Baseball Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous baseball thoughts and observations.

The Red Sox may have the best record in the AL but they still have a losing record on the road at 19-22. My guess is that by the All-Star break the Red Sox will have a winning record both at home and on the road... There is probably no bigger fans of Inter-League play this year then the Twins and the Royals. Both teams are 13-3 against their NL foes... Carlos Delgado had a huge game in the first half of yesterday's Mets / Yankees doubleheader. He had 9 RBI to not only set The Mets club record - he also blew past Mark McGwire on the all-time RBI list. Delgado went into the day in 65th place with 1409 RBI. He now has 1418 to pass Mark McGwire and his 1414. Next up on the list for Delgado are Luis Gonzalez with 1421 and Jim Bottomley in 62nd place with 1422. Delgado may catch Bottomley but I doubt he'll ever match Bottomley's record of 12 RBI in one game set back in 1924 (since tied by Swinging Mark Whitten).... Things can't be good for the Yankees if they are trotting out guys like Dan Giese and Sir Sidney Ponson to start games. Seeing Dan Giese get hammered by the Mets - I couldn't help but remember that he was originally drafted by the Red Sox (34th round in 1999). If the Yankees need outfield help does that mean they'll have their eyes set on Ben Marbury - the Red Sox pick in the 35th round of the 1999 draft?... Jim Edmonds has been reborn in Chicago. Since joining the Cubs he has 7 HR and an OPS of 1.001...