ROSTER NOTE
The code is struggling with the situation where a AAA player is traded and subsequently promoted…I’ll look into making program fixes but in the meantime alert me if any of the players you traded for suddenly disappear…like, not actually on the roster, not like “we signed Jason Heyward for $184m and he’s hitting .211” disappeared…
COMMENTARY
Obviously running behind this week, so these are passing observations and not deep analysis…I’ve been thinking about it all week, but I can’t think of anything funnier than the MLB Angels hitting 7 home runs and losing…tipping my hat to Danny and Adam, who each gained ground in the NL east and are tied for the best record over the last 30 games…the entire NL central was 1 game under .500, and four of the teams went 3-3…all the Dodgers do is win, with another 6-1 week and a 25-5 mark over the last 30…Rockies and Padres each played 8 games last week…not as bad as the 9 the Oakland played earlier this year, but that’ll drain your bullpen…Johnny Mac‘s Jays got a length out ahead of the pack in the AL East…seems like his name comes up every year when the pennant races heat up…Yanks and Baltimore were each 4-2, and Mark Chen’s Orioles are playing the same spoiler role as the actual club…Mark Yee’s New Yorkers are behind the actual club but +11 and they’re a good team…Mike Mendoza’s Royals are a long way back but have the best AL Central record over the last 30 games…Twins continue to hold the top spot, and much like Everyone Loves Raymond reruns the Guardians seem to be there eternally…top four teams in the AL West are all 6-4 over the last 10…Anaheim had the best week…Houston is now +4 over the actual club, while Texas continues to lead the ASFBL in that category…kudos to those who found the easter egg tucked into the box score…this one was a player ejected for concealing a potato…
FEATS AND FAILURES
Cooper Hummel (Arizona) struck out 4 times (on 8/1/2022 against Cleveland) Michael Chavis (Pittsburgh) struck out 4 times (on 8/2/2022 against Milwaukee) Gleyber Torres (New York (NYM)) struck out 4 times (on 8/2/2022 against Washington) Nelson Cruz (Washington) struck out 4 times (on 8/2/2022 against New York (NYM)) Austin Riley (Atlanta) struck out 4 times (on 8/2/2022 against Philadelphia) Eugenio Suarez (Seattle) struck out 4 times (on 8/3/2022 against New York (NYY)) Tyler Nevin (Baltimore) struck out 4 times (on 8/3/2022 against Texas) C.J. Cron (Colorado) struck out 4 times (on 8/3/2022 against San Diego) Jorge Alfaro (San Diego) struck out 4 times (on 8/3/2022 against Colorado) Matt Olson (Atlanta) struck out 4 times (on 8/4/2022 against New York (NYM)) J.T. Realmuto (Toronto) hit for the cycle! (on 8/4/2022 against Minnesota) Aaron Judge (St. Louis) hit 7 RBI (on 8/5/2022 against New York (NYY)) Aaron Judge (St. Louis) had 5 hits (on 8/5/2022 against New York (NYY)) Tommy Edman (St. Louis) had 5 hits (on 8/5/2022 against New York (NYY)) Luis Rengifo (Anaheim) had 5 hits (on 8/5/2022 against Seattle) Brandon Marsh (Anaheim) struck out 5 times (on 8/6/2022 against Seattle) Pete Alonso (Anaheim) hit 6 RBI (on 8/6/2022 against Seattle) Luis Rengifo (Anaheim) had 5 hits (on 8/6/2022 against Seattle) Nathaniel Lowe (Atlanta) hit 3 homers (on 8/6/2022 against New York (NYM)) Nathaniel Lowe (Atlanta) had 5 hits (on 8/6/2022 against New York (NYM)) Brandon Marsh (Anaheim) struck out 5 times (on 8/6/2022 against Seattle) Matt Chapman (Philadelphia) struck out 4 times (on 8/7/2022 against Washington) Nathaniel Lowe (Atlanta) struck out 4 times (on 8/7/2022 against New York (NYM)) Jacob deGrom (New York (NYM)) struck out 12 batters (on 8/7/2022 against Atlanta) Salvador Perez (Kansas City) struck out 4 times (on 8/7/2022 against Boston) Carlos Correa (Minnesota) struck out 4 times (on 8/7/2022 against Toronto) Tyler O'Neill (New York (NYY)) struck out 4 times (on 8/7/2022 against St. Louis)