Kids in the Seats and Romanticizing the Past: Locked on MLB – September 23, 2019

I have a few ideas of how to get more kids to experience baseball live and create memories. And speaking of memories, I laugh at how we see the past with rose colored glasses, even years that were reviled while it was happening.

This is the LockedOn MLB Podcast with your host Paul Francis Sullivan. Please call him Sully.

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The Summer Score – September 24, 2019

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It is time to update The Summer Score. For an explanation of The Summer Score, click HERE.

We are now in September. So this month, each day a team is in a playoff position is worth FOUR POINTS on their Summer Score.

The Yankees, Twins, Astros, Athletics and Rays are from the American League.
The Dodgers, Braves, Cardinals, Nationals and Brewers are from the National League.

SUMMER SCORE RANKINGS FOR SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

AMERICAN LEAGUE

HOUSTON ASTROS – 282 (May 28 – September 24)
MINNESOTA TWINS – 282 (May 28 – September 24)
NEW YORK YANKEES – 282 (May 28 – September 24)
TAMPA BAY RAYS – 247 (May 28 – July 19, July 27, August 2 – August 27, September 1 – September 24)
CLEVELAND INDIANS – 177 (June 23 – June 27, July 3 – July 13, July 16 – August 22, August 24 – September 5, September 20 – September 21, September 23)
OAKLAND ATHLETICS  – 156 (May 28 – June 1, July 3, July 14 – July 26, July 28 – July 31, August 21 – August 24, August 27 – September 1, September 4 – September 24)
TEXAS RANGERS – 27 (June 1 – June 19, June 26 – July 2)
BOSTON RED SOX – 19 (May 28 – June 1, June 5 – June 8, June 17 – June 23, June 26, July 27)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA BRAVES – 282 (May 28 – September 24)
LOS ANGELES DODGERS – 282 (May 28 – September 24)
CHICAGO CUBS – 261 (May 28 – September 19)
WASHINGTON NATIONALS – 243 (July 4 – July 5, July 8 – September 24)
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – 186 (June 23 – June 24, July 16, July 20, July 23 – August 5, August 12 – September 24)
MILWAUKEE BREWERS – 108 (May 28 – July 7, July 14, July 18 – July 19, July 21 – July 22, July 27, August 8 – August 11, September 12, September 18 – September 24)
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES – 77 (May 28 – June 20, June 26 – June 29, July 1 – July 4, July 6, July 13, July 15 – July 17, July 20, July 31, August 2, August 4 – August 8, August 17)
COLORADO ROCKIES – 14 (June 20 – July 2)
SAN DIEGO PADRES – 1 (June 1)

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Who Owned Baseball – September 23, 2019

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Let’s see owned baseball on September 23, 2019

Earning Full WOBs:

Jorge Alfaro hit 2 homers, including a grand slam, driving in 5 for the 8-4 Marlins victory that essentially sunk the Mets playoff hopes.

Ji-Man Choi homered and doubled in the Rays 7-4, come from behind victory over Boston.

Patrick Corbin allowed 1 run over 6 innings as the Nationals topped the fading Phillies, 7-2.

Colin Poche came into the game in the 9th and struck out Vazquez and Bogaerts to earn the save and preserve the 7-4 win for Tampa Bay over Boston.

Earning 1/2 WOBs:

Nick Ahmed went 2 for 4 with a homer but the Diamondbacks come back rally fell short in the 9-7 loss to St. Louis.

Kevin Ginkel struck out the side in his only inning of work but the Diamondbacks could not catch St. Louis who took the 9-7 final.

Austin Hays homered twice and added another hit in the wild 15 inning 11-10 slugfest that Baltimore dropped in Toronto.

Evan Phillips threw a pair of shutout innings for the Orioles in the bizarre 11-10 extra inning marathon in Toronto.

For an explanation of how WOB works, click here.

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