Per usual, this is the rest-of-season thoughts on the American League outfield. All stats cited are through August 12, 2013.
Tier One
Mike Trout
We’ll be telling our children and grandchildren about how we remember Mike Trout’s first two seasons and hopefully his entire career. Right now he is simply in a class by himself. Trout fills up the stat line and is the ideal fantasy player. He does it all.
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Today marks the 14th anniversary of the film Detroit Rock City. For the reader’s pleasure, a link to a showdown of Disco vs Rock can be viewed here (warning: language). While it wasn’t exactly a hit — commercially nor critically — Detroit Rock City is certainly a film worth seeing on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
On today’s agenda:
1. Omar Infante returns
2. Brian Dozier’s hot streak
3. A bounce back start from Dan Straily
4. The outfield shuffle in Arizona
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Join in celebrating the 16th anniversary of the landmark self-titled album, Backstreet Boys, being released in the United States. This is the best track from that album, hands down.
On today’s agenda:
1. Welcome back, Salvador Perez
2. Time to own Jonathan Villar
3. Ryan Ludwick’s return
4. Three thoughts for three starting pitchers
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Happy Presidential Joke Day! Here is a clip from the 2011 White House Press Correspondence Dinner, specifically Seth Meyer’s portion. His bit describing the various after parties is just fantastic.
On today’s agenda:
1. Josh Reddick flashes the power
2. A week of steals for Leonys Martin
3. Quick update on Roy Halladay
4. Time to pick up Ike Davis
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Today’s Roto Riteup was written via hotel Wi-Fi. The present author wrestled against a great evil — throttled bandwidth — for many hours before finally coming away the victor.
On today’s agenda:
1. Rickie Weeks to the disabled list, Scooter Gennett recalled
2. It’s not too rough owning Darin Ruf
3. Michael Wacha to start Saturday
4. Is Alex Rios on the move?
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With respects to the late night games, today’s Roto Riteup was written while enjoying The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Last night’s Colbert gave a shoutout to fantasy baseball, though it wasn’t exactly an endearing mention. Neither the episode nor the clip was available at the time of writing, otherwise the reader should trust that a linked video would have been included.
On today’s agenda:
1. Alex Gordon, cleanup hitter?
2. The Los Angeles Dodgers call up Dee Gordon
3. Pachebel’s Canon Anibal’s cannon
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Look for the present author among the crowd in Detroit as the Tigers host the Chicago White Sox.
On today’s agenda:
1. David Wright to the disabled list
2. A rotation shakeup in Oakland
3. Ryan Ludwick to return next week
4. Kole Calhoun’s fast start
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Rather than celebrate National Mustard Day, the present author will listen to some semi-local music in Mustard Plug instead.
On today’s agenda:
1. Brandon Belt finally plays, hits
2. Welcome back, Curtis Granderson: Part II
3. Another quality start from Hector Santiago
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For our under-21 readers, happy Ice Cream Sandwich Day! And for everyone else, happy International Beer Day! Assuming you are of age, check out Beer Advocate (and of course cross reference with our brethren over at Beer Graphs) to see the top rated international beers. You know what? It’s practically the weekend. Why not celebrate both holidays?
On today’s agenda:
1. The slow recovery process for Wandy Rodriguez
2. Albert Pujols won’t undergo surgery
3. Ryan Raburn keeps hitting
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Tomorrow, July 31, will mark the 24th anniversary of Nintendo’s original Game Boy being available in-stores in North America. The present author was not old enough to have one at the time of release, however he does have fond memories of playing on his Game Boy Color.
On today’s agenda:
1. B.J. Upton’s looming return
2. The return of Michael Morse
3. A rough start for Brandon Beachy
4. Potential position change for Xander Bogaerts
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