* Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star reports that MLB will announce soon that the All-Star game is headed to Kansas City in 2012. Mellinger adds: "It will be our first national sporting event since the Final Four in 1988, and it very well could be our last for decades."
* Padres prospect Chad Huffman won the Triple-A version of the Home Run Derby last night, collecting $1,000 and a new laptop for his efforts. Huffman is a 24-year-old left fielder who's hitting .250/.343/.443 at Triple-A after batting .280/.377/.422 at Double-A, so last night has a pretty good chance of being the highlight of his career.
* Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman has signed with an agent and the 21-year-old southpaw will presumably now establish residency outside of the United States to become a free agent.
* Indian reality show contestant turned Pirates pitching prospect Rinku Singh struck out the only batter he faced last night to pick up his first professional victory.
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I love the story about the two players from India. It makes sense to me that in a country of over 1 billion people, at least a couple should be able to pitch. I hope it works out for these guys, and it would be awesome if it caught on in other countries as well. Not everyone can play soccer!
Talk about a vulture win! Singh comes in with two outs in the bottom of the fifth and his team behind 5-2. He strikes out the only batter he faces, then exits the game only to see his team score six runs in the sixth and hand him the win.
Petco Park in 2013?? Please Bud, make it happen. I could realisticly see the Mets and Phillies getting the game before the Padres.
Good for Kansas City though. I know they'll put on a great event.
2012 should be sufficient advance notice for KC. Things to do:
1) Fire Dayton Moore
2) Try to have one legitimate all-star by then