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Dennis Maruk Jersey ...Is there a place we can all turn after spending every waking second worrying about where Andrew Cashner would finish out the season? There is...Is there anything more meaningful in our lives than memorizing the teams on Jonathan Lucroys no-trade list? There is.Trust me.I just dug myself out of an eight-foot pile of trade rumors and noticed something. Back on the field, weve got quite a fun list of players who are well on their way to doing stuff that either has never been done, hasnt been done since Harry Truman was president or has only been done by living legends. And here we were all too consumed by Trade Deadline Daily to notice.Heres just some of the stuff youve been missing:TROUT FISHINGIm not going to argue that Mike Trout is underrated. Im not that demented. But heres what I think I can make an excellent case for: Were taking Mike Trouts greatness for granted. And its time to stop ho-humming this guy right now. Got it?Maybe this will get your attention. Whos leading the American League in Wins Above Replacement, as calculated by both baseball-reference.com and Fangraphs? Cmon. Who do you think is leading it -- Aaron Hicks? Its the best player in baseball, of course.Its Trout season because every season is Trout season nowadays. He led the league in WAR last year. And the year before that. And the year before that. And the year before that. Want to count those up? Go ahead. Ill wait.If you counted correctly, youll recognize this would make FIVE seasons in a row. And if you dont recall anyone else doing that, I can now reveal the reason for that. Maybe its because the last man to do it was a dude named George H. Bambino Ruth.The Babe led the AL in Wins Above Replacement six years in a row, from 1926-31. Not that he knew it at the time, of course, since he was way too busy eating cheeseburgers to grasp the true significance of modern metrics.But baseball-reference now tells us hes the only position player in history to lead any league in WAR at least five years in a row. (Walter Johnson also did it as a pitcher, from 1912-16.) So think about this, ladies and gentlemen. If Mike Trout keeps on doing what he always does for another couple of months, the entire list of hitters who have achieved this feat will consist of A) him and B) the greatest player who ever lived. Try taking THAT for granted.ALTUVE JOINS THE SHORT LIST Life is too short. But apparently, you cant say that about Jose Altuve. He may stand a mere 5 feet, 6 inches tall, officially speaking. But hes doing things that only the big boys are supposed to do.Lets start with this: He looks like a popular choice at the moment to win the AL MVP award, those Mike Trout WAR numbers above notwithstanding. And perhaps youre asking yourself: Hey, self. Has anybody that short ever won an MVP trophy before?Well, were stuck with using official heights. So unless you can sneak up behind Dustin Pedroia with a tape measure, hes still 5-foot-7, according to the powers that be. Which means that only one player as short as Altuve has ever been an MVP before. And no, were not talking about Rafael Belliard.Its the legendary 5-foot-6 Phil Rizzuto, who was the AL MVP in 1950, in much simpler times. (By which I mean Ted Williams had an OPS 244 points higher than Rizzuto but finished 21st. Because it was 1950.)Back to Altuve, however. What makes him such a compelling MVP candidate? Oh, lots of stuff. But for starters, heres a short selection of other potential Jose Altuve feats:Could lead his league in stolen bases and slugging (currently 2nd in each). Last guy to do that: Willie Mays, in 1957.Could lead his league in this nearly impossible daily double -- slugging and singles. The only player to do that since Ty Cobb retired: Stan Musial, in 1946.Could lead his league in all three of those categories -- slugging, singles and steals. The only man ever to do that: Cobb (in 1907, 09 and 11).Theres lots more, naturally. But you get the idea. Jose Altuve: way more fun than your average trade rumor.EXTRA CREDIT FOR WAINOAdam Wainwright doesnt stop at first. And we love that about him. He may cover first. He may toss an occasional pickoff throw to first. But when he hits a baseball in his other life, you can trust us on this: He aint stopping at first base.Wainwright has seven hits in 42 at-bats this year. See if you can figure out what they all have in common: Triple, double, homer, double, double, double, homer.Not a single in the bunch. Wainwright hasnt hit one of those since Sept. 17, 2014. And that leaves him in position to make a pretty crazy brand of history. All he has to do is keep avoiding stopping at first.How many players in the history of baseball have gotten this many extra-base hits in a season but zero singles? That would be none. The record is five, by Dixie Howell (1954) and Rick Wrona (1994).This just in, however: We should mention that Braves utility man Brandon Snyder is currently up to six extra-base hits without a single, so he could mess this all up. Then again, Wainwright is scheduled to pitch against the Braves on Sunday. So he just needs to serve up a little base hit to left for his good friend Brandon Snyder, and thatll take care of that threat.In fact, here at August History Watch World Headquarters, were counting on it. How cool would it be for a pitcher to hold an all-time extra-base-hit record? Correct answer: Super cool.CHRIS ARCHER: LOST IN KSIf youre just looking at the old loss column, you might think Chris Archer is having a disastrous year down in Tampa Bay because, well, youve probably been trained to think that about pitchers who are 5-15.But take a look at another column on the stat sheet -- the old strikeout column -- and you might have to rethink all that. Because whos leading the American League in strikeouts? Yessir. That very same Chris Archer.I bet youd guess thats tough to do, huh? -- to lead your league in both strikeouts and losses? Well, youd be one fine guesser. The American League has been around for 116 seasons now. And only one pitcher has ever led it in both those departments in the same year.That would be the one, the only, Nolan Ryan, who had an even nuttier season in 1976, when he not only led the AL in losses (18) and strikeouts (327), but also in shutouts (seven). And -- shocker alert -- nobody else has done that in any league. (This kind of sums up Ryans whole career, but thats enough Nolan Ryan commentary for one day.)Now normally, its never a bad thing to find yourself in a club that only Nolan Ryan has ever joined. But we might have to make an exception for this particular club. Even if losses are overrated and strikeouts are underrated, the Lead the League in Ls and Ks Club is one thats barely worth rating at all.THERES AN O IN TROTFinally, whos leading the American League in home runs? Its gotta be a big bopper for those Baltimore Orioles, right? Because some Oriole or other leads the league in home runs every year.This year, its Mark Trumbos turn. But last year, it was Chris Davis turn. And the year before that, it was yet another Oriole (Nelson Cruz). And the year before that, Davis was your designated Orioles home run champ.So this could make four seasons in a row. And if youre thinking that almost never happens, youre getting the hang of this.Only one AL team in the live ball era has ever done it. And it would be -- guess who? -- the New York Babe Ruths. The Yankees once produced the AL home run leader NINE years in a row, from 1923-31. But that almost wasnt fair because the Babe spent some of those years hitting more homers than the average TEAM. He led the league outright five years in a row (1926-30), tied Lou Gehrig in 1931, also led in 1923 and 24, and let another Yankee (Bob Meusel) win in 1925.Over in the NL, its been done twice in the live ball era, but not in over a half century. The Giants had five straight winners from 1961-65 (three by Willie Mays, one by Orlando Cepeda, plus a Willie McCovey tie for the lead in 1963). And the Pittsburgh Ralph Kiners won seven years in a row, from 1946-52, with Kiner winning four of those outright and tying for the lead three other years.But if Trumbo can win this title all by himself, it would mean wed have just two instances in history in which one team produced four straight outright home run champs. One would be these Orioles. The other would be the franchise formerly known as The Babe.Hey, the Bambino grew up in Baltimore, remember. So this would no doubt be his favorite August History Watch tidbit of them all ... as soon as he finished off one more cheeseburger.
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http://www.jerseyhockeycapitalsstore.com/authentic-alex-ovechkin-capitals-jersey-sale/ . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. Hawthorn have inched closer to signing Gold Coast gun Jaeger OMeara but star midfielder Jordan Lewis could be set to follow Sam Mitchell out the door.The Hawks on Friday secured the No.10 pick in this years AFL draft from St Kilda in exchange for picks 23, 36 and a future first-round selection.Gold Coast are adamant any deal for OMeara will need to include both a first-round draft pick and a player, although its not clear which Hawks they have enquired about in their ongoing negotiations.The deal might provide some consolation to Hawks fans after Mitchells bombshell trade to West Coast was made official, the gun onballer joining the Eagles following 15 years and four premierships with the Hawks.Hawthorn will effectively receive pick No.88 in exchange for the 34-year-old - a staggering win for the Eagles, who also agreed to swap late draft picks, considering Mitchell is coming off a season in which he topped the Hawks best-and-fairest count for the fifth time.Mitchells manager has said the three-time All-Australian was blindsided by coach Alistair Clarkson suggesting a trade to West Coast, a discussion believed to have been driven by Hawthorns need to clear space in their salary cap.Talk quickly turned to the future of fellow veteran Lewis when it emerged he had sounded out interest from Melbourne following a similar discussion with Clarkson about his future.Hawthorn list manager Graham Wright on Friday confirmed the two clubs had spoken about Lewis but insisted the 30-year-old would be staying put at this stage.He had an open and honest conversation with Clarko a couple of weeks ago about what his future would look like, Wright told reporters.AAs of yesterday afternoon, we decided we really didnt want Jordan to go anywhere.
Andre Burakovsky Jersey. rom his point of view, its about exploring what might be out there for the future but hes a contracted and required player.The Demons, after meeting Lewis management on Friday, are understood to remain hopeful of getting a deal done.A 264-game veteran, Lewis remains one of the Hawks most-important players, finishing second behind Mitchell this year in the clubs best-and-fairest count.Mitchell, racking up 307 games for the Hawks, will take a coaching role at West Coast at the end of his playing career and insists there are no hard feelings between him and Clarkson.I know that everyone thinks Clarkos a big mean wolf but I think he was actually looking out for me and seeing if he could help me out with my transition, Mitchell told AFL trade radio.In other player movement news on the fifth day of the trade period:* St Kilda secured young midfielder Jack Steele from Greater Western Sydney in exchange for a future second-round pick* Gold Coast said they were confident of landing Brisbanes Pearce Hanley, while a deal to send Dion Prestia to Richmond was edging closer and would include the Tigers No.6 draft pick* The Western Bulldogs signed veteran defender Matthew Boyd on a new one-year deal, while insisting rookie Marcus Adams would not be granted a move home to WA* GWS confirmed they were in talks to send Caleb Marchbank and Jarrod Pickett to Carlton* Carltons leading goalkicker in 2016, Matthew Wright, signed a new one-year deal
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