Happy Father’s Day and With That Comes The Mention of Jim Bunning

I was a year old in 1964. The fact that the Father’s Day game at Shea was muggy and a doubleheader against the Phillies was no surprise. Bunning pitched a perfect game in that first game, and it still stands as the only Father’s Day perfect game in the history of the game. It was just the seventh ever, and I’ve had to hear about it every day of my life. Can somebody else do this against another team so I can make a clean break from this? If you watch the Mets game tomorrow, you know they will mention it.

Adam Duvall is Dave Kingman

There are a lot of players with Dave Kingman statistics this season, but Adam Duvall, who is seemingly on the All-Star ballot along with every major league player thanks to google, has made Miami Marlins history. He’s the first player to have four home runs and ten RBI in a two-game span!

He’s hitting .220 with 16 home runs and 52 RBI. His on-base percentage is .268, which is awful, and he’s struck out 73 times in 61 games. In the end, he’s helping the Marlins offensively, and they need that help. Their pitching staff has performed well, but their hitters haven’t, so these home runs can help them get out of the basement in the NL East.

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Diamondbacks Make History

The Arizona Diamondbacks have had a bad season. It’s downright wretched, and they recently suffered their 23-rd straight road loss. The 1943 Philadelphia A’s and 1963 New York Mets previously held the mark. But that’s on the road.

During that streak, they had 14-straight losses and lost 28 of 30 and 37 of 42. The manager, Torey Luvullo still has a job. He’s been there since 2016, and his managerial record is 305-312 with them. Last year. A weird year, he had a .417 winning percentage, and now it’s at .282 after 71 games. Even his overturn percentage is horrible. Last year it was 41.7% down from 58.3%, his highest. In 2021, through 71 games, it was a pitiful 20%.

This is an organization that talked about getting a new stadium. They want a smaller stadium with all kinds of extras. Back in April, the team was thinking about charging the fans an extra 9% ticket tax to pay for ballpark upgrades. AZcentral.com reported that the Arizona Senate passed this bill. The bad news for the Diamondbacks front office is if they continue to play like this, nobody will show up. As of now, they rank 15th. That’s a credit to the fanbase, but how many people will continue to watch them lose?