Fun Notes around the MLB

• Marcus Thames, 3B for the Detroit Tigers, is hitting .221 over his last eleven games. In those games, he has 8 hits, all of them for home runs. He also has 11 strikeouts.
  


• In the eighth inning in last night's Blue Jays game, Toronto recorded two walks, a single, a double, and a home run. They scored one run. In their past six games, they've scored 14 runs, hitting a collective .195.
  


• Jerry Manuel is bringing a new attitude to New York, quoted as saying about Jose Reyes' discipline problems on the field: "I told him the next time he does that, I’m going to get my blade out and cut him right on the field. I’m a gangsta."
  


• Barry Zito sucks