LKevin McGonigle didn't just win AL Rookie of the Year—he took that trophy and ran away with it.
MSeven point one WAR. A three seventy-six on-base percentage. That's a Tiger for years.
LAnd MLB just posted the NL side: Sal Stewart, Reds, all one hundred sixty-two games, thirty-two homers, one hundred twelve RBI.
MHold on—careful. MLB's account posted it, but the awards page still has Stewart as a finalist.
LOh, come on. The league's own feed put the graphic up, and the replies are already fighting.
MOf course a Cardinals fan loves a Reds guy. That's called trauma.
LAnd the best reply? One fan on X says twenty homers and sixty-five RBI is 'pretty boring.'
MThat's what I hate. A rookie can hit twenty bombs and drive in sixty-five and fans call it boring.
LIf he's a Gold Glove shortstop, twenty and sixty-five is plenty. Context matters.
MBut for an award, maybe boring is the point. Do you want flash or wins?
LWins, always. But the award is about individual performance, and that's why WAR gets a vote.
MOh, WAR gets a vote? Since when did a math formula become the whole game?
LSince we stopped pretending batting average and RBIs tell the whole story!
MFair. But availability isn't everything—a guy can play one sixty-two and still be average.
LAnd you think a rookie who plays every game didn't help his team more than a part-time superstar? That's my issue with the WAR crowd.
MNobody's saying part-time. I'm saying let's see the full picture—defense, baserunning, on-base.
LIf Stewart's below average, then MLB needs to check its own highlight reel, because that swing is real.
MOkay, his power is real. But I want the official word before I crown him—right now, it's MLB's post, not the award page.
LFine. Official or not, Cincinnati fans are already planning a parade.
MAnd Detroit just found their cornerstone. A three seventy-six on-base percentage from a middle infielder is elite.
LExactly. You can build a lineup around a guy who gets on base almost four times out of ten.
MNow do the same for Cincinnati if Stewart's official. That's a nice one-two for the future.
LFirst, let's get the award page to catch up.
LDifferent world—Formula One. A post on X from Media Man says Lando Norris beat Max Verstappen in a wet Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
MThat's the claim. I checked—no official race result from the usual sources yet.
LYou're no fun. If that's true, that's a huge day for Norris, who's been hunting Verstappen forever.
MA wet-dry race in Brazil? That's chaos—and if a team won the constructors' on top of it, that's a big story.
LThe account says thriller. Lando in the rain is a different animal.
MThat's the thing—one race in the wet proves he's a great rain driver. But a constructors' title would prove a team built a championship car.
LYou're dismissing Lando. If he beat Verstappen straight up, that's the headline—constructors' is a team trophy.
MNot dismissing. In Formula One, the team trophy means they've been good all season, not just one Sunday.
LFine, but if Lando keeps doing this, the drivers' title talk starts. That's the storyline.
MStoryline, sure. I'll take the constructors' as the bigger proof.
LAnd I'll take the race win. Agree to disagree.
MQuick live look: Lakers and Hawks, first quarter. Luka spun a defender clean out of his shoes and sank a three.
LThat's the Luka we pay to see. He's been cooking Atlanta all night.
MEarly, but if he stays hot, Hawks fans are in for a long one.
LNo argument there.
MNot even a little? You usually love an underdog.
LNot when Luka's doing that. I know better.