• 1. Young Love. The White Sox beat the Devil Rays 12-9, as Chicago supplanted Minnesota as the leader in the AL wild-card race. But we were more interested in watching bat-tossing wunderkind Delmon Young, who went 2-for-3 in his major league debut for Tampa Bay. And what a debut ... in his first major league at-bat, Young was booed, and then drilled in the back/left arm on the first pitch by Freddy Garcia. So what, Ozzie Guillen was pals with the minor league umpire whom Young hit two months ago (for which he drew a 50-game suspension)? Young knocked a home run in his third plate appearance.

• 2. Goodbye, Happy Streak. Jason Lane had plenty of offense in his bat (a pinch grand slam in the eighth), but Willy Taveras went 0-for-3, ending his hitting streak at 30 games. Anyway, the Astros continued their futile inspiring NL wild card bid with a 10-3 win over Milwaukee.

• 3. Oh Love! Oh Life! There Is No Life, But My Love Is Dead!. We are not even amused by the prospect of saying "Dan Uggla," because, you know, he homered and drove in four runs as the Marlins won their ninth straight, beating the Cardinals and The Rotting Corpse Of Mark Mulder, 9-1.

• 4. Barry Ball. Blasphemy in Atlanta! Hammerin' Hank set the all-time home run record here, and now Barry Bonds hit stwo home runs — his first multi-homer game since 2004 — to come within 28 of the mark. Sadly, te Giants forgot to win, losing 13-8.

• 5. Von Ryan's Express. Attention citizens of Philadelphia: Ryan Howard has tied Mike Schmidt. Repeat, Schmidt is no longer the sole single-season home run lead ... hey! Who threw that thermos?!

Young was asked how difficult the suspension was for him. Young does not even answer. He just shakes his head and rolls his hand as if to indicate to move on to the next question. He's asked if he learned anything from the suspension. Young responds by saying "That's the same question" and again rolls his hand to indicate to move on to the next question. ...

Later on, Young was asked about his relationship with the manager and coaches, and Young responds that he "keeps his distance" from the coaches. He also indicates that he has not spoken to the manager or coaches since the incident because he doesn't need to "socialize on past events." At the end of the interview, [the interviewer] thanks Delmon for sitting down with him, and, best we can tell, Young does not respond at all, except to take off his mic and walk away. [The interviewer] then can be seen looking towards his producers with a shrug of his shoulders and a very telling look on his face, that seems to display a bit of anger or annoyance. According to reports, Young's attitude was much the same when he met with reporters on the field. He snapped at several reporters for asking questions they shouldn't ask and even for brushing his leg with a microphone chord.

We don't mean to imply that maybe there's just something going on with the Young family, but ... boom bitch!

Prodigal Son Returns [Rays Index]
Dmitri Young's Rehab Experience [Deadspin]

No one has found video of the incident yet, and the radio broadcasts describe a less violent attack that some of the newspaper reports have shown. But Raystalk has a firsthand, eyewitness account of the incident, and though it might not have been as violent as people feared, it's certainly going to warrant a healthy suspension.

Now I want you all to understand exactly what happened here. I saw it was a toss. He tossed the bat. He didn't hurl it. He didn't exactly throw it. He didn't fling it. He certainly didn't draw back and take a full cut at the umpire. It wasn't a violent act. It wasn't intended to cause harm, what Delmon did. But it was deliberate. It was calculated. And, although not violent, it was certainly malicious.

Young can expect a healthy suspension, which should delay his trip to the major leagues. Though, considering this is the Devil Rays, that could end up being a blessing.

Saw It With My Own Eyes [Raystalk]
Delmon Young Sticks Up For Striking Umps [Rays Index]
Delmon Young K's, Goes Crazy [Dan's Take]

(UPDATE: Here's audio of the broadcast.)