Bottom 2: Xavier Nady called out on strikes against Madison Bumgarner

Bottom 4: Nady struck out swinging against Bumgarner

Bottom 6: Nady struck out swinging against Bumgarner

Bottom 9: Nady struck out swinging against Brian Wilson

Final Line: 0-for-4, 4 K

Notes: Nady’s golden sombrero on Wednesday raised his season strikeout total to 32, which is also how many hits he has thus far.  And just to add to insult, Wilson fanned Nady on three consecutive pitches in the ninth.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 43

The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes: Buster Posey and Jon Heder

Top 1: Carlos Gonzalez struck out on a foul tip against Ryan Vogelsong

Top 4: Gonzalez called out on strikes against Vogelsong

Top 6: Gonzalez struck out swinging against Vogelsong

Top 9: Gonzalez struck out swinging against Brian Wilson

Final Line: 0-for-4, 4 K

Notes: CarGo struck out swinging in each of his four at-bats on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants.  Three of his strikeouts were against Ryan Vogelsong, who is pitching out of his mind right now.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 37

The MLB Network asked the Batting Stance Guy, Gar Ryness, what a Brain Wilson Late Night TV Talk Show would look like. And once again, the BSG sleighed it.  The first episode aired on Thursday and according to the man himself, there are several more to come. So get your weekend started a little early and enjoy, “The Brian Wilson Show: Episode 1”

With the draft quickly approaching and in light of the incident with Buster Posey at the plate a week ago, I think it makes sense to look at the catcher position and the future of it within the draft.  Granted I probably would not even have considered this if the two best catchers in baseball weren’t currently on the disabled list, but that hardly makes anything about the inherent risks of the position less true.  No reader of this site requires an explanation of these risks and the dangers of the catcher position, but I am skeptical many would disagree that it’s about time the offensive catcher disappears from baseball, and it starts with the draft.

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