Mariners Moose Tracks, 9/20/24: Victor Robles, Shohei Ohtani, and Charlie Culberson
All hail King Shohei.
Hello everyone! As we get this Friday underway, let’s recap a historic day in baseball.
In Mariners news...
- Davy Andrews at Fangraphs celebrates the success of Victor Robles.
Around the league...
- Shohei Ohtani has done it, becoming the first player ever to record a 50/50 season following a 3-homer, 2-steal performance against the Marlins yesterday.
- He made history while making history!
On top of everything else, Shohei Ohtani is the first player since at least 1901 with two homers, two doubles, and two steals in single game.
— Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) September 19, 2024
(h/t @Stathead)
- Charlie Culberson announced his retirement yesterday — an attempted transition to pitching this season hadn’t exactly panned out for the former infielder.
- My takeaway from this: Jerry was right?
The Guardians are in. One of the more consistent teams in recent MLB history. ... Teams with a 54% or greater winning percentage (the Dipoto Line) over the last decade:
— Travis Sawchik (@Travis_Sawchik) September 19, 2024
Dodgers .619
Astros .585
Yankees .570
Guardians .552
Rays .539 (rounding up)
One…
- Jonatan Clase is back up in the majors! (And yes, that’s Bo Bichette landing on the injured list...again. He’s done for the season.)
ROSTER MOVES:
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 19, 2024
We’ve recalled OF Jonatan Clase from Triple-A and he will be active for today’s game
SS Bo Bichette placed on the 10-day IL (right middle finger fracture) retroactive to Sept. 18 pic.twitter.com/FC3w7oqWRJ
Anders’ picks...
- Yeah, you guys have fun at Toy Story 7, I’m gonna go zipline.
The biggest movie theater chains in the U.S. and Canada plan to invest more than $2.2 billion to upgrade more than 21,000 screens.
— Variety (@Variety) September 19, 2024
The investment includes upgrading sound, projection and dining experiences -- plus pickleball and ziplines.https://t.co/pAxxPY1Eoj