Here's a really great article that I just read on espn.com about Giants slugger Aubrey Huff:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=5479224
I really enjoyed reading this. Huff has been our best offensive player all year and seems to be a great clubhouse presence as well. He really has a desire to win and enjoys the winning atmosphere. I remember him saying after a Dodgers game in which fans got there early chanting "Beat LA" and that carried with it a playoff type atmosphere that he had been waiting for that type of thing his whole life. Huff hit his 21st home run of the season tonight in helping the Giants (69-54) beat the Cardinals (65-54) to move within five games of the Padres (73-48) in the NL West and stay one back of the Phillies (69-52) in the Wild Card chase.
A couple of things that I found humorous were the Athletics' (61-60) ball boy admitting that he has used his job in order to get at least one female's number. The ball boy if I remember correctly took a slight fall the other night and now seems to be all the rage. The A's have taken the first two of a four-game home series against the Rays (74-48) and are 7 games back of the Rangers (68-53) in the AL West. It seems like they are just doing enough to remain on the fringe of the division race, but time is running out to make a push. Maybe they're off to a start of something like that as they have won four in a row.
The other thing is the "McCutchen Man Crush Crew" in Pittsburgh in honor of Pirates (40-82) out fielder Andrew McCutchen. It consisted tonight of about four guys in front of a huge sign. After McCutchen got an RBI single tonight against the Mets (61-61) the guys were dancing and styling. Pretty funny stuff. And honestly the Pirates need something to smile about -- they have the worst record in baseball and tonight's 7-2 loss to the Mets ensured that they will have a losing season for the 18th consecutive year. Ouch.
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