Why am I back in 'A' Ball?

Fun Baseball Fact! It's possible to hit into a Triple Play without the defense ever touching the ball.


That can't be true, can it?


In fact it is...and we're celebrating the MLB non-waiver trade deadline (which is tomorrow) with a special fun obscure baseball rules quiz for fun and prizes!


Prizes?


"The Satisfaction of Knowing You Did Your Best" is a prize...of sorts.


A pretty weaksauce one.


So, all you have to do is figure out how a baseball player can hit into a triple play without the defense ever touching the ball, and you win! Limit one entry per household. (Here's a hint: It's never happened in an MLB game.) Answer will be posted tomorrow.


So how's the trade deadline looking?


I'd like to officially renounce my fandom of the Toronto Blue Jays, pending the firing of General Manager J.P. Ricciardi. I was made aware recently that we are now in Year 8 of Ricciardi's 5 year plan to rebuild the team to a contender, and we're no closer to the end of that road. Sure, we've had some injuries along the way and a couple prospects haven't panned out, but we've also sat through the signings (and subsequent releasings) of B.J. Ryan and Frank Thomas. The Lyle Overbay trade was a bust, John-Ford Griffin and Jason Arnold are nowhere to be found, Vernon Wells and Alex Rios are playing well below their contracts, and we still don't have a shortstop worth posting here. I'm actually largely okay with most of that...but, when you go out in public and say that you essentially need to blow up the team and start over with new prospects by trading away not only the face of the franchise, but the greatest player the team has ever seen and the best pitcher in the game today...you've gone too far. So to the failed Ricciardi regime in Toronto, I say a hearty "No Thanks," and I'll rejoin the Jays' supporters when you're finally (and mercifully) gone.