No-hit Monday

Did CC Sabathia throw a no-hitter Sunday? You decide.  It was tough to call it an error or a hit live but I'm sure it's a lot easier after the fact. No matter what is decided, it shouldn't take away from how dominant Sabathia has been and how those pesky Brewers might end up in the playoffs. Milwaukee needs to enjoy CC while it has him. The Brew Crew won't be able to afford him next year. Few will.

If the Arizona Diamondbacks make it to the playoffs, people will smirk ...as usual. The team's record is just above average and the team's play, well ...is also average.  That said, if these guys get hot, they can upset anybody. The D-Backs can pitch. It could be a hot October in Phoenix.

Lost in a horrible season for the Seattle Mariners is the fact that second baseman Jose Lopez is having very good year. Ian Kinsler might be the best second baseman in the American League, but Lopez is up there with the Pedroias of the world. Yep, I said it. Kinsler is better than Pedroia.

I wonder about the effects of all those saves on the right arm of Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez? He has 50 saves already and his final tally is going to be outrageous. But what's the point? The Angels are leading the division by more than a dozen games and Rodriguez's arm could be better served in the playoffs. I know. I know.  I can't see the Angels resting him either, especially in close regular season games, but I think the guy might need a break before the playoffs begin. Put yourself in the Angels shoes: if you were the organization, would you rest a free-agent-to-be that will likely price himself out of your organization at the end of the season or would you use him up?

Now that I think about it ...Is the saves record really that big of a deal? Really?

My gut feeling is Manny Ramirez will end up back in the AL. So will Carlos Delgado.

Rangers shortstop Michael Young needs 40 hits in the final 29 games of the season to reach the 200-hit mark for the sixth consecutive season. And he just might get them. Young is a grinder and he battles every single at-bat like it's his last at-bat. Losing in Texas every year has to get old for Young but you would never know it by watching him play. He gives max-effort all season long and that's part of the reason he is one of the most respected players in the game.

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Happy Labor Day.