This week in Carlos Martinez is the best - A Hunt and Peck

Carlos Martinez is the best - this is an established, indisputable fact. There is an overwhelming amount of evidence to support it so do not even try to argue. Whether through his on-field efforts, dugout antics, or off-field charitable work, Carlos never ceases to entertain. He is a joy.

And here is more proof:

#repost with @repostapp It was an honor meeting this 95 year old life long cardinal fan. She was absolutely adorable. It was a pleasure meeting so many fans that came out to #kunescountryautogroup to meet me and support my @tsunamiwavesfoundation #Soblessed #cardinalnation #bestfans #lifetimefan #lifetimecardinal #usssss

A photo posted by Carlos Martinez (@tsunamy0327) on Jul 25, 2016 at 1:14pm PDT

Carlos Martinez is the best.

what else is going on in baseball...

• Zion Harvey throws first pitch at Camden Yards | orioles.com
• Jose Rondon hit a pitch in the batter's box, then hit it again on his way to first for good measure | MLB.com
• This baseball player somehow hit a single pitch twice and was still out | SBNation.com
• Astros' Joe Musgrove makes history in debut | astros.com
• Midseason ranking of MLB's Top 10 farm systems | MLB.com
• You can't throw filthy video game pitches more ridiculous than Yu Darvish did against the Orioles | MLB.com
• NERD Game Scores for Thursday, August 04, 2016 | FanGraphs Baseball
• The impact of the Trade Deadline on every MLB team. | Sports on Earth
• Broadcasters’ View: Pitchers’ Duels or Slugfests? | FanGraphs Baseball
• Meet Edwin Diaz, Your Newest Relief-Pitching Overlord | FanGraphs Baseball
• First-Half Exit-Velocity Overachievers and Underachievers | FanGraphs Baseball
• The strange career arc of Yasiel Puig, Triple-A baseball player | SBNation.com
• Dodgers place Adam Liberatore, Louis Coleman on DL, call up Julio Urias, Josh Fields | True Blue LA
• What do the Los Angeles Dodgers do now with Yasiel Puig? | Los Angeles Dodgers Report | ESPN
• The Mariners celebrated David Ortiz with a giant salmon and a Flavor Flav clock | SBNation.com
• Colorado Rockies’ Trevor Story likely out for the season | Purple Row
• Memo to Yankees: Time to make a decision on Alex Rodriguez | Yankees Blog | ESPN
• Not a folktale: Washington Nationals' Trea Turner really is that fast | Washington Nationals | ESPN
• Los Angeles Angels Albert Pujols' day: Pass Lou Gehrig, tie Babe Ruth | Stats & Info | ESPN

what the cardinals are up to...

• Cardinals relievers get outs, and Mike Matheny looks smarter for it | St Louis Cardinals | ESPN
• Moss' return has Cardinals slugging again | Cardinal Beat | stltoday.com
• Despite Problems, Cardinals Are Looking Good In NL Wild Card Race | 101Sports.com

KNOW THINE ENEMY...

the cincinnati red stockings

• Reds' Schebler hits walk-off homer vs. Cards | MLB.com
• Joey Votto was a bit displeased with a foul-ball-reaching Reds fan but made amends in style | MLB.com
• Cody Reed hit hard again, Reds lose to Cardinals 5-4 | Red Reporter
• Seung Hwan Oh and the Cardinals get a second chance and win it! | Viva El Birdos
• A Cincinnati Reds community | Red Reporter

the nl central

• The Yearlong Retirement Party | The Players' Tribune