JJ McCarthy may turn out to be the biggest steal in a long time if he is what he has been the last 6 Quarters.

Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Pedro Martínez. An 8X All Star, 5X ERA Titles (‘97, 99-00’, 02-03’), 1X Triple Crown (‘99), 1999’ ASG MVP, 3X Cy Young (‘97, 99-00’), 7X Top-4 Cy Young, 2X Top-5 MVP and 1X WS Champion (‘04), he played 18 seasons (1992-09’). He posted a record of 219-100, 2.93 ERA, 409 GS, 46 CG, 17 SHO, 2827.1 IP, 3154 K, 2.91 FIP, 1.054 WHIP, 154 ERA+, 10.0 K/9, 83.9 WAR. He led the league in Wins 1X, CG 1X, Shutouts 1X, Strikeouts 3X, ERA+ 5X, FIP 5X, WHIP 6X, K/9 5X and WAR 3X. One of the greatest Pitchers of All Time, his intimidating presence on the mound catapulted him to greatness. He won 20+ Games 2X, posted a Sub 2.00 ERA 2X, made 30+ Starts 7X and Struckout 250+ hitters 4X. He is 1 of 3 Pitchers in MLB History to record 3,000 Strikeouts in less than 3,000 IP (Scherzer, Kershaw). He ranks 15th on the All Time Strikeout list. His #45 is retired with the Boston Red Sox and is in the team’s Hall of Fame.

I love when people post stuff on social media and then delete it bc they’re embarrassed.

BYU probably just cost themselves the Playoffs. I don’t see them beating Utah in a few weeks. The committee would put a 3 loss SEC team in before them.

Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki. A 10X All Star, 3X Silver Slugger, 10X Gold Glove, 2X Batting Champion (‘01,‘04), 2007’ ASG MVP, 2001’ AL ROY, 1X MVP (‘01) and 4X Top-10 MVP, he played 19 seasons (2001-19’). He hit .311/.355/.402, .757 OPS, 107 OPS+, 117 HR, 780 RBI, 1420 Runs, 647 Walks, 509 SB, 362 Doubles, 96 Triples, 3089 Hits, 3994 TB, 60.0 WAR. He led the AL in Games Playef 4X, Plate Appearances 4X, At-Bats 8X, Hits 7X and Stolen Bases 1X. Before coming to the Majors, he played 9 seasons in the NPB in Japan (1992-00’). While there, he was a 7X AS, 7X GG, 3X MVP and 7X Batting Champion. In MLB, he hit .300+ 10X, scored 100+ Runs 7X and recorded 200+ Hits 10X. He holds the All Time Single season record for Hits with 262 in 2001’. His #51 is retired with the Seattle Mariners and is in the team’s Hall of Fame.

Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx. A 9X All Star, 2X Batting Champion (‘33,‘38), 1X Triple Crown (‘33), 3X MVP (32-33’,‘38), 7X Top-10 MVP and 2X WS Champion, he played 20 seasons (1925-42’,44-45’). He hit .325/.428/.609, 1.038 OPS, 163 OPS+, 534 HR, 1922 RBI, 1751 Runs, 1452 Walks, 458 Doubles, 125 Triples, 2646 Hits, 4956 TB, 92.7 WAR. He led the AL in Games Played 1X, Runs 1X, HR 4X, RBI 3X, Walks 2X, OBP 3X, Slugging 5X, OPS 5X, OPS+ 5X, Total Bases 3X and WAR 3X. He hit over .300 13X, hit 40+ HR 5X, 100+ RBI 13X, 100+ Runs 11X, 100+ Walks 7X, 200+ Hits 2X and 400+ TB 2X. Considered one of the best Hitters of All Time, he had 13 straight seasons of 100+ RBI, 9 straight of 100+ Runs and 12 straight with 30+ HR. He ranks 19th All Time in HR, 10th in RBI, 23rd in Runs, 23rd in Walks, 79th in Hits and 23rd in Total Bases. He is in the Athletics and Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame.

Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle. A 20X All Star, 1X Gold Glove, 1X Batting Champion (‘56), 1X Triple Crown (‘56), 3X MVP (56-57’,‘62), 9X Top-5 MVP and 7X WS Champion (51-53’,‘56,‘58, 61-62’), he played 18 seasons (1951-68’), all with the New York Yankees. He hit .298/.421/.557, .977 OPS, 172 OPS+, 536 HR, 1509 RBI, 1676 Runs, 1733 Walks, 153 SB, 344 Doubles, 2415 Hits, 4511 TB, 110.3 WAR. He led the AL in Runs 5X, Triples 1X, HR 4X, RBI 1X, Walks 5X, OBP 3X, Slugging 4X, OPS 6X, OPS+ 8X, Total Bases 3X and WAR 6X. One of the greatest All around players in MLB History, he hit .300+ 10X, hit 30+ HR 9X, including 40+ 4X, posted 100+ RBI 4X, scored 100+ Runs 9X, drew 100+ Walks 10X and recorded a 200+ OPS+ 3X. In his Triple Crown season of 1956’, he hit .353/.464/.705, 1.169 OPS, 210 OPS+, 52 HR, 130 RBI, 132 Runs, 112 Walks and 376 TB. He ranks 18th on the All Time HR list, 56th in RBI, 30th in Runs, 8th in Walks, 125th in Hits, 49th in Total Bases, 9th in OPS+ and 21st in WAR. His #7 is retired with the New York Yankees.

This World Series between Tampa Bay and Milwaukee will most likely be the least viewed one of All Time, surpassing 2023’ between Texas and Arizona… going into a Lockout too.

What team will Junior Caminero be playing for in 2031 when his current contract runs out? Or will he be traded for prospects in 2029?

Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Rube Waddell. A 1X Triple Crown Winner (‘05) and 2X ERA Titles (‘00,‘05), he played 13 seasons (1897’, 99-10’). He had a record of 193-143, 2.16 ERA, 407 G, 340 GS, 261 CG, 50 SHO, 2961.1 IP, 2316 K, 2.03 FIP, 1.102 WHIP, 135 ERA+, 7.0 K/9, 58.3 WAR. He led the AL in Wins 1X, Games 1X, CG 1X, Strikeouts 6X, ERA+ 3X, FIP 5X, WHIP 1X, K/9 8X and WAR 3X. He won 20+ Games 4X, posted a Sub 2.00 ERA 3X and tossed 300+ IP 3X. He is in the Athletics Hall of Fame and the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame.

Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews. A 12X All Star and 2X WS Champion (‘57,‘68), he played 17 seasons (1952-68’). He hit .271/.376/.509, .885 OPS, 143 OPS+, 512 HR, 1453 RBI, 1509 Runs, 1444 Walks, 354 Doubles, 72 Triples, 2315 Hits, 4349 TB, 96.0 WAR. He led the NL in HR 2X, Walks 4X, OBP 1X and OPS+ 1X. One of the best 3B of All Time, he hit over .300 3X, hit 30+ HR 10X including 40+ 4X, reached 100+ RBI 5X, scored 100+ Runs 8X and drew 100+ Walks 5X. He is the only player in Braves franchise history to have played in all 3 cities that they’ve played in: Milwaukee, Boston and Atlanta. He ranks T-23rd All Time in HR, 62nd in RBI, 70th in Runs, 24th in Walks and 60th in Total Bases. After he retired, he served as a Coach with Atlanta from 1971-72’ before becoming their Manager from 1972-74’. His #41 is retired with the Atlanta Braves and is in the team’s Hall of Fame.

2012 Topps: 13/14 Hall of Fame Base Cards (Missing A. Jones)

2013 Topps: 8/10 Hall of Fame Base Cards (Missing Beltran and A. Jones).

2014 Topps: Every Hall of Famer Base Card (Minus Carlos Beltran—Purchased in the Mail).

2015 Topps: Every Hall of Famer Base card

2016 Topps: Every Hall of Famer Base Card

Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Joe Cronin. A 7X All Star, 1X MVP (‘30) and 6X Top-10 MVP, he played 20 seasons (1926-45’). He hit .301/.390/.468, .857 OPS, 119 OPS+, 170 HR, 1424 RBI, 1233 Runs, 1059 Walks, 515 Doubles, 118 Triples, 2285 Hits, 3546 TB, 64.6 WAR. He led the AL in Games Played 2X, Doubles 2X and Triples 1X. He hit over .300 10X, recorded 100+ RBI 8X, scored 100+ Runs 4X and hit 40+ Doubles 6X. In Cronin’s 8th season at the age of 26, he became a Player-Manager with the Senators from 1933-34’ and then the Red Sox from 1935-47’. His #4 is retired with the Boston Red Sox and is in the team’s Hall of Fame and is also in the Washington Nationals Ring of Honor.

The New York Giants just finished with a Tie and it just felt like they won…. Unreal.

I know it’s a long shot, but I’d love to see José Ramírez win a Championship.

Happy Birthday to Andrew McCutchen. A 5X All Star, 4X Silver Slugger, 1X Gold Glove, 1X MVP (‘15), 4X Top-5 MVP and 2015’ Roberto Clemente Award Winner, he played 18 seasons (2009-26’). He hit .271/.364/.455, .819 OPS, 124 OPS+, 333 HR, 1157 RBI, 1298 Runs, 1192 Walks, 220 SB, 453 Doubles, 50 Triples, 2280 Hits, 3832 TB and 48.6 WAR. He led the NL in Hits 1X, OBP 1X, OPS 1X and WAR 1X. He hit over .300 3X, hit 20+ HR 10X, 90+ Runs 5X and 20+ SB 5X. He was a member of the 2017’ Gold Medal winning USA Baseball team. He ranks 122nd All Time in HR, 191st in RBI, 132nd in Runs, 68th in Walks, T-107th in Doubles, T-163rd in Hits and 120th in Total Bases.