Baseball Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous baseball thoughts and observations.

I'm no fan of Kevin Millar and fans are on him for his home run drought (he hasn't hit one since June 4th) but since the All-Star break he has hit .309 with a .416 OBP. I'd still like to see some more power out of first base. Jeff Bagwell was playing with one arm and was able to hit 3 HR before going on the DL May 4th. Millar has just 4 HR for the season (that's one less than David Eckstein - think about that)... Not sure what to make of this but no team has scored more runs from the 7th inning on this season than the Cincinnati Reds (191). The Red Sox are second (184) and the Yankees third (181). The Reds are 7th in runs scored in the first 6 innings. The Red Sox are second and the Yankees third in runs scored from the 1st to 6th innings. The Rangers are first in innings 1-6 but 7th in innings 7 on - they're the exact opposite of the Reds. Strange... Eckstein may have hit more HR than Millar this season but Millar is outslugging him. Millar has a .375 SLG mark while the 5'7" 165 pound Eckstein is just at .370 for SLG. I guess Millar can hang his hat on that... The Yankees trail the AL Wild Card by 3 games while the Mets are 3.5 back in the NL Wild Card. I say that the Mets have a better chance to win their Wild Card and will at the least finish closer to the playoffs than the Yankees... Manny Ramirez has 421 HR. He needs just 5 more to catch Billy Williams for 36th place. Manny needs just 10 more to catch Cal Ripken for 35th place all-time... Adam Dunn is a big power hitting lefty but he's hit twice as many HR at home than on the road (22 to 11). David Ortiz is a big power hitting lefty but he's hit almost twice as many HR on the road than at home (17 to 9). If Ortiz played in Cincinnati - he'd have 40 HR by now...