Q and A:
Q:
Why is everyone
so obsessed about Carlos Quentin?
A: Carlos Quentin is the ultimate paradox. On the one hand he doesn't give a crap, but on
the other hand, Q is very careful and precise.
Q:
I heard that Carlos Quentin is always cruel or mean. What's his problem?
A:
Whoever told you that is a total liar. Just like other mammals, Quentin can
be mean OR totally awesome.
Q:
What does Carlos Quentin do when he's not hitting game-winning homers or flipping bats?
A:
Most of his free time is spent
flying, but other times
he likes the same things you do.
Q: How many consecutive times has Carlos Quentin won player of the Week?
A: Five.
(And about about the Q-perman thing: He did say
his favorite show on the CW network is Smallville. Coincidence? Not likely!)
Checking the
Week in a Box leaderboard after two months:
- Player of the Week: Quentin (5)
- Pitcher of the Week: Jose Contreras (5)
- Player of the Weak: Juan Uribe (3)
- Pitcher of the Weak: John Danks and Mark Buehrle (3)
- Fireman: Matt Thornton (3)
- Gas Can: Ehren Wassermann and Octavio Dotel (2)
- Super Sub: Brian Anderson (4)
- Super Scrub: Pablo Ozuna and Anderson (2)
- Gold Glove: Eight different guys.
- Hands of Stone: A.J. Pierzynski and Paul Konerko (2).
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Minor league roundup:- Charlotte 3, Lehigh Valley 2 (10 innings)
- Josh Fields went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, which provided the winning run.
- Jerry Owens went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts, and is now hitting .217.
- Jason Bourgeois went 2-for-4; Danny Richar went 1-for-4 with a walk.
- First of all, the Knights have Scott Sauerbeck on the roster. Secondly, Mike MacDougal cleaned up his mess by coming in with the bases loaded and getting a strikeout and popout to end it.
- Adam Russell pitched two scoreless innings, and hasn't allowed an earned run in 11 innings.
- Birmingham 6, Huntsville 5
- Cole Armstrong went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
- Dave Cook hit his 10th homer and walked; Victor Merecedes drove in two.
- Carlos Torres struck out seven over seven innings.
- Kinston 11, Winston-Salem 0
- Matt Long gave up a couple solo homers but pitched well otherwise -- 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K.
- Santo Luis gave up the other nine runs (seven earned) over two innings.
- Anderson Gomes and C.J. Lang had the Warthogs' only hits.
- Hagerstown 11, Kannapolis 7
- Jim Gallagher went 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI.
- Dale Mollenhauer had three hits; Luis Sierra had two hits and two RBI.
- Tyson Corley pitched two scoreless innings; the other three were hit hard.