When one goes on vacation, it is expected things will happen in sports, but holy moly, did things ever change when this writer decided to take a trip “off the grid” last week. In addition to the trade that brought Justin Verlander back to Houston after half a season in…
When one goes on vacation, it is expected things will happen in sports, but holy moly, did things ever change when this writer decided to take a trip “off the grid” last week. In addition to the trade that brought Justin Verlander back to Houston after half a season in New York, Framber Valdez tossed a no-no (and was named AL Player of the Week as a result) and, on Monday, Corey Julks was sent back to Triple A Sugar Land, a precursor to a promotion for the hot-hitting former top prospect Jon Singleton, who, like JV (albeit it far less successfully) just made his way back to the Astros…