The baseball season is flying by as we are already through Week 3 of the schedule. This past week we saw Philip Humber of the Chicago White Sox toss a perfect game and the New York Yankees battle back from nine runs down against the Boston Red Sox. The Miami Marlins struggled in the National League East cellar and Albert Pujols continued his homerless streak.

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Baseball lost a great example Friday. Bill "Moose" Skowron, a six-time All-Star with the New York Yankees and a beloved member of the Chicago White Sox, died at age 81. He had been battling lung cancer. Moose was a friendly and funny man with a buzz haircut and a squeaky, Chicago-accented voice who could tell legendary stories about everyone from Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin to Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe. Skowron played in seven World Series as a first baseman with the Yankees during one of their golden eras. He wasn't quite as good, or as famous, as Mantle, Roger Maris, Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford, but he was just as much of a Yankee as all of them. And Skowron seemed just as comfortable going against the Empire. After getting traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, he helped beat the Yanks with a great World Series in 1963. And, despite Skowron's history in New York, he managed to become one of the most beloved White Sox players after getting traded to his hometown team in 1964. That was Skowron, fitting in wherever he went. Here's what Yankees teammate Tony Kubek said about him in a feature published in the Chicago Tribune last year: "Moose was all about winning and toughness and coming through in the clutch, and that team consistently did it. Truthfully, if Moose had played with anyone else in his prime and batted fourth where he should have, instead of fifth or sixth, he'd be in the Hall of Fame." Of course, it's a funny story of how he came to be called "Moose."

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The Chicago White Sox's Philip Humber was perfect his last time out.

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SEATTLE (AP) Phil Humber threw the first perfect game in the majors in almost two years, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.

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SEATTLE (AP) Phil Humber threw the first perfect game in the majors in almost two years, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.

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Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber retired all 27 Seattle Mariners batters he faced to post the 21st perfect game in Major League Baseball history.

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And this is why baseball rules. On a random Saturday in April, in front on a small matinee crowd in Seattle, a former top prospect can rear back to finally realize his promise — and make one of the rarest kinds of baseball history while doing so. Seriously, before Saturday's 4-0 win over Seattle , Philip Humber's name was the farthest thing from a household name in the city where he plays. But after it ended, he had become  a trending topic on Twitter, a lead item on national sports broadcasts and a permanent addition to baseball's record books. By setting down 27 Seattle Mariners batters in order, the 29-year-old Chicago White Sox righthander became just the 21st pitcher in baseball history to throw a perfect game, joining such legendary names like Cy Young, Sandy Koufax and Roy Halladay. 

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Ozzie Guillen is an accomplished manager of baseball teams. He spent many years with the Chicago White Sox, leading them to a World Series championship. That title allows a measure of credibility, as his name is forever etched into the pantheon of baseball immortals.

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The Texas Rangers won their first series of the 2012 season by taking two of three from the Chicago White Sox. Now, as the team prepares to start their second series, the biggest game of the early season prepares for opening pitch. In what might be the most watched MLB game in Japan history, Yu Darvish makes his Rangers' debut against the Seattle Mariners and Ichiro Suzuki.

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With the Texas Rangers 5-0 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday Night Baseball, the opening week of the 2012 Major League Baseball season is officially in the books. With the completion of that game, there are countless fantasy teams ready to advance their lead in their divisions in the coming weeks, while others are left working at improving their rosters.

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