Former Mississippi State standout Buck Showalter picked up his 1,000th career victory as a major-league manager on Tuesday night as his Baltimore Orioles won at Yankee Stadium. The AP's story here.

We crossed paths in Nashville, during Showalter's run as a minor-league first baseman in the Yankees' organization. In an interview near the end of his time with the Double-A Sounds - gosh, I wish there was a link to that somwhere - he told me in an interview that he was planning to pursue managing when his playing days were through Good call.

Here are other takes on the game, from The Baltimore Sun here, and MLB.com here.