Scores and News from around the world (below the jump):
Continuum Global News for 4-10-2013
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The Biggest Stories That Haven’t Happened Yet
I once wrote an article on things that hadn’t happened in a baseball game yet. Today’s article is about something else: the biggest baseball stories that haven’t happened yet, the ones off the field (or at least not only on the field). We’re talking the stories that would get attention beyond seamheads like you or me. Go below the jump to see what I mean.
Continuum Global News for 4-9-2013
Recent results from around the world:
NPB (Japan- through 11:06 AM ET of 4-9-2013):
Chiba 3, Seibu 2
Orix 2, Fukuoka 1
Rakuten 9, Hokkaido Nippon Ham 1
Hanshin 2, Yomiuri 0
Chunichi 5, Yakult 0
Hiroshima 9, Yokohama 2
KBO (Korea):
There were no games on Monday, and there is no information online yet on any of the game from 4/9.
Mexican League (Mexico):
No games yesterday.
Sources: Yakyu Baka, MyKBO, MiLB.com
The MVP of Yesterday (April 7, 2013): Billy Butler
There were lots of good candidates for the MVP of yesterday, but I’m going with Billy Butler of the Royals. The main reason for this is because Butler’s 7 RBIs made up seven of Kansas City’s 9 runs as they edged out the Phillies 9-8. By comparison, Will Middlebrooks‘ 3 dingers against Toronto and Carlos Santana had five hits against Tampa, those were in blowouts- Billy Butler’s performance came in a close game.
And that is why he is the MVP of Yesterday. Go below the jump for the current MVP standings:
The MVP of Yesterday (April 6, 2013): Justin Upton
The MVP of Yesterday was Justin Upton, who went 3-5 with 2 homers (including the game-winner) in the Atlanta win over Chicago- during which his brother B.J. homered earlier in the 9th inning to tie the game.
And, really, that sounds like a good way for siblings to spend the weekend, right?
Honorable Mentions: Wilson Ramos, Clayton Kershaw
MVP standings after the jump.
Blog Dealings: The Weirdest Search Results
WordPress provides me with a list of search results that bring people to the Continuum, but, well, sometimes they can be very strange. Here are some of the weirdest search results that have brought people to this blog, as well as what I think they ended up finding by searching for them- all of these are put down exactly as they appear in WordPress’ list of search results:
- examples addendum in letters (I have no idea.)
- baseball gods rules (Presumably to one of the articles where I refer to the “Baseball Gods”)
- the little scarecrow boy (I have no clue- possible one of the Bizarre Baseball Cultures.)
- korean numbers (Probably something from the WBC.)
- is josh reddick trying to copy brian wilson (A good question.)
- is barbaro canizares jewish? (I don’t think so. Presumably this brought the searcher to a WBC article.)
- operation polo image (?)
- men dolls tied up (I don’t even want to comprehend what this person was searching for, but it almost certainly brought them to the Dollman installment of Bizarre Baseball Culture)
- disconnect between perception & reality (That’s deep.)
- marvel comics character with ball glove (I’m going to guess one of the Bizarre Baseball Cultures.)
- savage .304 (Maybe I wrote “a savage .304” somewhere about something.)
So, have you ever come here with a strange search request?
Continuum Global News (April 5, 2013)
Results and news from leagues around the world yesterday:
NPB (Japan) scores from April 5:
Hanshin Tigers 7, Hiroshima Carp 6 (in 12)
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 17, Chiba Lotte Marines 5
Yokohama Bay Stars 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1
Orix Buffaloes 4, Seibu Lions 1
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 6, Nippon Ham Fighters 1
Yomiuri Giants 7, Chunichi Dragons 2
KBO (Korea) scores from April 4 (via MyKBO):
Kia 12, Hanwha 4
Nexen 4, LG 3
Lotte 5, NC 1
SK 7, Doosan 5
Other bits of news:
Manny Ramirez mania is sweeping Taiwan, with attendance skyrocketing in games where he’s playing. The large amounts of interest, both because of Ramirez and Taiwan’s performance in the WBC, has led to speculation that the CPBL will be expanding.
Jeff Passan writes of the differences between America and Japanese views on pitch counts.
This is only tangentially related, but former big leaguer Luke Hughes has signed on to play with the Subiaco Lions of the Western Australian Football League, presumably bringing his baseball career to an end.
Coming Soon: Continuum Global News
Remember the WBC, and how the leadup to it had the Continuum have all of that news compiled from around the world?
Well, starting tomorrow, the Baseball Continuum will begin a (more-or-less) daily look at baseball beyond America with… Continuum Global News! Asia! Latin America! Europe! And anywhere else!
Starting tomorrow on the Baseball Continuum…
2013 MLB Preview part 5: 162 Things Guaranteed to Happen in the 2013 MLB Season (Part 4)
Okay, part 1 of the 162 can be found here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Now, the final installment of the 162 things guaranteed to happen in the 2013 MLB Season. Go below the jump and buckle up, because some of these could be weird/tongue-in-cheek, because, hey, there are only so many reasonable predictions somebody can make.
Random Thought: Have more MLB-Service Academy games
Sorry that the remaining predictions aren’t up yet- it will be tomorrow during my preview spectacular. Instead, a random thought:
As I mentioned earlier today, the Yankees were playing Army at West Point.I watched some of the game, and it was, far as I could tell, pure class, with the respect between the two teams evident throughout.
So, what I’m wondering is: why can’t this be something done regularly? There are three service academies in Division I, would it not be a good idea to have MLB games at those academies every spring so long as the schedule of the academy team and MLB team allowed? Couldn’t the Orioles play Navy at Annapolis, or the Rockies play Air Force in chilly Colorado Springs? Or maybe have the Nationals rotate with the Orioles at Annapolis? Or maybe have the Mets go to West Point?
Actually, scratch that last one. The men and women of our armed services deserve better than the Mets these days.
Just a random thought.
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