......and the Orioles have dropped out of first place. Can the Nats be far behind?

Two tough divisions! (both LAST PLACE teams are OVER .500)

East Side, West Side, Everybody's Coming Down ...
 

A feat that these great pitchers never achieved in a Mets' uniform: Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden, Jerry Koosman, Tom Glavine, and David Cone. It's amazin'. Amazin'.

More than a few people will say that Santana didn't either.

And those people are idiots.

It's Still Amazin' ...
 

Sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:8000113

Hopefully, not until the end of August. LOL!

Sorry Chuck......
 

Harper and the boys had a really good weekend.

Stupid Canadian Baseball ...
 

I can't believe that my Red Sox were swept by the damn Expos. Gary Carter, up in heaven, must be laughing his a*s off.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2762/4...708552c6_m.jpg

Go Naaaaaaaaaaaattttttttsssssssss!

Perfect game thrown by Matt Cain...first in San Francisco Giants' history.

Don't Hold Your Breath ...
 

Possible no hitter thrown by Met's R.A. Dickey to be announced.

With some great defense, but also with 14 strikeouts. That ties Sandy Koufax for most SOs in a perfecto.

I think it'll be tough to get MLB to overturn that scoring decision. You're asking them to retroactively award a no-hitter. I don't think that's the kind of thing Bud will want to do.

Sox bats woke up a little last night, but man, they just look bad almost every night. Even when they win one, you just shake your head. Could be a long summer.

BTW, anybody watch the Yankees on ESPN last night? They told the story of how Robinson Cano was named. His dad was a huge Jackie Robinson fan, but his mother didn't want him to be named anything to do with baseball. Apparently in the Dominican Republic, you have file official paperwork at a town office before a new birth is registered, etc. So with the mom still in the hospital after the birth, the dad snuck the name "Robinson" onto the official papers and filed them at the office. Mom was pissed, according to the story.

As I said to my wife last night, these are the types of plays that make a perfect game. Sure enough, they did. Blanco's catch was probably the defensive play of the year for the Giants.

We stayed up late in Houston to watch and I'm glad we did even if I am paying for it this morning. :o

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling ...
 

All three if my children were born prematurely, the youngest twelve weeks early, and all by emergency Cesarean section. Due to three previous miscarriages, my wife and I were hesitant to pick out names in advance for any of the three births, nor did we know the sexes of the babies. All three of the babies were born in tough shape, the littlest was less than two pounds, and all three had to be immediately baptized in the hospital. With my 100% Italian wife still "groggy" from the C-section anesthesia, it was up to me, only 50% Irish, to name all three babies. That's how Brian, Kathleen, and Shannon, were named.

I'll Be Here All Week Folks, Enjoy Then All You Can Eat Buffet ...
 

A pregnant woman was involved in a car accident and, while in the hospital, she fell into a coma. When she awoke days later, the woman noticed that she was no longer carrying a child, and asked, "Doc, what happened to my baby!" The doctor replied, "Ma'am, you've had twins! You're the proud mother of a handsome baby boy, and a beautiful baby girl. Also, you should know that while you were in a coma, your brother named the children for you." "Oh, no!" shrieked the woman. "Not my brother! He's not really all together, if you know what I mean!" The doctor replied, "Well, ma'am, your brother named your daughter Denise." "Oh, that's no so bad," smiled the woman. Then, hesitantly, she asked, "What's the boy's name?" The doctor grinned and said, "Denephew."