Yesterday was a very lucky day for my AL pitchers. 4 starters all went 6+, 3 got wins, and the 4th could not since he was facing one of the other 3. 1.82 ERA, 0.649 ratio on the day!

Other league, but I also picked up Ben Brown earlier this year. But I held off from putting him in this week since he was starting on the road against the first place Brewers, who are scoring 5 runs a game. All he did was throw 7 no-hit innings, allowing just 2 walks!

First, Geoff gets it right on Alec Manoah. Then he picks up promising but terrible Spencer Arrighetti, and gets that one right too.

CLE SP Logan Allen headed to Coors yesterday. Noticed the imminent danger only minutes before Monday's deadline. Disaster narrowly averted.

Yankees SP over 7 games (May 12-19) each went 6 IP or more and allowed 7 total runs. Only twice have Yankees SP done that before, in 1932 (George Pipgras, Red Ruffing, Lefty Gomez, and Johnny Allen) and 1963 (Jim Bouton, Whitey Ford, Al Downing, Stan Williams and Ralph Terry). One difference: The 1932 starters all pitched complete games. So did the 1963 starters, except for Williams, who was pulled after 11.1 IP. A reliever got two outs.

Alek Manoah. I guess Geoff knows what he's doing

Torkelson hits HR No. 1!

A few owners have questioned my recent trade with Mike. Well, last Friday in "Recent News for my Team" I happened across this: "Mason Miller working on balking problem." "Hmm," I thought. So I read further. "Mason Miller has been having an issue coming to a set position prior to deliver a pitch due to an overwhelming need to scratch his genital region. A's pitching coach Scott Emerson said: 'Look, it is an unusual situation. Mason spent some time with Trevor Bauer in Mexico and suddenly he had an issue...down there. We've tried all of the available remedies but to no avail. He's a pro, he'll figure it out." When asked about the itch, Miller said, "Fu@k'n Bauer, I always wondered why he twitched so much on the mound. Hey, it's a problem, it's an itch: it must be scratched."

Torkelson turned it on in the 2nd half last year. Feel free to trade him to us around July 1.

If anyone is passing through Detroit; please let Mr. Torkelson know that the season has, in fact, started.