Home Run - 1, Run Scored - 0: Something very strange happened last Friday in a game between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers. In the sixth inning, Giants catcher Bengie Molina had an apparent single off the outfield wall, and then was immediately pulled for a pinch-runner, Emmanuel Burriss. However, the umpires decided to review the hit and changed the ruling from a single to a home run. But it was Burriss, not Molina, who was credited with the run scored. The umpires, citing the archaic rule book, ruled that once Burriss touched the bases, the player he replaced cannot return. So Molina has become the first baseball player ever to have hit a home run but was not credited with the run scored.
Sweet Street Racing: The Singapore Grand Prix is probably one of the most fascinating races in recent years. We had a winner, Fernando Alonso, who started from 15th on the grid, but should have started way further in front but for a mechanical problem. We had a front-runner, Felipe Massa, who looked like he was going to take an easy win, but hit his throttle a little too early and took the fuelling hose with him, thus giving him a 13th-placed finish. We had an under-performing driver, Nelsinho Piquet, who had a crash while running in the back of the field, which brought out the safety car and somehow propelled his teammate, Alonso, to the front and an unlikely victory. We also had a front-runner, Kimi Raikkonen, who was trying too hard and crashed into the wall, therefore not having scored a point for the fourth consecutive race. And we also had a spectator, Yours Truly, who got glued to the TV because of the jam-packed action, and forgot that his baby was hungry.
Busch League: What's going on with Kyle Busch? He had been dominating the NASCAR field for months, but when it was time for the Chase for the Cup, he simply disappeared and had had consecutive lowly finishes. It was cruel for Busch, who was in such a good form earlier in the season. But the unique format for the Chase will very likely cost him the title.
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