Friday Roundup

Check out the Baseball section of my Favorites menu, because I've added some fun new links for you.

There's the official Minor League Baseball site, which underwent some huge revisions in the offseason and now features Gameday play-by-play! Keep up with those Red Wings, folks.

We've also got "TwinsCards.com", which is kind of like digital Nirvana for baseball card lovers who also happen to be Twins fans.

And last but not least, the brand-spankin' new blog "Thank You, Brian Sabean", which focuses on the three great players we stole received from Giants GM Brian Sabean in trade for AJ Pierzynski.

Also, in the Diversions section, those of you who enjoy a British sense of humor should love my sarcastic friend Dan's blog, "Blue Man Sings the Whites".


Back to this blog, TBL is woozy from the allergies and the rage over the jerking around of young players, so today you get the old standby "Who's Hot, Who's Not".

Last 7 Days

Hot:

• Joe Mauer, .500/.533/1.247(!), 14 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks, 3 doubles, 3 RBI.
• Tony Batista, .294/.333/.804, 3 RBI, 3 doubles
  
• Francisco Liriano, 11 innings, 0.00 ERA, 5 hits, 10 strikeouts
• Juan Rincón, 5 innings, 0.00 ERA, 2 strikeouts, 1 save

Not:

• Torii Hunter, .222/.207/.577
• Rondell White, .222/.222/.500
  
• Boof Bonser, 12 innings, 6.00 ERA, 13 hits

Last 30 Days

Hot:

• Joe Mauer, .402/.449/1.016(!), 16 runs, 18 RBI, 9 walks
• Torii Hunter, .340/.407/.921, 20 RBI
  
• Johan Santana, 36 innings, 3.00 ERA, 2 wins, 43 strikeouts
• Francisco Liriano, 24 innings, 1.13 ERA, 3 wins, 26 strikeouts

Not:

• Luis Rodriguez, 23 at-bats*, .130/.200/.330
• Juan Castro, 65 at-bats, .231/.261/.584, hit into 5 double plays
  
• Brad Radke, 35 1/3 innings, 5.60 ERA, 13 walks
• Willie Eyre, 8 innings*, 6.75 ERA, 4 walks

*maybe he'd do better if he, um, got to play sometimes?