4-for-4, two home runs and three RBIs. Just another day at the office for Miguel Cabrera, the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, as usual, after the jump:
MVP of Yesterday (June 28, 2013): Miguel Cabrera
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Updating the Twitter List
Last year, I talked about good Twitter accounts to follow. For the most part, those are still true. So, in addition to those, I add in these suggestions. They are by no means the only ones to follow… consider it more of a sampling:
- @VinScullyTweet, a feed I recently discovered that tweets out gems of sweet goodness that Vin Scully says on the air.
- @RichardDeitsch, run by SI‘s sports journalism and media reporter (Richard Deitsch, obviously), is about all types of sports and how they are covered by the media. He doesn’t pull any punches in giving his opinions on sports media.
- Writer Jon Bernhardt (@JonBernhardt) of Sports On Earth (amongst others) writes hilarious and sometimes cynical takes on baseball, focusing primarily on the Baltimore Orioles. A good follow during their games.
- Matt Sussman (@Suss2Hyphens) is similar, albeit a fan of the Tigers.
- @BizBallMaury AKA Maury Brown covers the business side of sports very well.
- @ThisDateInBBall brings you “This Date In History”-style tidbits about baseball.
- @Jay_Jaffe and @EmmaSpan are both great baseball writers and tweeters. They also live with each other. Sadly, no sitcom is yet in the works.
- Our good friend Michael Clair of “Old Time Family Baseball” can be found at @ClairBearAttack.
- And, finally, there are the Twitter accounts of “You Can’t Predict Baseball” (which tweets out weird happenings, such as a Molina brother stealing a base) and @CanPredictBall, which tweets out things you totally could see coming, like Manny Machado hitting a double or Adam Dunn having a homer, strikeout and a walk during a game.
MVP of Yesterday (June 27, 2013): Derek Holland
Want to know the easiest way to win the MVP of Yesterday? Throw a shutout. Especially if you don’t give up many hits.
Derek Holland did that yesterday, throwing a 2-hit complete game shutout against the Yankees… in Yankee Stadium. Impressive, even with the C-list lineup the Yankees have been throwing out of late.
So, Holland, the “Dutch Oven”, wins MVP of Yesterday. Go below the jump for the standings:
The Grandest Question: Who would win in a fight? (Humor)
Introduction:
Superman vs. Batman. Godzilla vs. King Kong. Kirk vs. Picard.
Questions such as these have raged since the beginning of time. All types of media have tried to answer questions such as this. Heck, recently Nintendo released the first trailers for the latest incarnation of Super Smash Brothers, a series based entirely on the question of whether Mario could beat the snot out of Pikachu (amongst others) and similar questions.
But to the best of my memory, nobody has ever answered the question of who would win in a fight between all of the team-names of Major League Baseball. From the Atlanta Braves to the Washington Nationals, what would win?
Truly, this had to be a massive undertaking, taking into account history, science, tradition and countless other areas of knowledge. Nothing less than the most complete look at each of the warriors could do justice. Well, sort of.
You see, I am automatically going to disqualify teams that are inanimate objects. Therefore, the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals (which is technically named after the American Royal Livestock Show, and not the idea of being kings), Oakland Athletics (which is just derived from being an Athletic club), Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds (given that they are not actually communists), Washington Nationals (derived from being in the National League) and Colorado Rockies are all tied for last place. Now, let us go below the jump to take a look at our combatants:
MVP of Yesterday (June 26, 2013): R.A. Dickey
A tough one to choose yesterday, as two pitchers (R.A. Dickey and A.J. Griffin) both had complete game 2-hit shutouts. However, Dickey had a higher Win Points Added on Fangraphs (i.e. he was more responsible for the win, which makes sense as the Blue Jays only won by three while the Athletics won by five), so I’m giving him the nod.
As usual, standings after the jump:
Baseball News Reaction of the Night (Humor)
I saw this tweet (emphasis mine):
With Pittsburgh’s win and St. Louis’ loss, the two teams are tied for the best record in baseball at 48-30.
— SI MLB (@si_mlb) June 27, 2013
MVP of Yesterday (June 25, 2013): Rickie Weeks
Rickie Weeks had three hits, two homers and four RBIs in the Brewers’ victory over the Cubs yesterday, good enough for him to be the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
My All-Star Ballot (2013)
What does my All-Star Ballot look like? Well, it looks something like this:
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
Catcher: Joe Mauer, Twins
First Baseman: Chris Davis, Orioles
Second Baseman: Robinson Cano, Yankees
Shortstop: J.J. Hardy, Orioles
Third Baseman: Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
Designated Hitter: David Ortiz, Red Sox
Outfield: Mike Trout (Angels), Adam Jones (Orioles), Jose Bautista (Blue Jays)
In general, this is pretty close to what the fans have voted in general. The only difference is that I have Bautista in over Nick Markakis.
National League:
Catcher: Yadier Molina, Cardinals
First Baseman: Joey Votto, Reds
Second Baseman: Matt Carpenter, Cardinals
Shortstop: Jean Segura, Brewers (Note: Would be Troy Tulowitzki, but he’s hurt so I’m not voting for him)
Third Baseman: David Wright, Mets
Outfielders: Carlos Gonzalez (Rockies), Carlos Gomez (Brewers), Jay Bruce (Reds)
(Note: Bryce Harper would be in if not hurt, and Gerardo Parra would be a write-in for outfielders in , but, well, the sad truth is that I highly doubt it’d make much of a difference, so I’m voting for Jay Bruce instead)
The NL is a bit more of a mess, and I have differences at 2B (Carpenter- who is more of a utilityman, admittedly, instead of Brandon Phillips), Shortstop (sort of- Tulowitzki is leading but won’t play due to injury) and especially the outfield, where nothing matches up between my ballot and what the fans in general are voting (although admittedly Harper would be on mine too if he was healthy).
So that’s what my ballots look like- what do you think?
MVP of Yesterday (June 24, 2013): Yasiel Puig
Hang on, this can’t be right. Yasiel Puig is the MVP of Yesterday after going 3-4 with a HR and 2 RBIs. That means he now has been MVP of Yesterday three times… despite not even having played a month’s worth of games yet.
Amazing.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
MVP of Yesterday: Mat Latos (June 23, 2013)
Mat Latos went 7.2 IP yesterday while striking out 13 D-Backs. That’s a good way to get the MVP of Yesterday. Also, he has a cat named Cat Latos, which is funny.
Standings, as always, under the jump:
The Baseball Continuum 