What's Making Me Talk: Manny's Antics and a Rodriguez Record

What's Always Giving Us Something We've Never Seen

I always bring it up because I'm in love with the phrase. Tim Kurkijan is as well.

"You'll always see something you've never seen before."

Has anyone see Ichiro do what he did since the 14th of June?

Ichiro went 136 plate appearances without an extra-base hit. That included 40 straight singles. That streak was snapped on Saturday when he hit a two-run home run against Cleveland.

Are you kidding me?

A guy with Ichiro's speed went that long without an extra-base hit? Some say Ichiro could hit a ton of home runs if he wanted to, so wouldn't you think he'd at least have a home run in there?

Too many questions, I know, but this game never seems to disappoint me. There's always something that makes me say "wow."

I also think that maybe Ichiro was toying with everyone with this streak. I mean, his team isn't doing much, why not set marks like this one just for the fun of it? He's got the single-season hits record, why not have a little fun and do something a little different?

What I Am Randomly Thinking About

Is Rick Ankiel syndrome kicking in for Orioles, pitcher, I mean outfielder, Adam Loewen?

A stress fracture in his left elbow is causing Adam Loewen to call it quits as a pitcher. Yes, he isn't retiring, he is just moving to a new position.

I guess Loewen has the ability to hit and he has the confidence of the Orioles organization to make the switch.

Mark Cuban is on the list of potential buyers for the Chicago Cubs. Baseball will never be the same if Cubes gets his hands on the Cubs. I'm all for it, even though Cuban abandoned Pittsburgh by not buying the Penguins.

Since I have no rooting interest in the AL Central race, the Twins better get Francisco Liriano up with the major-league team and get him up there ASAP. Ship off Livan Hernadnez if you must. You can't have your best pitcher wasting time in the minor leagues while you’re in a playoff race.

You can't read most of the article unless you are an ESPN Insider, but Buster Olney talked about George Sherrill's unlikely path to the majors. He was a UPS worker before making it to the big leagues. The reason I bring this up is because watching him in the All-Star Game, I wondered if someone thought he was a UPS worker.

Can we get the guy a uniform that fits? He looked like a child in over-sized clothing. Even his hat looked too big for his head.

Daric Barton went on the DL after he hurt himself diving into a pool during the All-Star break. At least he isn't Clint Barnes hurting himself bringing in the groceries.

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