UPDATE: Mitch Johnson is going to the NBA Finals
And he and Mike Brown will be the fourth pair of Black head coaches to go against each other in the Finals
1975: Al Attles vs KC Jones
2017: Mike Brown (sort of) vs Tyronn Lue
2024: Joe Mazzulla vs Jason Kidd
MOISE. KOUAME. 🗣️
Teenage sensation Moise Kouame battles past Vallejo in 5 sets to reach R3 in his first Grand Slam main draw appearance 🇫🇷
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@DMesoraco Your hitters have been a joy to watch, understand the zone, step in the box with an approach, battle to last pitch as evidenced by yesterday - keep goin
Still on a high from that game last night. One of those games that feels bigger than just a game. Feels like the start of a new era, a new rivalry, a new chapter in NBA history. Saw this rivalry coming for years now and we’re finally here. And we need it the next 5,6 postseasons
Not enough people talk about Derrek Lee
• .281/.365/.495 (.859 OPS), 122 OPS+
• 1959 H, 432 2B, 331 HR, 1078 RBI
• 2003 WS Champion with Florida
• 2005 NL batting champ (.335)
• Played at least 155 games 7x
• 2x All-Star, 3x Gold Glover
• Reached 20 HR 9x, 30 HR 4x
• Silver Slugger, MVP-3 in 2005
• Drove in 90 runs 5x, 100 runs 2x
• 34.6 WAR (22.6 of them with CHC)
• Career 28 HR, 90 RBI per 162 games
• Unspeakable numbers vs Jeff Suppan
• Hit 12 grand slams, 3 walk-off HR, 2 ITP
• Received zero HOF votes (of 442 ballots)
• Best clean season of the PED era in 2005:
• .335 BA, 1.080 OPS, 50 2B, 46 HR, 107 RBI
• Led league in H, 2B, BA, SLG, OPS, OPS+, TB
• Also led in oWAR and had 23 intentional walks
• 1 of 2 players in @Cubs history with at least a .900 OPS and a minimum of 4000 PA with the team (along with Sammy Sosa)
The @Cubs over their last 20 games:
17 total wins
10 comeback wins
9 wins after allowing the first run
6 one-run wins
4 walkoff wins
4 wins after trailing in 8th or later
3 extra-inning wins
No other MLB team in the modern era has done all of that over any 20-game span.