- Prince Fielder and the Brew Crew - Fielder has four dingers in his last 10 games and a National League-leading 26 for the season. The Brewers just completed a three-game sweep of the lowly San Francisco Giants (see below) and lead the NL Central by 7.5 games.
- Joe Girardi - Reports have it that Girardi has been offered the Orioles managing job. If I'm him, I act real interested until there's a firm offer on the table. Then I take that offer to George Steinbrenner and say, "Hey there, Boss. How's next season looking?" If Girardi's looking for a project, though, the Orioles are it.
- Ken Griffey, Jr. - While the Reds tank yet another season, Griffey is quietly approaching the 600 career home run mark. He's got 582, so it's unlikely he'll reach the milestone before Sammy Sosa, but one can hope.
- Elijah Dukes - Hot-headed, that is. Dukes went on air to lambaste his wife for supposedly stealing his money. Two quick thoughts for you, Elijah. First, I'm guessing you've got plenty more money where that came from. Secondly, it's generally frowned upon to channel your anger via death threats.
Who's Not
- The Chicago White Sox - Paul Konerko met with the management Monday to discuss how to get the club out of their season-long funk, and yesterday manager Ozzie Guillen called the team's performance "a joke." The Sox lost again this afternoon, and at 11 games back of first, find themselves just two games in front of the lowly Royals. It's amazing how far away 2005 seems right now, isn't it?
- Travis Hafner - The Indians' "slugger" has been downright sluggish lately. Hafner is hitting under .200 in the last 10 days (7-38) and has a total of 10 home runs this season. Not great stats for a guy that circled the bases 42 times last year. If I'm Cleveland, I'm not overly disappointed at this stage, because the Indians are in first place despite Hafner's struggles. Also, this is a contract year for Hafner, so if he keeps this up, the Indians may get a bargain.
- Barry Bonds and the Giants - The assault on Hank Aaron's career home run record hasn't been as dramatic -- or as fast -- as Bonds probably hoped. He's put together a decent season, but if he's not one of the top three in the voting, Bonds may not be selected as a reserve by Tony La Russa. Talk about a slap in the face. The Giants, meanwhile, are freefalling. They've lost seven straight now and find themselves in the NL West cellar. I guess that makes them sellers at the trade deadline.
- Michael Barret - Yep, he makes the list two weeks in a row. Barrett has been traded to the Padres, which leaves me feeling disappointed that there won't be a reunion of any sorts with AJ Pierzynski this weekend. It also begs the question, will he retaliate against Chris Young for Young's dustup with former teammate Derek Lee? (Just kidding, of course. He would never try to hurt a teammate...)
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My fantasy team could really use Hafner to start hitting well. :(
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