New league, same Astros.

They now are in the Junior Circuit, but the Astros have not changed:



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What is wrong with this picture?

I spotted this $59.99 hooded sweatshirt at a newsstand and noticed something peculiar...

OSITF links - AL LVP

    
Who was the Least Valuable Player for fantasy in the American League?  Who was a big part of the disappointing 6th place finish for Pioneer Skies?  Chris Cwik at RotoGraphs breaks it down.

Take it from me...

Take it from me, someone who owns a Miguel Cabrera shirt, the AL MVP should be...



THAT GUY!  Even if Miguel Cabrera wins the triple crown. 

I could try to explain why, but Dave Cameron of FanGraphs already has in a way more eloquent than I ever could manage.  Don't believe in WAR?  Read the article anyway.  Trout has been more valuable than Cabrera, even if you don't look at the enormous disparity in WAR.

My shirt is still awesome, but Mike Trout should be the MVP of the American League.

96 days till pitchers and catchers report...

In case you were wondering as well, in 1956 the New York Yankees won the American League and the Brooklyn Dodgers won the National League. It was the Dodgers' penultimate year in Brooklyn, and Sandy Koufax's sophomore season. Brooklyn's Don Newcombe was the NL MVP, going 27-7 in 268 IP with a .989 WHIP, 18 complete games, and 5 shutouts. New York's Mickey Mantle won the AL MVP, going .353/.464/.705 with 52 HR and 130 RBI.

The 1956 World Series was a rematch of the previous year, and the sixth time the two teams faced each other in the previous ten World Series matchups. The Dodgers were unable claim a second consecutive championship, as the Yankees won in seven games. The two teams had a combined twelve hall of fame players and managers. Yankee starters pitched five consecutive complete games in Games 3 through 7, including Don Larsen's perfect game in Game 5.