After nearly bouncing the offering, the Southpaw in Chief immediately blamed his predecessor for leaving the most enormous hole on the mound since the Great Depression.
He also blamed Pujols for continually calling for the curve-ball when it was clear that lefty wanted to throw the heater.
Actually, from the pictures, it looks like the President turned the ball over which may have caused the late drop.
Anyway, the National League qualified for both bailout funds and federal disaster aid by not winning for the twelfth consecutive game.
You would think that if the draft was the great equalizer it is supposed to be that the NL--with sixteen picks every year versus the AL's fourteen--would be able to stockpile more good young talent than the AL.
Maybe free agency is more important, but again that explanation is a head scratcher since the NL was long noted for having the larger markets vis-a-vis the AL. Maybe the NL's large market teams are not as loose with the budget as the Yankees, Sawks and Angels.
You would think the DH argument would leave the AL laden with hitters and the NL with the better pitchers, but lately, not the case. Besides, the AL had the DH in the 1970's and couldn't win a lick back then.
Bring back Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and the Big Red Machine.
Now the tables are turned and the NL can't seem to buy a win.
Carl Crawford's catch was the highlight of the game and possibly the game saver.
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