Not to take away from DQ's morning round up,but here are a few unusual stories of interest this morning.

First, as linked in the headline, the Astros' opponent this weekend, the Tigers, have 14 bases loaded walks this year, and are on pace to walk in 31 runs. Does Jim Leyland hate for his pitchers to give in? In any event, Tigers' fans must have the rolaids handy for their games.

Second, Willy Taveras heads the list of biggest free agent busts this year.

Third, under the "you gotta be kidding me" department. Braves' reliever Jeff Bennett had a bad inning and punched a hole in the wall of the clubhouse. A bone in his non-pitching hand was broken all the way through, and Bennett attempted to set the bone himself. He didn't tell anybody and went out to pitch the 7th inning, giving up a HR to Nick Swisher. He didn't tell trainers until 20 minutes later. Talking about his DL-ed player, Braves' manager Bobby Cox said, "it's good that he cares; it's not good to break something."