Monday Night Open Thread

Sad news to pass along: former Yankee Don Baylor passed away yesterday following a long battle with multiple Myeloma. He was 68. Baylor played 19 years in the big leagues from 1970-88 and was named AL MVP while with the Angels in 1979. He played for the Yankees from 1983-85 and was an All-Star for them in 1983 and 1985. After his playing days were over, Baylor coached and managed for several teams. He was the first manager in Rockies history, most notably. Our condolences go out to his family and friends.

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Here is an open thread for the evening. Very light baseball schedule tonight. Only seven games. MLB Network will have a regional game at 7pm ET and ESPN will have the Cubs and Giants at 10pm ET. Talk about those games or anything else here, as long as it’s not politics or religion. Get that outta here.

(In case you missed it last week, I highly recommend checking out Ben Reiter’s incredible story on the life and death of Hideki Irabu.)