Greg Maddux finally won his 350-Th game after 4 failed tries and he won it in typical Maddux fashion. He threw just 68 pitches for 6 near-shutout innings and Trevor Hoffman saved the game unlike in the past when he blew a save or 2. I like this milestone for my man Greg because it puts him close to that cheat Roidger Clemens. I always wanted Maddux to retire with more career wins that Clemans and now he is very close. He is just 4 behind Clemens and should get there this season. Congrats Maddux. Great pitcher and a class act. The "professor" is the best.
Clemens on the other hand is being exposed on all fronts. To quote Colin Cowherd from ESPN, "the drywall is off of Clemens house of morality and we see mice and sewage all over the house". Between the roids and his alleged extra-marital affair with 15-year old girls, Clemens is done. He has always been a bully and a thug pretending to be an icon and I never understood why the media kept hyping up this guy. Chris Berman and ESPN need to get a life. Instead of ignoring the NBA and it's stars just because they are black, Chris Berman would do well to start ignoring and stop sucking such phonies like Roger Clemens.
Back to the field. The DBacks are rocking and rolling and doing their best to fill in the void in Phoenix created by the early exit of the Suns. They are 23-15 and leading the division by 3.5. They are widely considered to be one of the best, young teams in the league and some experts have already given them the division. It's way too early for that, but they are looking very good. Danny Haren and Brandon Webb are an amazing 1-2 punch and Micah Owings might be worth the price of admission just as a hitter. My AL team - the As, are not too shabby either once again proving that there is Bily Beane and then there is rest of the league. He can't lose even when he is ready to accept losing. This year was supposed to be a complete re-building year, but here they are leading the division.
Apparently all the talent Billy got from the DBacks for Haren are contributing big-time already. Lets see how long this lasts with these new kids. To be fair, Billy didn't do too well with the Tim Hudson trade - at least not yet, but he has done well with the Mulder trade where he got Danny Haren and now with the Haren trade. Of course his best move might have been letting Barry Zito walk. How stupid do the Giants look for paying him 126 mill over 6 years for bullpen duty! I always thought Tim Hudson was the best pitcher of the Big-3 and that still holds true. The other 2 guys have shockingly disappeared. Moral of the story - never overpay pitchers unless you are loaded with cash like the Yanks or the Bo-Sox.
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