Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.
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Was really disappointed we didn’t get a Pujols Topps Now card after his last three weeks. Like a 98 or something. It’s his last year, the more Pujols Cards the better.
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@OreoRockstar_PSN said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
Who would be the top pitcher performances?
Edward Cabrera hasn’t given up a run all month and only allowed like 8 hits I think.
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I would take a better Mookie. Arenado is a no because that would give us 3 3b from the promo. Same with Bregman. Goldy just got an AS card and let's be honest this was a down month for him. Lol.
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@MRAD2010_XBL said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
@OreoRockstar_PSN said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
Who would be the top pitcher performances?
Edward Cabrera hasn’t given up a run all month and only allowed like 8 hits I think.
Prior to today I don't think he had enough innings pitched to be considered qualified so he did not appear in my query on Fangraphs.
That said, he gave up 6 runs today in only 5.2 innings, walking three, hitting a batter and giving up two home runs. Still a very good month but that kind of tarnished it a little.
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I’m going to guess Goldy with Arenado getting the finest, think McNeil, Lowe, Bregman, and Suarez get cards. I’ll guess Gallen and Strider for SP. If not Goldshmidt, I’ll guess Lowe for lightning
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Bregman hit a solo shot today, also had 2 walks. I hope he gets a henchman card that has decent attributes against rhp
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Man, Degrom has had an insane month of August. 29 IP, 14H, 2 BB, 46 K's, 0.54 WHIP. With Madden releasing, and SDS maybe wanting to make a big splash to get players back to grind, Degrom would be a perfect 99 Lightning card.
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@ebbets1957_PSN said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
Man, Degrom has had an insane month of August. 29 IP, 14H, 2 BB, 46 K's, 0.54 WHIP. With Madden releasing, and SDS maybe wanting to make a big splash to get players back to grind, Degrom would be a perfect 99 Lightning card.
I agree, those Ks alone make him eligible. If it wasn't for his one loss... Don't forget that 2.15 ERA. 102 MPH FB. 46:2 Strikeout to walk ratio! Wow! I'm not a Mets fan, but I sure am a deGrom fan.
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@ebbets1957_PSN said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
Man, Degrom has had an insane month of August. 29 IP, 14H, 2 BB, 46 K's, 0.54 WHIP. With Madden releasing, and SDS maybe wanting to make a big splash to get players back to grind, Degrom would be a perfect 99 Lightning card.
If they are going to pick a pitcher it better be a big name and Degrom would fill that role. I already have a stacked rotation of Randy, Nolan, Grayson, Pedro and Wood but I would make room for a Degrom card.
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I vote deGrom. I think there'd be a full-blown meltdown if it was another 1B or 3B, even if they're deserving.
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Pujols or we riot!
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I think we should be pretty close to seeing Judge as POTM. He was the MLB's AL POTM for May and July, and we haven't seen a Monthly Awards card for him yet this year. I don't think it will be Pujols; they are probably saving him for either a collection or something else. Either way, I think they will wait until he hits 700 to issue something.
But, to thwart all of that, they may be waiting to see if Judge breaks the HR record before releasing something.
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@Blind_Bleeder said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
Either way, I think they will wait until he hits 700 to issue something.
As much as I hope he makes it to 700 it is still not likely. But you are right that SDS will probably wait until at least the end of the season just in case he does.
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@Dolenz_PSN said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
@Blind_Bleeder said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
Either way, I think they will wait until he hits 700 to issue something.
As much as I hope he makes it to 700 it is still not likely. But you are right that SDS will probably wait until at least the end of the season just in case he does.
I think you're right. I just looked at the Cardinal's schedule and his HR history.
The Cards have 33 games left (16 home, 17 away), and 6 of them are away at the Pirates. They have 4 games against the Brewers (2 and 2), who are right on their tail for the NL Central title. Pitching will be tough against them. I don't think they'll have to worry about the Pads (sorry @DeadPhish1976 & @Ericulous1_PSN), but they will against the Dodgers, who want to stay on top in the West.
He always has next year to do it. I know the game is getting very difficult for him, physically, but with the DH rule and the way the Cards team is, they'll give him every opportunity. He does deserve to hit that milestone. He is one of the great persons out there playing professional baseball.
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@Blind_Bleeder said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
@Blind_Bleeder said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
Either way, I think they will wait until he hits 700 to issue something.
As much as I hope he makes it to 700 it is still not likely. But you are right that SDS will probably wait until at least the end of the season just in case he does.
I think you're right. I just looked at the Cardinal's schedule and his HR history.
The Cards have 33 games left (16 home, 17 away), and 6 of them are away at the Pirates. They have 4 games against the Brewers (2 and 2), who are right on their tail for the NL Central title. Pitching will be tough against them. I don't think they'll have to worry about the Pads (sorry @DeadPhish1976 & @Ericulous1_PSN), but they will against the Dodgers, who want to stay on top in the West.
He always has next year to do it. I know the game is getting very difficult for him, physically, but with the DH rule and the way the Cards team is, they'll give him every opportunity. He does deserve to hit that milestone. He is one of the great persons out there playing professional baseball.
I don't think anyone has to worry about the Padres. They are a cursed franchise. Just look at Josh Hader. Best closer in baseball for 5 years, All Star in 2022, 5 weeks later he's being removed for Wil Myers and has a 6.52 ERA. Padres make a supposedly earth shattering move at the deadline coupled with 2 other solid moves and then boom, their poster boy gets popped for steroids. And we all know this is just par for the course in SD.
Plus, my heart belongs to the Cardinals. I hope Pujols gets there but 7 more is a tall task. He has said multiple times he's retiring no matter what he ends on but I have to think if he falls a few shy he could pull an Ichiro and come back to start the season and then retire as soon as he gets there. I know Ichiro did it for 1 day so he could play and retire in Japan, this might be a bit longer.
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@Blind_Bleeder said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
He always has next year to do it.
He has been adamant, even as recently as a few weeks ago when he went on that mini tear of home runs that this season is his final one no matter what.
It would also be kind of a bad move on his part as a ton of teams are actually giving him gifts and a special send off when he visits other stadiums for the last time.
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@broken_toy1_PSN said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
@ebbets1957_PSN said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
Man, Degrom has had an insane month of August. 29 IP, 14H, 2 BB, 46 K's, 0.54 WHIP. With Madden releasing, and SDS maybe wanting to make a big splash to get players back to grind, Degrom would be a perfect 99 Lightning card.
I agree, those Ks alone make him eligible. If it wasn't for his one loss... Don't forget that 2.15 ERA. 102 MPH FB. 46:2 Strikeout to walk ratio! Wow! I'm not a Mets fan, but I sure am a deGrom fan.
Next year you might be able to be a degrom fan without being a met fan
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@Blind_Bleeder said in Let's take a break from Extreme for some POTM speculation.:
But, to thwart all of that, they may be waiting to see if Judge breaks the HR record before releasing something.
Yankees HR record maybe, no shot at the season record though. Unless you say, non steroid era record.
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Even if Goldschmidt and Arenado get a hit every at bat for the rest of the month neither will get a card. They’ve already been passed by multiple times with no player coming close to the months, or year they’ve had.
Yes they both have higher diamonds but none of them are usable online, or really offline. The actual best players of the month needs to get the cards, and not have them say they’ve already got a diamond card. -
It will be DeGrom
