The MVP of Yesterday was Colby Lewis of the Rangers. Lost in Texas’ beatdown of the White Sox (so bad that ADAM DUNN PITCHED) was the fact that Lewis had a complete-game shutout, striking out seven.
Standings after the jump:
Presenting, the 2015 All-Star Game logo, which has a mustache:
We proudly introduce you to the 2015 MLB All-Star Game logo. #ASG2015pic.twitter.com/mBXNNSs8xK
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 6, 2014
This, of course, is a reference to logo/mascot Mr. Red(leg), who has a similarly epic ‘stache.
The MVP of Yesterday? Garrett Richards of the Angels. He threw a 5-hit shutout against the Dodgers, striking out nine along the way. It’s his second of the year.
Standings, as usual, after the jump:
You may remember his adventure with Spider-Man, but Billy the Marlin seems to have also visited a Galaxy Far, Far, Away… at least to promote a “Star Wars Night” in Miami…
Coming this week on the Continuum:
I normally don’t reblog other people’s stuff, but what Craig Calcaterra writes here is something good to keep in mind over the next month or so.
The MVPs of the weekend are Tommy Medica, Jacob deGrom, and Madison Bumgarner!
Standings, as always, after the jump:
Some random thoughts this Sunday, some of them on baseball, some of them not:
1. I wish that that “double no-hitter” last night had continued past the seventh inning. That truly would have been a sight to see. Only once has there been a no-hitter both ways after nine innings, by the way.
2. I still can’t believe how bad Ruben Amaro Jr. is at his job as Phillies GM, at least as far as the last few years go. It makes the glory days of the late-aughts seem a million years ago, and the lack of prospects in the wings means it could be a long road back, especially if he continues to refuse to flip what few trade pieces he has left.
3. It’s good to see Manny Machado has once again become Manny Machado instead of that slumping guy from the first half who got hurt and threw his bat in anger. One of these days he will literally throw out a man at first while standing on the wall that separates the field from the seats.
4. It’s going to take awhile to get used to David Price being in a Tigers uniform.
5. A video you should see of a one-armed pitcher in a youth all-star game.
6. It’s over a week old now, but I still recommend “An Idiot in Exile” by Pat Jordan, on Johnny Damon’s post-playing days.
7. It is truly sad to see Jim Kelly as he is now, but also truly inspiring to see him continue on despite his cancer.
8. Guardians of the Galaxy is a fun (and funny) movie and I think you all should go see it.
It’s been awhile, but it’s time to update the Continuum Baseball Rankings! The C-Levels of the European Championships took place recently, and since it included previously-included Continuum Rankings teams like Israel, Ireland and Slovenia and involved senior teams (i.e. the best players they could round up given circumstances), it counts in the Rankings! Of course, the best players that these teams could get aren’t necessarily that great (the best rosters in this tournament would probably be beaten by fairly good D3 college teams)- Israel didn’t have Minor League ringers this time around like in the WBC Qualifiers, for example. But still, it counts, and Israel won it.
So, the movements in this installment (all at the bottom of the rankings, more or less):
Lastly, a note about methodology: To make updates a bit more active, I am considering making it so that the Rankings cover everything 18 and over. This would bring in results by college teams and the like. Such a change won’t be made until 2015, but it’s something to note.
Anyway, current rankings are after the jump:
9 Innings. 1 ER. 9 hits allowed but also 9 strikeouts. Zero outs recorded by the outfielders! Clayton Kershaw out-dueled Julio Teheran and won the game for the Dodgers yesterday. It’s his… FIFTH MVP OF YESTERDAY, PUTTING HIM IN THE LEAD!
Standings after jump:
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