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Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs
My fantasy baseball team hasn’t been so good of late. The main problem is this guy. After starting the season 11-1, Jake is 1-3 with only one quality start in his last six starts. He had 10 quality starts before the recent slump.
Tray Chambliss III on Lilly Loose Lips moved into 5th place with this ride
I went to my first rodeo yesterday. Now I have over 400 photos to process. Here is the first.
Yasuhiro Ogawa (小川 泰弘) of the Yakult Swallows (Hiroshima, Japan 2013)
MLB begins today. NPB has been going for a couple weeks.
Ogawa, pictured above, is one of Japan’s finest. He is 1-1 on the young season with an ERA of 1.20. Over the past few seasons he has a combined ERA of 3.11. His rookie season, when I took today’s photo, was his best as he went 16-4 with a 2.93 ERA. Last year Yakult nearly won it all, but they are off to a rough start so far in 2016.
In the distance you can see the Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Oregon Ducks’ Matt Krook delivers pitch in the rain
Details here.
Tommy Hanson of the Atlanta Braves (1986 – 2015)
Tommy Hanson died earlier this week at the age of 29. I saw him pitch in Yankee Stadium in 2012. The day was a historic one as nine home runs were hit, the most ever in a single game at new Yankee Stadium. Hanson got the win on that day, as most of the home runs were hit by the Braves. He threw five innings, giving up four, solo home runs. The Braves won 10-5.