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Roundabout of Randomness

You’ve got to love Milton Bradley mocking Pirate fans on Monday. Seriously, not even hours after I rip him he goes out and does it again. Why are you mocking Pirate fans anyway, hasn't losing two center fielders in one season been enough?

Speaking of trading center fielders, Nyjer Morgan was indeed traded to Washington this past week. He and Sean Burnett went to the Nationals and in return the Pirates received Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan.

First off, I can see why the Pirates don't need Morgan, and they've got every reason to take a chance on super talented Lastings Milledge. I can also see the Nationals trying to change the culture by getting rid of Milledge. But why do the Nationals need Nyjer Morgan? You would have thought a contender would want him more.

Kind of like how the Yankees wanted Eric Hinske. The Pirates did indeed trade him as well; their fifth major league outfielder traded these past two years.

How about that comeback by the Baltimore Orioles over the Boston Red Sox? Five runs in both the seventh and eighth innings to top an epic comeback over Boston.

Not sure it has anything on the seven run ninth the Indians had over the Rays on Memorial Day, but that is pretty special against a good bullpen like Boston's.

Mark DeRosa got a sprain that makes the trade to St. Louis a little depressing. At least he didn't hit the first two hitters he faced and give up four runs like Chris Perez did with the Indians.

On the subject of injuries, the Twins had three of them in one game on Wednesday. Nick Punto, Mike Redmond, and Justin Morneau all left the same game with an injury. Not even the Indians have had that luck. Then again none of the injured players had to visit the disabled list.

And of course my line of great segues continue as I talk about Minnesota again. Good for Ron Gardenhrie saying he'll keep writing in Joe Mauer's name into the lineup so he can qualify for the batting title and the chance at an official .400 average.

So the Cuban Stephen Strasburg has defected? Aroldis Chapman is drawing comparisons to Strasburg, without the restrictions of being drafted to one team. The downside? He might be 26 years old. What a shame.

Chapman will sign soon, whether he's 21 or 26, the talent he has is still there ,according to scouts, and someone will sign him. Still the international free agent period started on Friday and the Cardinals invested $3.1 million into 16-year-old shortstop Wagner Mateo.

After the fiasco in which the Indians signed a player who was actually named Wally Bryan, not Jose Ozoria, and is actually a few years older than originally thought, I have even more disdain for the system.

To the top five ballparks in the major leagues, according to The Sporing News, are as follows: Fenway Park, PNC Park, Wrigley Field, Camden Yards, and AT&T Park. I've been at PNC and, stadium-wise, it might be the best. Nothing is better than Fenway or Wrigley as far as atmosphere and history goes though.

I want to go to both one day and plan on it. But I was at Progressive Field (11th by The Sporting News and pretty high on my ranking, but I'm biased) on Friday and I sat somewhere I haven't sat before.

I sat behind home plate, something I've wanted to do for awhile. I've sat everywhere in that park except there and down one of the baselines. I'm going to accomplish that second one later this season, but that park doesn't really have a bad view.

What would be a bad view is left field with a bunch of bees flying around. You thought the midges and seagulls in Cleveland were bad, how about those bees in San Diego for the Padres and Astros game?

As always, the best part is the game notes portion of ESPN's box score.

THE GAME RESUMED IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING AFTER A 52-MINUTE BEE DELAY.

I mean we know bees infiltrated PETCO and caused a delay, but just reading that makes my week. A bee delay!

Nino Colla is Talking every Monday of the baseball season, or whenever time needs to be wasted, provided objects don't get thrown.

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