The Baseball Continuum

P Gerrit Cole– 3

PP Pedro Alvarez– 3

P Mike Minor– 3

PP Hanley Ramirez– 3

PP Yoenis Cespedes– 3

P Jason Grilli– 3

PP Carl Crawford– 3

P Chris Capuano– 3

PP Seth Smith– 3

P Dan Otero– 3

PP Juan Uribe-3

PP (Position Player) Russell Martin– 1

P (Pitcher) Francisco Liriano– 1

PP Desmond Jennings– 1

P Alex Cobb– 1

Headlines from around the Continuum: October 29, 2013

Posted on October 29, 2013 by danglickman

Baseball-related headlines from the Newseum:

(Note that I try to copy the style of the paper as well, hence why some are in ALL CAPS while others aren’t. Also, I ignored extremely basic headlines like “World Series Preview” or “Cardinals Win”. I’ll occasionally make an exception for the team’s “home” newspapers)

Headline: Red Sox take 3-2 lead in Series heading back to Fenway

Boston Globe: Fenway-bound, 1 win away from title

Boston Herald: OUR TIME!

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: DOWN AGAIN

The Herald (Monterey, CA): SOX IN COMMAND

The Record (Stockton, CA): RED HOT

Hartford (CT) Courant: Riding High Back To Fenway

Naples (FL) Daily News: BEARDS ON BRINK

News-Gazette (Champaign, IL): BACKS TO THE WALL

Herald News (Fall River, Mass.): ONE TO GO

Standard-Times (New Bedford, Mass.): LESTER DELIVERS

Taunton (Mass.) Daily Gazette: HOME STRETCH

Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Mass.): Rack up number three!

Joplin (MO) Globe: UPHILL CLIMB

Springfield (MO) News-Leader: UH-OH

Times-News (Lehighton, PA): JON-NY ON THE SPOT

(The various foreign papers generally had a variation of the Red Sox being one win away)

Mr. Octobers of Yesterday (October 27, 2013)

Posted on October 28, 2013 by danglickman

The Mr. Octobers of Yesterday? Jonny Gomes and Felix Doubront. Gomes is an obvious pick, as his three-run homer is what proved to be the difference for the Red Sox. But Doubront’s 2.1 innings of relief helped rescue the Red Sox bullpen after Clay Buchholz had a less-than-ideal start.

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher):

PP David Ortiz– 28

PP Matt Holliday– 18

PP Carlos Beltran– 16

P Koji Uehara– 16

P Justin Verlander– 14

P Michael Wacha– 13

P Jon Lester– 13

P Clayton Kershaw– 11

P Max Scherzer– 11

PP Shane Victorino– 11

P Zack Greinke– 10

P Carlos Martinez– 10

PP Yadier Molina– 10

PP Jonny Gomes – 10

P Felix Doubront- 10

P Adam Wainwright– 9

PP Jhonny Peralta – 8

PP Adrian Gonzalez– 8

PP David Freese – 6

PP Miguel Cabrera– 6

P Anibal Sanchez – 5

P Hyun-jin Ryu– 5

PP Yasiel Puig– 5

P Carlos Martinez– 5

P John Lackey– 5

PP Austin Jackson– 5

P Doug Fister– 5

PP Mike Napoli– 5

P Gerrit Cole– 3

PP Pedro Alvarez– 3

P Mike Minor– 3

PP Hanley Ramirez– 3

PP Yoenis Cespedes– 3

P Jason Grilli– 3

PP Carl Crawford– 3

P Chris Capuano– 3

PP Seth Smith– 3

P Dan Otero– 3

PP Juan Uribe-3

PP (Position Player) Russell Martin– 1

P (Pitcher) Francisco Liriano– 1

PP Desmond Jennings– 1

P Alex Cobb– 1

Headlines from around the Continuum: October 28, 2013

Posted on October 28, 2013 by danglickman

Baseball-related headlines from the Newseum:

Headline: Red Sox tie series at 2 on Gomes’ HR and wild walk-off pick-off

Boston Globe: Resilient Red Sox tie it up

Boston Herald: JONNY ROCKET!

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: CARDS’ TURN TO CRY

La Opinión (Spanish-Language Los Angeles): BOSTON VOLVERA A CASA (Boston will return home)

San Mateo (CA) Daily Journal: ON TO GAME FIVE

Hartford (CT) Courant: GO… JONNY… GONE

Stuart (FL) News: IT’S A BEST-OF-3

Press Journal (Vero Beach, FL): DOWN TO THE WIRE

News-Gazette (Champaign, IL): ROOKIE MISTAKE (on Kolten Wong)

Journal Star (Peoria, IL): RED SOX GET EVEN

Herald News (Fall River, Mass.): GETTING EVEN

Cape Cod Times: JONNY ON THE SPOT

Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Mass.): Homer high-fives all around

Joplin (MO) Globe: TWO APIECE

Springfield (MO) News-Ledger: FIT TO BE TIED

New York Times: No obstruction for Boston

The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City): A BIG HIT (Image of Gomes)

The Citizens’ Voice (Wikes-Barre, PA): DEUCES WILD

El Norte (Monterrey, Mexico): !Cañonazo! (Roughly “GUNSHOT!” or “CANNON SHOT!”)

Vanguardia (Saltillo, Mexico): !Boston reacciona y empata! (“Boston reacts and ties!”)

El Expreso de Campeche (San Francisco de Campeche, Mexico): NO SE RINDE (“NO SURRENDER”)

Mi Diario (Panama City, Panama): Serie pareja (roughly “Series even” or “Series level”)

Mr. Octobers of Yesterday (October 24, 2013)

Posted on October 25, 2013 by danglickman

The Mr. Octobers of last night are Carlos Martinez and David Ortiz. Yes, David Ortiz was on the losing team, but his two hits and two RBIs (the result of a HR) made him the biggest offensive force of the game. As for Martinez, he spent two innings making the Red Sox look like fools, including this utterly amazing pitch to finish Shane Victorino. It helped keep the Cardinals in the game.

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher):

PP David Ortiz– 28

PP Carlos Beltran– 16

P Koji Uehara– 16

P Justin Verlander– 14

P Michael Wacha– 13

P Jon Lester– 13

P Clayton Kershaw– 11

P Max Scherzer– 11

PP Shane Victorino– 11

P Zack Greinke– 10

P Carlos Martinez- 10

P Adam Wainwright– 9

PP Jhonny Peralta – 8

PP Matt Holliday– 8

PP Adrian Gonzalez– 8

PP David Freese – 6

PP Miguel Cabrera– 6

P Anibal Sanchez – 5

P Hyun-jin Ryu– 5

PP Yasiel Puig– 5

P Carlos Martinez– 5

P John Lackey– 5

PP Austin Jackson– 5

P Doug Fister– 5

PP Mike Napoli– 5

P Gerrit Cole– 3

PP Pedro Alvarez– 3

P Mike Minor– 3

PP Hanley Ramirez– 3

PP Yoenis Cespedes– 3

P Jason Grilli– 3

PP Carl Crawford– 3

P Chris Capuano– 3

PP Seth Smith– 3

P Dan Otero– 3

PP Juan Uribe-3

PP (Position Player) Russell Martin– 1

P (Pitcher) Francisco Liriano– 1

PP Desmond Jennings– 1

P Alex Cobb– 1

Mr. Octobers of Yesterday (October 23, 2013)

Posted on October 24, 2013 by danglickman

While some could argue the MVPs for the Red Sox yesterday were the Cardinals’ defense in the first three or so innings of the game, in reality the Mr. Octobers are Jon Lester (who pitched 7.2 shutout innings) and David Ortiz (who had 3 RBIs and would have had 4 more if not for Carlos Beltran sacrificing his ribs stopping a would-be grand slam).

We’re in the World Series now, so that means a 10-point addition for each of them! And that is good enough to shoot “Big Papi” to the top and place Lester above every “eliminated” player except for Justin Verlander.

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher):

PP David Ortiz– 18

PP Carlos Beltran– 16

P Koji Uehara– 16

P Justin Verlander– 14

P Michael Wacha– 13

P Jon Lester– 13

P Clayton Kershaw– 11

P Max Scherzer– 11

PP Shane Victorino– 11

P Zack Greinke– 10

P Adam Wainwright– 9

PP Jhonny Peralta – 8

PP Matt Holliday– 8

PP Adrian Gonzalez– 8

PP David Freese – 6

PP Miguel Cabrera– 6

P Anibal Sanchez – 5

P Hyun-jin Ryu– 5

PP Yasiel Puig– 5

P Carlos Martinez– 5

P John Lackey– 5

PP Austin Jackson– 5

P Doug Fister– 5

PP Mike Napoli– 5

P Gerrit Cole– 3

PP Pedro Alvarez– 3

P Mike Minor– 3

PP Hanley Ramirez– 3

PP Yoenis Cespedes– 3

P Jason Grilli– 3

PP Carl Crawford– 3

P Chris Capuano– 3

PP Seth Smith– 3

P Dan Otero– 3

PP Juan Uribe-3

PP (Position Player) Russell Martin– 1

P (Pitcher) Francisco Liriano– 1

PP Desmond Jennings– 1

P Alex Cobb– 1

Mr. Octobers of Yesterday (October 19, 2013)

Posted on October 20, 2013 by danglickman

Yesterday’s Mr. Octobers are easy to pick: Shane Victorino, who hit the Grand Slam that ultimately gave the Red Sox their ticket to the Fall Classic, and Koji Uehara, who again shut down the opponent and won the ALCS MVP award.

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher):

PP Carlos Beltran– 16

P Koji Uehara– 16

P Justin Verlander– 14

P Michael Wacha– 13

P Clayton Kershaw– 11

P Max Scherzer– 11

PP Shane Victorino– 11

P Zack Greinke– 10

P Adam Wainwright– 9

PP David Ortiz– 8

PP Jhonny Peralta – 8

PP Matt Holliday– 8

PP Adrian Gonzalez– 8

PP David Freese – 6

PP Miguel Cabrera– 6

P Anibal Sanchez – 5

P Hyun-jin Ryu– 5

PP Yasiel Puig– 5

P Carlos Martinez– 5

P John Lackey– 5

PP Austin Jackson– 5

P Doug Fister– 5

PP Mike Napoli– 5

P Gerrit Cole– 3

PP Pedro Alvarez– 3

P Jon Lester– 3

P Mike Minor– 3

PP Hanley Ramirez– 3

PP Yoenis Cespedes– 3

P Jason Grilli– 3

PP Carl Crawford– 3

P Chris Capuano– 3

PP Seth Smith– 3

P Dan Otero– 3

PP Juan Uribe-3

PP (Position Player) Russell Martin– 1

P (Pitcher) Francisco Liriano– 1

PP Desmond Jennings– 1

P Alex Cobb– 1

Mr. Octobers of Yesterday (October 18, 2013)

Posted on October 19, 2013 by danglickman

This is easy: Michael Wacha and Carlos Beltran, as they led the Cardinals to another World Series in last night’s blowout win over the Dodgers.

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher):

PP Carlos Beltran– 16

P Justin Verlander– 14

P Michael Wacha– 13

P Clayton Kershaw– 11

P Max Scherzer– 11

P Koji Uehara– 11

P Zack Greinke– 10

P Adam Wainwright– 9

PP David Ortiz– 8

PP Jhonny Peralta – 8

PP Matt Holliday– 8

PP Adrian Gonzalez– 8

PP Shane Victorino– 6

PP David Freese – 6

PP Miguel Cabrera– 6

P Anibal Sanchez – 5

P Hyun-jin Ryu– 5

PP Yasiel Puig– 5

P Carlos Martinez– 5

P John Lackey– 5

PP Austin Jackson– 5

P Doug Fister– 5

PP Mike Napoli- 5

P Gerrit Cole– 3

PP Pedro Alvarez– 3

P Jon Lester– 3

P Mike Minor– 3

PP Hanley Ramirez– 3

PP Yoenis Cespedes– 3

P Jason Grilli– 3

PP Carl Crawford– 3

P Chris Capuano– 3

PP Seth Smith– 3

P Dan Otero– 3

PP Juan Uribe-3

PP (Position Player) Russell Martin– 1

P (Pitcher) Francisco Liriano– 1

PP Desmond Jennings– 1

P Alex Cobb– 1

Mr. Octobers of Yesterday (October 17, 2013)

Posted on October 18, 2013 by danglickman

Yesterday’s Mr. Octobers both come from the Red Sox: Mike Napoli, who went 3-4 with a HR, and Koji Uehara for his 5-out save with two Ks.

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher):

P Justin Verlander– 14

PP Carlos Beltran– 11

P Clayton Kershaw– 11

P Max Scherzer– 11

P Koji Uehara– 11

P Zack Greinke– 10

P Adam Wainwright– 9

PP David Ortiz– 8

P Michael Wacha– 8

PP Jhonny Peralta – 8

PP Matt Holliday– 8

PP Adrian Gonzalez– 8

PP Shane Victorino– 6

PP David Freese – 6

PP Miguel Cabrera– 6

P Anibal Sanchez – 5

P Hyun-jin Ryu– 5

PP Yasiel Puig– 5

P Carlos Martinez– 5

P John Lackey– 5

PP Austin Jackson– 5

P Doug Fister– 5

PP Mike Napoli- 5

P Gerrit Cole– 3

PP Pedro Alvarez– 3

P Jon Lester– 3

P Mike Minor– 3

PP Hanley Ramirez– 3

PP Yoenis Cespedes– 3

P Jason Grilli– 3

PP Carl Crawford– 3

P Chris Capuano– 3

PP Seth Smith– 3

P Dan Otero– 3