Yasiel Puig Vs. Baseball: Another Day, Another Confrontation

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The Dodgers are flying high right now: after nearly 30 years without a title, will things finally come together in Chavez Ravine? A 47-26, they lead the Rockies in the NL West by half-a-game. They certainly have the horses to get it done: Cody Bellinger leads the majors with 22 homers, Clayton Kershaw is 10-2, and closer Kenley Jansen has 50 SO in 29.2 innings with an 0.91 ERA.

Then there’s Yasiel Puig. He has 13 homer and 40 RBI, with 10 doubles, and while those numbers will get you noticed even in the bright lights of LA, his .247 batting average is strictly Victorville on a Tuesday afternoon. Yet he plays the game with the self-aggrandizing abandon of Steph Curry or Deion Sanders.

That…