The Mack Report - Jett Williams, Mychal Givens, Mark Cahna, Brett Baty, Political Pastime, Fowl Play

2022 draft pick 1.14, SS Jett Williams is now 7-7 in steal attempts. 

 

@hefchad 

Mychal Givens as a Met: 

3.02 SIERA

3.51 xFIP

38.5 O-Swing

88.3 Avg EV 

Top 20 reliever? 

 

Michael Baron @michaelgbaron 

Mark Canha is hitting .412/.474/.882 with seven doubles, three home runs and 12 RBI over his last 11 games and has 16 RBI in his last 17 games 

 

Ernest Dove @ernestdove 

Brett Baty has seemed to be a solid "exit velo" bat and defensively seems like he is showing a very strong very accurate arm while certainly needing ongoing work with the glove.  Gotta love what youre seeing and may not be able to take him out the lineup IMO 

 

Political Pastime 

I normally try and steet away from both religion and politics, but when either enter the world of baseball, I have a need to vent. 

Seems there now is an independent baseball team in Colorado that had to cancel their “Family Night” promotion just hours before the home plate ump was to yell “play ball”. 

All because the team arranged with pro-life organizations to sponsor the event. Fans and organizations not on the pro-life wagon protested and the team decided to can the event. 

Just think how far we have come here. This sport used to have star ballplayers sponsor the use of one cigarette brand over the other, while others touted what scotch to pound down. 

What is the next event that baseball is going to test kitchen? White Supremacy Night sponsored by Ivory Snow? Cross The Border doubleheader sponsored by On The Border?

A special day game Fentanyl game sponsored by The AMA? 

SMH. 

 

Fowl play 

Johnny “Binky” Jones was the shortstop for the minor league Chattanooga Lookouts in 1930 before owner Joe Engel offloaded him to the Charlotte Hornets of the Piedmont League. The return? A 25-pound turkey. 

“I figure I outsmarted Joe on this one,” said Felix Hayman, owner of the Charlotte club. “This is the offseason for turkeys and I’ve got plenty right here in my butcher shop.” 

Engel used the bird to entertain the Southern Baseball Writers Association. He treated the writers to a banquet at Engel Stadium, where they were presented with a turkey and a placard that read “through the courtesy of Johnny Jones.” 

Jones was reported to be a holdout for Charlotte the following season, and isn’t listed on any of Charlotte’s future rosters. The Hornets seemed fine without him, going 100–37 in the ’31 season, and fielding a squad that is considered to be one of the best minor league teams of all time. Jones never appeared to return to organized baseball—being traded for poultry might have been a tough one to swallow. 

And as for the turkey? “Wonder what the turkey would say about being traded for Johnny Jones,” said Zipp Newman, president of the writers’ association. “Good thing it wasn’t a parrot.”