The chase for 600

The wait continues as Alex Rodriguez is on the verge of reaching a career milestone that only seven have reached before him. I am certain the Yankees fans are disappointed that he could not hit it at home during the recant home stand, but the notion that he will get it eventually leaves optimism for the seven game road trip. On a down note Rodriguez was hit in the hand yesterday and it could have an effect on whether or not he can hold a bat steady let alone hit a home run. I had the great opportunity to be at the game as all of the fans collectively anticipated each at bat hoping to get a live in person view of history. The Yankees rallying to get Alex one more at bat for the fans showed how much the team wanted him to do it in front of the Yankee faithful. However the Royals Pitcher Blake Wood did not want to have his name on the wrong side of history and did the only thing he felt was better for his career. The fury every fan felt that a team would stoop this low was that of a grease fire when you add water. While the hit that we all wanted to see did not happen, there was still some history to be shared as Robinson Cano collected his 1,000 career hit, making him on of the fastest to reach that plateau. Could this the the first part of his march to 3,000 hits? who knows but it will be interesting to see how it plays out.

It is nice to see Derek Jeter putting together good multiple hit games as he has corrected the one flaw in his swing. With him holding his hands higher he should be able to strike the ball with more authority, thus collecting more hits and shortening the wait for the illustrious 3000 hit.

Lebron's decision

Now that the waiting is finally over and James is officially going to Maimi, it is time to give a critique on his big move out of Cleveland. It seems that perhaps the loss to the Celtics in the playoffs may have dug deep into James' soul and made him fearful losing in the playoff yet again. For his sake, while it completely has devastated the Cavaliers and their fans, who grew to love their hometown hero expeditiously from the moment he was drafted, he was in a lose lose situation. While he would have total financial security, the Cavaliers probably would have had no way to get another player to help take the pressure off James. Miami made the Necessary moves to land big time players and everything fell perfectly in place for Lebron James to delve right in and form what is being called the "South Beach Super Team" with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. For the teams in the running, it has to be quite the disappointment especially for the Knicks as everything they have done for the past 2 years has been to land Lebron and that has backfired. Perhaps this is what happens when you try to lure a free agent in with no way of actually getting him to come, especially after the fact that your team virtually tanked two seasons and dumped off one too many draft picks. It back to the drawing board for the Knicks and there is certainly much work to do, hopefully they will do the right thing this time around.

This Free Agency period has certainly shaken up the NBA and 2010-11 looks to be quite an exciting season. One thing can be said most definitely though, every sports fan from all around are heavily anticipating Lebrons return to Cleveland as a member of the now loaded Miami Heat.