Josh Reddick didn’t hit three HRs yesterday, but he did hit two… but that isn’t enough for him to win his second straight MVP of Yesterday. Instead, the award goes to Matt Holliday, who had two HRs and four RBIs, as well as a walk, in the Cardinals’ close loss to the Cubs yesterday.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
In Bizarre Baseball Culture, I take a look at some of the more unusual places where baseball has reared it’s head in pop culture and fiction.
Superman. Contrary to popular belief, he was not the first superhero, but he was the first to truly make an impact. First appearing in Action Comics #1, this year is his 75th anniversary, and his latest film, Man of Steel, was a runaway success that already has spawned a sequel due out in 2015 where Superman will meet/fight/probably-become-buddies-after-that with Batman. By the way, Man of Steel establishes that Clark Kent is a Royals fan.
But, for our purposes, we are focusing on the past with Action Comics #50, waaaay back in July, 1942. It’s the first of two Superman stories for Bizarre Baseball Culture. There will be another, more modern, story in a few days. I read it in The Superman Chronicles Volume Nine, which I got from my local library. All scans and screenshots are for educational or demonstration purposes only and are being used under the fair use doctrine. Also, I’d like to note that Michael Clair has also covered this story, and his scans are of way better quality than mine. Maybe he has a better scanner than me. Or maybe he somehow has a more flexible thing to put in the scanner than a large Trade Paperback collection. But I digress…
Anyway, go below the jump:
Three hits. Three homers. Five RBIs. Josh Reddick is the MVP of Yesterday. It’s his second of the year.
As usual, the standings are after the jump.
I don’t know why, exactly, I have an Athletics cap, but I decided to put it in a scanner. This is what it looked like:
In which I write Haiku-style poetry about a potpourri of baseball cards I found in a value pack. Because, well, it’s my blog.
2007 Bowman Carlos Silva
He’s Carlos Silva!
Righty with a signature
That looks a bit weird
Yesterday, Tim Lincecum pitched 8 innings and gave up only one hit. That’s a good way to be named the MVP of Yesterday, the second of his season.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
Since Michael Clair unleashed images of Nationals’ pitching coach Steve McCatty‘s 1980s Playgirl shoot upon the world, the Nationals have gone 31-38. In contrast, the Braves have gone 13-0 since opening a Waffle House at Turner Field, and now hold a 15.5 game lead over the Nationals in the NL East.
In other words, finding out your pitching coach was in Playgirl causes you to go under .500, while getting a Waffle House in your stadium ensures roughly two weeks and counting of undefeated play. It’s science.
In which I write Haiku-style poetry about a potpourri of baseball cards I found in a value pack. Because, well, it’s my blog.
2005 Bowman Melvin Mora
Melvin Mora played
Mainly for the Orioles
Made three All-Star teams
Matt Harvey threw his first career complete-game shutout last night, giving up just four hits. That’s a good way to be the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
So, apparently the winner of “The Bachelorette” played baseball, or something. He’s a guy named Chris Siegfried and he played in the Cubs organization and briefly the Indys. Here are his stats:
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | HBP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A–A | CHC | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.83 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 42.1 | 37 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 40 | 6 | 1.465 |
| 2007 | 21 | Boise | NORW | A- | CHC | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.35 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 23.0 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1.391 |
| 2007 | 21 | Peoria | MIDW | A | CHC | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.59 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19.1 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 1.552 |
| 2008 | 22 | Peoria | MIDW | A | CHC | 5 | 7 | .417 | 6.30 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 95.2 | 121 | 72 | 67 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 2 | 1.610 |
| 2009 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-A+ | CHC | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.38 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 61.1 | 55 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 31 | 51 | 9 | 1.402 |
| 2009 | 23 | Peoria | MIDW | A | CHC | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.38 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 45.1 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 35 | 8 | 1.390 |
| 2009 | 23 | Daytona | FLOR | A+ | CHC | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.38 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16.0 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1.438 |
| 2010 | 24 | Daytona | FLOR | A+ | CHC | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.26 | 46 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 82.1 | 74 | 41 | 39 | 4 | 34 | 77 | 9 | 1.312 |
| 2011 | 25 | Fargo-Moorhead | AA | Ind | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.46 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1.077 | |
| 5 Seasons | 14 | 20 | .412 | 4.64 | 142 | 19 | 44 | 7 | 294.2 | 299 | 171 | 152 | 25 | 125 | 224 | 26 | 1.439 | |||||
| A (3 seasons) | A | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.39 | 61 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 160.1 | 172 | 105 | 96 | 16 | 75 | 105 | 14 | 1.541 | ||||
| A+ (2 seasons) | A+ | 6 | 9 | .400 | 4.12 | 58 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 98.1 | 92 | 48 | 45 | 4 | 39 | 93 | 10 | 1.332 | ||||
| A- (1 season) | A- | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.35 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 23.0 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1.391 | ||||
| Ind (1 season) | Ind | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.46 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1.077 | ||||
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