yesterday, Sean Manaea He went 7 IP, 0 ER, 6 hits, zero walks, 10 Ks, ERA at 3.30. Also, 10 times in this game I yelled, “Why didn’t I cast him?!” Streamonator sorta likes his following, and gives me all the Manaea streams. Please again! Do you know why? Let’s talk about recent history. Last two starts for Sean Manaea 14 IP, 0 ER, eight hits, one walk, 21 Ks. Elias Sports Bureau said, “That’s good, you want to see the body?” What is happening in that company? Elias then added, “Sean Manaea joins Tom Seaver and Dwight Gooden as the only pitchers in Mets history with 7+ IP, 10+ K and no runs allowed in consecutive starts.” That’s legal and nuts. The Mets aren’t exactly the historic Yanks, but they’ve had some pretty good starters over the years. Only three pitchers have ever thrown a 7-inning shutout with 10+ Ks in two straight starts? Am I crazy or does that seem impossible? No, I can’t be crazy. I ask – What do you know? It doesn’t matter! Anyway, here’s what I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Jeff McNeil – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 10th homer. He is hitting around .320 in the last month with 5 HRs. McNeil has found his place among the Who’s Who Of “Yeah, He’s Be Good, I Guess”ers. A veritable Litany of “Better Than Shrug”.
Nick Martinez – 5 IP, 0 ER, 4 hits, zero walks, 5 Ks, ERA at 3.43. And I spread this boy. I would spread anyone against the Marlins, White Sox or Rockies on the road.
Elly De La Cruz – 4-for-5, 3 runs, 3 RBIs and his 19th and 20th homers. Wild on E! Miami show!
Noelvi Marte – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 3rd homer, as he struck out 9, hitting .170. I just got the ball over the Marlins outfielder (Name of Placeholder). (Name of Place) appeared to even get a piece. Too bad, (Pronoun) is (usually/sometimes/never) a (bad/great) player.
France – 3-for-5 with his 9th homer. France loves Miami. He said in a sweet voice, “Hello, Fontainebleau.”
Jesus Sanchez – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 13th homer. Good job, (Proximity name)! Marlins fans really (despise/love/ambivalent) you!
David Festa – 5 IP, 0 ER, 4 baserunners, 9 Ks, ERA at 5.55. The boys don’t have to say their names to me, but it’s a very missed idea not to go with Dave Party. Any hoo! Dave Party has a promising next startup with Streamonator, and I see no reason not to include Dave Party out there. [blows noisemaker] Dave Party!
Andrew Heaney – 6 IP, 1 ER, 1 hit, 1 walk, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.99. If you started Heaney at any time this season, you have incredible courage and/or jingo-jangling marbles in your head.
Alex Bregman – 1-for-5 with his 15th homer. Bregman is like clockwork when the hands of the clock point to ’22 homers on the year’ and ‘260 strikeouts.’
Hunter Brown – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.98. The funny thing is I won’t go anywhere near Heaney, but Brown is attractive to me. Basically the same ERA. Guess like a scholar, the wisdom of the Great White said, once bitten, twice shy. And, honestly, Brown’s turnover has been down since May when he turned his season around. 3.42, 1.16, 3.53 are his ERAs in the previous three months.
Corey Seager – 1-for-4 with his 23rd homer, second homer in two games, and 4th homer in four games. Leave the Ghost of Dale Long alone, there was an off day there, then two home runs four games ago. I have to clarify because I know we have other crypt keepers reading.
Josh H. Smith – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 12th homer, hitting .278, as he hit the bullpen and played the remainder as Josh Jung (1-for-3) returned. I know what they are doing and I appreciate it. You see, when the Rangers score an inning they can say they are running.
Freddie Freeman – 1-for-4 as he returns from having a sick wife and child, who is thankful that he is on the mend. I watched Freddie go on and on about his boy Max and how he’s getting better, and I felt like I was at Benihana and the chef had just made an onion volcano and was shooting his steam at me.
Teoscar Hernandez – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs and his 24th homer. …and Teoscar goes to…Teoscar! (Looks like it’s fixed, to be honest.)
Aaron Nola – 6 IP, 4 ER, 8 hits, zero walks, 4 Ks, ERA at 3.54 vs. Tyler Glasnow – 6 IP, 3 ER, 5 hits, zero walks, 9 Ks, ERA at 3.54. Elias Sports Bureau said this is the first time two starters have finished a game with the same ERA since, “God knows.” Elias’ standards have really fallen.
Brady Singer – 5 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 11 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 3.03. He tied the owners for the WHIPping post, but, to be honest, I can’t believe we got to August before his ERA went over 3. A complete victory for those who spent a ton on FAAB in that first week of the season.
Vinnie Pasquantino – 1-for-4 with his 16th homer, second homer in three games, and five homers last week. Vinnie does everything for gnocchi!
James Paxton – 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 4.42. Pax is bax! (No, he’s not, but he holds more than a slightly disabled James!)
Tyler Fitzgerald – 2-for-4 with his 12th homer, as he hit .314. Not being good until July 9th will make for an interesting case for NL ROY. Seriously, Fitzgerald shows you that at any time you can step into the dark and find someone who can help your team. Don’t defecate in your office while scrolling through the waivers, that’s not what I meant.
Matt Chapman – 1-for-4, 3 RBIs and his 18th homer, and 3rd homer in three games. Welp, Chapman’s on the heater-like heater in August.
Zac Gallen – 7 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 3.75 vs. Logan Allen – 5 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 5.56. This match was billed as “G/Allen. Punk Rock!”
Ryan Thompson – 1 IP, 1 ER, ERA at 2.30, as he blows another save. Like I said on this week’s podcast, it feels like what’s going to happen in the Arizona barn when we get to Friday and it’s like, “Guess what? Just foolin’! Sewald is near us! It’s all a joke! Go!” However, Justin Martinez (1 IP, 0 ER, 2.01 ERA) got the save in the 10th inning, and there’s no reason why he can’t save games. (It’s important because DBags nearby should get more storage.)
Joc Pederson – 1-for-1, 2 RBIs and his 18th homer, and 3rd homer in four games, but yesterday’s homer was a hard worker which is his problem. He plays platoons like Charlie Sheen in Platoon.
Ketel Marte – 1-for-4 with his 28th homer. Ketel would go on to hit 35 homers.
Gabriel Moreno – Hit his 5th homer and left the game with a sprained groin. Damn, wait until you get home to celebrate.
JP Sears – 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.35. Sung a’la I Shot The Sheriff, “He got Sux and Sux.”
Ky. Bush – 4 IP, 3 ER, as he makes his MLB debut for the Shite Sux. [carving a golden God, dipping it in roast beef drippings because it’s Chicago, holding it up to the light to see the shine] Ky Bush, is the answer to every White Sox fan’s hopes and dreams to end this losing streak to the Welp, Ky Bush was not the answer. Make it 21 straight losses! The longest losing streak since 1988. The Berlin Wall was still up, Die Hard was in theaters and La Russa was going to curse a completely different franchise than the White Sox, the same team that beat the White Sox last night. Check me out, I’m a regular Jayson Stark.
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