2016 MLB Regular-Season Thread

Obligatory

 

Chris Sale jumped WAY up my list of favorite players. What a tremendous story.

 

This is extraordinary well done. Touch 'em all.

 

reporter: what are you gonna do with all the unsold throwback jerseys?

White Sox: we're gonna put them

reporter: don't

White Sox: ON SALE

 

I guess some cases of "the flu" cause you to shred lame throwback jerseys.

 

Well, when the entire local store has the flu, you end up wearing a uniform like this:

 

I'm sorry, I had to do this

 

Based on WAR, a players only ballot for the new committees would go like this (I put the player in the era where he had a majority of his seasons):

Early Baseball (1871-1949)
1. Jim McCormick
2. Bill Dahlen
3. Tony Mullane
4. Charlie Buffinton
5. Wes Ferrell
6. Jack Glasscock
7. Tommy Bond
8. Bob Caruthers
9. Sherry McGee
10. Urban Shocker
Next 5: Jack Quinn, Bob Johnson, Jack Powell, George Uhle, Jim Whitney

Golden Days (1950-1969)
1. Ken Boyer
2. Willie Davis
3. Dick Allen
4. Jimmy Wynn
5. Vada Pinson
6. Billy Pierce
7. Larry Jackson
8. Norm Cash
9. Minnie Minoso
10. Wilbur Wood
Next 5: Ted Simmons, Jim Fregosi, Murray Dickson, Gil Hodges

Modern Baseball (1970-1987)
1. Bobby Grich
2. Rick Reuschel
3. Graig Nettles
4. Luis Tiant
5. Dwight Evans
6. Buddy Bell
7. Willie Randolph
8. Reggie Smith
9. Tommy John
10. Sal Bando
Next 5: Keith Hernandez, Darrell Evans, Frank Tanana, Bobby Bonds, Dave Stieb

Today’s Game (1988-2016)
1. Lou Whitaker
2. Rafael Palmeiro
3. Alan Trammell
4. Kevin Brown
5. Kenny Lofton
6. David Cone
7. Bret Saberhagen
8. Chuck Finley
9. John Olerud
10. Orel Hershiser
Next 5: Will Clark, Robin Ventura, Kevin Appier, David Wells, Dwight Gooden

As a note, the highest WAR player on the Golden Days ballot was 17th overall and there were 25 guys ahead of No. 2 on that list and I got a top 15 for Early Days and Modern baseball and a top 13 in Today Game before getting a top 5 in Golden Days, which shows how picked over the 50s and 60s are. The 15th best Golden Days player, Gil Hodges, is tied for 384th overall in WAR

 

The collar, probably.