I noticed that Carpenter not only pitched a gem but had a hit and scored a run!

 

He did, I get a little shaky when Motte enters. He throws hard but its straight. On a side note, Freese has hit 3hr in 4 games and is looking really good at 3rd for the Cards.

 

The Cards are playing well.

It will end come interleague play . . . .

 

Did purchase this T today

 

Ha! You are die-hard brother. I love it.

 

I can't wait to wear that to Wrigley.

 

Some big news today around MLB.

Royals baseball was in full effect Sunday, with the lineup providing zero runs of support for Zack Greinke in a 1-0 loss to Wade Davis and the front office sending Alex Gordon back to Triple-A. Greinke held the Rays' league-leading offense to one run in an 87-pitch complete game, lowering his ERA to 2.27, yet dropped to 0-3 because ... well, the Royals stink. In his last 85 starts, Greinke has a 2.87 ERA in 540 innings. And he's just 32-27.

With a supporting cast that consistently dreadful you'd think the Royals could afford to give a 26-year-old former top prospect like Gordon plenty of playing time or at the very least keep him on the roster as a part-time player, but apparently not. Oddly rushed back from a broken thumb just two weeks ago, Gordon struggled in nine starts and is now back in Omaha despite 1,398 career plate appearances as a big leaguer.

While the Royals turn one of the game's elite starters into barely more than a .500 pitcher and jerk Gordon around, here are some other notes from around baseball ...

* Joe Mauer missed both weekend games after injuring his heel running out a ground ball Friday and Ron Gardenhire said the reigning MVP is "week-to-week" rather than "day-to-day." Whether that stands as an official diagnosis remains to be seen and so far Mauer has avoided the disabled list, but in the meantime Minnesota called up Wilson Ramos and he became the first Twin with a four-hit debut since Kirby Puckett.

Ramos is among the best catcher prospects in baseball, but at 22 years old has just 70 career starts above Single-A and was hitting .179 with a 15/3 K/BB ratio at Triple-A prior to the Puckett-like debut. He figures to get the bulk of the starts for as long as Mauer is out.

* Jimmy Rollins began a running program last week, but said Sunday that his strained calf remains sore and speculated that he won't be ready to come off the disabled list for at least two more weeks. Rollins got off to a great start, hitting .391 with a 1.255 OPS through seven games, but hasn't played since April 12 and is now aiming for a late-May return.

* Ben Sheets was awful again Sunday, allowing nine runs while failing to make it out of the fourth inning. Toronto knocked him around for eight extra-base hits, including three homers, and Sheets now has a 7.12 ERA and abysmal 16/16 K/BB ratio in 30.1 innings. His velocity is at career-low levels after missing all of 2009 following elbow surgery and Oakland's one-year gamble looks more and more like $10 million flushed away.

AL Quick Hits: Francisco Liriano's scoreless streak was snapped at 23 innings Sunday, but he turned in another strong start ... Shaun Marcum allowed one run in 6.1 innings Sunday for his first win since 2008 ... Kerry Wood (back) will begin a rehab assignment Monday at Double-A ... Phil Hughes shut out the White Sox for seven innings Sunday and has yet to allow more than two runs in a start this season ... Josh Beckett bounced back from two poor starts with seven innings of two-run ball Sunday ... Delmon Young notched a homer and three singles Sunday, raising his OPS from .663 to .778 ... Paul Konerko blasted his MLB-leading 11th homer Sunday with Chicago down 12-0 ... Justin Verlander took a shutout into the ninth inning Sunday, settling for 8.1 frames of one-run ball ... Alex Rodriguez sat out Sunday's game with knee soreness, but is expected to play Monday ... Doug Fister threw eight shutout innings Sunday, but got a no-decision when David Aardsma blew the save.

NL Quick Hits: After spending April on the disabled list, Joe Blanton (oblique) will rejoin the Phillies' rotation Monday against the Cardinals ... Edwin Jackson got rocked again Sunday and has now allowed 18 runs on 22 hits in his last 6.1 innings ... Hanley Ramirez homered twice Sunday, raising his OPS from .781 to .935 in two games this month ... Joe Torre indicated Sunday that Vicente Padilla (forearm) is unlikely to return this month ... Alfonso Soriano homered twice Sunday, going deep for the fourth time in three games ... Jeff Francis (shoulder) is scheduled to make his first rehab start Thursday at Double-A ... Aaron Rowand came off the shelf Sunday after missing two weeks with a fractured cheekbone ... Aaron Harang took another loss Sunday despite a Quality Start, making him 13-35 since 2008 ... Tom Gorzelanny notched a career-high 10 strikeouts in seven innings of two-run ball Sunday ... Chris Carpenter shut out the Reds for seven innings Sunday, giving up just two hits ... Johan Santana was shelled for a career-high 10 runs Sunday night against the Phillies.

 

And it begins . . . .

It appears to be a beautiful day in Boston. A nice day for the Angels to CRUSH the Red Sox!!!

Unfortunately, the Angels will send piss-poor Joe Saunders to the mound. I have little confidence in Joe.

Game starts in about 2 minutes.

 

whats on the line for this series?

 

It is a season series bet.

Loser must put the other guy's team license plate frame on his car for a month.