Wow. ⚾️💙

Shota Imanaga is the first starter since Dave Ferriss in 1945 to go 4-0 or better with an ERA below 1.00 in his first five career games!

The Philosopher philosophizing.

Considering the bat, too, in order:

Michael Jack Schmidt
Eddie Mathews
George Brett
Chipper Jones

This week’s poll question is Which of these four players (who never won the MVP Award during their careers) had the most impressive MVP runner-up season?

#RepBX #Yankees #Orioles #RepDetroit #Tigers #SFGiants #Giants

I KNOW I would have! Still watch play along, nail 20-25 year old questions like it’s yesterday.

That said, if I can find a host, a handful of players, think it’d be fun to try a game of sorts through like Discord, yeah? I’d be the in the role of Schwab. Call it Beat the Brand.

Of Pitchers to win MLB ROY, only four had more than 250 Innings Pitched that season.
Of those four, those seasons:

Three had double digit Losses
Two had an ERA below 2.75
One had an ERA above 3.50

Who are they? ⚾️💙
Source: Baseball Reference

Only four players have at least 500 Doubles, 50 Triples, 300 Home Runs, and 250 Stolen Bases.
Of those four:

Three won an MVP
Two have 450+ Home Runs
One has 3000+ Hits

Who are they?
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Source: Baseball Reference

Only six players have 800+ more Runs than Runs Batted In.
Of them:

Five played more than 1600 Games.
Four have less than 110 HR combined.
Three played in the 19th century.
Two have an OPS+ less than 95.
One played in the 21st century.

Who are they? ⚾️💙
Source: Baseball Reference