one prediction for Friday's game - no one will be charging the mound while the starting pitcher is out there doing his thing :)
/>congratulations, Tommy Hunter! (aka, first player drafted in 2007 to make it to the big leagues who does NOT play for the Washington Nationals)

and yay for Josh Hamilton getting his 25th homerun tonight! MONSTER shot, too. woot. way to beat the M's - 4 1/2 out of the wildcard race now! (not that I expect my Rangers to make the playoffs...just nice not to be totally out of contention at the end of July, like they were last year!)

...I think I'm pretty much ready for the trade deadline to be over. 3:00 tomorrow afternoon (or this afternoon, being really picky) cannot come fast enough!