First-week mayhem makes for a happy new year for baseball
ByJAYSON STARK
April 8, 2016, 11:33 AM
— -- Baseball is awesome, isn't it? Here's how the already-insane 2016 baseball season roared out of the gates: Justin Verlander got a hit before Mike Trout. ... Kenta Maeda hit a home run before Jose Bautista. ... Mark Trumbo stole a base before Billy Hamilton. ... Jeff Francoeur drew a walk before Joey Votto.
If you saw this stuff coming, could you do me a favor and buy me a Powerball ticket? But even if you didn't, you might have noticed something:
It isn't last year anymore. How exactly can we tell? Because a bunch of crazy stuff already has happened!