by Derf

Most of you heard the absurd remarks by this week's ZERO of the week, Brandon Phillips, who said how much he hated the St. Louis Cardinals, and called them Bitches! Not a good word to call a bunch of guys, much less a pro sports team. Then leading off the game the next day, he did his usual act of 'respect' by tapping the Catcher's Shin guards with his bad. Except the Cardinals catcher, and the rest of the team did not take it 'affectionately'! A huge fight broke out, as one might expect. Meanwhile the Cardinals swept the Reds to take over first place in the Division. Not sure what Philips was thinking, but it probably did not work out like he figured!

On a happier baseball note, this week's HERO is Buck Showalter. Buck took over as Manager of the O's a couple of weeks ago, and had lead them to an 8-2 record. Okay, they're not going to win the Division, and probably won't next year either, as it's the toughest Division in baseball. However it's good to see this once very proud, successful franchise doing a little better. With Showalter, assuming they can get some decent players, they should be a lot better in coming years. Another good thing about Showalter, he's a huge Andy Griffith Show fan!!