July 25, 2022

1. Highlights from David Ortiz’s Hall of Fame induction

Yesterday afternoon, Big Papi was immortalized in Cooperstown.

2. And Red Sox fans really needed an event that positive, given what else happened this weekend

They’ve lost five in a row, and they now have a .500 record.

They’re 5–15 in their last twenty games.

And on Friday night, they lost in historic fashion at Fenway Park.

3. More highlights from the Hall of Fame weekend

4. Aaron Judge hit three more home runs this weekend

And he’s now at thirty-seven on the year.

5. There’s an interesting shift-banning experiment happening

Additional white lines being painted on a major-league infield someday probably isn’t the aesthetic choice, but there could be two smaller markers at the edge of the grass (if the change eventually happens).

6. What to do if someone calls you a clown

7. The Dodgers won a four-game sweep of the Giants

This isn’t 2021 anymore.

8. Nick Castellanos had a tense exchange with a reporter

“That’s a stupid question.”

“It wasn’t a stupid question!”

9. The two-horse race for the NL East is in full force

It’s going to be a very fun next few weeks.

10. Various news and bits from around the league

11. Sadly, advertising patches are coming to MLB jerseys

Isn’t there more than enough money in the game already? Teams have to make profits, sure — but this is an awful, greedy development in baseball.

12. And lastly, the quote of the day

Jim Kaat makes a very good point.