Good job, good effort, David Freese. (Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports)

Major League Baseball did not take to any league-wide celebrations as is done on Jackie Robinson Day, Independence Day, and September 11.

But just because the head honchos didn’t mandate each team to wear off-colored jerseys with the team’s nickname plastered across the chest in Spanish, there was nothing to hold back those players passionately influenced by the cultural movement of Cinco de Mayo.

Let’s take a look at which players celebrated Cinco de Mayo this season by arriving at the ballpark, playing baseball, and leaving donning a sombrero, whether it be the regular, value menu sombrero (three strikeouts), the golden sombrero (four strikeouts), or the platinum sombrero (five whiffs).

Sombreros!

Daniel Nava (BOS): 0-4, 3 SO

Stephen Drew (BOS): 1-4, 3 SO

Chris Parmelee (MIN): 0-3, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 R

Oswaldo Arcia (MIN): 1-4, 3 SO

Tyler Moore, jack of all trades. (Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)

Tyler Moore (WAS): 1-4, 3 SO, 1 HR, 3 RBI

David Freese (STL) (!!!!!): 0-5 (!!), 3 SO, 6 LOB (!!!), retribution for Shaun Marcum’s hung changeups.

Dexter Fowler (COL): 0-5, 3 SO

Jason Castro (HOU): 0-3, 3 SO, 1 BB, #Verlanderd

Golden Sombreros!

AJ Pierzynski: 0-4, 4 SO

Platinum Sombreros!

Congratulations! Nobody sucked that much today!

HE’S BACK. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

Today, the Brewers announced they called up Prince to join the team.

Josh Prince, that is.

Don’t tell that to the guy–we’ll call him “Ned”–at the Milwaukee County Zoo today.

While at the humble abode of the reptiles, Ned was scrolling through his Twitter feed on his phone, when something caught his eye. I have no sixth sense, but I have a feeling he read something along the lines of “Brewers call up Prince after the injury to Aramis Ramirez”.

This made Ned very excitable.

“Holy crap, Prince is back on the Brewers!?!?” He exclaimed to his presumed significant other.

“Prince…?”

“Fielder!” He replied.

She probably should have dumped him on the spot.

Good lookin’ John. Good lookin’

Anyway, the Royal Rumble is an annual pro wrestling event in which a large humanity of wrestlers aim to eliminate the other competitors by tossing them over the ropes of the ring, with both feet touching the floor. Apparently, the Royal Rumble is different than the similarly-themed Battle Royale, with competitors running into the ring at predetermined intervals until everyone is attempting to kill each other at once instead of everyone starting in the ring.

For our purposes, we’ll use the Battle Royale, with all our competitors starting in the ring at once. Also, no Alex Gonzalez. He was in negotiations when the rumble took place.

All the talk – along with the absurd boringness of the Pro Bowl – on Sunday night got me to thinking: who would win if there was a Brewers Battle Royale?

I picked out 26 Brewers for our contest, all of which we might see on the Opening Day roster; the 6’6″, fiercely mustached Michael Olmsted couldn’t possibly be left off, so I caved in and picked 26 guys instead of the typical 25-man active roster. In the Brewers Battle Royale, the field was narrowed down to 12, where a seventh inning stretch was implicated, and then the ruckus resumed. Announced by the Bob Uecker, Gus Johnson, and Bill Schroeder trinity.

To the ring!

The Odds Were Never in Your Favor…

Jonathan Lucroy- Mike Fiers thought ahead and brough a packed suitcase, had Martin Maldonado tackle the smaller Lucroy, then dropped said suitcase on poor Jonny Luke’s hand.

Jean Segura- Listed at 165 pounds, I’m honestly not even sure if Jean could take me down.

Marco Estrada- That mohawk isn’t fooling me, Marco!

Marco Estrada: Better at bunting or wrestling? (Image: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports)

Mike Gonzalez- Naturally, Gonzalez tried taking down all the lefties in the Brewers offense, which didn’t sit over well with Gamel, Green, Aoki, and Schafer.

Corey Hart- Corey was a favorite in this competition after training at the Bear Grylls Academy for Bearded Men this winter, but it’s kind of hard to fight with an injured knee.

Tyler Thornburg- I interviewed Tyler last season and he’s a classy southern kid. Plus, I’m sure none of the ladies want to see his face get depleted by a Carlos Gomez bodyslam.

Taylor Green- Taylor lasted a while before Mat Gamel realized the two are in a race for starting first baseman and Gaby Sanchez’d him.

Wily Peralta- Wily had better things to do, like being our top-ranked prospect.

Logan Schafer and Jeff Bianchi- Possibly the highlight of the entire match, Michael “The Sherrif” Olmsted came out of nowhere, scooped  up Schafer and launched him at Bianchi, rupturing the spleens of not only Bianchi, but also those of a crowd watching in utter shock.

Comments on the shirt, boys? Any?

Ryan Braun- Ryan showed up to this fight with a shirt from his tee shirt line on, a pretty-boy shave, his supermodel fiancée at his side, and still manicuring his nails like he was between pitches in left field.

Mat Gamel- Mat took up some time removing Green from the ring, but the Florida surfer-boy saw illusions of the first base foul territory wall at Petco Park and ducked out on his own.

Mark Rogers- Rogers and Fiers aren’t just figuratively battling for a rotation spot: when Mark was busy watching the Schafer-Bianchi scene unfold, Fiers channeled his inner Carlos Zambrano and confused Rogers for a Gatorade cooler. The following events didn’t end too well.

Tom Gorzelanny- In a post-match interview, Rickie Weeks said of Gorzelanny, “he’s not about that life, man.”

The Final Twelve (In order of elimination)

12. Martin Maldonado- Pretty sure the bullpen pitchers trying to not send him to the shelf was the only reason Maldy made it this far.  Now that we’re down to 12, however, it’s survival of the fittest.

11. Burke Badenhop- Personally, I like to think of Burke Badenhop as a badass groundball pitcher, and only so much of that translates over to the ring.

10. Jim Henderson- Anyone with this is not one to be messed with. And Gentleman Jim is a good wrestler’s name.

Sweat freezes at 10 degrees. @joe_block #23days Lifting is next! twitter.com/JimHenderson29…

— Jim Henderson (@JimHenderson29) January 21, 2013

9. Yovani Gallardo- Am I the only one here that wants Yovani to run recklessly around the ring with that mullet and a Mexican flag draped around his shoulders shouting, “Jonrón, jonrón!”? Yes? Oh.

Dandy MIke Fiers. (Image: Frank Victores-USA TODAY Sports)

8. Mike Fiers- Fiers may like to chill on the Florida beaches near his hometown, but a guy who survived what could have been a fatal car crash and rocks a top-three mustache on the Brewers would go far in this rumble. I mean, he HAS to!

7. Chris Narveson- Front Row Amy loves Narv Dog. Your argument is invalid.

6. Aramis Ramirez- Picture this: Aramis Ramirez. In spandex tights. Down to his mid-thigh. Without a shirt. Oiled chest. And big, pimped out, spiky wristbands. You’re welcome.

5. Norichika Aoki- After all the little guys got thrown out of the ring early, Norichika lasted to the final five with his signature move, the Aokie Pokie.

Norichika shows no mercy.

4. Michael Olmsted- 6’6″, 245 with a mustache John Axford envies from time to time. Michael Olmsted balls so hard.

3. Carlos Gomez- Carlos Gomez only knows one speed: all-out. He’d be flying around the ring like it was center field at Miller Park. The Go-Go clothesline would be a work of beauty, and he’d probably tweet a hilarious photo of his match-day apparel.

2. John Axford- The Ax Man is 6-foot-5, Canadian, saves nations with his mustache, and listens to heavy rock. He was finally the one to take down Gomez because apparently no one else remembered he chases the low-and-away breaking ball. Whenever he tossed someone over the ropes, the crowd simultaneously burst into making ax motions with their arms. “I don’t know, I guess that was pretty creative, I think,” said Zack Greinke of the crowd’s ingeniousness.

And your champion is…

Rickie Weeks- Breaking ball to the face? Rickie Weeks ain’t got time for that. Leading the league in times hit by pitch? That’s just how Rickie Weeks rolls. The Brew Crew’s second baseman has a reputation as one of the toughest guys in the league and has the muscular build of a guy who could shred you to pieces in an alley. And now I’m done talking about the muscles of guys larger than me.

 Comments? Questions? Concerns? Queries? Posers? Leave them below! Who do you think would win? Follow @ReviewngTheBrew on Twitter and/or the author (and most active Twitterist of the staff), Curt Hogg. Be sure to like us on Facebook, too, for constant updates.

Pete Vuckovich was a dandy of a pitcher. I never saw him pitch because of my youth, but those fancy sabermetrics like earned run average and Cy Young awards tell me he made a lot of wins and got batters out. Which is what pitchers are supposed to do.

Even though Pete succeeded in hurling the base ball, he forgot to zip his base ball pants. Before a big start. In the World Series. Maybe one of his teammates pulled a prank on him or maybe he just forgot like we all do sometimes. Especially with a national television audience.

Happy Royce Clayton? Not for long.

Caught up in the debate over the 2013 BBWAA Hall of Fame voting that saw no players elected to the MLB Hall of Fame for the first time since 1996–a year when Bob Boone and Fred Lynn were the top first-time eligible players–was the writers overlooking the career of dreadlocked shortstop and 2003 Milwaukee Brewer Royce Clayton.

There was apparently someone who goes under the title of “expert” that thought Aaron Sele, he of a 4.61 career era, 148 wins, 1.50 WHIP, and 1.76 K/BB ratio,  is deserving of a Hall of Fame plaque. If this continues to be a pattern, Clayton’s incredibly mediocre numbers may appear under the flashy, among the greatest of all-time category to some completely-deserving-of-the-honor voter.

Though, Royce, the people paid to cover the game recognized not your lifetime accomplishments, we here at RtB take the time out to appreciate everything you did. Especially all that good stuff you did with the Brew Crew.

Royce, we’ve even taken the time out to include you on our Brewers We Won’t Miss team of the decade. Nothing speaks “Hall of Famer” more than that honor. Or that .228 batting average with the Brewers. That’s hard to forget, too.

Here’s to you, Royce Clayton. The BBWAA may give thee no love, but there’s always this: my grandmother will always give you, your crazy hair, and .634 OPS less love than them.

To recap last week’s quarterfinal action:

Both the 2011 and 1982 Brewers teams – the top two seeds – advanced, though it took Harvey’s Wallbangers a full five games to defeat against the upstart, Bill Schroeder-led 1983 squad. Hopefully Shaun Marcum doesn’t have to face David Freese so that the 2011 Brewers can do what they fell short of that season: get past the semifinals. Also, Manny Parra was the losing pitcher in game five for the 2012 Brewers. Some things never change.

Before the start of the semifinals, we also made sure the umpires reminded the forgetful, such as Pete Vuckovich, to zip their flies and whatnot before the outset of the games.

To the simulations!

Semifinals (Best of 7)

(1) 2011 Brewers (96-66) vs. (12) 1991 Brewers (83-79)

Chris Bosio went to work for the ’91 Crew.

Game 1: 1991 Brewers 5, 2011 Brewers 3- W: Jaime Navarro (3-0) L: Yovani Gallardo (1-2) SV: Doug Henry (2)

Game 2: 1991 Brewers 2, 2011 Brewers 0- W: Bill Wegman (2-1) L: Zack Greinke (1-2) SV: Doug Henry (3)

Game 3: 2011 Brewers 6, 1991 Brewers 2- W: Shaun Marcum (2-0) L: Don August (0-2) SV: John Axford (3)

Game 4: 1991 Brewers 5, 2011 Brewers 1- W: Chris Bosio (2-1) L: Randy Wolf (0-1)

Game 5: 2011 Brewers 11, 1991 Brewers 0- W: Yovani Gallardo (2-2) L: Jaime Navarro (3-1)

Game 6: 2011 Brewers 8, 1991 Brewers 2- W: Francisco Rodriguez (1-0) L: Bill Wegman (2-2)

Game 7: 1991 Brewers 2, 2011 Brewers 1- W: Chris Bosio (3-1) L: Shaun Marcum (2-1) SV: Doug Henry (4)

Upset special baybee! The 12-seed 1991 Brewers storm through to play for Bernie’s Cup. MVP: Chris Bosio goes 2-0 and gives up one earned run over 16 innings, including eight shutout innings in Game Seven.

Beast Mode makes a graceful exeunt from the Bernie’s Cup Tournament.

(2) 1982 Brewers (95-67) vs. (13) 1980 Brewers (87-75)

Game 1: 1980 Brewers 5, 1982 Brewers 4 (12)- W: Bill Castro (2-0) L: Jerry Augustine (1-1)

Game 2: 1982 Brewers 7, 1980 Brewers 5 (12)- W: Jim Slaton (1-0) L: Reggie Cleveland (0-1)

Game 3: 1982 Brewers 8, 1980 Brewers 6- W: Pete Vuckovich (2-0) L: Lary Sorenson (2-1)

Game 4: 1982 Brewers 14, 1980 Brewers 7- W: Don Sutton (1-0) L: Bill Travers (0-1) SV: Pete Ladd (1)

Game 5: 1980 Brewers 5, 1982 Brewers 0- W: Moose Haas (2-0) L: Mike Caldwell (1-1)

Game 6: 1982 Brewers 6, 1980 Brewers 5 (15)- W: Don Sutton (2-0) L: Reggie Cleveland (0-2)

Harvey’s Wallbangers go on to face the 1991 Brewers for Bernie’s Cup. MVP: Ted Simmons hits four homers, including two in Game 7 to go along with the walk-off single to drive in Gorman Thomas and win the series.

Harvey, Paulie, and Robin are still alive on multiple teams in the tournament.

To recap last Monday’s action in the Round of 16:

The top-seeded 2011 Brewers rallied to avoid an upset to the everyone’s all-time fave 81-81 Brewers of 1989. The 1991 Brewers, the twelfth seed, took down the five-seed and (sorta) 1981 AL Central champs. Our beloved 2012 Brewers somehow won and, even more shockingly, Shaun Marcum won the clinching game. Harvey’s Wallbangers advanced, but Team Streak was not so lucky. Lary Sorenson somehow won a game and CC Sabathia gave up a grand slam in a playoff game, something he would obviously never do in real life.

Once again, I tried to keep all scenarios as realistic as possible – such as not allowing a pitcher to start Game 2 then turn around and pitch Game 4, and platooning Carlos Gomez and Nyjer Morgan – even in a simulation that has many given variables toward creating the outcome. I also didn’t have to worry about travel days, so I trashed the stupid 2-3 format Major League Baseball adopted and went with the good ol’ 2-2-1.

Anyway, to the simulations!

Quarterfinals (Best of 5)

(1) 2011 Brewers (96-66) vs. (9) 1988 Brewers (87-75)

Game 1: 2011 Brewers 7, 1988 Brewers 4- W: Yovani Gallardo (1-1) L: Teddy Higuera (1-1) SV: John Axford (1)

Game 2: 1988 Brewers 5, 2011 Brewers 1- W: Chris Bosio (1-0) L: Zack Greinke (1-1) SV: Dan Plesac (1)

Game 3: 2011 Brewers 6, 1988 Brewers 1- W: Randy Wolf (1-0) L: Don August (1-1)

Game 4: 2011 Brewers 6, 1988 Brewers 4- W: Takashi Saito (1-0) L: Chuck Crim (0-1) SV: John Axford (2)

(12) 1991 Brewers (83-79) vs. (13) 2012 Brewers (83-79)

Game 1: 1991 Brewers 3, 2012 Brewers 2- W: Jaime Navarro (2-0) L: Yovani Gallardo (0-2)

Game 2: 1991 Brewers 4, 2012 Brewers 1- W: Bill Wegman (1-1) L: Mike Fiers (0-1) SV: Doug Henry (1)

Game 3: 2011 Brewers 3, 1991 Brewers 0- W: Marco Estrada (2-0) L: Don August (0-1) SV: John Axford (2)

Game 4: 2011 Brewers 6, 1991 Brewers 2- W: Shaun Marcum (2-0) L: Chris Bosio (1-1)

Game 5: 1991 Brewers 8, 2011 Brewers 7 (10) W: Chuck Crim (1-0) L: Manny Parra (0-1)

(3) 1979 Brewers (95-66) vs. (11) 1980 Brewers (86-76)

May 18, 2012; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke takes out pitcher Manny Parra (26) in the sixth inning during the game against the Minnesota Twins at Miller Park. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-US PRESSWIRE

Game 1: 1980 Brewers 7, 1979 Brewers 3- W: Moose Haas (1-0) L: Bill Castro (0-1)

Game 2: 1980 Brewers 6, 1979 Brewers 4- W: Bob McClure (1-0) L: Jerry Augustine (0-1) SV: Bill Castro (2)

Game 3: 1980 Brewers 6, 1979 Brewers 1- W: Larry Sorenson (2-0) L: Reggie Cleveland (0-1)

Aaaand the 1980 Brewers move on to the semis with an upset over the three seed. MVP: Lary Sorenson throws a three-hit complete game in the final game.

(2) 1982 Brewers (95-67) vs. (10) Brewers (87-75)

Game 1: 1982 Brewers 12, 1983 Brewers 8- W: Jerry Augustine (1-0) L: Tom Candiotti (0-1) SV: Jim Slaton (1)

Game 2: 1982 Brewers 11, 1983 Brewers 1- W: Mike Caldwell (1-0) L: Don Sutton (0-2)

Game 3: 1983 Brewers 2, 1982 Brewers 0- W: Mike Caldwell (1-0) L: Moose Haas (0-1)

Game 4: 1983 Brewers 8, 1982 Brewers 1- W: Moose Haas (2-0) L: Bob McClure (1-1)

Game 5: 1982 Brewers 4, 1983 Brewers 2- W: Pete Vuckovich (1-0) L: Tom Tellmann (0-1) SV: Rollie Fingers (2)

Harvey’s Wallbangers advance. Breathe easy. MVP: Roy Howell hits two homers, including a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning of Game 5.

Through 44 seasons as a franchise, it’s difficult to decide which Milwaukee Brewers team was the greatest of all-time. Was it Harvey’s

Oct 7, 2011; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez (right) celebrates with teammates after scoring the winning run in the tenth inning of game five of the 2011 NLDS against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Miller Park. The Brewers won 3-2 in 10 innings. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE

Wallbangers or Team Streak? Was it the 2011 team, franchise record holder for wins or the CC Sabathia-led Wild Card team of 2008? Or what about the 95-win team in 1979 that didn’t even reach the postseason?

It’s time for that debate to be settled using the only thing less biased than Hawk Harrelson (I kid, gosh): The online simulation tool at WhatIfSports.

Arranging the top 16 teams–because including all 44 teams would mean we have to acknowledge that 2002 really happened in real life–in franchise history based upon single season records and setting them against each other in a virtual, awesome, totally gnarly bracket to determine which team reigns supreme. Each Monday the next round will be posted right here at RtB to reveal who advanced in the tournament. To the place Northwestern fans have never been: the Round of 16!

Round of 16 (Best of 3)

(1) 2011 Brewers (96-66) vs. (16) 1989 Brewers (81-81)

Game 1: 1989 Brewers 5, 2011 Brewers 3- W: Chris Bosio (1-0) L: Yovani Gallardo (0-1)

Game 2: 2011 Brewers 6, 1989 Brewers 4- W: Zack Greinke (1-0) L: Teddy Higuera (0-1)

Game 3: 2011 Brewers 2, 1989 Brewers 1- W: Kameron Loe (1-0) L: Dan Plesac (0-1)

2011 Brewers advance, 2-1. MVP: Rickie Weeks hits a walk-off homer in Game 3 to avoid a first-round upset to the ’89 team.

JJ Hardy and Ray Durham were a major part of the magic in 2008…just not as much a part as CC Sabathia.

(8) 2008 Brewers (90-72) vs. (9) 1988 Brewers (87-75)

Game 1: 1988 Brewers 2, 2008 Brewers 1 (10)- W:Teddy Higuera (1-0) L: Guillermo Mota (0-1)

Game: 1988 Brewers 8, 2008 Brewers 1- W: Don August (1-0) L: CC Sabathia (0-1)

1988 Brewers advance, 2-0. MVP: Teddy Higuera throws a 10-inning gem in Game 1 to get the win before Sabathia gets shelled as ’88 team sweeps.

(5) 1981 Brewers (62-47) vs. (12) 1991 Brewers (83-79)

Game 1: 1991 Brewers 2, 1981 Brewers 1- W: Jaime Navarro L: Mike Caldwell (0-1)

Game 2: 1981 Brewers 9, 1991 Brewers 0- W: Pete Vuckovich (1-0) L: Bob Wegman (0-1) SV: Rollie Fingers (1)

Game 3: 1991 Brewers 8, 1981 Brewers 0- W: Chris Bosio (1-0) L: Moose Haas (0-1)

1991 Brewers pull off the upset, 2-1. MVP: Greg Vaughn goes 8-12 with 1 HR and drives in 6 of his team’s 10 runs.

(4) 1978 Brewers (93-69) vs. (13) 2012 Brewers (83-79)

Game 1: 1978 Brewers 9, 2012 Brewers 3- W: Mike Caldwell (1-0) L: Yovani Gallardo (0-1)

Game 2: 2012 Brewers 13, 1978 Brewers 3- W: Marco Estrada (1-0) L: Jerry Augustine (0-1)

Game 3: 2012 Brewers 3, 1978 Brewers 2- W: Shaun Marcum (1-0) L: Larry Sorenson (0-1) SV: John Axford (1)

2012 Brewers come back to finish the upset, 2-1. MVP: Alex Gonzalez resurrects, hits .500 over the last 2 games with 2 homers.

PRINCE AND RICKIE WIN THE WORLD SERIES WOOHOO! (Image: Jeff Curry-US PRESSWIRE)

Jaime Garcia and the Cardinals for a 9-6 victory in the first game of the 2011 NLCS.

Actually, scratch that; guys never actually remember any important anniversaries, right?

Just before the Ryan Braun bobblehead on your desk yells at you–a little less threatening than the wife or girlfriend, yes, but not how you want to spend your night–there’s time to run out to the store and buy celebratory balloons to celebrate the Brewers first victory in a LCS game since 1982.

This is not average one year victory anniversary. Milwaukee came back from a 4-1 St. Louis lead in the fifth with big hits from Braun, Prince Fielder, and, yes, the one and only Yuniesky Betancourt. You can’t make this stuff up. Francisco Rodriguez pitched a scoreless eighth (#ThingsWeWillAcceptForKRod) and John Axford hung on for the easy save. (#JohnAxfordSaves).

Of course, the Brewers would go on to sweep the Cardinals and win the World Series in a dramatic seven game series over Texas, featuring a walk-off home run in Game Six off the bat of Corey Hart two innings after he hit a two-out game-tying triple!

And up until these last three-plus weeks, the 2012 season was headed seemingly nowhere. The hitting wasn’t consistent enough to get

Randy Wolf was the starter for the Brewers on April 24. Image: Thomas Campbell-US PRESSWIRE

hot, injuries had depleted the rotation, and the bullpen was an absolute disaster. How poor had their season been going? Well, the Brewers have reached .500 for the first time since they sat at 9-9 on April 24.

How different are things now than they were on that Tuesday night? Let’s take a look.

Randy Wolf picked up his first win of the season. He finished 3-10 and is now with the Orioles. 

Ryan Braun went 0-5. Related: Pigs flew. 

Astros reliever Fernando Rodriguez gave up a run, but entered the game 0-1 with a 3.68 era. He’s now 1-10 with a 5.74 era. 

The ‘Stros lineup read: Schafer 8, Lowrie 6, Martinez 7, Lee 3, Bogusevic 9, Altuve 4, Snyder 2, Gonzalez 5, Norris 1. On Monday, the only one of those players still in the lineup: JD Martinez.

Alex Gonzalez was 3-4 with an RBI. He tore his ACL two weeks later and is out for the year. 

RICKAYYYYYYY. Image: Steve Mitchell-US PRESSWIRE

Rickie Weeks was batting .188. Rickie Weeks is now batting .226, thank you.

Bryce Harper was just another 19-year-old in the minors. Now? He’s a 19-year-old phenom with 18 major league bombs.

Mike Trout was still in AAA. Mike Trout is now an AL MVP candidate. 

Corey Hart started in right field. Mat Gamel also tore his ACL and Hart hasn’t played right field since July 21. 

The Indians were in first place, the Angels 6-11, and Oakland 9-10. The Indians are 59-83, Los Angeles is 77-64, and Oakland 20 games above .500 and in Wild Card position. 

Brad Mills was manager of the Astros. Brad Mills is no longer manager of the Astros. 

Carlos Gomez hit a pinch hit homer, his first of the season. Go-Go has a career-high 16 homers and has a chance at a 20-30 season. 

Robert Griffin III had yet to be drafted into the NFL. Now he made arguably the most impressive debut in NFL history. 

Roger Clemens was still presumed by most to be guilty of PED use. Now he’s acquitted and threatening a return to the Astros…

Brett Favre was retired. Brett Favre is retired. Wait, seriously??