MLB - NEWS & NOTES

The Braves are getting ready to defend their title. One thing, with all of the political correctness going on, how come the Braves are still using the name Braves? They deserve to win it all just for not bending over for that crap.

 

Home field advantage FTW!

 

Karma.. They should have changed the name...

 

Fred McGriff in the HOF by committee vote. No big quarrel with him getting in, excepting again he never got even 40% on the writers votes, and there were demonstrably better players on the ballot. One of whom is being held out solely for demonstrating himself to be a garbage human being after his playing career ended.

 

And that still fires me up and not in a good way. These 'writers' whoever they are, need help or a new system implemented... its been f'd up forever now and the deserving (quite an extensive list, to be honest) are getting completely screwed.

 

By the way...

The New York Mets have reportedly reached a deal with AL Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander.

Days after reportedly meeting with the team via Zoom, the New York Post reported Monday that Verlander agreed to a two-year, $86 million deal with a vesting third-year option.

The 39-year-old Houston Astros ace returned from Tommy John surgery to lead the organization to its second World Series championship, posting an MLB-best ERA of 1.75 while going 18-4.

 

Crime Dog made it. He was an instrumental part of the Braves team that won their division like 14 times in a row.

 

Judge back to the Yankees 9 yrs $360M. I know the Giants were interested but feels like the Yanks were really bidding against themselves here. Players Judge’s size generally don’t age well…even for the MFY’s the last 5 years of this deal may be a real albatross.

 

Lets hope so!

 

For all their successes, this Red Sox ownership group’s inability to retain homegrown superstars for fair market prices is fucking infuriating.

 

Way to pay for a regular season beast (sometimes) and a post season mouse .211 with 13 hrs and 25 rbis in 171 at bats in the post season

 

I don’t understand how everybody keeps raving about how awesome these WBC games are when shifting is allowed and there’s no pitch clock…

 

Watched a few innings of the Yankees game in Oakland before about 27 fans... got tired and gave up on the game after the 5th inning and this is what happened...

Germán delivers MLB’s 1st perfect game since 2012

Yankees RHP joins Cone (1999), Wells (1998) and Larsen (1956) with 4th in franchise history


OAKLAND -- Domingo Germán was not alone when he took the mound at the Coliseum on Wednesday evening. His beloved uncle, who had passed away two days prior, was there with him in spirit.

It had been an emotional couple of days for Germán and his family, but the support he received from his teammates helped carry him through.

"There was no doubt about making the start," Germán said in Spanish via interpreter Marlon Abreu. "We had really good communication going back and forth with my family. Yeah, definitely not an easy week. [At] the same time, I felt like staying here with the team, doing my job."

With his late uncle with him every step of the way, Germán tossed Major League Baseball's first perfect game since 2012 in the Yankees' 11-0 win over the A's. It was the fourth perfect game in franchise history, and the first since David Cone's dominant performance against the Expos on July 18, 1999.

"So happy," Germán said. "Very exciting, very happy. … Not much I can say, really."

It was the 24th perfect game in AL/NL history and the first since the Mariners' Félix Hernández’s tossed one on Aug. 15, 2012, against the Rays in Seattle.

Germán has had a complicated tenure with the Yankees. He was a key contributor early in his career, particularly in 2019, when he went 18-4 with a 4.03 ERA in 27 games (24 starts).

The last time an opposing pitcher was perfect against the A's? May 5, 1904, when Cy Young and the Boston Americans went 27 up, 27 down against the Philadelphia Athletics.

It was the Yankees’ fourth perfect game, breaking a tie at three with the White Sox for the most of any team. Germán joins Cone, David Wells (May 17, 1998 vs. Twins) and Don Larsen (Oct. 8, 1956, in Game 5 of the World Series vs. the Brooklyn Dodgers) as Yankees pitchers to throw perfect games.

 

Well Done on the Update.....I did not even watch the game as I was glued on NHL Draft.

A PERFECT game is so Rare.

 

Happy Bobby Bonilla day.

 

Wow and lol, I forgot about that. Not a bad gig to collect $1.2M till 2035 for nothing. I blame the other Bobby, Bobby Valentine.

What some dont realize is... BB is not the only one in a situation like that...

Chris Davis $42 million in deferred money to be paid in 10 installments of $3.5 million annually each July 1 until 2032, and five installments of $1.4 million each July 1 from 2023 to 2037. Davis originally signed a $161 million contract in 2016, but hit just .196 with a .670 OPS from that season through his retirement in 2020.

The Cincinnati Reds have also been paying $3.59 million a year to Ken Griffey Jr. since 2009, but that's finally ending next year.

The Washington Nationals will be paying Stephen Strasburg $10 million per year from 2024 through 2030, and he has made just eight starts since signing his then-record $245 million deal in 2019.

Dustin Pedroia collects $2.5 million from the Boston Red Sox every year until 2028, and oft-injured Chris Sale will receive $10 million annually from 2035 to 2039.

As for me, July 1st just means my rent is due!