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Is there life after Hector Santiago trade rumors? There is . Aaron Colvin Jersey ...Is there a place we can all turn after spending every waking second worrying about where Andrew Cashner would finish out the season? There is...Is there anything more meaningful in our lives than memorizing the teams on Jonathan Lucroys no-trade list? There is.Trust me.I just dug myself out of an eight-foot pile of trade rumors and noticed something. Back on the field, weve got quite a fun list of players who are well on their way to doing stuff that either has never been done, hasnt been done since Harry Truman was president or has only been done by living legends. And here we were all too consumed by Trade Deadline Daily to notice.Heres just some of the stuff youve been missing:TROUT FISHINGIm not going to argue that Mike Trout is underrated. Im not that demented. But heres what I think I can make an excellent case for: Were taking Mike Trouts greatness for granted. And its time to stop ho-humming this guy right now. Got it?Maybe this will get your attention. Whos leading the American League in Wins Above Replacement, as calculated by both baseball-reference.com and Fangraphs? Cmon. Who do you think is leading it -- Aaron Hicks? Its the best player in baseball, of course.Its Trout season because every season is Trout season nowadays. He led the league in WAR last year. And the year before that. And the year before that. And the year before that. Want to count those up? Go ahead. Ill wait.If you counted correctly, youll recognize this would make FIVE seasons in a row. And if you dont recall anyone else doing that, I can now reveal the reason for that. Maybe its because the last man to do it was a dude named George H. Bambino Ruth.The Babe led the AL in Wins Above Replacement six years in a row, from 1926-31. Not that he knew it at the time, of course, since he was way too busy eating cheeseburgers to grasp the true significance of modern metrics.But baseball-reference now tells us hes the only position player in history to lead any league in WAR at least five years in a row. (Walter Johnson also did it as a pitcher, from 1912-16.) So think about this, ladies and gentlemen. If Mike Trout keeps on doing what he always does for another couple of months, the entire list of hitters who have achieved this feat will consist of A) him and B) the greatest player who ever lived. Try taking THAT for granted.ALTUVE JOINS THE SHORT LIST Life is too short. But apparently, you cant say that about Jose Altuve. He may stand a mere 5 feet, 6 inches tall, officially speaking. But hes doing things that only the big boys are supposed to do.Lets start with this: He looks like a popular choice at the moment to win the AL MVP award, those Mike Trout WAR numbers above notwithstanding. And perhaps youre asking yourself: Hey, self. Has anybody that short ever won an MVP trophy before?Well, were stuck with using official heights. So unless you can sneak up behind Dustin Pedroia with a tape measure, hes still 5-foot-7, according to the powers that be. Which means that only one player as short as Altuve has ever been an MVP before. And no, were not talking about Rafael Belliard.Its the legendary 5-foot-6 Phil Rizzuto, who was the AL MVP in 1950, in much simpler times. (By which I mean Ted Williams had an OPS 244 points higher than Rizzuto but finished 21st. Because it was 1950.)Back to Altuve, however. What makes him such a compelling MVP candidate? Oh, lots of stuff. But for starters, heres a short selection of other potential Jose Altuve feats:Could lead his league in stolen bases and slugging (currently 2nd in each). Last guy to do that: Willie Mays, in 1957.Could lead his league in this nearly impossible daily double -- slugging and singles. The only player to do that since Ty Cobb retired: Stan Musial, in 1946.Could lead his league in all three of those categories -- slugging, singles and steals. The only man ever to do that: Cobb (in 1907, 09 and 11).Theres lots more, naturally. But you get the idea. Jose Altuve: way more fun than your average trade rumor.EXTRA CREDIT FOR WAINOAdam Wainwright doesnt stop at first. And we love that about him. He may cover first. He may toss an occasional pickoff throw to first. But when he hits a baseball in his other life, you can trust us on this: He aint stopping at first base.Wainwright has seven hits in 42 at-bats this year. See if you can figure out what they all have in common: Triple, double, homer, double, double, double, homer.Not a single in the bunch. Wainwright hasnt hit one of those since Sept. 17, 2014. And that leaves him in position to make a pretty crazy brand of history. All he has to do is keep avoiding stopping at first.How many players in the history of baseball have gotten this many extra-base hits in a season but zero singles? That would be none. The record is five, by Dixie Howell (1954) and Rick Wrona (1994).This just in, however: We should mention that Braves utility man Brandon Snyder is currently up to six extra-base hits without a single, so he could mess this all up. Then again, Wainwright is scheduled to pitch against the Braves on Sunday. So he just needs to serve up a little base hit to left for his good friend Brandon Snyder, and thatll take care of that threat.In fact, here at August History Watch World Headquarters, were counting on it. How cool would it be for a pitcher to hold an all-time extra-base-hit record? Correct answer: Super cool.CHRIS ARCHER: LOST IN KSIf youre just looking at the old loss column, you might think Chris Archer is having a disastrous year down in Tampa Bay because, well, youve probably been trained to think that about pitchers who are 5-15.But take a look at another column on the stat sheet -- the old strikeout column -- and you might have to rethink all that. Because whos leading the American League in strikeouts? Yessir. That very same Chris Archer.I bet youd guess thats tough to do, huh? -- to lead your league in both strikeouts and losses? Well, youd be one fine guesser. The American League has been around for 116 seasons now. And only one pitcher has ever led it in both those departments in the same year.That would be the one, the only, Nolan Ryan, who had an even nuttier season in 1976, when he not only led the AL in losses (18) and strikeouts (327), but also in shutouts (seven). And -- shocker alert -- nobody else has done that in any league. (This kind of sums up Ryans whole career, but thats enough Nolan Ryan commentary for one day.)Now normally, its never a bad thing to find yourself in a club that only Nolan Ryan has ever joined. But we might have to make an exception for this particular club. Even if losses are overrated and strikeouts are underrated, the Lead the League in Ls and Ks Club is one thats barely worth rating at all.THERES AN O IN TROTFinally, whos leading the American League in home runs? Its gotta be a big bopper for those Baltimore Orioles, right? Because some Oriole or other leads the league in home runs every year.This year, its Mark Trumbos turn. But last year, it was Chris Davis turn. And the year before that, it was yet another Oriole (Nelson Cruz). And the year before that, Davis was your designated Orioles home run champ.So this could make four seasons in a row. And if youre thinking that almost never happens, youre getting the hang of this.Only one AL team in the live ball era has ever done it. And it would be -- guess who? -- the New York Babe Ruths. The Yankees once produced the AL home run leader NINE years in a row, from 1923-31. But that almost wasnt fair because the Babe spent some of those years hitting more homers than the average TEAM. He led the league outright five years in a row (1926-30), tied Lou Gehrig in 1931, also led in 1923 and 24, and let another Yankee (Bob Meusel) win in 1925.Over in the NL, its been done twice in the live ball era, but not in over a half century. The Giants had five straight winners from 1961-65 (three by Willie Mays, one by Orlando Cepeda, plus a Willie McCovey tie for the lead in 1963). And the Pittsburgh Ralph Kiners won seven years in a row, from 1946-52, with Kiner winning four of those outright and tying for the lead three other years.But if Trumbo can win this title all by himself, it would mean wed have just two instances in history in which one team produced four straight outright home run champs. One would be these Orioles. 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CLEVELAND -- The old guys are back under center for the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets, aware theyre not part of the future.So Josh McCown and Ryan Fitzpatrick will do what they can to save the present on Sunday when the Jets (2-5) visit star-crossed Cleveland (0-7).New York coach Todd Bowles benched the 33-year-old Fitzpatrick after the veteran threw 11 interceptions while leading the Jets to a woeful 1-5 start. Geno Smith stepped in with his first start since the 2014 season finale and didnt even last a half, going down with a knee injury in the second quarter against Baltimore.With Smith being placed on injured reserve with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, its back to Fitzpatrick. For now at least.I guess you never say never in the NFL, Fitzpatrick said. You just dont know whats going to happen. It was a difficult week for me and I said that to (the media) and said that to my teammates and everybody, but thats behind us. Its over. Nobody in this league feels sorry for you.The Jets certainly wont get any sympathy from Cleveland, which has seen the habitually revolving door at quarterback speed up at an almost comical rate. Two months into the season, 49 players have attempted at least nine passes. Six of them are Browns.Yes, six. No other team has used more than three.And now the job goes back to the 37-year-old McCown, who returns for the first time since breaking his collarbone in a Week 2 loss to Baltimore. McCown replaces rookie Cody Kessler, who is dealing with a concussion sustained in last weeks loss to Cincinnati.If (McCown) is out there, it means he is the best guy standing right now, Browns coach Hue Jackson said. Will it be a boost? It is a boost just to have any of our quarterbacks playing right now.Everybody wants to talk about the interceptions, Jackson said of Fitzpatrick. That happens sometimes. People go through that. I think he has gotten himself back upright, and playing and knows what to do and how to do it. He is a big challenge.Other things to look for as Cleveland tries to avoid its worst start in 31 years against New York and its on again/off again/ on again bearded quarterback:LOOK WHAT WE FOUND!: After entering last Sunday tied for 31st in the NFL with four takeaways, the Jets defense got two interceptions -- on consecutive Ravens possessions. Marcus Williams had the only other two interceptions this season, and they came in the first two games. New York is now tied for 26th in the leaggue in defensive takeaways. Brad Nortman Jersey. . Thats after the Jets finished tied for third in the league with 30 overall in 2015.We struggled early on to force turnovers as a defense, but were known to force turnovers, cornerback Darrelle Revis said. We were one of the top defenses in the league last year. Once one comes, they start coming in bunches.LITTLE RESISTANCE: For all the hand-wringing over the quarterback situation in Cleveland, the bigger issue with the Browns is the other side of the ball. Cleveland has given up 400 yards or more five times already and ranks 30th in yards allowed and points allowed. Jackson became so infuriated while watching the Bengals race up and down the field last week on their way to 559 yards in a 31-17 Cincinnati win he reamed out the defense and spent the final minutes of the game with his headset off in disgust.FORTE REBOUNDS: Matt Forte shook off an early-season slump to show hes still got some moves with the football. The Jets running back rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries against the Ravens, who entered as the No. 1 rush defense. It was his second 100-yard game with New York and he also caught a TD pass, his first as a member of the Jets.After a solid start with 196 yards and three touchdowns on 52 carries in his first two games, Forte ran for just 164 yards and no TDs on 50 carries in the four games that followed.Whether its running or catching the ball, it doesnt matter if I get 30, 25, 20 (touches) or whatever it is or however it shakes out, Forte said. Im just trying to get positive yards, keep the chains moving, score touchdowns so we can score points and let our defense do what they do.BETTER DAYS: The latest iteration of the Browns has made the playoffs once since the franchises return in 1999. It will pay tribute to better days when it honors the 1986 team that went 12-4 and reached the AFC championship game. More than two dozen members of the 1986 club will be on hand, including coach Marty Schottenheimer, quarterback Bernie Kosar, running back Earnest Byner and linebacker Clay Matthews. The Browns fell to Denver in overtime of the AFC title game when John Elway led the Broncos on The Drive.---AP Sports Writer Dennis Waszak Jr. in New York contributed to this report.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL NFL Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Discount NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale NFL Jerseys ' ' '
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