Category AL Team News

In two very exciting, low-scoring games, the Washington Nationals and the Chicago White Sox won their wildcard series games and move on to the divisional series with game 1 slated to be played on Friday night.

The Nationals sent 20 game winner Stephen Strasburg to the mound while the Rockies sent 19 game winner Kris Medlen who was acquired from the Atlanta Braves prior to the 2013 trade deadline.  Strasburg was amazing as expected, giving up just one run while Medlen was strong as well but giving up 3 runs in his 7 innings of work.  3B Ryan Zimmerman lead off the scoring for the Nationals in the bottom of the 2nd with a solo home run...

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Saturday, June 1st, 2013

Albert Pujols received the American League Batter of the Month trophy earlier today for his efforts at the plate this last month.

“He might be getting older,” Los Angeles‘s manager told reporters, “But he’s been around long enough to know what it takes to put a stretch such as this together… and he doesn’t keep that to himself. He’s always talking to the younger guys in the clubhouse helping ’em any way they’ll let him. Albert’s value to our team goes farther than the numbers he puts up on the field.”

To win the honor Pujols put up a .310 batting average, 10 home runs, 28 RBIs and scored 27 times in May.

This season Pujols is batting .301 with 66 hits, 16 home runs, 49 RBIs, .392 OBP and has scored 42 runs.

Posted in AL Team News, Los Angeles Angels

Even as the media debated the merits of those rumored to be in contention for Seattle‘s GM post, team officials were furiously wrapping up negotiations with Howard Tomlinson.

In a mid-afternoon press conference, Tomlinson was trotted out to answer a flurry of questions from the startled media. Asked if he could handle the job, Tomlinson responded testily, “That’s why they hired me. I know the team has issues, but look around the Major League Daily Sim Baseball League and show me a team that doesn’t.”

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