GSMC Baseball Podcast Episode 571: J.R. Richard Condolences, MVP Best Bets

Kevin starts the episode by giving his condolences to the J.R. Richard family. The baseball world lost another great this past week when he passed away at the age of 71. J.R. Richard's career was cut short by a stroke during his age 30 season in 1980. Kevin talks about how he could have been one of the best pitchers of all time if this unfortunate event had not occured. Kevin then discusses the NL East and how things have changed drastically in the last two weeks. The Phillies are now in first place, 2 games ahead of the second-place Braves, with the free-falling Mets all the way in third at 2.5 games back. It looks like this is now a race between the Phillies and Braves down the stretch with the Phillies having the advantage due to their remaining schedule. Kevin wraps up the show with his "Best Bets" for the MVP Awards. The National League race is wide open with the injuries to Acuna, DeGrom, and Tatis. Could Bryce Harper really win the award with his recent push? In the American League, it is a two-horse race between Ohtani and Guererro, but Ohtani has a commanding lead with only 7 weeks remaining in the season. If you enjoyed this episode, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review. That way you will always be among the first to get the latest GSMC Baseball Podcasts. We would like to thank our Sponsor: GSMC Podcast Network Advertise with US: https://gsmcpodcast.com/advertise-with-us Website: https://gsmcpodcast.com/gsmc-baseball-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gsmc-baseball-podcast/id1122796551 GSMC YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF8Qial15ufp9uS_1-4F6auhV_JDoMt-Y Twitter: https://twitter.com/GSMC_baseball Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gsmcbaseball/ Disclaimer: The views expressed on the GSMC Baseball Podcast are for entertainment purposes only. Reproduction, copying or redistribution of The GSMC Baseball Podcast without the express written consent of Golden State Media Concepts LLC is prohibited.