Talkin' Baseball

     This is the second post of my What if...? series, which I created back when I was experiencing really bad writer's block. Glad to report that that ship has sailed. Anyway, this one came about on a ride home from a baseball game during a friendly conversation.     What if when a pitcher threw a pitch, he both tore his labrum and fractured his humerus? Well, this pitch ended up crossing the strike zone and the batter hit a line drive into the pitcher's already injured elbow.     In case you didn't know, the labrum is an important part of the arm for a pitcher, and tearing it meant Tommy John surgery.  And a fracture of the humerus ends players' careers. So, two injuries that already ruin pitchers, and then a line drive straight to the arm? Not a good mix.

     On one of my fantasy baseball teams this year, I drafted Riley Greene as my third outfielder. I considered my outfield staff pretty good, containing Mike Trout, Evan Carter, and Greene. Well, it seemed that two of the outfielders were quite a bit better than the third. It was then that I made the bold prediction that Riley Greene will bat .320 with 40 home runs, and not only carry my fantasy team, but also win the AL MVP award.       Though I was completely joking when I made this prediction, is it too far fetched? To put it bluntly, yes. Greene has been in the majors two seasons coming into 2024 and played 192 games in that span. He also has 16 home runs (less than 40 in 162 for all of you who didn't know, 14 in fact) and a .271 batting average, only 49 points away from where it needs to be this season.     However, so far, Riley Greene has played in 8 games (as many as his team) and has 2 homers. This actually does translate to 40 home runs (40.5 exactly). So, if he keeps up

      Like said in the title of this post, Opening Day is in three days, the 28th. And Jordan Montgomery still doesn't have a team.      This is a nice little way to get the blog out of temporary retirement.      Jordan Montgomery is on both of my fantasy teams, and may spend the year in my NA slot if he doesn't find a job ASAP.     W ith the start of MLB's next season just around the corner, the top free-agent doesn't have a team. Montgomery was very good last year, posting a 10-11 record and 3.20 ERA with two teams, as well as a 3-1 record and 2.90 ERA in the postseason as he led the Rangers to their first ever World Series victory. It should have been beyond easy for him to sign a contract. However, with some misfortunate happenings, it became a lot more difficult for him to find a job.     Firstly, Montgomery's latest team, the Texas Rangers, is having monetary problems after Bally Sports went bankrupt. Now, multiple teams are down funds from their contracts wit

     As I've been belly-aching about for about a month now, Don Cardwell has been taking up most of my blogging time. I've hit really bad writer's block and have been writing of bad ideas lately (like pinpointing a cartoon to a real-life baseball player).     So, I've made the hard decision to put this blog out to the pasture. Well, that's not entirely true. I'm not going to be publishing on Talkin' Baseball  for a while anymore. I'll still publish sometimes, especially when the MLB season starts again.      By the way, I have two fantasy baseball drafts coming up in a week or two, and the results of those drafts will be posted on Don Cardwell  rather than this blog. The reason for this is that Don Cardwell is much more popular than this blog, so more people will be reading and commenting on it.     That's really the only reason that I'm going to stop posting here as much. More people read Don Cardwell  and so I will post more there. It's jus

     Today, Talkin' Baseball hit 1,000 career views! Not only is that nice, but it was racing Don Cardwell to 1,000 and won by 163 views. Come celebrate with me! Hooray!

      So, who does this picture look like? The correct answer is nobody. But if I had to choose somebody, who would this cartoon dude resemble most?     There are a number of players who resemble this cartoon guy. This should seem pretty obvious, because he's a cartoon baseball player. But is it? This 'player' doesn't look remotely close to realistic. I mean, look at his biceps.          This observation takes me to the next point. He's wearing red and pinstripes. This player is obviously...     Mark McGwire! He's wearing red (and the Cardinals sometimes wore pinstripes), and you know he got a little bit of help to get biceps that huge.     So yes, I am confident in assuming that the cartoon is meant to be Mark McGwire.      What a stupid topic to write about! Ugh, this writer's block. At least it's semi-interesting and kinda funny.