Found this online. I must one day buy it and then have it framed and placed upon my desk:
Yes, that’s a baseball card of Cal Ripken wearing an Iron Man suit.
Your mind… is now blown.
Paul Goldschmidt had 4 hits, a HR, and 5 RBIs yesterday… which is a good way to become the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings after jump:
Wladimir Balentien broke the NPB single-season HR mark early this morning, hitting his 56th home run of the year, breaking a record held by the great Sadaharu Oh since 1964. Check out this video, it’s awesome:
And, later in the game, he hit number 57.
However, the MVP of Yesterday is technically meant just for MLB, and thankfully, there is a very good candidate: Brandon Belt, who went 5-6 with a HR and 6 RBI in the Giants’ runaway 19-3 victory over the Dodgers. He JUST edges out Hunter Pence, who had 7 RBI, but only 3 hits.
Standings, as usual, under the jump:
Jarrod Saltalamacchia has a long name and he hit a big home run yesterday- a grand slam, to be exact, one of his two hits. So, I’m naming him the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, as usual, under the jump:
It’s Friday the 13th, so here are my greatest baseball fears (these are mostly meant to be humorous):
Jose Reyes went 4-4 with a HR, 2 doubles and a walk, making him the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, as usual, under the jump:
Miss Bizarre Baseball Culture? Don’t worry, it’ll be back soon, but to hold you over, here’s a bit from Captain Marvel Adventures #36, from June 1944, in which Billy Batson (who transforms into Captain Marvel with one cry of SHAZAM!) meets some of movers-and-shakers at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis, including Dizzy Dean (who was an announcer for the Browns at the time) and HOF Cardinals manager Billy Southworth.
It’s not quite teaching baseball to Martians, but maybe it’ll hold some of you over.
It wasn’t his best start of his young career- he gave up five hits and only struck out five in his seven innings- but in the final start of his first season, Jose Fernandez made up for it at the plate, with two hits, including a home run that led to a clearing of the benches.
Sadly, we now have to wait until next year to see more of this exceptional young talent, but, hey, he goes out as MVP of Yesterday. Standings under the jump:
The (exhibition) return of Olympic Stadium got me to thinking for no real reason: What are other former MLB stadiums that are still standing? I don’t mean cases where they knocked down almost the whole thing but kept the diamond there (as has happened at Tiger Stadium), or cases where they demolished most but not all of the stadium and then it was made into something totally different (as with what used to be Braves Field). I’m talking about actual former stadiums that are still standing and could, in theory, still be used for baseball.
I came up with this list:
I can’t think of any others… can you?
Hunter Pence went 4-5 with a HR and 6 RBI last night, and while the Giants didn’t win the game, Pence wins MVP of Yesterday.
(Apologies to David Price and Mark Trumbo)
Standings, as usual, under the jump:
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