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MVP of Yesterday (and the Day Before That) for April 30 and May 1 are Jesse Chavez and Juan Uribe
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Okay, so, I made a boo-boo yesterday and forgot to post who the MVP of Yesterday for April 30 was. So, today is a twofer.
For April 30th, it’s Jesse Chavez of the Athletics. He only gave up one hit in 7 IP, striking out eight.
For yesterday, May 1, it’s Juan Uribe. He went 4-5 in the first game of the Dodgers’ double-header against the Twins, and then 1-3 with 3 walks in the second game. Getting on base that much is impressive, and good enough for MVP of Yesterday.
Standings after the jump:
MVP of Yesterday for April 29, 2014: Jose Fernandez
Jose Fernandez wasn’t as good as the LAST time he won MVP of Yesterday, but he still was good enough, giving up just two hits in 8 shutout innings, while also getting an RBI! So, he gets his second MVP of Yesterday of the year.
Standings, as usual, under the jump:
MVP of Yesterday (April 28, 2014): Troy Tulowitzki
Troy Tulowitzki went 3-3 with a HR, 3 RBIs and 2 BBs as the Rockies won 8-5 against the Diamondbacks, so I’m naming him the MVP of Yesterday!
It’s his second MVP of the year, as you can see under the jump:
Bizarre Baseball Culture: Captain America saves a HS ballplayer from Drugs!
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.
Previously, we covered a Golden Age adventure featuring Captain America, but now it’s time to look at one that takes place in post WWII. This time, we take a look a comic book in which Captain America must protect a high school baseball player from the great threat of… DRUGS!
Yes, drugs. And I don’t mean the performance-enhancing kind, I’m talking cocaine and other fun stuff like that. And, before you ask, yes, this was a comic made specifically to give an anti-drug message, specially in cooperation with the FBI and New York State Life Underwriters. It’s right on the cover:
So, anyway, go below the jump for a look at the 1990 Anti-Drug comic, “High Heat”.
(Get it? High Heat? Because of drugs and because it’s about a baseball player? Oh, nevermind.)
MVP of Yesterday for April 27, 2014: Jhonny Peralta
Jhonny Peralta only had two official ABs yesterday, but they both were HRs as he supported Adam Wainwright (probably the runner-up for this award) with 4 RBIs as the Cardinals beat the Pirates, 7-0.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
MVP of Yesterday for April 26, 2014 is…. Tanner Roark
There have been some fine pitching performances this year so far. Tanner Roark of the Nationals, for example, had a 3-hit complete-game shutout yesterday, good for being MVP of Yesterday!
Standings, as always, after the jump:
MVP of Yesterday for April 25, 2014: Stephen Strasburg
A vintage 11-K performance yesterday gives Stephen Strasburg the MVP of Yesterday for…. yesterday.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
MVP of Yesterday for April 24, 2014: Corey Kluber
Corey Kluber had the game of his life yesterday, pulling off a complete game with no earned runs allowed (there was an unearned run) and striking out 11 as the Indians beat the Royals.
Standings under the jump, as always:
So, where exactly was this picture taken? AKA: Where the heck would they play baseball in Dubai?
You may have seen this picture online a few days ago (click to enlarge):
As you can see, it’s a baseball game being played outside of Dubai, with the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa (formerly known as the Burj Dubai) rising in the distance.
Of course, the United Arab Emirates isn’t exactly a baseball hot bed. So I was wondering where this picture was taken. So I did some research… and found it!
At Al Quoz Pond Park south of Dubai’s downtown is the site of the Dubai Little League. To be more specific, the picture of the game with the Burj in the distance was taken at the large, adult-sized north field. As you can see below, this Little League facility is definitely close enough and in the right direction relative to Dubai’s downtown where the view in the top picture is what batters would see:
So, there you have it: Not only are there baseball fields in Dubai, but at least one of them has a killer view.
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