The Day in Review

Steeler comment? As you all know, I bleed black & gold, except when following baseball of course. Too bad I already expect very little from the Steelers this year. On to the sport you're here to follow...

Injury News

• Honestly, today, I don't have anything to report here.

Notable Performances

• What a story Jim Edmonds continues to be for the Cubs. Today his two solo shots drove it into extras and allowed the Cubs to win against St. Louis.
• Kevin Millar had two homers and drove in three in five at-bats; still, I don't think he's own-able in most formats.
• Hello pitching in the other Pittsburgh/Philadelphia game today. Joe Blanton struck out 7 in 7 shutout innings, but Paul Maholm struck out ten in his seven shutout innings. Did you know Maholm finished July with a 2.43 ERA and 0.92 WHIP? I like him to finish the season with more strong performances.
• Oliver Perez, the ex-Pirate, stuck with the trend and threw 7 shutout innings, striking out 8.
• I've been trying to stick to borderline players but I have to mention CC Sabathia - another CG victory, this one a 9-K shutout masterpiece.
• Don't look at Justin Morneau's numbers for August so far. I can't describe to you how bad they are.
• Casey Kotchman: 3-for-4, 2 R and 2 RBI for Atlanta. It's his first good night since the move to the NL, and I'm sure it won't be his last.
• Torii Hunter has been hot lately. Tonight he was 4-for-5 with 4 RBI and a HR. Xavier Nady, who's also been hot, countered with a HR for New York in the losing effort.

Hope this is a good start to everybody's weekend... That's what you need to know about the day.