After seeing this hilarious post about baseball cards, expect to see a lot more in Yardwork. Why? Because baseball cards are fun. And didn’t we all set our cards on the ping pong table in the basement in a kind of ‘card shop’ as youngsters, selling them to kids in the neighborhood?

Detroit 2, Seattle 3: Whew. Putz showed no ill-effects from struggling in the All-Star game, locking things up in the ninth for the Mariners. Interesting four-game set should tell us just how good Seattle’s starting pitching is. We all know King Felix is a stud … who else will step up?

Mets 3, Reds 2: El Duque stole a base? Reyes doubled and homered and got picked off. And a nation collectively bid adieu to 48-year-old Julio Franco, whom the Mets cut Thursday. We’ll miss you, gramps.

Boston 7, Toronto 4: Ortiz and Manny combined to go 5-for-9 with two doubles, three runs, and five RBI. Geez, how long has Vernon Wells been hitting leadoff?

Yankees 7, Devil Rays 3: Everybody gets a hit but Robinson Cano. What a letdown. A-Rod homered again, meaning he’ll need another million from the Yanks to stick around. You knew all along James Shields was dreaming, and now he has been rudely awaken, and soon enough, his ERA will be 5.00.

Chicago 9, Baltimore 7: Ozzie crapped his pants as the White Sox bullpen permitted five runs in the ninth inning, but Chicago held on anyway. Jermaine Dye has been garbage all season, but now that we’re facing him in fantasy, of course he homers. Bastard.