MLB Notes: 4/7

I was really hoping for Dmitri Young to be the first player ever with 486 HRs. Unfortunately, he fell off that pace last night and is now hitting a paltry .625. Loser.

I'm rooting for the Mets to break .500 this year, if only for the fact that female Mets fans are easy because they're used to being let down. Seriously, the Mets are in danger of becoming the New York Rangers of baseball: overspending for high-priced talent that never really works.

The thing I love about a nascent season is that anybody can make a run at early-favorite-bandwagon MVP. Take this week's example: Joe Randa. Joe Randa? you ask. Yeah, the guy was stuck in the hole which is Kansas City where nobody noticed him, even fantasy players-- and that's saying a lot. He was more of a defense-first kind of guy. But now he's got 2HR and 7RBI to lead the UNDEFEATED Cincinnatti Reds (sorry, had to get that in there before their impending tailspin).
I mean, come on. The only person who will be calling Joe Randa in 5 years is the manager of KFC to tell him he's late for his shift again.

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