MLB Week in Review

Zach Britton so far has looked to be the surprise of 2011

Players of the Week
AL- Nelson Cruz, TEX (.333/.435/.889, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 5 RS)
NL- Ryan Howard, PHI (.375/.429/.792, 4 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 5 RS)

Pitchers of the Week
AL- Zach Britton, BAL (2 APP, 2-0, 13.2 IP, 1 ER, 8 K)
NL- Jaime Garcia, STL (2 APP, 1-0, 15 IP, 1 ER, 18 K)

The Hot/The Not
C- Russell Martin/John Jaso
1B- Ryan Howard/Dan Johnson
2B- Howie Kendrick/Dan Uggla
3B- Mark Reynolds/Chone Figgins
SS- Maicer Izturis/Alcides Escobar
OF- Alfonso Soriano/Vernon Wells
OF- Nelson Cruz/Jacoby Ellsbury
OF- Alex Gordon/Carl Crawford
SP- Zach Britton/John Lackey
SP- Jaime Garcia/Phil Hughes
SP- Chris Narveson/Max Scherzer
SP- Carlos Gonzalez/Matt Garza


Top 5 MLB Teams
1- Texas Rangers
2- Cincinnati Reds
3- Philadelphia Phillies
4- Colorado Rockies
5- Baltimore Orioles

Bottom 5 MLB Teams
1- Tampa Bay Rays
2- Houston Astros
3- Boston Red Sox
4- Seattle Mariners
5- St. Louis Cardinals

Thoughts from the past week
- On paper, the Sox look like a championship team, but on the field, they look like a last place team
- The Pirates, Orioles, Royals, and Indians are not for real, but they sure are playing good baseball
- Manny Ramirez is an embarrassment to baseball and has no business in being within 100 miles of Cooperstown
- Zach Britton is a star in the making

This Week in Baseball History
April 8, 1974- Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking the ever-sacred home run record, which had been set at 714 by Babe Ruth for 39 years.  The record would stand until 2007 when Barry Bonds hit his 757th career home run, becoming the new home run king.