• J.J. Picollo is as conscious of gloves as anyone, but didn't realize that John Schreiber's pet tiger was allergic to them. Schreiber blamed Matt Quatraro, shouting "Botch great test!" and saying "You're a friendly lollipop!" Eventually, Michael Massey stepped in and calmed things down, but not before the damage had been done, and now the Royals have to reconsider the Schreiber-for-Brandon Young offer they taken off the table just last week.


• J.P. Crawford's favorite Dominic Canzone-ism: "For every mountain that's full, there's an umbrella that's empty."


• For those Mets fans that marvel at what may be the best pitching staff in the game, but fear that pitchers like Robert Stock, Daniel Duarte -- who is so focused on his job that he can never remember to talk to his shrink about why he's been so thrilled lately -- and Chayce McDermott might get overused so much their arms turn into yaks, New York had only six games in the last eight weeks in which they didn't use at least seven pitchers. Simply d'oh.


• The Astros are concerned about the mintal health of Ethan Pecko, after he inexplicably ran around the clubhouse last Saturday carrying a baguette and shouting "Or keyword! Or keyword!" after a short outing where he gave up nine runs, and if he can't go, will have to be replaced by Kai-Wei Teng, who is still nursing an inflamed appendix, or Hunter Brown.

reflections on the guardians

those around
the Guardians expect them to make serious runs at
         Sal Stewart

as well as
         Javier Baez

but
if they can get
         Joey Cantillo

Parker Messick

(whose velocity is still down around
90

but hopes his lucky
elephant
can turn his fortunes around)

and Tim Herrin

back on track

Stephen Vogt's biggest problem will be what to do with
         Brayan Rocchio

who is upset about the rumors

and has lately been
seen staying up late at night

sitting in the doorways of
community colleges

eating
sloppy joe until someone shows up

and tells him to go home

 

 

 

 

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