- Anthony Lerew looked damn good. Unlike previous years, he is pitching more than just throwing. He got rid of his splitter and adapted a sinker. The latter forced him to stay within himself because when you overthrow a sinker, it straightens out and gets plastered. He does muscle up to near his former velocity for strikeouts, but he stays more in the high 80's and lower 90's with his sinker. He also has a nasty change and a hard curve or slider. He only gave up two hits, but they both went a decent amount of distance. Nonetheless, Lerew was pretty surprising.
- Andruw Jones is coming out of his struggle. His RBI single in the 8th went to right-center. If he can do that with a little consistency (he's never going to go the opposite way), you can put up some huge numbers on the board for him. For fantasy leagues, it's time to buy low.
- Edgar Renteria is one of the best natural hitters I have ever seen. Too bad he's not much of a defender.
- Yatesy looked good coming out of the pen. He absolutely destroyed Russ Branyan's bat and looked a lot like the Yatesy before his recent struggles.
- Seriously, why do we need one closer when we have Gonzo and Soriano?
- By the way...I hate Mitch Evans on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network. He just doesn't seem to do much research in his off-radio time and comes off pretty weak when he hits the air. Last night, he said Chad Cordero was the Brewers closer and today, he kept saying this was the major league debut for Lerew. Simple things, I know, but if I can do the job better, shouldn't I get the job? Dammit.
- Um...go Giants! They are losing 3-0 early, though. Looks like the Braves and Mets may be tied yet again.
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