June 28, 2022
1. We have a suspension festival in Major League Baseball
After the brawl, the aftermath.
And so far, the whole thing has turned Jesse Winker into a Seattle hero:
2. Bryce Harper is heading to the injured list
Bad news for the Phillies and baseball, as the All-Star Game will have one of its biggest stars absent.
And a great sport in the moment, as he came off the field:
3. The Yankees keep winning and winning
They went down 4–1 early to the lowly A’s after Elvis Andrus hit a bases-clearing double, but then as they always do this season, they scrap together run after run — and they’re still on pace for well over 110 wins.
And the comeback took off with a bit of help by Sean Murphy:
4. Former first overall pick Mark Appel finally made the big leagues
He’s almost 31 years old, drafted #1 overall by the Astros in the 2013 MLB draft, and at long last he’s a major-league pitcher.
From MLB.com:
5. Chad Kuhl dominated the Dodgers with a complete-game shutout
6. A good read in the New York Times: The “relief room”
A Phillies superfan has an elaborate, extremely niche shrine:
“Edwards, a 45-year-old telecommunications salesman with a wife, Cheryl, two young sons, a Great Dane — and a shrine in his downstairs bathroom to retired Phillies relief pitchers.”
From the article:
7. Rafael Devers had the silliest double of the year
A doink off second base, and he cruises in for a double.
8. Paul Goldschmidt is absolutely on fire
Leading the majors in OPS and batting average. Seventh in home runs. The easy front runner for NL MVP so far this season.
9. And here’s a heartwarming story from last night’s Cardinals game
10. Some very cool news for a Detroit Tigers legend
A man I was fortunate enough to interview for hours in his home a few years ago, while writing an oral history on the 1968 World Series (An October to Remember: 1968).
11. Fernando Tatis Jr. is in the All-Star conversation without playing
The guy has star power.
12. And lastly, this is the baseball dog of the summer
