NL First Half Recap
- The biggest surprise in the first half of the NL is from the
mound. St Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright and Washington Nationals pitcher Jordan
Zimmerman lead the league with 12 wins, and Pittsburgh Pirates closer Jason
Grilli has 29 saves to lead the league.
- Grilli’s Pirates are on the verge of having their first
winning season in almost two decades, are currently 56-37, and only 27 wins
from a winning season. The Pirates are a game behind Wainwright’s Cardinals for
the lead in the NL Central division.
- The Atlanta Braves are back, with a 6 game lead in the NL
East division. The Arizona Diamondbacks are holding onto a small lead in the NL
West with the LA Dodgers nipping at their heels.
The Hornets are back
- After the New Orleans basketball franchise vacated the “Hornets”
name by calling themselves the Pelicans, the Charlotte basketball franchise was
rumored to be taking that moniker. Yesterday, the franchise got approval from
the NBA Board of Governors to get the name back.
- The former New
Orleans Hornets used to be in Charlotte, and moved in 2002. In 2004 the NBA
awarded Charlotte a new franchise which they called the Bobcats.
- Bobcats/Hornets owner Michael Jordan said "We're
thrilled to bring back the Hornets to Charlotte and the Carolinas." Former
Hornets fan favorites Muggsy Bogues and Dell Curry were on hand to help reveal
the name change. Now Charlotte fans will have to hope that Jordan can get a GM
who can make a good personnel decision.
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