* Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com, on Eric Wedge's odd lineup last night: "Entering tonight, [Shin-Soo] Choo had started 91 of the Indians' 94 games this season. He hadn't been out of the starting lineup since way back on May 29. Tonight, the Rogers Centre is celebrating Korean Heritage Night. Presumably, there will be quite a few Koreans on-hand. If nothing else, there are a handful of Korean media members here. No one told Wedge. Because, naturally, Choo has the night off." Choo, of course, is the most prominent Korean-born baseball player in the world.
* Jason Schmidt wasn't very impressive Monday night in his first start since 2007, but was apparently good enough to get another chance this weekend. I'll set the over/under on runs allowed against the Marlins at 5 1/2.
* He's only been with the team for a couple weeks, but this picture of Jeff Francoeur from last night's game basically encapsulates the Mets' entire season.
* Longtime major leaguer Kevin Mench won't be back with the Hanshin Tigers after hitting .148 and "dealing with fatigue and anxiety issues" during his first (and perhaps last) season in Japan.
* Daniel Monson of MLive.com sat down for an interview with all-time announcing great Ernie Harwell, who's still going strong at the age of 91.
* Alyson Footer digs up some old photos from a "wives gala" that the Astros held nearly 20 years ago, complete with shots of Casey Candaele break dancing and lots of 1990s hair.
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Someone, Anyone--should have said something...but obviously, neither of them did. Once again, No One took the blame. Fu Qhu, Eric Wedge---perhaps ask Choo? In any case, one of these three should be ashamed!
No one will remember this MLB-Korean Heritage Snafu in, say, about five years from now...instead, we'll hear something supposedly more significant like, "Play Ball!" Jeez, I hope not. BTW...If North Korea were to aim any of their, um, nuclear missiles at the U.S., is Cleveland, thanks to Eric Wedge, now a primary target? Has the South Korean Embassy removed the diplomats, envoys, and/or officials from their Washington DC location yet?
Speaking of which...Does the Cleveland ballclub even have such a thing as an American Indian or Native American Night? If not...Why not?