Next time on BREAKING OOTP, the Seattle MARIOners from last time face off with the Backyard Baseball Kids in a 7-game series to determine who is the greatest video game baseball team ever.
Yes, you’ll hear about Princess Peach pitching to Pablo Sanchez. You will learn the result of Angela Delvecchio vs. Bowser. Pete Wheeler might challenge Petey Piranha’s arm!
Look out for it this coming weekend or so.
It’s time for the Mr. Octobers of Yesterday!
What are the Mr. Octobers of Yesterday? Simple, for each postseason game (not day), there will be a Mr. October pitcher and a Mr. October position player. They will be awarded points based on the round and situation:
At the end of the postseason, the ones with the most will be the MR. OCTOBER of 2015.
So, for example, the Mr. Octobers of last night were Dallas Keuchel (pitcher) and Colby Rasmus (position player). So they each get one point to start.
Standings so far (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher, * means eliminated from playoffs):
P Dallas Keuchel 1
PP Colby Rasmus 1
I predict…
WILD CARDS:
Yankees over Astros
Cubs over Pirates
LDSes:
Royals over Yankees (in four)
Blue Jays over Rangers (in five)
Cardinals over Cubs (in five)
Dodgers over Mets (in five)
LCSes:
Blue Jays over Royals (in six)
Dodgers over Cardinals (in six)
WORLD SERIES:
Blue Jays over Dodgers (in six)
Over at the Hall of Very Good, the latest Wisdom and Links looks at the theme songs of the 2015 postseason teams, and also has links!
Check it out!
I know a man who struggled with addiction. It nearly cost him everything. To this day, he admits that facing it isn’t an easy thing to do, and neither is staying sober. It is a fight, one that may never truly end.
And that’s what makes what C.C. Sabathia did so notable and, in a way, noble.
As you probably heard already, Sabathia has checked himself into a alcohol rehabilitation center. He will miss the postseason, although that certainly isn’t what is important right now.
What is important is that Sabathia has recognized he needs help, and is apparently serious enough about facing his demons that he is doing it despite the fact that the playoffs are about to begin.
Hopefully that is a good sign, a sign that Sabathia is fully committed, and that he will win this fight. In one way, however, it could be said he already has done some good: his actions have brought this issue into the public eye, raising awareness, and perhaps inspiring others to seek help.
And that is a more important thing than any game.
Get well, C.C.
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.)
(GO BELOW THE JUMP FOR MORE)
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:
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