Weather Update: Tarp Coming Off

For those wondering, the tarp is coming off, and the Mets and Astros will get underway in about 30 minutes.

Meanwhile please take a look at the outfit I am trying to get my wife to wear on our 23rd anniversary next week.

My take, "honey you will look Stunning!"

Her answer, "I'll wear the sunglasses."

Win some, lose some...sigh.

Jose Reyes Not an All-Star?

In what world does Miguel Tejada make the All-Star team over Jose Reyes? It's not like the Astros don't have another All-Star rep, they do, so there must be some other compelling reason.

Maybe Tejada is one of those honest, great guys, who never cheats and plays the game with a passion, so the fans and players love him? Ummmm, no.

Then what is it? Does he have an edge over Reyes in some statistical categories?

Let's look at the NL shortstops:

Player	Team		GP	GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	SH	SF	OBP	SLG	OPS
Ramirez	FLA		86	86	.302	344	75	104	17	3	21	43	190	44	77	21	5	0	3	.386	.552	0.938
Reyes	NYM		85	85	.294	361	63	106	21	10	9	38	174	36	47	29	9	2	3	.355	.482	0.837
Tejada	HOU		87	86	.282	348	58	98	20	2	10	44	152	16	42	6	3	0	2	.319	.437	0.756
Guzman	WAS		86	86	.315	375	50	118	25	2	5	27	162	14	29	3	3	1	1	.342	.432	0.774
Theriot	CHC		80	76	.308	315	47	97	12	1	1	23	114	39	30	15	8	1	1	.387	.362	0.749
Drew	ARI		82	77	.256	313	45	80	19	5	12	30	145	17	54	2	1	2	3	.293	.463	0.756
Escobar	ATL		79	76	.289	311	44	90	11	1	6	30	121	36	41	2	4	3	1	.362	.389	0.751
Rollins	PHI		64	60	.267	258	37	69	18	4	6	29	113	24	25	19	0	2	0	.332	.438	0.770
Hardy	MIL		75	73	.289	277	35	80	19	0	10	34	129	29	40	2	1	3	1	.355	.466	0.821

Well, that's strange....Reyes has a higher batting average, more runs, more hits, more doubles, more triples, more stolen bases, a higher OBP, higher Slg% and a higher OPS...and it's not close. In the two categories that Tejada does have an edge, he has one more homerun and 6 more RBIs despite batting in a run producing spot in the order.

Reyes, in fact, leads MLB in triples, is 5th in Runs, 6th in Stolen Bases and 7th in Hits... in all of baseball. He is not an All-Star.

When someone figures this out, please let me know...also, please check Tejada's briefcase out for incriminating photos of Clint Hurdle watching a gladiator movie with a batboy.