order to take that next step in the playoffs.

Bats. This Diamondbacks team is simply loaded with young offensive talent. There really isn’t any other way to put it. The offense will rely on the young bats the likes of Conor Jackson, Stephen Drew, Justin Upton, and Chris Young. All four of these guys proved that they belong in the bigs, and all of them are destined for great careers. The fact that they are all starting out in the same place at the same time is a testament to how well this organization has been run. In addition the Diamondbacks have Eric Byrnes, who will look to repeat his career year form last year, and hopefully avoid any announcing booths this fall. Mark Reynolds at third base is another young stud who had a good year in somewhat limited duties last year. Besides Byrnes the only real veteran of note is Orlando Hudson who will be about as consistent as you could ask for at second base hitting a solid .280 and hitting anywhere between 10-15 home runs and being solid defensively. This line is filled with talent, and the scariest part for the rest of the National League is that they’re all so very young, and that could be a concern for the Diamondbacks as well. What happens if all of these guys hit a sophomore slump? Fortunately for them it doesn’t appear as if that will happen, and really there isn’t a weak spot in this lineup. Read the rest of this entry »