(News) Mr. 2000:
CF Wil Lewandowski, of the Toronto Reds BC, collected career base hit #2000. That his team lost the game, 5-1, is of little importance. Wil spent most of his career in Seattle followed by stops in Toronto (2x), Phoenix, and Green Bay. He’s hit at a .280 clip over his 14 years of major service. In the off-season, Lewandowski spends his days in his native Montana where he runs a small fishing guide company. All this guy does is catch cutthroats and hit baseballs.
(Complaints) Injuries?!? Already?!?
The Phoenix Suns have lost the services of
Patrick Keith for the rest of this season. He suffered a torn rotator cuff in a recent ballgame and the follow-up report from the medical staff is not good. Keith is out for the year. Last season Patrick missed time due to Elbow Inflammation (twice), Bone Spurs, and a Strained Hammy – in total he missed nearly 5 months last year… and now this - another entire season gone vamoose!
A blow for
Ethan Mullens today -- team doctors were able to determine the full extent of his recent injury. He will miss 4-5 weeks with a strained posterior cruciate ligament. Mullens suffered the injury on 04/03/2079. The team will likely place Mullens on the injured list today. The last time Ethan was out for more than a few days was in 2072 when he missed a stretch due to strained triceps. I’m gutted for the guy - finally out from under Otto’s shadow, in a new city, and on pace to make his name... he’ll be back, stronger, like Arnold in Commando. Get to the choppa!
(Other Stuff) A trade & a scouting report…
The Baseball News Network is reporting that Miami and Minnesota have made a swap with 32-year-old
RF Andrew Beck being shipped to the North Stars and in return, the United would get 36-year-old
RHP Saul Guzman and 24-year-old minor league
RHP Zachary Muhammed. This was (almost) purely a housekeeping move as I was trying to free up some space for Kyle Weaver to start… that I got Guzman in the deal is a nice bonus though. He’s not very good, but I have a soft spot for the guy.
There are three things I don’t like about Carter DeTour… 1st – he’s a me-first kind of guy with no loyalty to the team, which is weird because this is the only Franchise he’s ever known. 2nd – he’s unhappy in Miami, with the team, with his teammates, I heard that his girlfriend had dumped him, and he wants out… that he’ll tell anyone with a microphone those things as well doesn’t help (loose lips, man...). And 3rd – he’s just not that good at playing baseball. He’s a middle-of-the-road guy, playing middle-of-the-road ball on a club that doesn’t know who it is yet… I’ve put him on the block, sent a message to Yan that read, “get rid of him”, and am excited to see what she can get for him. So, with any luck, Yan will find a taker within the next few days and by the end of next week, Carter DeTour will be out playing in traffic for a different baseball club, in a different city, far, far away from here.
