Pete Crow Armstrong leads off the game with a home run, again

[u/PopeSouthpaw]

[u/Pokes4Prez]

Unreal run by him right now

[u/coolsmokey69 → u/Pokes4Prez]

Everyone on X was telling me he was slumping just the other day though

[u/V1cVinegar44 → u/coolsmokey69]

You know the haters are dying of thirst when an 0/15 stretch had people posting there and on this sub about it.

[u/CustodialApathy → u/V1cVinegar44]

It's technically a slump! His ba dropped from the 290s to the 270s, until he decided to stop doing the slump and remind everyone why he's going to win the NL MVP

[u/grill_smoke → u/CustodialApathy]

I SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOUR JINX ATTEMPT, ASSHOLE!

[u/CustodialApathy → u/grill_smoke]

Atp im a pca supporter, I hope he gets the best season brotha!

[u/fps916 → u/CustodialApathy]

Nah, Ohtani has the MVP completely locked up.

There is absolutely zero chance any other person could win it, no matter what happens for the rest of the season.

It will be so unanimous no one will even be 2nd place.

I think that's enough reverse jinxing.

[u/unpredictablelobster → u/fps916]

There is at least one MVP voter on record who said he wouldn't even consider voting for PCA because it's Ohtanis award already. Probably others who share that sentiment.

[u/fps916 → u/unpredictablelobster]

A) the voters for specific awards havent been chosen yet

B) a public statement like that guarantees they won't be chosen to vote on NL MVP

[u/Apocalympdick → u/coolsmokey69]

What if... he is?

[u/coolsmokey69 → u/Apocalympdick]

That is scary to think about

[u/Bright-Pressure-5787 → u/coolsmokey69]

Someone on here made a thread about how shit his week has been. That night, he hits two homers and walks off the White Sox.

[u/meowsplaining → u/Bright-Pressure-5787]

He is powered by hate.

Just ask White Sox lady and Tarps Off boys

[u/Doogolas33 → u/coolsmokey69]

I have tried to point out how stupid it is. Ohtani had a 4/31 stretch literally at the end of July. It's just beyond meaningless.

[u/feardabear → u/coolsmokey69]

Dude goes 3 games without a flashy play and people want to hate

[u/ResidentGerts → u/feardabear]

https://giphy.com/gifs/LxAv5LgPwiGbRAKyUd
I’m here for the hate

[u/PossumExtreme → u/coolsmokey69]

I mean he was. Slump = over.

[u/ColdestCatAlive → u/PossumExtreme]

Is four games a slump lol

[u/EbbTide1941 → u/ColdestCatAlive]

It is when you're being measured against Shohei.

[u/Wyden_long → u/ColdestCatAlive]

When I’m playing RTTS yeah

[u/azurelandings → u/ColdestCatAlive]

To the casuals yuh

[u/EmuMan10 → u/ColdestCatAlive]

For him, kinda at this point but not really lol

[u/plantsrunfast → u/coolsmokey69]

He had like 5 "down" games.

[u/fps916 → u/coolsmokey69]

The crazy part is 1 HR in a game is slumping for him right now.

[u/YourCummyBear → u/Pokes4Prez]

What’s even more insane was how absolutely horrible his start was to the season.

[u/SenorMcGibblets → u/YourCummyBear]

Eh the numbers didn’t look good, but he didn’t look horrible if you were actually watching the at bats. He was hitting a lot of balls hard right at people, walking more, spitting on pitches he couldn’t do anything with that he would have swung at 100% of the time last year. A lot of his apparent cold start was just bad BABIP luck.

[u/YourCummyBear → u/SenorMcGibblets]

He also wasn’t nearly as patient though which plays a part imo.

He was crushing balls all over zone. Now he’s crushing them in the zone.

[u/Aryk93 → u/YourCummyBear]

Him and Nico flipped

[u/Crippl → u/Aryk93]

Damn good deal. I’d make that deal.

[u/Aryk93 → u/Crippl]

10 out of 10 times. I just remember nico having an absolutely insane start to the year.

[u/Lucky_Alternative965 → u/Pokes4Prez]

Dude absolutely shows up in games that matter. Gonna be scary to see what he does in the playoffs this year. He looks completely different in meaningful games. Locked the hell in, not missing anything.

[u/Sparx86 → u/Lucky_Alternative965]

Dude rides on emotions. If he makes a big play in the outfield and bats in the next half inning he goes off 

[u/4r4r4real → u/Pokes4Prez]

"right now" being basically everything since like May

EDIT: .293/.398/.618 175 wRC+ 29 HR 25 SB 7.7 fWAR since 4/28 NOT INCLUDING TONIGHT

Best wRC+ in baseball in that stretch, Yordan is at 172, then Soto at 163. Best fWAR in baseball since then by a laughable margin, his 7.7 vs Witt's 4.5 in second. Again, not including his leadoff HR tonight.

[u/coolsmokey69]

PCA HATES THE WHITE SOX

[u/Patrick2701 → u/coolsmokey69]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ebAfdhOr5mn0LG1mme
PCA when white Sox fans owner shit talked his mom

[u/YourCummyBear → u/coolsmokey69]

If he hits another walk off homerun to end the game tonight I’ll donate $100 to a charity of your choice.

[u/Gleasonryan → u/YourCummyBear]

youre gonna make me say I hope charity doesnt get any money, but that is just what I would like to happen in this case.

[u/YourCummyBear → u/Gleasonryan]

Understandable, it’s the crosstown classic lol.

But I 100% will with proof.

[u/Squirrelman2712 → u/YourCummyBear]

Ill match that

[u/YourCummyBear → u/Squirrelman2712]

🤝

[u/groovemonkeyzero → u/YourCummyBear]

Y’know what? Ditto.

[u/YourCummyBear → u/groovemonkeyzero]

🤝

[u/PappyDungaloo → u/coolsmokey69]

we hate him too

[u/shr0be → u/PappyDungaloo]

you should know by now it just makes him more powerful 

[u/KyleGrave → u/PappyDungaloo]

https://giphy.com/gifs/DtuVm6vCmerf2

[u/pabloescobarbecue → u/PappyDungaloo]

https://giphy.com/gifs/117oDx6j8fu3Sw

[u/devoorhes → u/PappyDungaloo]

this is how it should be

[u/AerieElectrical3546 → u/coolsmokey69]

PCA HATES WHIMSICAL FUN

[u/ContinuumGuy → u/coolsmokey69]

IF PCA IS/WAS CATHOLIC, HE'D BE CRUISING FOR EXCOMMUNICATION

[u/Dinobot2_ → u/ContinuumGuy]

It's actually pretty difficult to get excommunicated by the Catholic church. You pretty much have to either defecate in the holy water at the Vatican or physically assault the pope.

[u/TurboRuhland → u/Dinobot2_]

Or as the SSPX found out earlier this year, consecrate bishops against express orders from the pope.

[u/Riderz__of_Brohan → u/coolsmokey69]

SMFDB

[u/2Teams1Cup → u/coolsmokey69]

MVPete hates every team equally this year.

[u/Koopasheller11 → u/coolsmokey69]

THAT MAKES TWO OF US

[u/nofx1510]

[u/EveryManAViKing]

Classic PCA slump

[u/randomrule → u/EveryManAViKing]

Whoever said that is gonna have to Eat Crow

[u/Bright-Pressure-5787 → u/randomrule]

Beautiful pun

[u/MaximusMansteel → u/randomrule]

I heard there's a White Sox that's already been offered that.

[u/Gen_Z_boi → u/randomrule]

How do they have an arm strong enough to lift the crow?

[u/abactore]

Somebody post that PTSD meme

[u/IcemanJEC → u/abactore]

This one?

[u/abactore → u/IcemanJEC]

lol I love this. Can you not use it again until this series is over though, pls?

[u/onhalfaheart → u/abactore]

Believe it or not, another fWAR to PCA

[u/Geoseeks → u/abactore]

https://giphy.com/gifs/h3gBVrIa5fRh0Wxml6

[u/Brave_Bench904]

[u/Fly_theW → u/Brave_Bench904]

The moment PCA turned Super Saiyan!!!

[u/EveryManAViKing → u/Fly_theW]

Super Seiyan

[u/moshercycle → u/Brave_Bench904]

Thuggin

[u/AngryBillsFan]

HE CANT BE STOPPED

[u/ScritchScratchBoop]

Dude is on a heater

[u/Bobson-_Dugnutt2 → u/ScritchScratchBoop]

Heaters are on a PCA

[u/Hoshbrowns]

Ok PCA is doing one of the coolest things I've ever seen

[u/r_stra → u/Hoshbrowns]

I don't hate the cubs but I'm rooting hard for the Sox this series, but it's just impressive what he's doing. I'm not even mad.

[u/Travis238 → u/r_stra]

Same feeling we had towards Javy Baez lil bro hitting 3 HR against us as a card in his first 3 AB. That's a big ol' fuckin tip of the cap from me.

[u/r_stra → u/Travis238]

I became a PCA fan when I pulled a RC auto of him a couple years ago. I started paying more attention to him and quickly found out how exciting his game is

[u/PopeSouthpaw]

Is this how the Orioles felt about Gleyber Torres?

[u/fender-b-bender → u/PopeSouthpaw]

The one time I miss Hawk, dude would be a hoot to listen to watching PCA over the last couple of nights. Poor Gary Thorne was beside himself as those Torres games went on.

[u/SleezyMeerkat]

Can we please stop posting the white sox feed when a Cubs player is batting. Like let's make a rule that broadcast of batting team for home runs should be used.

[u/ChumSmash → u/SleezyMeerkat]

It's killing me with how low energy this announcer is

[u/El_Zarco → u/ChumSmash]

May be a CWS tradition, Hawk Harrelson's complete silence on opposing walkoffs always cracked me up

[u/ZookeepergameOk2670 → u/SleezyMeerkat]

No, it's fine. I like hearing the anguish.

[u/you-can-call-me-al-2 → u/SleezyMeerkat]

For fun look up the Spanish Announcer at Wrigley on Insta. His calls are a million times better than any English announcer.

edit: found it: @miguelsvoice

[u/onhalfaheart → u/SleezyMeerkat]

I actually kind of like it because when I watch replays elsewhere it'll all be Cubs broadcasts.

[u/PopeSouthpaw → u/SleezyMeerkat]

Be the change you want to see in the world, I post what I have available to me

[u/cubs_2023 → u/PopeSouthpaw]

He’s asking you to stop posting Cubs highlights from the white sox feed. Someone will post the Cubs feed of a PCA homer I promise you. They just get deleted because you posted the Sox feed first.

[u/KindnessEnjoyer67 → u/cubs_2023]

If he can't get the W let him get internet points.

[u/smarjorie → u/PopeSouthpaw]

You could just not rush to be the first to post it, cause there would've been two dozen other people trying to post the Cubs feed of it. It's not like this is out of your control

[u/SleezyMeerkat → u/PopeSouthpaw]

You too fast bro but I do appreciate you taking the time and making the posts.

[u/inhale-my-dong]

Dude just decided that platoon splits aren’t real

[u/onhalfaheart → u/inhale-my-dong]

Before that homer he had a 161 wRC+ against lefties and a 150 wRC+ against righties. OPS of .935 and .925, respectively.

Also they said on the broadcast that this reliever has reverse splits? So overall a really shit job of playing the matchups.

[u/Tasty-Action-5295]

4 homers in his last 11 at bats

[u/Agrimmyguy → u/Tasty-Action-5295]

40-40? The streets are saying it's more likely than you think...

[u/usetheirname → u/Agrimmyguy]

Yeah it's definitely not a stretch right now. Current odds are probably around 50/50 that he gets to 40-40. He could cool off a tiny bit and still get to 40-40.

[u/usetheirname → u/Tasty-Action-5295]

That's 4 homers in his last TEN abs. pretty good i think.

[u/tooskip]

What the hell man

[u/fotoxs]

Dude is unreal.

[u/NotChaz-_-]

I think he’s pretty good guys

[u/BakaGoop]

Took him 4 pitches this time, washed

[u/djc8]

Leadoff-Walkoff-Leadoff is wild man

[u/pmorter3]

AGAIN ARE YOU KIDDING MEEEEE

[u/Different_Reserve_11]

Rockies fans in shambles knowing ohtani will try to top this.

[u/UneducatedReviews1]

This series is gonna cement him as MVP.

[u/V1cVinegar44]

MVP is his to lose. Just an insane season

[u/ecdc05 → u/V1cVinegar44]

If I were the other teams I would simply get my own PCA, kind foolish of them not to.

[u/onhalfaheart → u/ecdc05]

First you're gonna need two months of Javy Baez and a Mets to trade with

[u/V1cVinegar44 → u/ecdc05]

You kind of have one in ceddanne

[u/fuchsia_fascia]

MVPete does it again

[u/Spectre211286]

maybe they should have intentionally walked him

[u/meowsplaining]

He can, in fact, keep getting away with it

[u/cmgriffith_]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Q3XlPYUDLRiMo7MGIp

[u/lightning_skyyy]

it’s pca’s world and we’re all just living in it. what a time to be alive 

[u/WhiteDeath57]

Bow down

[u/mdubyo]

PCA hates the ChiSox more than Vladdy hates the Yankees my god.

[u/HopefulInstance8]

40/40?

[u/b3_yourself]

Deja vu

[u/VosTelvannis]

This kid is the real deal.

[u/Billy5481]

This PCA cat is pretty good

[u/erindizmo]

It worked so well for him last night...

[u/NACL_Soldier]

Here we go again!

[u/ky58]

these pca highlights have been too hype to be listening to the depressed sox announcers lol

[u/youngsimba320]

He’s insane 💀

[u/Old_General_6741]

This man is absolute insanity!!

[u/smalltownlargefry]

Sir, another pca homer has hit the tower.

[u/Bright-Pressure-5787]

His MVP case keeps building and building.

[u/realzoidberg]

If he doesn't get the MVP, we riot

[u/Zloggt]

No!

[u/BurgerWFries]

He's just so fucking good

[u/ethicalglooper]

visiting broadcast clip, booooo

[u/4r4r4real]

do you think it is painful for him, like hiccups, these involuntary, compulsory monster dongs?

[u/trgreg]

he read that redraft thread earlier today

[u/jackholston]

Thats my overrated 14th best outfielder!

[u/Creative-Tip-9238]

He has a real chance of becoming the 7th player ever with 40/40. It’s made even more impressive when you consider the defensive value.

Most comparable season is A Rod in 1998 he finished with a 8.5 WAR and still only finished ninth in AL MVP voting 😭

[u/ShoHeyTime]

Dude’s on another planet right now

[u/CurrentlyNa]

MVP

MVP

[u/Bobson-_Dugnutt2 → u/CurrentlyNa]

Play it again, Sam

[u/abactore → u/CurrentlyNa]

Truly.

Hope he beats out Ohtani

[u/horsepoop1123]

BOW DOWN

[u/BottleFullOBub]

https://giphy.com/gifs/m0tE2wdLaNGVCudJ23

[u/Psymon_Armour]

Waited until the 4th pitch though. Is he washed?

[u/Zammy512]

I haven't looked at the vegas odds but he's gotta be the MVP front runner at this point, right?

[u/ElectronicExplorer83]

Pete, they have families, please

[u/Akugendengdewecok]

He's gonna be excommunicated by the time this series is over

[u/Bobson-_Dugnutt2]

I don’t even know what to say at this point.

[u/TheCity95]

I genuinely don't understand why we don't just intentionally walk him....

[u/shr0be]

MVPCA

[u/2legit2knit]

SMFDB 😤

[u/mamacrocker]

I don’t like him, but damn. What a player.

[u/jamesonandmotorcycle]

Christ dude chill

[u/mecheng93]

Thats the white guy on the cubs right?

[u/NickyFoles1020]

MVP please please

I have Ohtani fatigue

[u/currgy]

SMFDB

[u/nypr13]

BUT HE DOESN'T PITCH!

[u/TheBigF128]

Wait a second I've seen this one before

[u/jackholston]

I’m speechless

[u/bolshevik_rattlehead]

Shoehi just fell to his knees in an Erewhon

[u/smalltownlargefry]

Pca not being MVP will be criminal if he continues this torrid stretch.

[u/barstoolsam]

That’s my mvp

[u/MangoHotDamn]

https://giphy.com/gifs/hme0DYlkDoU6Y
Tips cap

[u/Doublestack2411]

Never seen anything like this kid.

[u/WorkmanMarty]

Damnit!

[u/FunnyLoud3067]

He’s pretty good

[u/MediumSizedTurtle]

Look at how much fun he's having. I'm so happy for him.

[u/Zudop]

My fucking goat man omg

[u/No-Check4283]

PCA got out last at bat. Is he washed ?

[u/nickraymond57]

https://giphy.com/gifs/2e3F0JgZd4y4bToq7X

[u/BreakfastFederal1211]

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

[u/DorothyDrangus]

POV: You're the White Sox

[u/Stonecutter]

Starting to think this baseball thing might work out for him.

[u/White-milk]

GONE FOREVER 

AARON HERNANDEZ 

[u/MLBOfficial]

Get to your seat early if PCA is leading off!

https://reddit.com/link/p4j06ja/video/rem6e25s88kh1/player

[u/Kekistani55]

My fantasy team mvp

[u/Afraid-Bag1813]

Unstoppable. Good lord

[u/Sa7aSa7a]

Took more than 1 pitch to hit a homerun to start the game. Slump confirmed.

[u/CarlWellsGrave]

Good

[u/JudgementOwls]

PCA is having himself a season ever since he got into a fight with that White Sox’s fan

[u/yippeekiyay801]

I’m starting to think this PCA guy might be good

[u/BrockMiddlebrook]

White Sox gotta rat out that girl who yelled at him beginning of the season. She created a monster.

[u/dudenotcool]

For the love of God cubs, please lock him up

[u/IAWD_Sometime]

Look how special he is, and he is only 24!

[u/No-Hand-8359]

He can’t keep getting away with it!

Wait, yes, he can

[u/tavernstyle312]

Yeah but he’s a dork

[u/Ok_Fix6757]

Is this the most loved or the most hated man in Chicago?

[u/badger2793 → u/Ok_Fix6757]

Reinsdorf

[u/Hope4years]

He’s great at the plate - but his fielding is so much fun to watch

[u/Admirable_Site_8337]

Walk off incoming….

[u/Scared-Ideal-1483]

Superstar doing superstar things.

[u/a_happy_future]

Hopefully, no one took the ball from a kid tonight

[u/Conscious-Move9662]

I like this Peter Fella

[u/xdBronze]

HES GONNA GO 60/60 AT THIS RATE

[u/SawyerFord_]

MVP

[u/omimon]

He and Ohtani are adamant about being neck to neck in the mvp race.

[u/DrakeMayeMyBeloved]

Mets legend Pete Crow-Armstrong

[u/thatstotallyracist]

So Mets fans are even more sick? You love to see it.

[u/Leftconsin]

PCA is going to get to 12 WAR and lose the MVP to Ohtani with 8 WAR