Baseball Record Books

Oilers Win, A Shakeup in the Baseball all-time Leaderboards, and Down goes Inter Miami

👋 Good Morning Stump Nation!

Thursday means POD DAYYY!! Dropping Episode 4 of our Behind The Curtain Podcast within the next few hours so be on the lookout for that one. And if not don’t worry we’ll be sure to bombard it on all of our socials! Quiet day in the sports world yesterday but we did see the Oilers go on a 5-0 run to close Game 4 and some interesting new Leaders in the all-time Baseball stat sheets! Let’s have a day!

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THE DAILY STUMPED🔮

What is the LARGEST country to never win an Olympic Gold Medal?

  • A. Bangladesh

  • B. South Sudan

  • C. Panama

  • D. Chile

  • E. Peru

Answer at the bottom of The Stump!

ON THIS DAY🗓️ 

On this day in 1972…

Boston Red Sox legend Manny Ramirez was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The 12x MLB All-Star, 2x World Series Winner, 2004 World Series MVP, and 9x Silver Slugger Award Winner was one of the most electrifying players in all of baseball throughout his dominance in the first decade of the 2000s;.

He still looks like he can crank the ball, as he plays overseas and occasionally will pop up on my social media hitting a moon shot.

Watch Manny Being Manny: LINK

WHAT’D YOU MISS📰 

🏀Wizards remove interim tag, name Brian Keefe as head coach

🏈Chiefs have more legal problem, DT Isaiah Buggs has two warrants out for his arrest on charges of cruelty to dogs

🏌️‍♂️All charges dropped against Scottie Scheffler amid Louisville US Open arrest catastrophe (READ MORE: LINK)

🏒 Boston falls to Minnesota to win the inaugural championship of the Professional Women’s Hockey League in win or go home Game 5

⚽️Bayern Munich names Vincent Kompany their new manager in a move that many experts are calling an extreme gamble (READ MORE: LINK)

🏀Good day to return to college: Alex Karaban (UConn), Mark Sears (Alabama), Caleb Love (Arizona) all withdraw their names from the draft and will retain their eligibility

⚾️Mets injuries keep piling up: All-Star Closer sent to IL with shoulder injury and All-Star First Baseman exited with hand injury and awaits MRI

STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️ 

The Baseball Record Books: Long Overdue Inclusions

The MLB added the statistics from the Negro League to the Baseball History Books after years of research and deliberations.

Meet Josh Gibson: MLB’s newest all-time leader in batting average, slugging percentage (a stat that measures the power of the hitter), and OPS (a stat that measures how often a player gets on base combined how he hits with power). The legendary Negro League Catcher played for the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords.

Gibson is one of over 2,300 players who were added to the history books after the independent Negro Leagues Statistical Review Committee spent the last four years compiling and researching the Negro League and their stats. The newly integrated database will include the Negro League along with American League, National League, and other Major Leagues from baseball history.

You may be wondering, what are the Negro Leagues, exactly? Before MLB was integrated in 1947, Black baseball athletes would compete in the Negro League. Often regarded as some of the most talented players in the US, the league ran for 28 years. Some of the greatest ever had been barred from big league competition simply because of the practice of segregation in the United States.

This process began in 2020 following MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s announcement that seven different Negro Leagues from 1920-1948 would be recognized as professional leagues. Essentially, these announcements and inclusions are an effort to right past wrongs.

Due to scattered schedules and missing information from the Negro Leagues, some statistics were not included. Simply put, some things could not be found or confirmed. the independent committee drew some lines in the sand and there were minimum qualifications that players, statistics, and data had to meet to be included. Overall, the committee tried to include as much data as possible throughout the years that Negro Leagues were considered professional.

John Thorn, official MLB historian and the chairman of the Negro Leagues Statistical Review Committee, had an extremely powerful quote regarding how to understand the new statistical database, “by realizing that stats are shorthand for stories, and that the story of the Negro Leagues is worthy of our study”.

This isn’t just a monumental day for the Negro Leagues, it’s a monumental day for baseball history. To understand the past, embrace it, and include it in our history is immensely important. It’s an incredible show of respect for the players who performed in the Negro Leagues despite the circumstances and obstacles that were presented to them.

There are three living players who played in the 1920-1948 Negro League era in Bill Greason, Ron Teasley, and Willie Mays, all of whom now have added statistics to their names and legacy. While it might not be about the numbers, this brings a massive piece of baseball historical records into the fold for future generations to try and break.

STUMP SCOREBOARD💯 

NBA🏀: No Dice!

Europa League⚽️: Olympiacos def. Fiorentina, 1-0

MLS⚽️: Atlanta def. Miami, 3-1 ; Red Bull def. Charlotte, 3-1 ; Portland def. Austin, 2-0 ; FULL RESULTS

WNBA🏀: Liberty def. Mercury 81-78; Dream def. Mystics, 73-67 ; Aces def. Lynx, 80-66

MLB⚾️: Orioles def. Red Sox, 6-1 ; Phillies def. Giants, 6-1 ; Brewers def. Cubs, 10-6 ; FULL RESULTS

NHL🏒 : Oilers Stars

JUICE STATION🧃 

Quote of the Day

“I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong!”

Bertrand Russel

This is a guy who gets it. I mean look at this wolf. If you had to guess his profession and you didn’t guess Philosopher, we can’t be friends. Good quote though, don’t take things so seriously, nobody knows the complete answer to the questions of the universe.

Song of the Day

I’m Just a Kid

Simple Plan

I want to say this most often than I should. Even if I’m not a kid, I miss using this excuse. Banger of a song though. Little early 2000s alt rock for your Friday Jr.

Glue Guy of the Day

Defined: Glue Guy (Noun, Verb, Adj., etc.) - a person, thing, idea, or thought that holds together the larger group. Not the star, not the main character, but a hard hat and lunch pale type who knows its role. The GLUE of the group.

Backup Goalie

The backup goalie, the guy who opens and closes the door to the bench. The guy who has the towel around his neck. Some get more playing time than others, but they are all glue for their squad. Love a good goalie lounging on the bench.

THE CORE FOUR 4️⃣

STUMP STARS🌟

A’Ja Wilson

(Las Vegas Aces)

29 points, 15 rebounds, 4 blocks. Beast💪 

Corey Seager

(Texas Rangers)

Hit his 8th Home Run in as many games. Stud💯 

Ayoub El Kaabi

(Olympiacos)

Game-Winner in 116th minute to bring home first European Trophy to Greece🤑 

THE DAILY STUMPSET🤯 

Miami Marlins Swimming in Hits ⚾️ 

The Miami Marlins (20-37) STUMPSET Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres (30-29) with a 9-1 beatdown. They totaled 16 hits from 8 different batters!

Atlanta United Stuns Messi and Inter Miami ⚽️ 

Behind 2-goal heroics from Saba Lobjanidze, Atlanta United FC (4-7-4 and 12th in Eastern Conference) defeated Inter Miami (10-3-4 and 1st in Eastern Conference)

5th in Division Rockies def. 1st in AL Central Guardians! ⚾️ 

Talk about a STUMPSET! The Rockies (20-35) defeated the Guardians (37-19), 7-4 behind a 6-run rally in the 2nd inning!

WHAT TO WATCH📺️ 

NBA🏀: Game 5 - Dallas @ Minnesota (8:30 PM ET on TNT) NHL🏒: Panthers @ Rangers (8:00 PM ET on ESPN) ; French Ligue 1⚽️: Metz vs Saint-Etienne (2:30 PM ET on ESPN+) ; MLB⚾️: Astros @ Mariners (4:10 PM ET on ESPN+) ; WNBA🏀: Storm @ Fever (7:00 PM ET on Prime Video), LA Sparks @ Sky (8:00 PM ET) ; GOLF⛳️: RBC Canadian Open (All Day on ESPN+), US Women’s Open

MLB Full Schedule: LINK

Soccer Full Schedule: LINK

TRIVIA ANSWER 

A. Bangladesh! They have competed as a free nation in every Summer Olympics since 1984, they have never won ANY medal. The country has a population of 170 million.