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Who Owns October (#WOO) Tallies Updated For October 2, 2018
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Not a bad way to start the playoffs, eh? A 13 inning marathon whose great starting pitching was regulated to footnote as one of the most unlikely of players became an October hero.
I almost gave the WOO to Trevor Story, who got 3 hits and scored the eventual winning run. But honoring Wolters was too great to pass up.
So who owned October?
Each winning team for every post season game gets a pitcher and a hitter who earn a full WOO (Who Owns October.)
And at my discretion, I award a 1/2 WOO’S to a worthy player on the losing team.
At the end of the post season, we will see who had the highest WOO total as a pitcher and a hitter.
A complete description of the rules can be found HERE.
From October 2
National League Wild Card Game:
Receiving 1 WOO
Kyle Freeland threw a shutout into the 7th, finishing with 6 2/3 innings, no runs and struck out 6 Cubs. He did not get the decision but the Rockies held on to win 2-1.
Tony Wolters did not start the game but delivered the 2 out 13th inning RBI single that put the Rockies up for good as they topped the Cubs, 2-1.
Receiving 1/2 WOO
Javier Baez smacked a double that tied the Wild Game at 1 in the 8th inning. The Cubs would go on to drop the 2-1 final to Colorado.
Jon Lester kept the damage to a minimum after a 1 run first inning. He settled down struck out 9 Rockies in 6 innings and did not get the decision in the Cubs 2-1 extra inning loss.
Current WOO Totals MLB 2018
Hitters ‘WOO’ MLB 2017,
Tony Wolters – Rockies 1, Javier Baez – Cubs 1/2,
Pitchers ‘WOO’ MLB 2017,
Kyle Freeland – Rockies 1, Jon Lester – Cubs 1/2
Who Owned Baseball September 18, 2018 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVPs) + 2018 #WOB
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Daniel Murphy reached base 3 times, homered and drove in a pair as the Cubs inched closer to a Division Title with a 9-1 thrashing of the Diamondbacks.
Kaleb Cowart tripled and hit a go ahead grand slam to push the Angels past the A’s. 9-7.
Jameson Taillon threw 7 shutout innings, striking out 11 Royals, helping set up the Pirates 2-1 walk off victory.
Corey Kluber struck out 11 White Sox in 8 innings, allowing 3 runs and earning the 5-3 decision for Cleveland.
They all owned baseball on September 18, 2018
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Who Owned Baseball September 13, 2018 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVPs) + 2018 #WOB
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Kyle Freeland pitched into the 7th, throwing 6 1/3 innings, 4 hits, 3 runs and struck out 6 Diamondbacks to inch the Rockies closer to a Division title with a 10-3 final.
Mike Leake threw 7 innings, allowing 1 run and 4 hits to earn the 8-2 Seattle victory over the Angels.
Javier Baez finished his day 3 for 4 with a homer and a go ahead 10th inning RBI bunt to push the Cubs past the Nationals, 4-3.
Nelson Cruz had 2 hits, including a home run and 3 RBI in the Mariners 8-2 win over the Angels.
They all owned baseball on September 13, 2018
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Who Owned Baseball August 6, 2018 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2018 #WOB
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David Peralta got 4 hits including a homer in the game tying 9th inning rally and a walk off shot in the 14th to give the Diamondbacks a dramatic 3-2 win over Philadelphia.
Marwin Gonzalez hit a 2 out, 3 run homer in the 9th to turn a 1-0 Giants lead to a 3-1 Astros victory.
Kyle Freeland threw 7 shutout innings, allowing 2 hits as the Rockies blanked the Pirates, 2-0.
Lance Lynn gave the Yankees a much needed boost with 7 1/3 shutout innings, 2 hits and 9 strikeouts, topping the White Sox, 7-0.
They all owned baseball on August 6, 2018
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Who Owned Baseball July 2, 2018 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2018 #WOB
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Matt Kemp collected 5 hits, including a homer and a double, driving in 4 and scoring 4 as the Dodgers clobbered Pittsburgh, 17-1.
Francisco Lindor homered twice and drove in a whopping 7 runs to lead the Indians past Kansas City, 9-3.
Kyle Freeland gave up 3 hits and 2 runs over 7 strong innings, earning the 5-2 decision for Colorado over San Francisco.
Mike Fiers allowed 1 run over 8 innings, striking out 5 Blue Jays. The Tigers blew his lead but won the 3-2 game in 10 innings.
They all owned baseball on July 2, 2018
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Who Owned Baseball April 30, 2018 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2018 #WOB
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Xander Bogaerts got 3 hits, including a go ahead grand slam, to power Boston past Kansas City, 10-6.
Charlie Morton took a no hitter into the 6th and a shutout into the 8th, finishing with 7 2/3 innings, 2 hits and 1 run while striking out 10 Yankees as the Astros won the first game of the ALCS rematch, 2-1.
A. J. Pollock homered three times to help the Diamondbacks beat the stumbling Dodgers, 8-5.
Zack Greinke struck out 10 Dodgers over 6 innings, allowing 2 runs and added a single, double and RBI of his own to earn the 8-5 decision for Arizona.
They all owned baseball on April 29, 2018
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Who Owned Baseball April 24, 2018 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2018 #WOB
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Scooter Gennett hit a pair of homers, including a walk off 2 run shot in the 12th, to give the Reds a 9-7 victory over the Braves.
Andrelton Simmons collected 3 hits, including 2 homers, driving in 5, as the Angels took another game in Houston, 8-7.
Kyle Freeland threw 8 shutout innings, striking out 8 Padres and earning the 8-0 decision for Colorado.
J. A. Happ struck out 10 Boston batters over 7 innings, allowing 1 run and set up the 4-3 extra inning win for Toronto.
They all owned baseball on April 24, 2018
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Who Owned Baseball July 9, 2017 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings
Kyle Freeland took a no hitter into the 9th, finishing with 8 1/3 one hit shutout innings while striking out 9 White Sox in the 10-0 Colorado rout.
Felix Hernandez struck out 8 Oakland batters in 6 shutout innings to earn the 4-0 win for Seattle.
Giancarlo Stanton reached base 5 times, homered twice and scored 4 times in the wild 10-8 Miami extra inning victory in San Francisco.
Carlos Correa hit 2 homers and got on base 3 other times, driving in 5 and leading Houston in a 19-1 massacre of the Blue Jays.
They all owned baseball on July 9, 2017
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10 Hot Starts in MLB That Aren’t Built to Last
With each big league ballplayer staring down six months of regular season play on Opening Day, every single one of them hopes for a fast start. However, having a strong month or two doesn’t guarantee that those trends and high levels of production will continue through to September.
As we march toward the dog days of summer, it gets harder to use the “small sample size” argument, but there are still certain statistics that need more time to stabilize before putting a whole lot of stock in them.
Some hot starts appear to be legit — like Yonder Alonso turning into a power hitter and Chris Sale getting back to collecting strikeouts — but not all performances are created equally.
Potentially even more important than the numbers displaying a hot start are the underlying stats telling us whether certain trends appear to be sustainable.
The following 10 players have experienced success to start 2017, but landing on this list doesn’t necessarily mean their performance is going to bottom out at some point (some might, though). However, unless some peripheral stats change, it’ll be awfully hard to keep up their current pace.
The Top 100 MLB Prospects In 2015
Kris Bryant is about as sure of a prospect there has been in the last 5 years. Will the Cubs let him start the year in 2015, or will they send him down until the end of April to save service time. All you need to know about the franchises desire to win it all this campaign may be based on this decision. The young slugger had 40 HRs in the Minor League’s last year.
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Top 100 Prospects
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These are my top 100 prospects in baseball. There is a lot of talent in the minor leagues right now across almost all levels. Yoan Moncada signed after I wrote this but he would slot in the 8th slot right ahead of Joey Gallo and I do believe Moncada will be a stud.
1. Kris Bryant 3B CHC – He will hit for power and hit for a high average at what is an underrated position. He was the 2nd overall pick in 2013 and has the looks of a perennial all star.
2. Carlos Correa SS Hou- He was having a very nice season at the best hitters park in the minors in Lancaster before he broke his leg. I think he can stay at SS with almost all five tools with power rapidly emerging. He’s the future face of the Astros.
3. Corey Seager SS LAD- There are people who think he may get too big for SS and have to transfer to 3B but I think he has much more value at SS and can stick there for at least a few years. He should have an elite bat with plus plus power. Possibly the next Troy Tulowitzki with a slightly worse glove.
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