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MVP of Yesterday (August 20, 2014): Rick Porcello
Rick Porcello had a complete game shutout, which is a great way to get MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
VIDEO WEEK: The MVP 2005 Opening
MVP of Yesterday (August 19, 2014): Hisashi Iwakuma
There were several fine candidates for MVP of Yesterday. Stephen Strasburg, Carl Crawford, Aaron Harang, the Cubs grounds crew that basically got them the win…
But I’m going with Hisashi Iwakuma of the Mariners, who went 8 innings of 4-hit ball, a 0.5 WAR and 11 Ks (and no walks!).
Standings, as always… AFTER THE JUMP:
MVP of Yesterday (August 18, 2014): Starling Marte
With two home runs and a good WAR, Starling Marte is the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
VIDEO WEEK: Ichiro’s Cannon
VIDEO WEEK: Michael Jordan asks Ken Griffey Jr. for an autograph
It’s VIDEO WEEK on the Baseball Continuum!
In 1994, then-baseball player Michael Jordan visited the All-Star Game. It provided us with two indelible images:
1) Confirmation that Cal Ripken Jr. was nearly as tall as Michael Jordan (going by listed heights, he was only two inches shorter than MJ).
2) Confirmation that Ken Griffey Jr. was such a big star that even the most famous athlete in the world would go out of his way to get his autograph.
Happy Birthday, Pablo Sanchez
Today, August 18, is an important day, as it is the birthday of the greatest baseball player of all time: Pablo Sanchez. Yes, Pablo Sanchez. The Secret Weapon. You remember him, from back in the day, that Mexican-American wonder-kid who couldn’t speak a lick of English (or so he claimed), but could speak the language of baseball like nobody else. He could throw a no-hitter (although pitching wasn’t his main strength), hit the ball 723 feet, and was also a great multi-sport athlete who also played soccer, hockey, football and basketball.
To this day, it is said, if you find a sandlot, close your eyes, and think of him, you can still hear his song drift through the wind, reminding us all of the legend.
Feliz cumpleaños, Pablo. We know you continue to fight the good fight.
(Oh, and I guess I should take the time to wish a happy birthday to my sister as well.)
MVPs of the Weekend (Aug 15, 16, 17): Corey Kluber, Yovani Gallardo and Michael Cuddyer
With two excellent pitching performances and a hitting of the cycle, Kluber, Gallardo and Cuddyer are the MVPs of the Weekend!
Standings after jump:
Some stuff you should probably read
Some things I recommend you read:
On the new commissioner, his challenges, and the bloc that was against him:
- “Congratulations, Commissioner Manfred, and welcome to hell” by Steve Goldman
- Jesse Spector on how the Comissioner’s job is nowhere near as powerful or important as it once was or what people continue to think it is
- Jeff Passan gives his thoughts on the new commissioner, and how it’s nuts that his election was ever in question.
- Will Leitch’s six wishes for Rob Manfred
Other stuff:
- How a BayStar Is Born: Ben Lindbergh on how Japanese teams scout in North America
- An Out Of The Park Baseball experiment involving teams full of Adam Dunns, Koji Ueharas, Dee Gordons and Bartolo Colons.
- The bizarre tale of a man who claimed to be fixing games with Jeff Locke
- Hawk Harrelson is just the worst
The Baseball Continuum 