On this day in 1978, Reds all-star second baseman Joe Morgan hit his 200th career home run.  He became the first second baseman to amass 200 home runs and 500 steals in a career.
Examining intriguing Saturday games, these two are much see games:
Tigers @ Twins, 4:10 PM, EST:
Verlander (19-5, 2.28 ERA) vs. Pavano (6-10, 4.54 [...]

On this date in 1957, the New York Giants president Horace Stoneham announces that the club has signed a lease to play it’s home games in San Francisco in 1957.  Stoneham and the Giants ignored MLB’s rule that said relocation announcements had to be made after the World Series, leading to tense moments between Stoneham [...]

The Twins made some news yesterday.  They seemingly waived the white flag in the AL Central by trading Delmon Young to their division rival Detroit Tigers.  The Tigers get a bat that was only hitting .266 this season for the Twins to relieve the aching bat (and knees) of Magglio Ordonez who is hitting a [...]

On this day in 1972, Detroit Tigers manager Billy Martin decided to fill out his team’s batting lineup by picking names out of a hat. The strategy worked, as the Tigers snapped a four game losing streak and defeated the Cleveland Indians 3-2 in the first game of a doubleheader. For some reason, Martin abandoned [...]

Trades will continue to happen as players get sent through waivers, but this is the end of the commentary on the July trades.  Interesting that Saturday was more involved than Sunday, with only a very few trades happening Sunday.  Yes, there were some big ones, but I have to say the Dodgers and the Mariners [...]