The 2024 regular season is coming to an end soon. For most teams, the regular season is over. However, for some teams, the fighting is about to begin. The postseason is coming and for baseball fans, October baseball is one of the most exciting things of the year.
Not so long ago, we just reviewed players who received votes in the 2017 AL Rookie of the year voting and see how their careers have been. This time, let’s shift our focus on the National League.
An analyst indicated that a pitcher has pitched very well after being traded in a podcast show. In particular, that analyst demonstrated that the pitcher only allowed a few hard-hit balls.
A couple of weeks ago, I watched a baseball game on TV. In that game, a pitcher threw a lot of pitches that went 95 mph or higher. In particular, against a batter, he threw several pitches that were 95+ mph.
In late July, Clayton Kershaw was back to the mound. He underwent shoulder surgery and after a long recovery process, he’s back. So far this season, he made 7 starts for the Dodgers, posting a 4.50 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP over 30 innings. Additionally, he has 24 strikeouts thus far.
A few weeks ago, I was just checking some stats on the great baseball reference website. While reading Aaron Judge’s stats, I just recalled that he won the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year award. It was unanimous.
The Chicago White Sox now have a winning percentage of .228. It’s certainly a horrible season for the team and the fans must be unhappy with the results.
A few weeks ago, I listened to a podcast show. In the show, a researcher mentioned a player who has a great season in 2024. That player used to be an All-Star and has blasted 200+ home runs so far in his career. The host quickly responded with a key thing.
2 weeks ago, we reviewed some pitchers who were traded to the teams in the National League before the trade deadline to see if they have pitched well after joining a new team. Now, let’s turn our focus to the AL.
In mid-August, I watched a football (soccer) match. A team scored a goal in 80+ minutes. And a few days ago, that team scored another late goal. It’s very interesting to see a late goal because most of the time, a late goal would dramatically change the result of a match.
Just a few weeks ago, I just shared a George Kell’s relic card and reviewed some of his stats. Indeed, he was a great contact hitter and it was so hard to see a pitcher strike him out. In his career, he never finished a season with a strikeout rate of 10% or higher.
Not so long ago, I listened to a podcast show. In the show, a guest asked an interesting question. He demonstrated that a team has been playing so bad this season and it’s hard to see the team secure a win during the regular season. So, the guest mentioned a player who crushed a lot of home runs this season. That guest was wondering if that player will finish the 2024 season with more home runs than that team’s number of wins.
August is coming to an end. We are heading to the final month of the 2024 regular season. Before coming to September, let’s look at those teams which had played well last month and see which teams had a good August.
