The Big 3s of the big 3

Cubs/Brewers/Cardinals
Player         Team  Pos  G    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB   SO  SB  CS  AVG    OBP   SLG
Baez, J        CHC   SS   53   218   37   67  17   1  13  34   15   75   2   2  .307  .350  .573
Rizzo, A       CHC   1B   50   190   36   55  10   1  15  42   26   32   2   1  .289  .404  .589
Bryant, K      CHC   3B   51   191   43   54  15   1  13  35   33   39   1   0  .283  .403  .576
Cain, L        MIL   CF   53   224   34   59  18   0   4  24   16   39   5   3  .263  .317  .397
Yelich, C      MIL   RF   50   179   44   56   7   1  21  45   34   38  10   1  .313  .427  .715
Moustakas, M   MIL   2B   51   201   34   54  13   0  15  36   17   44   3   0  .269  .332  .557
DeJong, P      STL   SS   55   204   41   58  17   1   8  26   29   41   4   0  .284  .385  .495
Goldschmidt, P STL   1B   55   211   36   58   4   0  11  26   29   64   0   1  .275  .365  .450
Molina, Y      STL   C    50   189   18   50  13   0   4  33    7   17   4   0  .265  .294  .397

The Cardinals top players are simply not keeping up with the Cubs and Brewers. We will see how the Cardinals fare against the Cubs this weekend. The Cardinals need wins badly.

CENTRAL
            W     L     %     GB
Chi Cubs    31    23   .574   -
Milwaukee   32    25   .561   0.5
St. Louis   27    28   .491   4.5
Pittsburgh  27    28   .491   4.5
Cincinnati  26    30   .464   6.0

ISU and UofI in NCAA championship baseball!

Illinois State University #3 (34-24) and University of Illinois #2 (36-19) has made it to the NCAA College World Series field of 64!

The 2019 College World Series begins June 15 and runs through June 25/26, and it'll be back at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska — marking the 70th straight year the city has hosted the event.

The CWS consists of two double elimination brackets. The winners of each faces off in a best-of-three finals series.

In the first round, ISU will face #2 Indiana (36-21) and UoI will face #3 Clemson (34-24)

Larry Jackson (Cardinal/Cubbie) collection

Why I collect Larry Jackson cards:

Silly reasons.
- He played with the Cardinals and the Cubs.
- His card years are in scope with what I collect.
- His cards don't cost an arm and a leg like other good players. This is because most have forgotten him and he is not a HoFer.

Legit Reasons:
- He was popular and a good player. Larry is a 5 time All-Star
- His adjusted earned run average (ERA+) is better than that of a dozen Hall of Famers, including Nolan Ryan.
- He was a game wins league leader in 1964 with Cubs with 24 wins
- He was also a runner up to Cy Young award in 1964
- 1709 carrer strikeouts
- Four top 10 WHIPs years
- - 1957 NL 1.203 (7th)
- - 1960 NL 1.230 (10th)
- - 1961 NL 1.227 (5th)
- - 1964 NL 1.085 (6th)
- He had 149 complete games with 37 shutouts being 1st place in 1966 with 5 shutouts.
- Larry started 38 games in 1960, so he was considered a durable work horse pitcher.

My modest collection:

Year	Brand	Series	Card Number	Name	Team	Photo
1959	Topps	Standard	399	Larry Jackson	Stl Cardinals	photo link
1963	Topps	Standard	095	Larry Jackson	Chi Cubs	photo link
1964	Topps	Standard	444	Larry Jackson	Chi Cubs	photo link
1965	Topps	Standard	010	Larry Jackson	Chi Cubs	photo link
1965	Topps	Standard	420	Larry Jackson	Chi Cubs	photo link
1968	Topps	Standard	081	Larry Jackson	Phi Phillies	photo link