Day Man

Baseball Update:
So good news/bad news for you Brewers fans. I'll go bad news first, Ben Sheets had to leave after two innings with pain in his right elbow. (Hears loud moans) Good news kids, your team beat the Cubs, 6-2.

The Mets also bounced back, snapping a three game losing streak by beating the Nats, 9-7. The Nats certainly made it interesting with two runs in the ninth, but Luis Ayala struck out Roger Bernadina to pick up the save and give New York the win.

But the Phillies slugged the Braves, 6-1 so the Mets were unable to make up any ground. Jair Jurrjens gave up four runs in the first inning alone as the Phils continue to dominate the Braves at Turner Field this season.

So another round of good news/bad news, this time for White Sox fans. Bad news, your team lost to the Yankees, 5-1, but the good news is Carlos Quentin got his soft cast off. Although it remains to be seen when he'll return to the club. With his solo homerun, Alex Rodriguez became the only player with 35 homeruns and 100 RBIs in 12 seasons, that's one more than Babe Ruth.

Cliff Lee didn't get the decision but the Indians were able to complete a sweep of the Twins with a 6-4 win. Jhonny Peralta and Victor Martinez hit RBI doubles in the game deciding seventh for the Tribe.

It's safe to say the Cardinals are out of contention for a playoff spot, but I'm sure they'd perfer to end the season with a some sort of winning streak instead of the seven game losing streak they find themselves in now. And especially after being blanked by the Reds, 3-0.

A team that could still be in the Wild Card race, the Astros are having a tough time getting any wins after being pounded by the Marlins, 14-2. I'm sure Hurricane Ike has been an unwelcome distraction for the team as well, who currently sit four games out of a playoff spot. Speaking of Ike, the Houston Astros have donated $1 million to help with relief efforts.

Adam LaRoche had two homeruns, including a grand slam, to help cool off the Dodgers in the Pirates 15-8 win. Nomar Garciaparra left the game early with a leg injury.

Brandon Webb had a two run double to go along with his seven solid innings as the D'Backs edged the Giants, 7-6 to gain a game in the West.

The Rays padded their slim AL East lead with their 10-3 bashing of the Red Sox. David Ortiz hit a two run homer in the first inning, but that was about all she wrote for the Sox offense.

Congrats to Ichiro who tied a Major League record with his 200th hit on Wednesday night. It was his eighth straight 200 hit season matching him with Wee Willie Keeler who compiled the feat from 1894-1901.

The Mets have moved up their opening of CitiField to Monday April 13th. Meanwhile, the Yankees will have extra security at the Stadium for their final few home games to make sure no one's doing any five finger discounts and leaving the Stadium with a few momentos.

Speaking of the final days of Yankee Stadium. Tonight's my last game at the House that Ruth built and I'll share my final memories tomorrow. So check back!

Nascar Update:
Nascar fined David Starr $10,000 and suspended three of his crew member for fighting in pit lane following Saturday's Truck race in New Hampshire. Mike Hillman, Jr., crew chief for Todd Bodine, was fined $2,500 and suspended until September 24th, Mark Hillman and William Divel were hit with $1,500 fines and suspended the same lenghth as Hilliman, Jr.

Speaking of last weekend's fracas, Las Vegas Motor Speedway has offered to sponsor a tug of war between the two teams. What is this, summer camp?

Goodyear feels confident about its Atlanta tire test. Excuse me if I'm being cynical, but I've heard that before.

Cheer up Lehman Brothers employees, Nascar is feeling a similiar financial crunch thanks to this floundering economy we've got going here.

News&Notes: Vikings say goodbye to Tarvaris Jackson, hello Gus Frerotte...LaDainian Tomlinson sat out of Wednesday practice with a toe injury...Ed Hochuli reads your hate email and responds...Louisville rushed passed Kansas State, 38-29...Gilbert Arenas will be out until December after undergoing knee surgery...The Rangers opened up training camp with a bunch of new faces.

Check this out: If anyone else has been watching the new "90210" like I have, you may find it hard to concentrate on the show because some of the female leads are really scary skinny (especially Silver, she was not that tiny when she was on "Reaper.") Both Us Weekly and EW have tackled this story in their current issues. Click here for Us and here for EW.