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😄 Good morning to all but especially to …
THE RED-HOT MILWAUKEE BREWERS
The Brew Crew moved up three spots and into No. 1 in Matt Snyder’s newest MLB Power Rankings. An 11-game winning streak has slingshot the Brewers into the NL Central lead, one game ahead of the Cubs. While it’s been a team effort, Milwaukee continues to receive stellar play from Christian Yelich, who leads the team in home runs and RBI.
Milwaukee’s winning streak has been much-needed as the NL Central — sans the cellar dwelling Pirates … more on them a little bit later — has become one of MLB’s better divisions. Four of those five teams currently boast winning records. One of those teams, the Reds, have clearly responded to future Hall of Fame manager Terry Francona, who recently became the 13th skipper in history to reach 2,000 career wins.
Here are Matt’s top five teams this week:
Brewers (previous: 4)Cubs (3)Tigers (1)Blue Jays (7)Dodgers (2)
👍 Honorable mentions
😟 And not such a good morning for …
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JERRY JONES AND MICAH PARSONS
As has become his wont, the Cowboys longtime owner/CEO/president/GM once again made headlines for all the wrong reasons. While Jerry Jones said that he is “not the least concerned” about Micah Parsons‘ contract situation, he appeared to throw a subtle jab at the star linebacker, and it’s one that he did not appreciate.
“Just because we sign him doesn’t mean we’re gonna have him. He was hurt six games last year. Seriously,” Jones said while discussing Parsons’ contract.
As you can imagine, Jones’ comments went viral faster than a scoop of ice cream melting…
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