Anibal Sanchez may have had 17 Ks, but Jordan Zimmermann‘s 1-hit, 1-walk complete game 1-0 shutout victory over the Reds wins the MVP of Yesterday. The reason is that- while Sanchez’s game was better, Zimmermann’s performance was more VALUABLE, allowing the Nationals to win despite only scoring one run.
So, go below the jump for the MVP standings:
Whoops! Looks like the GIF isn’t working. So go to this link to see a nice catch by Jerry Hairston Jr.
Want to see all of the “Famous For Something Else” features so far? Go through the links below:
Mario Cuomo (Governor of New York State from 1983-1994)
Randy “Macho Man” Savage (Wrestler)
Ricky Williams (NFL Running Back)
John Elway (NFL Hall Of Fame QB)
John Lynch (9-Time Pro Bowl Safety)
George Halas (HOF Football coach and player)
Danny Ainge (NBA player and executive)
I’m starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel of baseball players who became famous for doing something else, to the point where I’m now doing TV actors I had to look up on IMDB. So, anyway, here are the statistics for Scott Patterson (IMDB link). After his pitching career ended, he became an actor who has had roles in Gilmore Girls, some of the Saw films, Aliens in America and The Event.
(Go below the jump to see them.)
I am working on an article about my memories of some of the great baseball video games of the past, but while doing research, I have found something that will blow everyone’s mind: Ninja Baseball Batman.
What is Ninja Baseball Batman? I’ll let this video by James Rolfe, who has a web series, “The Angry Video Game Nerd”, in which he (in character) foul-mouthedly reviews crummy or bizarre games, tell it:
So, basically, Ninja Baseball Batman is a obscure beat-em up game in which you play as ninja baseball players. For those of you who skipped the video, the reason you have never heard of it is because it was only in arcades- not consoles- and was a total failure, selling only 43 machines. It was only found when some gamers came across it on (technically illegal) emulators. Therefore, I haven’t played it, and probably won’t, unless it’s released on a console I have or comes to the PC or Mac.
But, man, this seems like it would be the most bizarre baseball culture. Weirder than the “Double Trouble Header”, weirder than Martian baseball, and even weirder than Rockets Freaking Rigby. I mean, apparently the plot of this game is that the Commissioner hires four ninja baseball players named Ryno, Straw, Roger and Jose to retrieve objects stolen from the Hall Of Fame. Yes, there is a video game that exists that has ninja baseball players named after Ryne Sandberg, Darryl Strawberry, Roger Clemens and Jose Canseco. Although, to be fair, this is like the fifth weirdest thing to ever involve Jose Canseco.
So, there you go, a random post about some obscure video game I have never played… and one of the most unusual baseball-related products in history.
Bubbles Hargrave had a brief appearance with the Cubs before WWI before becoming a mainstay of the Cincinnati Reds in the 1920s. Here’s a picture of him with the Cubs, from the Library of Congress:
From Honus Wagner:
“I won’t play for a penny less than fifteen hundred dollars.”
Today’s quote is by Connie Mack:
“There has been only one manager, and his name is John McGraw.”
3-for-3. Two homers. 3 RBIs. A walk. All in a close 7-6 Nationals win. Bryce Harper is pulling ahead in the MVP standings (which can be found after the jump).
Honorable mentions: Daniel Nava, Lorenzo Cain, Joey Votto, Chris Davis, Mike Trout, A good chunk of the Cleveland Indians
Bryce Harper may not have had the most RBIs or the clutchest hits. But he did have 4 hits… despite flu-like symptoms that had him at one point vomiting between innings.
With this, Harper becomes the first two-time winner of the MVP of Yesterday- the standings can be seen after jump:
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