Albert Pujols has more RBI since 2015 than anyone in the American League. Andrew McCutchen is hitting .394 with three homers in the last ten games. Over 1,245 games since his debut in 2009, McCutchen ranks first among National League players in hits (1,348), extra-base hits (497) and total bases (2,254). He has 183 home runs, but has yet to hit a home run with the bases loaded after 89 opportunities
Baseball Chatter 06/04
Everyone knows that when an MLB grand slam is hit, Papa John’s gives 40% off the next day with the code PAPASLAM right? Last night there were seven, the most ever in one day.
Baseball Chatter 05/31
Last week Pete Mackanin benched Maikel Franco for two games, but instead of talking to him, he waited for Franco to approach him. Last year he did the same thing to Odubel, who never showed up to talk about it because he thought he was getting rest. WTF kind of communication is this?
Baseball Chatter Happy Memorial Day 2017
Joe Maddon isn’t ‘ready’ to give up on Ian Happ even though he is 2 for his last 21 and struck out four times last night. Is this the same as not giving up on Kyle Schwarber as the leadoff batter? That worked out well. The question is when, not if they will give up on Happ. Not this week i guess.
Baseball Chatter May 27
In a surprising turn of events, Masahiro Tanaka took a shutout into the eighth inning. He didn’t walk any batters and struck out 13, including the seven he caught swinging in the first three innings, and eight of the first 11 he faced.
Baseball Chatter 05/23
Diamondback fans can attend all 25 home games in June and July for $50. The Giants have 38 homers on the season, 32 of them have been solo. The Marlins have the highest payroll in franchise history and the second worst record in the majors