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:
By going 3-5 with a HR and 4 RBIs in a win against the Mariners, Miguel edges out David Wright, Joe Mauer, Robinson Cano and others for the MVP of Yesterday.
The MVP standings can be seen below the jump:
Today, I’m not going to write about yesterday’s baseball MVP (although I did pick one- you can see who it was by going down). Instead, I’m going to talk about real heroes. People like these guys. Or these guys. Or former Patriots’ lineman Joe Andruzzi. Heroes. People who, whether professional emergency personnel or merely concerned citizens, whether rich or poor, run not away from horror, but straight towards it, whether it be to save family, friend, or, so often, complete strangers. They are the best of us, and yet they could be any of us. And they need not be the ones actually there helping the injured. They could just as easily be people who gave blood, or who offered shelter to runners and victims who found themselves stranded as Boston was hit by such horror and chaos.
There will no doubt be talk in the coming days of the fiends who murdered innocent people yesterday. People will play armchair psychologist and armchair terrorism expert. But, far too much, the talking heads will forget the people who fell victim to this act, and far too much, they will forget the people who did not run away… but run towards the danger.
Stay strong, Boston.
(Note: For standings purposes, I have chosen yesterday’s MVP- Joe Mauer. He went 4-5 with three RBI and was a triple away from the cycle in the Twins victory. Go below the jump for the MVP standings.)
Throwing a complete game 5-hit shutout against the Orioles, Hiroki Kuroda of the Yankees is the MVP of Yesterday.
Honorable Mentions: Michael McHenry, Clay Buchholz, Josh Hamilton, Austin Jackson
MVP Standings (after jump):
Perhaps had Matt Harvey gotten a no-hitter, he would have been the MVP. But he didn’t so Adam Wainwright wins it. In his 8-0 complete game shutout victory over the Brewers yesterday, Wainwright not only struck out 12 while giving up only four hits, he also had three hits and two RBIs of his own. And for that, he is the MVP of Yesterday.
Honorable Mentions: Matt Harvey, Wilin Rosario, Nick Swisher
MVP standings (after jump):
The MVP of Yesterday is Justin Masterson of the Indians, who threw a 5-hit shutout with seven strikeouts that allowed the Indians to pull off a 1-0 walk-off victory over the White Sox on a Nick Swisher single.
Honorable mentions: Dexter Fowler, Daniel Murphy, Starlin Castro, Ramiro Pena, Josh Donaldson
MVP Standings (after jump):
Going 2-3 with 2 RBIs and 2 walks, Bryce Harper helped pace the Washington Nationals to a 7-4 win over the White Sox.
Honorable Mentions: Adam Jones, Prince Fielder, Josh Donaldson, Doug Fister, Pre-Injury Zack Greinke
MVP standings (under jump):
The MVP of Yesterday is Brandon Moss of the Athletics, who went 3-5 with 2 walks, a triple, a HR and 5 RBIs. The .318 WPA was one of the highest in the big leagues yesterday, as well.
Honorable mentions: Buster Posey, Barry Zito, A.J. Pollock, J.P. Arencibia
MVP standings (below the jump):
The Yankees again routed the Indians yesterday, led by Robinson Cano, who went 4-6 with a HR and 5 RBIs. While the game wasn’t close enough for this to truly make a difference, it is hard to ignore, making him the MVP of Yesterday.
Honorable Mention: Kris Medlen, Jose Altuve, Michael Young, Cliff Lee
MVP standings (after jump):
Travis Hafner is the MVP of Yesterday, as he went 2-3 with a HR, 4 RBIs and two walks in his return to Cleveland with the Yankees.
Honorable Mentions: Clay Buchholz, Ervin Santana, Marty Foster’s blown call, several members of Cincinnati Reds
Go below the jump for the MVP standings:
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