Things You May Have Missed While You Were Living Your Life

While you were busy doing…whatever it is that someone does in mid-September when not questioning whether to fake sick on Monday, baseball things continued happening. (Personally, I was Dodger Stadium, listening to Vin Scully and meeting some wonderful baseball minds at the Baseball Prospectus event, but I’m just bragging. If and when they pull their truck up in your town, you must go.) Here’s what you may have missed:

Luis Cruz won the game Friday night and tied it on Saturday. All hail our new king of Utility Men. Here’s a great little article on him.

Some people dream of playing in Yankee Stadium. And some dream of having sex in the bathroom. Hey, to each their own.

More from Deadspin, the Astros are hosting a luncheon with Joe Niekro. Who has been dead since 2006. Either the Astros screwed up or this team is going to get good really fast as they bring back the dead.

Bobby V says current Red Sox team is weakest in September baseball history. I think the 1899 Cleveland Spiders may disagree.

Giants won’t bring Melky back for the postseason. Guess that makes his fans the Dead Melkman. Get it? It’s not good, but you get it, right?

Yu Darvish strikes out his 200th, first rookie since Daisuke Matsuzaka to do it. I really hope Darvish gets sharper with his command because I don’t want another disappointment like Matsuzaka on my soul.

The battle of ERA+ versus ERA-. It helped me, maybe it will help you.

Shawn Anderson talks with the man behind The Baseball Reliquary, which I may love just as much, if not more, than the actual Hall of Fame.

Miguel Cabrera takes a “Fire Leyland” sign away from a fan while signing autographs. More power to you, Miggy.

Sticking with the Tigers, Prince Fielder ran off the field with two outs and tried to play it off by pretending to take a drink of water. If the Tigers don’t make the playoffs, it’s certainly not for lack of cuteness.

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Edwin Encarnacion hit his 40th home run. Could a Blue Jay lead the league in home runs three years in a row?

I love Flip Flop Fly Ball. And I’m sure I’ve said this before, but this could be my new favorite piece. Turns out nearly everyone has a Yankee on their roster.

You’ve seen the Dock Ellis YouTube video, now delve a little deeper. With an article. A really, sparklingly good-looking article.

Sports team names derived from baseball team names. Baseball is the best! That’s the thesis, right?