Angels’ designated hitter Albert Pujols is known for holding many records. He has 600 home runs, more than 1,500 RBIs and runs scored, plus 500+ doubles. On August 4 (2017), Pujols set another record. He grounded into a double play with Mike Trout on first. This was his 351 GIDP (grounded into double play), passing Cal Ripken Jr. for first on the all time list. Needless to say that this is one record one does not want to have on their résumé.
Month: August 2017
Topps Chrome Sellout
The biggest storylines of 2017 have included rookie sensations Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger. They are both known for their insane home runs and great personalities. Kids love them, Majestic makes special shirts for them, they get comparisons to greats, and everyone wants a piece of them. The Topps Trading Card Company answered these demands when they released Topps Chrome 2017, the first 2017 baseball product to feature both Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge autographs in an all around wide release product. Bowman Platinum also had Judge and Bellinger autos but the product was a Walmart exclusive. The highly acclaimed product was released on August 2 at 12:01, and sold out on the Topps website within 6 hours. The product price has risen from $81 to $130. Another contributing factor to the product’s success is the cover boy, Aaron Judge.
News Around the League
Since the All-Star break, many things have happened. Rangers’ third baseman Adrian Beltre collected his 3,000th hit, Yankees OF Brett Gardner hit a walk off home run and a walk off single in three games, Rays’ Evan Longoria hit for the cycle becoming the second player in franchise history to complete this feat, and Edinson Volquez went down for the year with Tommy John surgery. Also, the Yankees made a lot of moves in their race to the postseason. They acquired pitcher Sonny Gray from the Athletics, Todd Frazier, Tommy Kahnle, and David Robertson from the White Sox. Yu Darvish went from the Rangers to the Dodgers, and the Rockies got Jonathon Lucroy.
New Publishing Schedule
To keep up the idea of consistency, I will be starting a new schedule that will tell when and what type of content will be posted. Here is the list:
Tuesday: Week in MLB Recap
Friday: TBC Original
Saturday: Article or Story
Schedule starts immediately. P.S. Don’t be suprised for other content outside of the schedule every now and then!