After dropping the first two games at San Bernardino, the Storm have won the next two at home, forcing a game five back on the road. Right-hander Mike Bumstead goes against lefty Glenn Bott at 7:05 tonight.

In a minor upset, Baseball America has named Rocco Baldelli 2002 Minor League Player of the Year. Personally I figured they’d give it to Jose Reyes or Sean Burnett. I’m not sure what to make of Baldelli. On the one hand, he’s a former first-round pick who more than held his own in the high minors. On the other hand, 23 walks in 478 at-bats is not going to get it done. He’s a heckuva prospect but I get the feeling that some folks are getting a little too excited about him right now.

USD grad Brady Clark has been traded to the Mets. If ever there were a team that should be willing to give a guy like Clark a shot in the outfield, it would have to be the Mets. Here’s hoping he gets that chance and does something with it.

Frightening Thought

The Angels’ rally monkey has its own web site: www.rallymonkey.com

Junk Drawer

Just looking through some old links. Thought you might enjoy…

• Only Baseball Matters — John Perricone’s excellent baseball site.
• Slower.net — Nothing to do with baseball, but I just dig this site.

Shameless Plug

My band Tunesmith is playing this Friday and Saturday night at Janie’s in Chula Vista. Come check us out if you can. We’re also available for parties.

Yeah, this is a site primarily about baseball, but it’s free, so sometimes you get other stuff, too. Hey, and I don’t even charge extra for it!