Box Score Tonight for May 15

• The Yankees have a disgustingly good team. 100 win season easy. 12-2 home record. Posada refuses to age. Pettitte is 5-0 with a 1.79 era. Arod has yet to explode. Javy Vazquez is their 5th starter. I'd say it's great to be a New Yorker except they dont have LeBron
• Why is Lou Piniella allowed to coach baseball when he is clearly old, senile, and super cranky. Only in baseball is an 80-yr-old man allowed to manage anything. Most 80 year olds can't even manage their own bowel movements. Cubs lose their 7th straight to the Pirates as they find a new, imaginative way to lose. At least Ramirez raised his BA to .170
• It should be noted that Marlon Byrd is the second coming of Mark Derosa for the Cubs. 2 problems though 1) Cubs are losing 2) Starlin Castro(5) has more walks than Byrd(3)
  
• Ricky Romero was drafted ahead of Troy Tulowitzki in of 2005 draft. He's finally living up to the potential with a complete game 12K shutout.
  
• Ubaldo raised his ERA to 1.12 despite 8 dominating innings against the Nats
• Todd Helton is becoming less useful than Jason Giambi as he now has borderline Joey Gathright power. Thank goodness for their young talent: CarGo, Tulo, Ubaldo
• Adam Dunn went deep in both end of the double header. His 16.3%BB(16.8), 30.6%K(32.4), .273iso(.270) .256BA(.249), are all in line with his career numbers. Yeah, he's consistent. I'll just add 40 homers to the back of his baseball card
• Chris Narveson continues the train wreck that is the Brewers rotation. Everyone is hitting for the Phils, except for Ryan Howard who's ISO is below .200
• Tim Lincecum said he was "out of rhythm" and "fighting his mechanics" all day and still pitched 8IP 1ER ball. Inspiration for all hippies around the world. Roy Oswalt now has 5 loses with a 2.62 ERA
• Mike Sweeney will not die as he homers for the 4th straight game while taking the loss on a Willy Aybar walk-off. For those who started following baseball in 2006 (DME and Sexy Rexy) may not be aware of Sweeney's tremendous career. He was considered one of the best right handed hitters in the early 2000's. A poor man's Edgar Martinez and perennial White Sox killer as a member of the Royals. Still kicking at 36.
• Only a matter of time before Alfredo Simon blew up (just look at his horrendous numbers in the minors). Well that day was today as the Orioles entered the 9th leading 2-0 and left with an 8-2 loss to the tribe
  
• Dirty Sherzer was optioned to AAA for Armando Galarraga. Definition of rock bottom for anyone not named Josh Hamilton. Dontrelle Willis has a very Oliver Perez like start(7BB in 3IP) and may not be far behind Sherzer. Brandon Boesch is beginning to look like Matt Joyce. Maybe they can trade him to the Rays for Edwin Jackson again
• White Sox grind out a win over the Royals with 3 stolen bases as Frank Thomas did color commentary with Hawk. Question, has Alexei Ramirez added a single pound of weight since defecting from Cuba and making major league money? Can someone introduce him to Wendy's crispy chicken sandwiches
• D'backs strike out 13 times but hit 3 homers to knock around Tommy Hanson and the Braves.
  
• Mike Leake is still undefeated for the Reds who can take over first place in the Central with a win tomorrow over the Cards
• Jose Reyes was moved back to the lead off spot and responded with a couple hits and runs. Still the Omar Minayas lost to the Jefferey Lorias
• Is it just me or is Clayton Kershaw the next Sandy Koufax aka The Jewish Jesus aka the greatest Jew to ever live? I say yes. I'm starting to think that 30 homer Kyle Blanks prediction by Matthew "TMR" Berry was a tad premature
• Eric Patterson hit his 4th homer and has a cool .290 ISO, but that was outdone by 2 blasts from Kendry Morales