There is a subgroup following baseball that believe RBI’s and starting pitcher wins have no value in contemporary baseball. 97.4% of them have never played baseball in the majors or beyond backyard ball. Yet, the game is won by the team that scores more wins and the only guys with crappy winning percentages that win CY awards pitched for losing teams.

Seven minutes ago, some guy, Tyler Tolbert, hit his first career MLB homer to give the Royals an 8-2 lead over the Cubs. That it was the fourth two-run homer of the day for the Royals got second or third billing to the fact that the 94.2 mph exit velo was the lowest in Wrigley history.

Put your caffeinated beverage down for a moment and think that one over for a minute. The guy making the call has never hit a ball in his life and is concerned with the exit velo on the fourth homer hit by the opponent on a day when the Slubbers should have hit 4 homers. Share the exit velo on a grounder that the pitcher can’t field, not a two-run homer.