A Hat Trick of Losses

After the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Lightning last week to clinch the Stanley Cup, Corey Perry of Tampa Bay became the first player to be in three straight finals for three different teams while losing them all (Dallas, Montreal and now Tampa Bay).

Only Three

MLB often flashes OPS on the screen (on-base + slugging). The gold standard is always 1.000. Currently, three players are above that number : Yordan Alvarez of the Astros, Mike Trout of the Angels, and Paul Goldschmidt of the Cards.

No Freebies

At the Men’s College World Series last night, Ole Miss shutout Arkansas 2-0 in an all-SEC semifinal. In the game, neither side issued a walk. That is the first time that has happened at the College World Series since 1974.

Shohei’s World

Are these the best back-to-back games of all-time? On Tuesday, Shohei Ohtani went 3-4 as the DH with 2 homers (including a 9th inning shot that tied the game) and 8 RBI (a career high). On Wednesday, Shohei was on the mound, pitching 8 shutout innings allowing 2 hits,...