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The Guardians just had two different players hit a game-tying home run and a walkoff hit in both games of a doubleheader. I'm waiting on the stat nerds to let us know if that's ever happened before.
Some retard ran onto the field, at the ceremonial FUCK THE GODDAMN New York Yankees vs New York Mets game. He ran onto the field at exactly 9:11 PM, waiving a Palestine flag, before immediately being tackled where he was booed as “USA” chants erupted.
Some retard ran onto the field, at the ceremonial FUCK THE GODDAMN New York Yankees vs New York Mets game. He ran onto the field at exactly 9:11 PM, waiving a Palestine flag, before immediately being tackled where he was booed as “USA” chants erupted.
Going into the final weekend of the regular season
American League:
- Rays 1 seed, earning a bye to the LDS and homefield advantage
- Guardians and White Sox are still in contention for the AL Central division. Winner gets the 2 seed and a bye to the LDS, second place the last Wild Card spot
- Astros and Rangers are stinking up the joint as they try to "win" the AL West, potentially with a losing record. "Winner" gets the 3 seed and faces the last Wild Card team
- Yankees and Red Sox clinched Wild Card
National League:
- Brewers 1 seed
- Dodgers 2 seed
- Braves 3 seed
- Padres and Cubs clinched Wild Card
- Phillies and Diamondbacks are competing for the final Wild Card spot, separated by 2 games with 3 to go and the Diamondbacks having the tiebreaker if they finish with the same record
I think it's interesting that both (assumed) MVPs this season are going to be players who got to their MLB teams via trades that have ended up being heartbreaking for their original organizations.
Yordan Alvarez of Houston, traded a decade ago by the Dodgers while in the Dominican Summer League for relief pitcher Josh Fields (who, to be fair, at least had a few very respectable seasons for LA.)
And of course Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs, traded five years ago by the Mets for a third of a season of Javier Baez (who did play well for them) and about 120 respectable innings of Trevor Williams.
I think it's interesting that both (assumed) MVPs this season are going to be players who got to their MLB teams via trades that have ended up being heartbreaking for their original organizations.
Yordan Alvarez of Houston, traded a decade ago by the Dodgers while in the Dominican Summer League for relief pitcher Josh Fields (who, to be fair, at least had a few very respectable seasons for LA.)
And of course Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs, traded five years ago by the Mets for a third of a season of Javier Baez (who did play well for them) and about 120 respectable innings of Trevor Williams.
That's not entirely unusual in the MLB. Olde Tyme Phillies fans remember Ryne Sandberg (Phillies minor league prospect who became an all star level player) who got traded (along with Larry Bowa) to the Cubs in 81 or 82 for fucking Ivan Dejesus, who to be fair, played decent enough for the Phillies, but we would have rather had Ryne Sandberg, lol.
Both the Astros and Rangers are 79-81 going into the final two games of the season. Even if one of them wins out to finish 81-81, they would officially be the WORST record team to ever make the postseason, just below the 2005 Padres who went 82-80 and won the division.
