On Friday, it was Carlos Correa.
On Saturday, it was obviously Max Scherzer.
On Sunday, it was Chris Davis.
And the MVP overall of 2015 is… Clayton Kershaw, with 8 MVPs of Yesterday. Mike Trout led position players with four.
Don’t forget, though, that MR. OCTOBERs will be named throughout the postseason. Keep an eye open.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
Last month’s look at unofficial and unlicensed baseball shirts was a big hit, even being picked up by SI.com’s Extra Mustard. So, since I’m never the type to quit while I’m ahead, I’ll do another. So, with the postseason starting tomorrow, here are the best unofficial and/or unlicensed (or, in extreme circumstances, just plain cool) t-shirts for those teams. Click the links to be brought to the stores that are selling them.
(Note: Some of these are not technically unofficial, but are rather licensed by individual players or the Hall of Fame. You’ll see, for example, a HOF Reggie Jackson shirt that conspicuously doesn’t have any Yankees logos on it.)
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In BREAKING OOTP, I push Out Of The Park Baseball to its limits in various scenarios. Some will answer questions, some will settle scores, and some will push Out Of The Park Baseball to its very limits, to see if I can literally cause the game engine to beg for mercy.
The Seattle Mariners are owned by Nintendo. This is well known. The Seattle Mariners are also coming off a very disappointing season. This is also well known.
But what if the Mariners had had Nintendo’s own playing for them?
WONDER NO MORE!
(AND GO BELOW THE JUMP TO SEE THE ARTICLE, AND CLICK PICTURES TO MAKE THEM BIGGER)
On Saturday at 1:30 PM Eastern, a new BREAKING OOTP will go up.
What is it about this week?
Well, put simply, it is a simulation of a world where the Nintendo-owned Seattle Mariners were able to use Nintendo characters in their lineup, each given attributes derived from the Mario baseball games.
While it doesn’t break OOTP, it certainly is fun. So make sure to read it when it goes up!
Manny Machado had two home runs, 3 RBIs, a walk, 2 SBs and went 3-4 yesterday. He’s the MVP.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
Giving up just three hits and lone earned run while striking out nine and getting a hit of his own, Jon Lester is the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
Clayton Kershaw gave up just one hit and one walk while striking out 13 last night, getting the win as the Dodgers won the NL West title, eliminating their arch-rival Giants.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
Max Scherzer gave up no hits for 7 1/3 innings, and although he ended up giving up a earned run and two hits (and three walks), he still struck out 10 and got the win, and also had two hits of his own. So, he’s the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
Over at Hall of Very Good, we have a new “Wisdom and Links” up! It includes a section of links to Yogi Berra tributes. Check it out.
Friday’s MVP was Carlos Carrasco. Yes, he was facing the KC reserve squad, but it’s still extremely impressive to strike out 15, bring a no-hitter into the 7th inning, and finishing off with a complete game shutout.
Saturday’s MVP was Jarrett Parker, who had an awesome day at the plate, hitting 3 HRs (including a Grand Slam) and getting 7 RBIs in San Francisco’s win.
Sunday’s MVP was Jake Arrieta, who continues to be awesome, giving up just one hit and one HBP in seven innings of work.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
The Baseball Continuum 