Raul Ibanez continues to defy father time, going 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs and 2 HRs yesterday, which is good enough for me to name him MVP.
As always, standings after the jump:
MVP of Yesterday (July 12, 2013): Raul Ibanez
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MVP of Yesterday (July 11, 2013): Freddie Freeman
Freddie Freeman shocked the world by beating out Yasiel Puig in the NL Final Vote, but then proved that perhaps it wasn’t a shock at all, going 3-4 with 4 RBIs and some nice defensive plays in Atlanta’s 6-5 win over the Reds. And that means that Freeman is the MVP of Yesterday!
Standings, as always, after the jump:
Pedro Alvarez’s longest home run
Pedro Alvarez is replacing the semi-injured Carlos Gonzalez in the HR Derby. His longest home run is this 456-foot dinger.
Now available: Out of the Park Baseball 14
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Keep an eye open in the next few days for a full review of the game.
MVP of Yesterday (July 10, 2013): Robinson Cano
Robinson Cano has basically had to strap the Yankees onto his shoulders at times over the past months, and last night he proved again why he is one of the finest players in the American League, going 3-4 with a HR and 3 RBIs against the Royals.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
Cespedes’ biggest homer
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Finishing up a previous story, here’s what the longest home run this season by Yoenis Cespedes looks like: it’s a 440-foot no-doubter.
MVP of Yesterday (July 9, 2013): Alex Rios
Alex Rios may have had one of the best nights of the season last night. Heck, he might have had one of the best nights of all time!
- He went six-for-six!
- He was four-for-four against Justin Verlander!
- He stole two bases!
- He’s the first person in history to do that well against Verlander, and only the second in the modern era to get that many hits and SB in a game (Sammy Sosa did it before).
Standings, as always, after the jump:
Tweet of the Night: Return of the Beard?
Teams aware that Brian Wilson could audition for scouts around Aug. 1. He’s been working out in Hawaii.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 9, 2013
MVP of Yesterday (July 8, 2013): Buster Posey
Somebody can buy Buster Posey a t-shirt that says “I went 5-8 with a HR in a 15-inning loss and all I got was MVP of Yesterday and this T-shirt” now, because that is the case for yesterday.
Amazingly, this is the first time he’s won.
You know the drill: standings under the jump.
The Longest Dingers of this year’s Home Run Derby contestants
The Home Run Derby roster has been announced! Well, mostly… they still have another AL spot open.
So, for those who want to get psyched by images of longball, here are links to the longest home runs by each of the participants so far this year:
Robinson Cano‘s 442-foot solo bomb off the batter’s eye in Minnesota.
Prince Fielder‘s 460-foot shot at Comerica.
Chris Davis‘ 439-foot longball at Camden Yards.
David Wright‘s 464-foot bomb against Craig Kimbrel in Atlanta.
Carlos Gonzalez‘s 458-foot shot deep into the Cincinnati night.
Michael Cuddyer‘s game-tier of 434 feet.
Bryce Harper‘s 434-foot bomb off of Bronson Arroyo.
I’ll put up the farthest by whoever else is named later.
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