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Sure we talked about #Yankees 9 home runs in one game last week - that's the 2nd time it's happened this season which is a first! #Phillies Zach Wheeler has surgery and is out for the season - awful. #Brewers #Cubs #Dodgers #Padres are all good teams and will be tough in the playoffs.

#Tigers Tarik Skubal and #RedSox Garret Crochet are pitching horses which is more special than ever. #Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk steals his first base ever after 2,000+ games! #Rangers continue to disappoint. #Orioles sign another catcher to an 8 year deal after one week in #MLB. Huh? What happened to Adley Rutschman?

Our stat of the week is good ole fashioned batting average. #NationalLeague has had batting champions for 150 years, the #AmericanLeague for 125 years. Do we really want to pull away from that long and amazing history? Batting average may not be the be-all and end-all offensive stat but we think it's still important.

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Three-quarters of the season is in the books. It means you can add about 1/3 of a player's current stats to project what will be the season ending total. Pete Alonso broke Darryl Strawberry's #Mets HR record hitting his 253rd last week. That means the amazing #Mariners Cal Raleigh is just behind pace to hit 60 home runs. But he still is on track to have the greatest offensive season for a catcher in #MLB history.

#Dodgers Shohei Ohtani hit both a home run and hit into a triple play last week. It wasn't the 1st time it happened as in 2001 #Red Sox Scott Hatterberg had both a grand slam and hit in a triple play in one game.

#Orioles Brandon Young had a perfect game broken up by an infield hit in the 8th inning last week. He threw the ball wildly and could have been charged with an error but wasn't.

#Brewers had won 14 in a row before Sunday with some coming in unusual ways. Down 8-1 to the #Reds on Friday they came back to win. And on Saturday they tied the game in the 9th and won it in the 10th. The magic finally ran out on Monday and manager Pat Murphy may just keep on eating those pocket pancakes.

Pickoffs were not really a part of #baseball until the 1890's when the rubber was moved to its current location of 60 feet 6 inches. But modified rules like coming to a full stop for one second before throwing a pitch did not come into play until 1950. We talk about who has the most pickoffs, most balks, and why baseball should keep the balk rule even if umpires don't always understand it!

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In this week's episode of "Almost Cooperstown," we dive into a historic moment as Jen Powell becomes the first female umpire in MLB history to officiate a regular season game. We also explore Roman Anthony's impressive new contract and what it means for his future in baseball. Plus, we take a fun detour into the world of the Savannah Bananas and their unique take on the game. From the latest stats to the ongoing debate about the value of RBIs, we cover it all. Tune in for an engaging discussion on the evolving landscape of baseball!

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