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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 14, 2017 - 06:51pm PT
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It's never too early...
Pitchers and Catchers report on Feb 13/14 for most teams. Full squads about a 5 days later.
For now, a great show just came out on MLB Network... Billy : the Billy Martin story. Lots of really good stuff about Billy, George, and the whole circus. Check it out.
Winter meetings are winding down... Stanton to the Yanks? Damn they got some sock now. Angels looking good even with Ohtani and his platelet infused elbow.
So far:
Monday
New York Yankees – Acquired OF Giancarlo Stanton from the Miami Marlins for INF Starlin Castro, INF Jose Devers and RHP Jorge Guzman.
Tampa Bay Rays – Acquired 2B Joey Wendle from the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Seattle Mariners – Claimed OF Caumeron Perkins off waivers from the Phillies.
St. Louis Cardinals – Signed free agent RHP Miles Mikolas.
Tuesday
Chicago Cubs – Signed free agents RHP Brandon Morrow and LHP Drew Smyly.
San Diego Padres – Acquired 3B Chase Headley and RHP Bryan Mitchell from the Yankees for OF Jabari Blash.
Rays – Acquired 2B Ryan Schimpf from the Padres for INF Deion Tansel.
Wednesday
Los Angeles Angels – Acquired 2B Ian Kinsler from the Detroit Tigers for RHP Wilkel Hernandez and OF Troy Montgomery.
Minnesota Twins – Signed free agent RHP Michael Pineda.
Seattle Mariners – Acquired RHP Shawn Armstrong from the Cleveland Indians for international slot money.
Miami Marlins – Released RHP Edinson Volquez.
Houston Astros – Signed free agent RHP Joe Smith.
Thursday
Oakland Athletics – Acquired RF Stephen Piscotty from the Cardinals for 2B Max Schrock and SS Yairo Munoz.
Texas Rangers – Signed free agents RHP Kevin Jepsen, 3B Hanser Alberto.
Cardinals – Acquired Marcell Ozuna from the Marins for RHP Sandy Alcantara, OF Magneuris Sierra, RHP Zac Gallen and LHP Daniel Castano. Signed free agent RHP Luke Gregerson.
Anyone got any bets they want to place? I could be a gamer.
Go Cubs!!!!
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 14, 2017 - 09:21pm PT
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WS brew knocked it dead! Killed off a couple kegs... but have 6 still remaining of various brews...
Giants would have been a lot better with Stanton... They'll be ok if they can fill couple spots. Oakland will probably still stink. Cubs will be good but Dodgers will be better...
Early prediction: Cubs and Yanks World Series. Red Sox close, Dodgers choke. Houston will have the WS hangover. Angels will make a run but fail again in Sept. Washington...pfffft, no winning culture there.
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little Z
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Dec 15, 2017 - 03:39am PT
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I thought about starting an Ohtani thread awhile ago but that all fizzled out pretty quickly. Bummed he didn't decide on Seattle, but as our GM said, "hey, he's a 23 year old kid, who can figure out what a 23 year old kid is going to want? Maybe he really liked the Angel's uniforms" My bet is that his "two-way" days will be short lived, its just too complicated from a 25 man roster, 5 man rotation standpoint if he get's dinged up while batting or playing the field.
The biggest question that remains now is, where is Ichiro going to play this year?
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donini
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Dec 15, 2017 - 05:06am PT
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Lot of NL sentiment here....unfortunately the light is shining brightest for the AL. They won the Interleague series AGAIN last year and the WS and now Ohtani and Stanton will reside there.
Go Angels!
One can never forget the Dodgers sneaking out of Brooklyn like thieves in the night.
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Gary
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Dec 15, 2017 - 05:33am PT
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The Angels say they need a six man rotation for Ohtani. They'll have six starters for sure...on the DL! As usual. Ohtani will be on the DL come June.
They signed a washed up Kinsler. That's exciting.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 15, 2017 - 09:14am PT
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Ohtani is on the DL right now it sounds like...
Z is right... his two way play will be short lived. I just don't see it.
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zBrown
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Dec 15, 2017 - 09:22am PT
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Beisbol?
Beisbol is so yesteryear.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 16, 2017 - 01:32pm PT
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//Ken Rosenthal
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@Ken_Rosenthal
Just announced: #Dodgers get Matt Kemp from #Braves for Adrian Gonzalez, Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy, Charlie Culberson and cash.
11:37 AM - Dec 16, 2017//
Wow! McCarthy and Culberson were ok... glad that other deadwood is gone, but for Matt Kemp???
#SalaryDump
*to add: Gonzalez was immediately designated for assignment by the Braves
The deal: (from TrueBlueLA.com) Gonzalez, as someone with more than 10 years of major league experience and five with the same team, had a no-trade clause that he had to waive for the deal to go through. His reward for waiving the no-trade clause was eventual free agency, as Gonzalez was designated for assignment by Atlanta.
A similar fate could await Kemp, but we’ll see in the coming days or weeks.
This deal, more than anything, was about lessening the Dodgers’ luxury tax burden for 2018. The competitive balance tax measures payroll by average annual value so for next year here’s what the Dodgers were able to do:
Shed:
Gonzalez ($22 million)
Kazmir (~$15 million)
McCarthy ($12 million)
Take on:
Kemp ($16.5 million; $20 million AAV minus the $3.5 million they were already paying)
Cash to Braves ($4.5 million)
That lops roughly $28 million off the Dodgers’ luxury tax number for 2018, which in November we estimated to be about $204 million. That puts the Dodgers under the $197 million tax threshold with some room to maneuver without going over.
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Reilly
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Dec 16, 2017 - 01:53pm PT
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Seriously? Didn't know he was still alive.
Is this one of those vaunted 'analytics' decisions?
Good riddance to all those guys except Culberson. He has potential.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 16, 2017 - 01:55pm PT
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Sounds like they will flip Kemp for some pitching... no way they are keeping that slug in the outfield
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Reilly
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Dec 16, 2017 - 02:09pm PT
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Didn't think of that. Dodgers need outfielders like they need a hole
in their collective head.
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zBrown
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Dec 16, 2017 - 07:22pm PT
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Sweetwater Lake, coulda been 1918 for all anyone knows.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 20, 2017 - 09:10am PT
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Giants get Longoria from Rays
The Giants have acquired third baseman Evan Longoria from the Rays, a source told MLB.com's Jon Paul Morosi. In return, Tampa Bay is receiving San Francisco's No. 1-ranked prospect, shortstop Christian Arroyo, outfielder Denard Span and pitchers Matt Krook (No. 25) and Stephen Woods (No. 29), according to Yahoo! Sports.
Closer Zach Britton ruptures achilles during workout... sorry Baltimore, out 6 months +
Tim Lincecum working on comeback, and is yoked!!
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Reilly
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Dec 20, 2017 - 10:15am PT
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^^^^ Getting a haircut did THAT? I'm headed down to the barber's!
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donini
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Dec 20, 2017 - 01:01pm PT
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When it comes to the West Coast, think Angels......although it will be Houston with the repeat. Dodgers peaked last season and the Giants are on a downward spiral.
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Gunkie
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Jan 10, 2018 - 09:05am PT
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Cubs need to add to their bullpen and hope they pan out. And Baez needs to start hitting.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 10, 2018 - 09:27am PT
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And Baez needs to start hitting.
True dat... he has to cut down on the strikeouts or hit more bombs... pick one. I'd like to see him at around 20 bombs, 200 hits, and a .315 avg.
Mets grab Jay Bruce... 3 years for 39 large.
Starlin Castro wants traded out of Florida before he ever plays a game there!! He was part of the Giancarlo Stanton trade.
Giants still looking at McCutcheon from Pirates. Maybe moreso now that Bruce has been snagged. They need an outfielder bad.
Darvish is shopping his wares all over the place. One place I don't think he will end up is back in LA.
Agent Jason Wood was fired for secretly filming players in the shower. I wonder if he has any vid of Bartolo Colon... I'd watch that for science.
Yankees looking at Manny Machado...
Rafael Palmeiro still thinks he has it at 53 and is shopping vid of him in the batting cage... ain't the juice grand?
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 12, 2018 - 09:28am PT
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Today is the deadline for exchanging arbitration salary numbers...
Josh Donaldson re-signs with Blue Jays for 1 year @23million. wow!
Charlie Blackmon re-signs with the Rockies for 1 year @14million
Jose Bautista will hopefully be pushing a broom in a Walmart
Puig for Jackie Bradley Jr in Sox land??? Red Sox still looking at JD Martinez for some power.
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Reilly
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Jan 12, 2018 - 09:34am PT
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Good column in LA Times today by Bill Plaschke on why the Dodgers should let Yu walk.
I tend to agree that he is a head case and has lost his mojo. I definitely agree he isn’t worth
$100 million for 5 years. Everybody talks about his ‘stuff’ but his numbers do not overwhelm.
Knowing the Dodgers they’ll re-sign him for $120 for 4 years.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 13, 2018 - 05:23pm PT
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Houston signs Gerrit Cole from the Pirates...
Rotation is stacked!
From Yahoo sports:
The World Series champion Astros add Cole, the former 19-game winner, to a rotation already armed with Justin Verlander, Dallas Keuchel, Lance McCullers Jr. and Charlie Morton.
Looks like rebuild time for the Pirates... maybe now McCutchen can go to SF??
Sunday: LA's Adrian Gonzalez goes to the Mets!
He will earn $21.5 million in 2018, with the Mets paying him the major league minimum of $545,000 and the Braves on the hook for the rest.
Monday: McCutchen goes to Giants!
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ms55401
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Jan 24, 2018 - 05:25pm PT
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HoF has been diluted by mediocre talent for years. Chipper Jones? Jesus Christ.
at least put in Charlie Hustle.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 24, 2018 - 05:29pm PT
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I've been following it for years....
Most interesting takeaway of the HOF thing is all the old guys are anti PED... the new writers that are able to vote are voting for Bonds and Clemens at a 99% rate. So, they will get in as soon as enough old goats die off. The next wave of voters seem to not give a sh#t. That is sad.
Edit to add: Charlie Hustle FOR SURE. Biggest slight in the history of the game, if not all of sport.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 24, 2018 - 05:46pm PT
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I did the guinea pig nuts thing for a while... did nothing for me.
As for greenies et al... the do not equate with steroids as far as physical advantage goes. Greenies will not make your 390ft fly ball go 406... your one hopper to the shortstop into a screaming liner, or your rapid recovery from injury that makes a lizard growing a new tail look like nothing.
Amphetamines were a big part of the game back when, no doubt. But the freakish power and record distorting attributed to steroids is unequaled, and not just in baseball.
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henny
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Jan 24, 2018 - 05:52pm PT
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Hey Russ,
Too bad about the Cubs this year (2018), eh?
You did get some of your revised 2017 pre-WS predictions right last year, but you still missed a few.
For my part I'm not nearly as good at predicting so I won't venture any guesses. Had to get your goat (hahahha) with the Cubs condolences though.
PED fueled careers don't seem fair to those who made the HoF pre-era. At least to me. Seems kind of like chipping holds to do moves instead of using what's there. Rose is a different story.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 24, 2018 - 05:56pm PT
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I've got my predictions in early this year it seems... third post! hahaha! We'll see how it goes.
Early prediction: Cubs and Yanks World Series. Red Sox close, Dodgers choke. Houston will have the WS hangover. Angels will make a run but fail again in Sept. Washington...pfffft, no winning culture there.
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henny
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Jan 24, 2018 - 06:12pm PT
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Dodgers choking could happen, unfortunately. We'll see. I'll check your 2018 predictions average at the end of the season.
OK, wait. Cubs and Yanks, but no call on the winner? We need that for completeness.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 24, 2018 - 06:12pm PT
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CUBS!!!!
w00t!!
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Reilly
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Jan 24, 2018 - 08:06pm PT
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You really think the Cubbies’ pitching will be that much better?
FWIW, me mum would give me like 3 samolians BITD and I could take the bus to Wrigley,
buy a ticket, get a dog and a coke, watch Ernie & Co, and take the bus home!
Life was phukking sweet!
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donini
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Jan 25, 2018 - 03:54am PT
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Keep Charlie Hustle where he is....forever.
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Gary
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Jan 25, 2018 - 07:02am PT
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Keep Charlie Hustle where he is....forever.
Right on. He bet against his team.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 25, 2018 - 09:11am PT
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Right on. He bet against his team.
Unproven... Betting on baseball, yes, but he has never been fingered for betting against the Reds
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henny
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Jan 25, 2018 - 09:37am PT
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As a player it is pretty hard to overlook his copious achievements. From the perspective of player it's a joke he isn't in.
As a manager, meh. Had he not gotten into betting it would make things much simpler. Like a slam dunk.
I used to feel different. Being a Dodger fan the Reds were a royal PITA in the 70s. Hated Rose, and that whole crew. Guess I've mellowed over time. There is no doubt he was one hell of a player, and pre PED, which I still think matters.
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Gary
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Jan 25, 2018 - 10:32am PT
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Unproven... Betting on baseball, yes, but he has never been fingered for betting against the Reds
Don't you wonder why Rose reached that agreement with Giamatti?
"Peter Edward Rose is hereby declared permanently ineligible in accordance with Major League Rule 21 and placed on the Ineligible List."
"Rose will conclude these proceedings before the commissioner without a hearing and the commissioner will not make any formal findings or determinations on any matter including without limitation the allegation that Peter Edward Rose bet on any major league baseball games.... Nothing in this agreement shall be deemed either an admission or denial by Peter Edward Rose of the allegation that he bet on any major league baseball game"
And you all don't think he was betting as a player? You think sometimes he didn't owe some bucks to the wise guys? "Hey, Charlie Hustle, dat's a real nice house youse got. It'd be a shame if sumtin' was to happen to it. It might be smart to strikeout against Jenkins tomorrow."
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 25, 2018 - 10:58am PT
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And you all don't think he was betting as a player?
I don't see anyone here disputing that.
Betting against the Reds is what you claimed. Let's see your proof.
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Gary
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Jan 25, 2018 - 11:03am PT
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He was betting big time, I find it hard to believe he wouldn't bet against his team if he thought that was where the money was. And it's been shown he was into big time debt.
Every time he gets caught lying, he changes the story. I wouldn't trust the guy farther than I could throw him.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 25, 2018 - 11:11am PT
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So you got nuthin'....
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little Z
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Jan 25, 2018 - 11:42am PT
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Being a Dodger fan the Reds were a royal PITA in the 70s. Hated Rose, and that whole crew
Being a Reds fan the Dodgers were a royal PITA in the 70s. Hated Garvey, Cey and that whole crew
Henny, very magnamimous of you to be in Pete's corner now. I think he'll wind up in the HOF eventually, but unless he comes out with a full confession, and the commish grants him a pardon, it's going to be a posthumous award.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 25, 2018 - 04:15pm PT
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Yelich goes to the BrewCrew for 4 prospects.... It's getting thin in Miami right about now
Lorenzo Cain goes from the Royals to the Brew Crew for 5 years and 80 Large
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donini
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Jan 26, 2018 - 03:37am PT
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Does Rose remind anyone here of Trump or vice versa?
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henny
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Jan 26, 2018 - 05:22pm PT
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^^^ Not me. What has Trump done? Rose did it. The off field persona? Don't know enough about who Rose was off the field, nor do I care from a baseball perspective.
Just looking at Rose from a stats perspective. Excluding my own bias, conjectures, and past dislikes.
Yes, I get why the betting and subsequent denial/attitude get pulled in as well.
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Gregory Crouch
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Jan 26, 2018 - 06:11pm PT
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Pete Rose violated the ultimate professional sports no-no. He bet on his own sport, and although he likely never bet against his own team, if he bet on his own team that is equally corrupting...
If you don't understand why, you don't understand sports gambling...
Because he wouldn't have bet on ALL of his own team's games, only on those games where he liked the "price." (You do know you don't bet on baseball games in terms of straight win-lose, right? You bet on them with a "price", ie with odds like 2-1, except that baseball prices almost never rise that high, but you get the point.)
And that decision would have been observed by his bookies, who would have promptly chosen to bet on those games, too. And would have bet against Charlie Hustle's teams when Rose chose not to bet.
And Charlie would have played a little harder in games where he had money on the line.
The reason Rose accepted the lifetime ban is also obvious—he knew the evidence against him and knew he wouldn't have survived an open-court trial.
(I have some credibility in this regard--some of the proceeds of the numbers racket my dear departed dad ran at his bars are in a very well funded 529 plan that is going to pay for my son's college education.)
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Reilly
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Jan 26, 2018 - 06:16pm PT
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if he bet on his own team that is equally corrupting...
Not in my mind. Charlie Hustle couldn’t stand losing. He was such a fierce competitor I could see him betting against his team and then busting his ass to make sure he lost the bet.
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Gregory Crouch
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Jan 26, 2018 - 06:18pm PT
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Did you read the rest of the post? That's the important point.
What gamblers want is an edge.
The information of what games Rose chose to bet on—or not bet on—even if he was betting on his own team was exactly the sort of "edge" a professional gambler is looking for.
Super corrupting.
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Reilly
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Jan 26, 2018 - 06:20pm PT
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Yes, I guess I’m just not cut out to work for Torquemada.
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Dave Davis
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Jan 29, 2018 - 02:48pm PT
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I remember when Rose first got banned, the joke here was that he was moving to Seattle. Said he wanted to get as far from professional baseball as possible.
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Gary
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Jan 31, 2018 - 11:01am PT
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RIP Oscar Gamble.
17 years in the majors, 200 homers, 666 RBIs, turned 10 double plays as an outfielder, not a bad run.
Best hair in baseball.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 4, 2018 - 08:30pm PT
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Big Sexy getting a look-see by the Rangers... possible minor league deal for Bartolo Colon in the works. Dude is immortal!
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ms55401
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dead arms report in 2 wks! go Twinkies!
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2018 - 10:43am PT
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The "Todd_Father" Todd Frazier goes from the Yanks to the Mets... 17large for two years.
Cubs still looking at Darvish...
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Gary
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Feb 10, 2018 - 05:03pm PT
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The Cubs just shot themselves in the foot. $126 million to Darvish? 6 years?
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 10, 2018 - 05:29pm PT
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Damn.... not sure about that Darvish to Cubs thing... he sorta makes me nervous
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Reilly
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Feb 10, 2018 - 05:31pm PT
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What were the Cubbies thinking? The guy’s a head case.
Dodgers did one smart thing this yearvat least.
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rottingjohnny
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Feb 12, 2018 - 09:02am PT
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The cubs are catering to the growing contingency of iranian bleacher bums...
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 12, 2018 - 09:18am PT
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That's a lot of skag, even for a major leaguer... damn...!
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Gregory Crouch
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Feb 12, 2018 - 03:43pm PT
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He wasn't throwing those when he played for my A's.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2018 - 09:03am PT
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Dodgers Update:
Matt Kemp for Ryan Braun??? In the works??
hmmmmm.... not sure they need either one of those guys, especially that liar juicer Braun.
Utley gets a new two year deal at the bargain price of 2 million.... damn! That is cheap. Standard market worth of the Silver Fox is at 10-17 mil. He must really like staying in baseball without testing the waters.
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Reilly
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Feb 15, 2018 - 09:13am PT
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Braun would probably produce a bit more but the Dodgers need outfielders like they need
another hole in the head. I would think Braun has more trade value but then what do the
Dodgers have to throw in with Kemp to get him? Seems like a lose-lose deal.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2018 - 10:38am PT
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Both are old and have giant salary obligations... lose lose is right
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sween345
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Feb 15, 2018 - 03:40pm PT
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Early reports have Tim Lincecum hitting 92-93 on the speed gun.
If the change in delivery hasn't messed with his changeup he should be on track and expect to be getting an offer. The write up said there was two dozen scouts there, so what else would they be expecting from him?
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2018 - 09:57am PT
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Hosmer to Padres for 8 years and 144 large...
So, the deal is structured (per MLBTR) as $20M, 20, 20, 20, 20, 13, 13, 13, with a $5M signing bonus. Full no trade for 3 years, then limited no trade. Opt out after year 5.
I thought long term deals were done with... Padres will be choking on this one for a while.
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ms55401
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Feb 18, 2018 - 03:18pm PT
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which organization is going to sign JD Martinez? I don't see Boston getting JDM to (Mamet) "sign on the line which is dotted"
dude rakes. Pads get Hosmer but the best offensive free agent is this guy.
I'd like to see him go to Minnesota
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 19, 2018 - 07:38pm PT
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Jd to the Sox!!!
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sween345
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Feb 20, 2018 - 06:33pm PT
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Looks like Steven Souza will be bringing his comedy act to Arizona.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Between this play and his strikeout rate they might want to get his eyes checked.
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ms55401
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For the next few weeks, I will be dribbling out my projections, division by division, for the edification of no one.
Today -- AL West:
1. Astros. Far and away the best.
2. Angels. Will surprise many in 2018.
3. Mariners. Will finish the season within 2 games of .500 on either side.
4. A's. For real.
5. Rangers. Texas sucks.
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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today -- NL East:
1. Mets. Love the de Grom-Syndegaard one-two punch at the top.
2. Nats. Probably better than the Mets, in all likelihood
3. Phillies. Philly is well-positioned to clean up on FAs going into 2019.
4. Braves. Young, dumb, and full of L's
5. Marlins. Are they even MLB-caliber in 2018?
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 5, 2018 - 07:13pm PT
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John Lester working on a bounce throw to first..!! Fuk sake
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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As far as I'm concerned, the games can't get here soon enough.
Predictions? The A's win 102 games and beat the Dodgers in a classic, 7-game World Series.
(Hey, it's March 5.)
But seriously, if we get average or better starting pitching (which might be a long shot), we'll be competitive. The lineup turned a corner in the second half last season and the bullpen should be much improved.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Ichiro is back with the Mariners. Recent injuries (???not again!!!) to the projected starting outfield have created need for options. What a story that will be if it all works out. Of course if it doesn't (he's 44 years old), it'll just be more of the same for long suffering Mariners fans.
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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interesting Ichiro piece in ESPN online the other day
My Central predictions for both leagues today
AL Central:
1. Indians. Apparently Cleveland is getting rid of the Chief Wahoo logo next year, so enjoy or ridicule it while you can.
2. Twins. Possible WC2 finish in '18. Buxton is coming into his own.
3. Royals. Because someone has to finish in front of ...
4. Tigers. Does Miggy have anything in his bat?
5. White Sox. Sox being Sox.
NL Central:
1. Cubs. The once and future World Champions.
2. Cards.
3. Brewers. Team to watch. They could usurp the Cubs-Cards NL Central hegemony.
4. Reds.
5. Pirates.
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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and my final division picks
AL East
1. Boston. JD Martinez signing seals the pennant.
2. New York. Judge-Stanton-Sanchez might produce 160 HR ... but where's the pitching?
3. Baltimore. Buck Showalter is known to make lemonade out of lemons. Is Chris Davis going to hit again?
4. Tampa Bay. Starting with the season with 4-man rotation. Cagey.
5. Toronto. Just killing time for the locals until the Leafs lace up.
NL West
1. Los Angeles. But will they win the WS? [No.]
2. Colorado. Or maybe Arizona.
3. Arizona. Or maybe Colorado.
4. San Francisco. Old men in pitcher's park means lots of losses.
5. San Diego. But at least the Hoz is around to make things lively.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 18, 2018 - 09:44pm PT
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Ohtani can't hit the curve and is running a double digit ERA... like around 16+!!
Could be trouble, even at his bargain rate. I see some AA ball in his future
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 18, 2018 - 09:46pm PT
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Ohtani is Japanese for ‘hyped’, or ‘poorly scouted’.
Might have to munch on some crow about my bad mouthing Matt Kemp.
Dude has been impressive, so far.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 20, 2018 - 12:11pm PT
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Justin Turner out with a broken wrist... man that sucks. Good thing them Dodgers have Kike and that shortstop/centerfielder guy Taylor or Forsythe
Maybe Kemp can play third?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 20, 2018 - 12:16pm PT
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Maybe Kemp can play third?
Don’t troll me, braj! He might have the skills but he would break down in a flash. This could
be a gud thang in that some guys could get some decent playing time.
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 20, 2018 - 12:21pm PT
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^^^^^
hahaha on Kemp... I thought I might slip that one in for you
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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Mar 21, 2018 - 03:14pm PT
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Donini and I just bet a bottle of wine on the 2018 season.
I've got the A's, he has the Angels.
Regular season record with head-to-head record as the tiebreaker.
I just want him to digest his new hero's Shohei Ohtani's spring training stats. They're . . . extra-ordinary:
As a bat, he's swatting .107/.219/.107/.326
Jim, help me understand those stats. . .
Doesn't that mean that your new star gets a hit about one out of every ten at-bats?
And gets on base twice in every ten plate appearances?
Is that good?
As an arm, the great Ohtani has pitched 2.2 innings, given up 9 hits, 9 runs, 8 earned runs, 3 home runs, walked 2, and struck out 5.
He also has 1 HBP and a WHIP of 4.125.
4 HBP per 9 innings pitched shows serious aggression, right? I suppose that when he can't quite manage to catch the inside corner, he likes to establish the batting box instead.
His rate stats are 30.4 hits per 9, 10.1 home runs per 9 innings and 6.8 walks per 9 (big numbers are better, right Jim?)
Although I suppose there is some hope in his 16.9 SO per 9.
His ERA is an even 27.00. Round numbers are good in baseball, aren't they? That's like three touchdowns! No, wait, four—with a missed extra point. In only 2.2 innings!
All I can say is fit this guy out for Cooperstown! Or the California League. He's clearly on his way to the hall of fame.
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Mar 21, 2018 - 07:05pm PT
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I wouldn't get too worked up over spring training stats.
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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Mar 22, 2018 - 07:18am PT
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^^^ Nothing will stop me trolling Jim.
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Mar 23, 2018 - 05:06pm PT
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Go Giants!
first game has yet to be played and their season is over. Bumgarner got drilled in his pitching hand today, out for likely half the season at least.
Shark has pec strain. Everyday players are all on the wrong side of 30.
put a fork in'em
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clinker
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Santa Cruz, California
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Mar 24, 2018 - 07:34am PT
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PETE LEE: WHAT I LOVE MORE THAN BASEBALL
The only thing I love more than the sport of baseball is absolutely pissing off all my buddies when I'm watching it with them. I was watching the game last week, I was like, 'Oh my God, dudes, the catcher is totally flirting with the pitcher.'
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donini
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Ouray, Colorado
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Mar 24, 2018 - 08:58am PT
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I know that we're talking baseball but if there ever was a “slam dunk” it’s my bet with Greg Crouch. He better start adding to his piggy bank...no two buck chuck allowed.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 24, 2018 - 09:05am PT
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Jim, at least Ohtani can pronounce ‘two buck chuck’.
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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Mar 24, 2018 - 06:29pm PT
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The only thing that's a sure thing this season, Jim, is that Albert Pujols is going to lead the world in GDIP.
Oprah Winfrey gets down the line faster than he does.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 24, 2018 - 06:32pm PT
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Oprah Winfrey gets down the line faster than he does.
Only if the first base coach has chips and dip.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 27, 2018 - 03:38pm PT
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Yo, Jimbo, you dancing a jig like the Angels’ management? Yer boy, the ‘Babe Ruth of Japan’,
got a hit yesterday! He was all over an 88 mph fastball, for a single. 😳
That brought his numbers up to .125 (4 fer 32)! Definitely Sultan of What numbers, eh?
To be fair he does have an RBI. LOL
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Mar 29, 2018 - 08:34am PT
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Sad start for the season. Le Grande Orange is no more. RIP
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Mar 29, 2018 - 10:19am PT
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headlines say "beloved Met", although I'll always consider him first and foremost an Expo. 23 years in the bigs. old school ball player, hard to find his type anymore
he was hit by a pitch from future teammate George Stone of the Atlanta Braves,[10] fracturing his right wrist. He played through the pain for several weeks until X-rays revealed the broken bone.[11][12] Surgery was required
He, Ty Cobb, Alex Rodriguez and Gary Sheffield share the distinction of being the only players to hit home runs before turning 20 years old, and after turning 40 years old.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 29, 2018 - 03:46pm PT
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Two F-18’s just buzzed the crib at about 1000’ AGL and then I realized they were headed
for Chavez Ravine! PLAY BALL, Y’ALL!
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Mar 29, 2018 - 03:54pm PT
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He is survived by Dave Kingman.
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Srbphoto
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Kennewick wa
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Mar 30, 2018 - 07:09am PT
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Le Grande Orange is no more. RIP
but Le Grande Oregon is alive and well
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 30, 2018 - 08:02am PT
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Kershaw’s gopher ball is still working well it would seem. Pretty funny that he went 2 for 2.
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KP Ariza
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SCC
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Mar 30, 2018 - 10:01am PT
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Pretty cool to meet Barry Bonds yesterday at the hotel bar I manage. He sat and watched the second half of the game over dinner. Friendly relaxed dude. Great season opener. Not so sure The Giants will be able shut out Dodger Blue too often this year but we’ll take what we can get.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Mar 30, 2018 - 09:00pm PT
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Arizona has a bullpen cart in 2018. Rad!
I'm pretty close to a baseball purist -- grudgingly accept the DH (in the AL only, no encroachment into the NL), hate mascots and the idea of league expansion to crappy cities with no baseball pedigree, e.g. -- but this HAS TO COME BACK
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Inner City
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Portland, OR
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Mar 30, 2018 - 10:48pm PT
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Giants! two shutouts to start the year...you think its too early to pencil them in as Division Champs...?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 30, 2018 - 11:21pm PT
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Just because they beat Da Bums? You do know that Dodger hitters all have a choice of
taking Prozac or having a lobotomy?
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 31, 2018 - 03:17pm PT
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Reilly: After 3 errors at the position last night, Dodgers are looking at Matt Kemp to fill in until Justin Turner returns from his broken wrist.
Tad: We came in 4th at the GeezerBall Worlds... in an epic collapse, we go into the last inning tied... we are on fire and score 13 runs for a commanding lead. Score was something like 11 to 11 going into that inning. They come up in the bottom of the 7th and score 14 to win the game and send us home instead of to the Championship game. I don't think we even got an out! UNHOLY LOSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
InnerCity: That sort of confidence sounds like you might be in a betting mood???
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looks easy from here
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Ben Lomond, CA
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Mar 31, 2018 - 03:20pm PT
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you think its too early to pencil them in as Division Champs...?
Doesn't seem unreasonable since Panik's on pace for 162 home runs. ;D
I'm sad to see the election apparently ran Apogee off. I was hoping to razz him about the start to this season.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 31, 2018 - 03:21pm PT
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I'm sad to see the election apparently ran Apogee off. I was hoping to razz him about the start to this season.
You still can... just address your comments to Xcon ;)
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Mar 31, 2018 - 03:25pm PT
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Twist! Disappearance/appearance time checks out...
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 31, 2018 - 04:10pm PT
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I have used Goatd.net before when I was desperate... it is a known malware and virus riddled mess but will stream all the games.
I just went there and got a deceptive website warning, where it says they will try to get phone numbers, bank info, credit card info etc...
But if you really want to see a game, on a throwaway laptop, that might be your honeyhole
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Inner City
Trad climber
Portland, OR
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Mar 31, 2018 - 04:41pm PT
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Russ,
I cant believe that Geezer tourney let-down! Ho man..
I dont feel quite bad enough for you to gift any more dough to the Morongo strays though.
The only question is will the Dodgers score this month?
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sween345
climber
back east
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It's Sho Time!
Was he playin possum in Spring training?
So far he's covered the yakker down and in, then the straight heater up and away.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Has a DH ever come in to pitch in a game he's already in?
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 5, 2018 - 10:28am PT
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Ohtani shows some promise... but hitting a hanging curve off the Klubott ain't rocket surgery. I like his pitching better than his hitting
Reilly: What up with the Blue???? I pray to Satan that they pull their heads out. Kemp 2020
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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So, Ohtani is 1-0 with .429 avg and 2 homeruns. Not a bad start.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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My mistake. Three homeruns.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 8, 2018 - 07:56pm PT
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Sho_Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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What up with the Blue???
I already told ya, they’re a bunch of overpaid morons. More to the point, wazzup with the Red Sox and Da Mets? Whoa!
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zBrown
Ice climber
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MLB 1941
I wasn't there not having been born yet, but my neighbor played against him in high school.
Quote Here
Notice the leggings
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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He can't keep this up all season, right?
Ohtani became the first player in 99 years to win two games and hit three home runs within the first 10 games of a season. The last: Jim Shaw, he of the "Grunting Jim" nickname, for the 1919 Washington Senators.
In those first 10 games, Ohtani has a 2.08 earned-run average and a .389 batting average. He leads the team in wins, and he is tied with Trout and Justin Upton for the team lead in home runs.
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He became the third player in major league history with a double-digit strikeout game and a home run in three consecutive games, joining Babe Ruth (1916) and Ken Brett (1973).
Ohtani tied an Angels record with 18 strikeouts in his first two games. He tied the American League record with 12 strikeouts in one of his first two starts.
...Ohtani has more home runs than either Kris Bryant or Aaron Judge, more strikeouts than either Chris Sale or Max Scherzer.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Love those photos of the splendid splinter. In that last one, where he's just made contact with the ball, it sure looks like both his feet are almost off the ground, maybe the point of his front foot is still down. But all his weight was projected into the ball. Pretty amazing.
Can't wait for a possible Ohtani-Ichiro showdown, although the first chance won't be until the first week of May - if Ohtani's turn in the rotation comes up, and if Ichiro is still with the club. That last one could be a big if. Oh well, the life of a baseball fan, hope springs eternal.
Of course if I really want to hope for something it should be for Ichiro to pitch to Ohtani. I almost forgot, Ichiro has pitching lines in his MLB stats. I think he knew Ohtani was coming over to the USA this year and so wanted to beat him to the record for first Japanese MLB player to both hit, field and pitch in the bigs. Note: Ichi pitched in the last game of 2017 of a losing season for the Marlins, who also probably knew he'd be packing his bags for some other team in 2018, and so gave him his final wish in his last inning in a Marlins uni.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Not completely off the ground, but like we used to say down at de beach
toes on the nose
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Apr 11, 2018 - 08:42pm PT
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ZBrown...Thanks for the " freeze " frame pictures...No pun intended...
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Apr 11, 2018 - 08:49pm PT
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Worst head cold Ted ever caught, but really wasn't he better known for his hitting
Benches clear twice in Red Sox-Yankees; 2 players, 1 coach ejected
ESP
MLB doles out bans, fines for Yankees-Red Sox brawl
Local SD sports guy takes a whack at it.
But this swami can’t help but wonder how many talented young players in the current Padres organization would have a chance to make my team if I put it together 50 years from now (which I’m not going to feel like doing then, so I’m trying now).
My current all-time team:
Catcher: Terry Kennedy.
First base: Nate Colbert.
Second base: Alan Wiggins.
Third base: Ken Caminiti.
Shortstop: Garry Templeton.
Left field: Dave Winfield.
Center field: Steve Finley.
Right field: Tony Gwynn.
Left-handed pitcher: Randy Jones.
Right-handed pitcher: Jake Peavy.
Reliever: Trevor Hoffman.
Say it ain't so, Nick. No TED.
Before San Diego had professional baseball, it had Ted Williams. And before he had Fenway Park, Williams had the sandlots and playgrounds of his North Park neighborhood. In 1936, the Pacific Coast League came to town, just in time for a 17-year-old Williams to join the first Padres team.
Williams, at Jack Murphy Stadium in 1996, was inducted into the Padres Hall of Fame last year.
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clinker
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Santa Cruz, California
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Apr 19, 2018 - 06:27am PT
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NATIONAL PASTIME
Show me a man that thinks baseball is the national pastime and I'll show you a man who never played doctor when he was a kid!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 19, 2018 - 09:24am PT
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Is Tampa Bay already mathematically outta it?
Can Da Bosox win 110 games? They sure embarrassed Da Angels and Ohtani.
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Seamstress
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Yacolt, WA
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Apr 19, 2018 - 10:00pm PT
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This woman and all her sisters think baseball is the national past time. We also think that Mariano Rivera is the best closer of all time.
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Apr 20, 2018 - 05:35am PT
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Can Da Bosox win 110 games?
They're on pace to win 160.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 20, 2018 - 09:02am PT
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Well, not that anybody is counting but, technically, it’s only 144. 🤓
In their sweep of the Angels it was 27-3! They shoulda invoked the mercy rule.
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Darwin
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Seattle, WA
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Apr 20, 2018 - 09:16am PT
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I went to my annual Mariners game yesterday. The game was painful for this lukewarm Mariners fan(me), but I saw one of the stranger stretches of baseball.
4th inning, A triple play against Houston: runners on first and second, batter Gattis shoots a ball to Seager at 3rd, steps on 3rd, throws to 2nd for the second out. So that's 5-4 typical & clean DP, but the batter Gattis forgot(?) that there had been no outs, so after the DP he wandered across the infield to be tagged out after a confusing throw to first. You don't see one of those every day. That kept the Mariners in it, gave us hope as Marco Gonzales was actually pitching quite well.
Around that time a Mariner lined a ball off of pitcher Morton's back, only to have it caught on the fly by SS for an out. Somewhere in that stretch, there was a tailor made DP ground ball hit by Houston that M. Gonzales deflected to make everyone safe.
Houston is good though. In the 5th a couple misplayed balls and a mis-positioned outfield gave Altuve a 3 RBI double to right center field. Ichiro didn't play, and it ended up being 9-2 Houston. It was a spectacular day though. Marco Gonzales looked really good for 3 innings, I like seeing Altuve play, and one doesn't see a triple play very often.
Dar
PS: I don't like what Arizona did to the Giants!
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Apr 20, 2018 - 11:01am PT
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Well, not that anybody is counting but, technically, it’s only 144. 🤓
Actually, they are playing so well they'll get back about 20 losses.
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Apr 20, 2018 - 10:27pm PT
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BoSox don't usually play well in the Coliseum, but they got the win tonight against the A's on two home runs, also rare for them at night there in the post Manny/Papi era.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Apr 21, 2018 - 03:10pm PT
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The Angels need pitching. I mean REALLY need pitching.
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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Apr 21, 2018 - 08:32pm PT
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NO HITTER!!!
SEAN MANAEA!!!
THE THROWIN' SAMOAN!!!!
SUCK IT, BEANTOWN!!!
LET'S GO, OAKLAND!!!
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Apr 21, 2018 - 08:44pm PT
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pretty amazing...
enjoy it Greg!
it's a long season (as they say) and tomorrow is the last game for these two.
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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Apr 23, 2018 - 07:47am PT
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I listened to it.
I almost always go the radio route rather than TV. Usually I'm working away with the game on in the background. But with this one I just lay on the couch and gave myself over to the action starting with the top of the 7th. Totally awesome. Then went back and watched the highlights once they got posted. Love the smile that breaks out on Manaea's face as the last out gets made. 6'5", 240-pound little leaguer who knows he just did something good. "The Baby Giraffe" is his clubhouse nickname, apparently, which is perfect.
And then Khris Davis mashed a 3-run job for the series win yesterday.
I'm already dreading November.
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Apr 23, 2018 - 08:47am PT
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I only caught the botom of the eighth, on my drive back from the gym, when Price gives up the home run after a well pitched game (like Sales' game the night before).
A couple of years ago I looked at the Red Sox play at the Coliseum over the years, having had the feeling that they didn't really win much, and confirmed in the record just that... independent of how well either team did in a given year... probably more to do with the BoSox reliance on power hitting and the power-suck of the night air in Oakland, and maybe the lack of Oakland power pitching. You can't win if you don't score. Saturday's no-no was just a very well pitched game, props to Manaea, even if it makes him trade bait for Oakland.
2003 was a sweet exception, after loosing the first two playoff games in Oakland, Boston won the next two in Fenway, then came back for a day game (3:05pm start) with a dramatic end with a bit of controversy...
[Click to View YouTube Video]
...not shown was the absolute silence before that last pitch, with 40,000+ fans in the stadium you could hear a pin drop, it was eerie. My daughter and I snuck out in a sea of very disappointed A's fans. While Red Sox nation showed up, they were very outnumbered by A's supporters (unusual, when these teams meet it's usually a BoSox fan filled stadium). I remember the Baby Ruth candy bars being thrown into the Red Sox dugout by literate A's denizens.
Still waiting for another playoff series between these two clubs...
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tradryan
Big Wall climber
San Diego
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Apr 23, 2018 - 08:52am PT
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Anybody hear anything about Tyler Wade with the Yankees? He's the son of a guy I work with. Really nice family and it looks like Tyler may hit the big time! Exciting stuff! Keep an eye on him
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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Apr 23, 2018 - 12:02pm PT
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Ed, Manaea won't be traded for a couple of years yet, so don't get covetous.
He's staying in Oakland for now. (I predict three more seasons.)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 23, 2018 - 08:32pm PT
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The Dodgers have a catcher playing 2nd tonight? With the money they throw around
that’s the best they can do? What would Yogi have said?
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tradryan
Big Wall climber
San Diego
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Apr 23, 2018 - 09:09pm PT
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Damn, that was the first I heard of it. I was never much of a baseball guy but I did go to a bunch of Trenton Thunder games growing up. My Dad loved the minor leagues for the lack of traffic, ease of getting in and getting out.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Apr 24, 2018 - 06:53am PT
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What would Yogi have said?
In baseball, you don’t know nothing.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 26, 2018 - 11:38am PT
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Da Bums lose 2 outta 3 to the Marlins, at home? Really?
Kershaw has really perfected his Meat pitch - served up a juicy one last night to get his record to 1-4!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 27, 2018 - 07:46am PT
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April 2018 will be the first month in the long history of MLB when there will be more strikeouts recorded then hits.
Small ball is gone. Get ready for no neck behemoths swinging from the heels.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 29, 2018 - 05:32pm PT
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ARod is fully cringe worthy on the ESPN broadcast... G'dam tamale he is bad
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10b4me
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Lida Junction
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Apr 29, 2018 - 09:37pm PT
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will the doyers make it back to the WS? At this rate, I would say no.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 29, 2018 - 09:53pm PT
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They’ll be lucky to make it back to their hotel.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Last night Pujol's got HR number 620 and double number 625, passing Aaron on the all time doubles list. We have tickets for tonight, and he only needs two for 3000. And with Baltimore pitching...
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - May 3, 2018 - 03:16pm PT
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Standing O for Ichiro... what a player, what a career
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Class act, too. So is Pujols. I’ll throw Trout into that pond, too. BwaHaHa! Sorry.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Throw Trout in a pond. When it comes to trout he’s a steelhead...a rainbow who goes to the sea and comes bag bigger and badder then ever. That dude rocks!
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sween345
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back east
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Ichiro has not, and likely will not retire until next season. The Mariners open their season against the Oakland A's.....in Tokyo.
I believe he will suit up in front of the home crowd for a farewell.
Check Stubhub for the prices on that soiree.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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I agree with sween, Ichiro will have his swan song in Tokyo at the start of the 2019 season. Then I'm making my reservations for a hotel in Cooperstown for July 2025.
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Spent the last two nights in Anaheim hoping to see Pujols' 3000. Came close last night. If he hadn't got hit he would have had it.
One thing for sure, Baltimore truly sucks. They can't hit, pitch or field. They must have one of the worst outfields in major league history. Machado must be dying to get out of there.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - May 4, 2018 - 06:14pm PT
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If you are in Potrero Chico right now you can take in the Dodgers/Padres in Monterrey... Sounds like a fun night out. I wonder if beers down there are $28 like at our Big League parks?
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Cards-Cubs are on right now, ending the weekend slate of games
Cards are down Yadi Molina, who took a groin shot in the series
Cards-Cubs is the best rivalry in baseball, maybe sports. Don't want to hear Sox-Yankees or Dodgers-Giants -- that's second-tier coastal stuff
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - May 6, 2018 - 08:47pm PT
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Molina had to have the coconuts drained... out for maybe 6 weeks. That there is a world class shot to the nuts, not the usual "two minute flu" from getting rung up... I could feel it all the way out here in JT
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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foul tipped 102 mph fastball right where you wouldn't want it...
hope he'll recover...
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Some catchers are taking viagra for those foul tips...
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - May 7, 2018 - 07:49am PT
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What pro catchers don't use cups anymore?
None... for sure he had a cup on. A good ringing can still happen even with a cup. He might have got the dreaded "bat wing pinch" where all your junk ain't in the trunk.
Must be pretty gruesome to have surgery and DL for a month +.... damn
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donini
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Ouray, Colorado
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I base my loyalties on the excitement a team provides, not on where they play. So far this year my excitement rankings are:
1) Angels
2) Yankees
3) Boston
What is this affiliation thing with where a team plays all about? The owners only want to get you in the stands and blind allegiance plays into their hands at not having to spend money to provide a good product.
The players don’t care about the city they play in, they do care about their contracts and whether or not the team they play on is competitive.
I will always follow the excitement a team provides and that is dependent on the players on their roster.
If Mike Trout ever leaves the Angels, I probably will to.
Blind allegiance to a team let’s money hungry owners off the hook.
Call me a fair weather fan...I prefer to think of myself as an open market fan.
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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The players don’t care about the city they play in, they do care about their contracts
for sure. Also, I've long suspected that a majority of players would prefer, if given the choice, to play in empty stadiums with no fans. An utterly clinical environment without being subjected to the indignity of playing in front of the bourgeoisie. I probably would prefer that too if I were a player.
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donini
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Ouray, Colorado
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I think the players, like all performers, appreciate fan adulation. I am way more pro player then pro owner.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - May 7, 2018 - 09:17am PT
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The players don’t care about the city they play in, they do care about their contracts and whether or not the team they play on is competitive.
Mostly bullsh#t... ever hear of hometown discount? Grown men cry when they get traded away from "their" team... lots of guys in the Bigs dream of playing for the home team since they were little kids, and when they eventually do, there is a strong bond there.
The competitive angle is the only thing you got almost right.
I've long suspected that a majority of players would prefer, if given the choice, to play in empty stadiums with no fans
Nope... the majority of players feed off the fans and the way the game is going, actually play to the fans with bat flips and antics to rile them up. Ever watch any Latin ball? With 30% of MLB being Latin these days, the fans are no doubt a large component to their style of game.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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I still get chills thinking of walking onto the playing field of a large stadium full of home fans.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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The players don’t care about the city they play in
IIRC, Curt Flood challenged the reserve clause not because he wanted more money, but because he didn't want to leave St. Louis.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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donini is big market cupper
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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He walked off? Hmmmmm...
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Like the coaches say
Don't take your eye off the ball
And
Use your mitt, not your balls
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Pax, the Big Maple, Canadian proud
factoid: Among all teams, Seattle's four no-hitters since 2012 are tied with the Giants for the most during that time.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 11, 2018 - 10:33pm PT
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Can the Dodgers get any worse? Oh, yeah, baby.
And how about those Mets? After their scorching start they’re really on fire now!
Cubbies aren’t showing any signs of awakening, huh?
Screw the Yankees. jess sayin’...
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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May 12, 2018 - 08:54am PT
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Jim, you're just trying to wriggle off the hook and reset the narrative. You're guilty of being that worst breed of lily-livered baseball fan—a Yankees fan from Philadelphia.
And if Mike Trout was from Peoria instead of your podunk hometown, you'd still have the soul of an Angels fan.
They play in a suburb!
The glorious Oakland Athletics—the feral pigs of the American League—took the lumber to your beloved Yankees in the Bronx last night and now have two shots at taking the weekend series from them.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - May 24, 2018 - 07:45am PT
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With about the first 25% of the season done:
Yanks and Sox.... they are going to be tough to beat...
Dodgers warming up, Cubs being an all or none offense, DBacks coming back to earth after playing well above their heads.
Nats still cant figure it out...
Ohtani might actually be able to do it all...
Javi Baez is still dazzling and swinging at everything
Hoping Machado does not go to the Cubs. He rates kinda high on my chump meter, but is some kind of player. I could probably get over it if he lands there. I don't think he is going to the Cubs though.
And for Reilly: Matt Kemp MVP
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Ed Hartouni
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May 24, 2018 - 08:16am PT
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it already seems like a whole season...
looking forward to some exciting series between the BoSox and Yankees.
Go Sox!
and I'd love to see the A's make it to the playoffs, possibly to watch them play the Sox in Oakland.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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May 24, 2018 - 08:38am PT
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Geez Ed...how can you root for the flawed franchise that traded Babe Ruth?
Likewise you Dodger fans who profess undying devotion for a franchise that snuck out of Brooklyn in the middle of the night like petty thieves.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 24, 2018 - 08:41am PT
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Jim, fer crisesakes, have you spent any time in Brooklyn?
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Ed Hartouni
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May 24, 2018 - 06:08pm PT
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Geez Ed...how can you root for the flawed franchise that traded Babe Ruth?
it's definitely a congenital disease... born in Boston, the first game I went to at age 6 was at Fenway, a vivid memory of walking through the dark cave area and seeing the startling green field as you make your way out into the stands.
What is definitely an advantage of being a BoSox fan is the fact that you can go to the same stadium at age 64 that you went to at age 6... not many baseball fans can do that.
The current franchise is not doing to badly compared to all those years that I followed them... my dear grandmother never saw them win the championship, but every spring she'd chirp those optimistic words "this year is our year"
Anyway, lots of history
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donini
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Ouray, Colorado
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May 24, 2018 - 06:15pm PT
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No Reilly, but last week I endured horrendus traffic while trying to get thru LA in the middle of the day...what must rush hours be like? High paying jobs are only one component of “quality of life.”
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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May 25, 2018 - 06:26am PT
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What is definitely an advantage of being a BoSox fan is the fact that you can go to the same stadium at age 64 that you went to at age 6... not many baseball fans can do that.
I can do that at Bosse Field in Evansville, Ind. Back in the day when major league teams would play exhibition games on off days during the season I saw my first major league game there: White Sox v. Reds.
My best time as a fan was in the '70s going there to watch the AAA Evansville Tripletts. Tickets were cheap, got to sit behind the plate. Saw at least two Hall of Famers, Bert Blyleven and Jack Morris, not to mention quite a few future MLB MVPs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosse_Field
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2018 - 01:57pm PT
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Rather than look it up... Say Ed.... explain how all that StatCast stuff is generated.
How do they calculate spinrate? That seems like a tough one unless you have the superslowmo guy sitting there counting rotations...
I sorta get launch angle and velocity will give distance... you know, using math...
I can guess at the way they do "play probability" but that one seems to not work that well in what they suggest and what I'm seeing...
What do you think is the most revealing or interesting stat that they are giving out, and is it accurate?
(6-1 Cubs over Giants in the 9th right now... GO CUBS!!!)
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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May 25, 2018 - 02:24pm PT
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What do you think is the most revealing or interesting stat that they are giving out, and is it accurate?
Runs scored. The most under-rated stat.
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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May 25, 2018 - 05:57pm PT
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my favorite stat (that isn't recorded as far as I know):
Failure to fucckkk the defense over when they employ some ridiculously lopsided shift.
I have no quarrel whatsoever with the shift. But unless you're Babe Fukking Ruth, or 'roids era Barry Bonds, if they're giving you the entire left side of the diamond, just bunt the goddamn ball
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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May 26, 2018 - 08:11am PT
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Failure to fucckkk the defense over when they employ some ridiculously lopsided shift.
I have no quarrel whatsoever with the shift. But unless you're Babe Fukking Ruth, or 'roids era Barry Bonds, if they're giving you the entire left side of the diamond, just bunt the goddamn ball
That sh#t drives me nuts. Instead of bunting, they dribble a grounder right into the shift.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 26, 2018 - 09:03am PT
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If those goons weren’t trying to jack every ball there would be no need for the shift. The really
professional hitters use what the pitcher gives them. A three run double = a three run jack.
Dodgers showing a little life with Turner’s return and, damn, that Stripling has a wicked curve!
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - May 27, 2018 - 08:55am PT
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Those are some great brain numbing links Ed! Thanks for ferreting those out
One word: Mookie Betts
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 27, 2018 - 09:04am PT
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Could we get a Bob Uecker interpretation of all that physics?
Sheesh, I thought we were talkin’ baseball here!
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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May 27, 2018 - 09:47am PT
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Mookie is fun to watch, and the BoSox seem to be in a good place.
It's surprising (but maybe not) that Hanley and The Panda who were acquisitions for the BoSox in late 2014 never really lived up to expectations for power hitting. I don't think anyone watching thought that Mookie would be the power bat in the lineup.
It seems that this year's BoSox was what people expected last year. And with Cora as manager, and somewhat relaxed about it (at least in terms of making the apparently bold moves with the data at hand) has the team playing well.
I'm not sure that Pedroia is going to make it back, he plays a really physical game and it's been 12 years (I remember seeing him play in Oakland in 2006, and against the Giants that same year, and thinking that he was "undersized"). But making room for him forced the management's hand, or at least had them take a deep look at the roster.
It is one thing to believe the physics of baseball is more than just interesting, but you have to figure out how to throw the ball to tap into the physics... and it seems that modern pitchers are eager to get an edge.
I suspect that as those skills are developed it will make the game even more interesting to watch (at least interesting for me).
A 100 mph curve ball? that's nasty...
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - May 27, 2018 - 12:07pm PT
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Pedroia's effectiveness will drop off until he is like the chase Utley of the Sox... elder statesman and keep the kids in line. I have to say that his best years are probably far behind him now. A rolling stone gathers no moss (not sure if this has ever been proven) but being out and having surgery can take that last little bit out of an older guy.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 2, 2018 - 11:51am PT
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Pedroia to DL... end of the line??
Reilly: Kemp is getting MVP chants!!! Leads the league in batting!!
Go cubs!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Kemp is worthy and dependable. A pity that what he has isn’t contagious.
I knew they were bringing Kershaw back too soon.
GO RED SOX!
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Dave Davis
Social climber
Seattle, WA
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Don’t look now, but the Mariners are tied with the Astros for first place in the AL West. This is very disorienting...
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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The only winning ball being played in Cali is from the American League....Angels and A’s.
With Trout and Ohtani, it’s hard to understand the lack of support for the Angels on this forum. What happened to Bellinger...flash in the pan?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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No Angels haters here, they’re just the johnny-come-latelies.
Bellinger? Got curve balls/Kryptonite?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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When fans give undying allegiance to a franchise it just give money grubbing, billionaire owners a reason to save money and provide a mediocre team.
As a citizen of the US, I feel no allegiance to any single area and I scan the entire landscape each year for the best entertainment available. Any allegiance is more for particular players rather then for teams.
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 5, 2018 - 12:56pm PT
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A group that includes MLB just bought Rawlings for 395 million...
Rawlings was founded in 1887 making gloves, balls, cleats and various sports equip. Of note is they are the manufacturers of the official Major League baseball.
With all the ball talk lately, including humidors, windings, off center corks, spin rate and funny feeling covers, maybe a new standard will emerge. Maybe they will control the size (which varies according to the allowable rules) and tightness of the wind and even the grip of the cover. Seems kinda interesting and I wonder just what they will have up their sleeves.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Ball production always will have variables although perhaps things can be tightened up. More of a factor is the style of baseball that is in vogue. Joe DiMaggio finished his career with more homers than strikeouts. Striking out was considered a weakness...not so today. If you strikeout more times then you get a base hit, all is forgiven if you have good home run production.
2018 will likely go down as the first time in MLB history the number of strikeouts exceeded the number of hits. This will likely continue as long as the long ball is rewarded more than other parts of the game.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 8, 2018 - 08:47am PT
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More on changes to the baseball:
//We may have a reason for why home run rates have been up across Major League Baseball for over two years now — and an explanation for another recent phenomenon.
Writing for the Athletic, Dr. Meredith Wills dismantled 26 baseballs, 12 of which came from 2014 and the other 14 from 2016 and 2017. While she found that virtually everything about the baseballs was identical, there was one notable difference — the laces in the newer baseballs are nine percent thicker than those in the older ones.
Wills explains that this is a significant issue for two reasons.
While it is unclear how much spherical symmetry would be gained from a 9.0% increase in lace thickness, it is unreasonable to assume that it would not make some contribution to drag reduction, thereby allowing the ball to carry farther.
Another likely consequence of thicker laces is the “epidemic” of pitcher blisters that began in 2016. Increased lace thickness will produce slightly prouder stitches (not to be confused with seam height, which is related to lace tightness and cover fit), creating a “bumpier” seam. Since blisters are often associated with tightly gripping or rubbing the seams, the rougher texture could be a strong factor in higher rates of blistering. In fact, the possibility of thicker stitches was even postulated by pitcher Rich Hill last year, although the follow-up was minimal.
Wills notes that a larger sample size would be needed to make a firmer conclusion, and that there are many possible reasons for a change in the laces. That includes a supplier adjustment that even Rawlings may not have been aware of. That said, it’s clear there’s something in play here.
Some pitchers have long believed that the baseballs are juiced, but it may be simpler than that, based on this evidence.//
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Common sense would argue that ‘fatter’ laces would slow the ball down but utilizing my admittedly less than exhaustive aerodynamic background, but most assuredly far more than yer average crankloon, further thought (about 7 seconds’ worth) ruptured up the idea that the phat seams could easily create a better ‘boundary layer’ which is a key component of aerodynamic designs. It is a fertile subject which I invite all fellow wannabe aerodynamicists, and sundry crankloons, to read up on.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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With Trout and Ohtani, it’s hard to understand the lack of support for the Angels on this forum.
I get to as many Angel games as I can. With a senior discount I can get a very good upper deck seat behind the plate for $12. A beer and hot dog for less than $10. Midweek you can move down to field level easily, they don't seem to mind.
With Pujols, Trout, Ohtani and Simmons it's a really great deal.
More on changes to the baseball:
Too bad Earl Weaver missed this age, eh? "The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers."
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Jun 15, 2018 - 11:46am PT
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Astros are putting the hammer down in the AL West now with MLB-leading +142 run differential. Going on 8 game winning streak, they have displaced the overachieving Mariners for first place.
two good games tonight: Cubs in St. Louis and Red Sox at Seattle
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donini
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Ouray, Colorado
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Jun 15, 2018 - 12:14pm PT
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In 2018 for the first time in baseball history strikeouts will outnumber hits. Given this fact consider.that Joe DiMaggio had lifetime stats of 2,214 hits and only 369 strikeouts. His lifetime total of 361 home runs almost equaled his total strikeouts.
Aaron Judge, considered by many to be a superstar, so far in his short career has already amassed 338 strkeouts to go with 234 hits.
At that rate, if Judge were to match DiMaggio’s 2,214 hits they would come along with 3,198 strikeouts. That’s a rate that is 8.7 times higher than DiMaggio.
The game has changed.
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Jun 16, 2018 - 06:26pm PT
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Red Sox/M's game is a gem. Pitchers' duel, 1-0 in the 5th. Good defense.
Seattle deserves entrée into the postseason. I hope they don't c*#k it up.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 17, 2018 - 04:07am PT
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Hard to imagine the Mariners in the postseason, but they may yet deserve it. Getting past the Astros, Red Sox, and the hated Yankees would be a miracle. Right now it is hard to imagine any NL bunch getting past that lot.
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Jun 18, 2018 - 09:08pm PT
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anyone remember when Chase Utley took out a Mets middle infielder a year or two ago?
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2018 - 06:29pm PT
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Looks like Hunter Strickland is still pushing his .10 cent brain to the limit...
Out 6-8 weeks with a fractured hand after punching a door after a blown save. Luckily for Giants fans you can use this as an excuse for the blown saves he will have later in the year when it really counts. Jesu-Cristo he is a dumbass...
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Jun 20, 2018 - 07:45am PT
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ms55401, you'll like this one:
[Click to View YouTube Video]
You're going to be in the Hall of Fame? Why? For f*#king up World Series'?
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aldude
climber
Monument Manor
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Jun 20, 2018 - 03:32pm PT
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I hear that Russ...good riddance hot-head!
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jun 26, 2018 - 06:37pm PT
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ah yes, Earl Weaver, good show
I love Joe Maddon and his style of managing, but I will shed a tear when the last crusty old school manager rides into the sunset (which might have happened, now that I think of it).
I saw Buck Showalter get tossed last night or the night before, and while I like Showalter, it was milquetoast compared to Earl, or Sweet Lou, or Billy Martin, or ...
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Gregory Crouch
Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
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Jun 27, 2018 - 08:23am PT
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Jim, have you had a peek at the standings this morning?
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 9, 2018 - 07:07pm PT
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For Reilly: Matt Kemp, 2018 All Star with MVP and HOF right around the corner...
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donini
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Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 12, 2018 - 03:58pm PT
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Let’s see, Bryce Harper in Blake Snell out of All Star lineup, only confirms what Trump’s election showed...there is no justice in this world.
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Ed Hartouni
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Jul 12, 2018 - 08:59pm PT
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Russ upthread... One word: Mookie Betts
indeed!
what an at bat today...
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 12, 2018 - 09:23pm PT
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Mookie is really something... what a talent!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 12, 2018 - 11:32pm PT
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Matt Kemp and Ross Stripling are the only two reasons the Dodgers are in first place. Jason Turner needs a shave and a hair cut so he can turn on a fastball.
Nice to see the Red Sox put a little space between them and da Yankees.
Cubbies are innit and it’s all good as long as the Cards are not.
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Jul 17, 2018 - 07:58pm PT
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haha AL always demeans NL. It's like older brother beating up little brother
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 17, 2018 - 08:26pm PT
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Votto had them out of the inning on a foul pop up... missed it. Second chance proved to be a HR! The old "make 'em pay" scenario
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donini
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Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 17, 2018 - 09:00pm PT
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Love it! AL dominance continues...not that Houston, Boston or New York need home field advantage.
Six in a row and 13 of the last 16.
Home run derby on two successive nights.
10 home runs and 25 strikeouts...the face of baseball today.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 18, 2018 - 06:59am PT
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I think the cubbies are your best bet T.
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Dave Davis
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Seattle, WA
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Jul 18, 2018 - 02:11pm PT
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Hated to see Diaz give up that home run as he’s been lights out all season. He already has 20 one run saves and the mlb record for a single season is 23. He looked a bit amped up.
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Jul 27, 2018 - 09:50am PT
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Yesterday saw Francisco Arcia make his big league* debut. After 12 years in the minors his first major league hit was a three run homer. Had an RBI single later in the game. Nice. The Angels will miss Maldonado, though, IMHO.
Nick Tropeano only gave up 5 hits. Of course, being 2018, they were 5 homeruns.
*It's just too bad the junior circuit doesn't play real baseball.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Tonight was the first attempted stolen base against Kershaw!
What happened to small ball?
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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speaking of small ball, I just read Keith Hernandez's autobiography (checked out from public library)
my favorite part was when he was at some awards ceremony. The MC showed clips of Keith Hernandez going the other way for a single or something. George Brett is in the crowd and says (paraphrase) "what a sissy hitter".
I love the sissy hitting!
But I also love George Brett's approach. Both of those dudes raked (just one with a little more power)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Not a lot of small ball last night at the Ravine - 21-5! 9 dingers! Most runs there evah!
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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sometimes it's worth listening all the way to the end of a game that had seemingly already been determined.
Yankees v. BoSox games that go to the witching hour often surprise... Jeter once admonished a team mate in Fenway, "wait for the ghosts to come out"
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 6, 2018 - 08:19am PT
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Final nail in the Yanks coffin last night... what a game!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Astros sure showed Da Bums who’s Da Boss. They’re done.
Looking forward to a Cubs and Red Sox WS.
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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Don't sleep on the A's!
My bet with Donini A's v. Angels, regular season record, is pretty much a sure thing at this point, but the Yankees and Astros should be feeling the heat, too.
They've been on an incredible fun for seven+ weeks and have been an absolute joy to follow.
Especially Matt Chapman and Khris Davis.
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 6, 2018 - 12:22pm PT
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Looking forward to a Cubs and Red Sox WS.
Yeppers
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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lot's of baseball to be played...
...and when you get into October, it's really anyone's guess, so random.
But I've made no secret of my desire to see a playoff game between the A's and the BoSox in the Coliseum again (expecting the same result as in 2003).
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Gregory Crouch
Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
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^^^ Vile creature.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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it would be nice for Beene to figure out how to get the A's into the World Series using his approach to building a team.
I believe that he has not figured out how to be successful in post-season play.
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Gregory Crouch
Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
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I think we're going to get a chance to prove you wrong in a few months.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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I hope you do get a chance!
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Aug 10, 2018 - 07:38pm PT
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watching M's/Astros game on the tele tonight
both teams are wearing throwback jerseys. Mariners in a gorgeous robin-egg blue pullover, Astros in a gaudy (in a good way) horizontal stripe tequila sunrise looking thing
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 11, 2018 - 08:42am PT
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Bill Veeck definitely was a connoisseur of the chronic.
Me mum dated Charley Finley for quite a while. He didn’t consult her on uniforms though. She’s got a ball autographed by most of the team but the cheap phuk gave them a pen to use that had disappearing ink in it!
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Jim Clipper
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Aug 12, 2018 - 08:04pm PT
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Home run eh?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 12, 2018 - 08:26pm PT
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Rockies got a minimum IQ for players? Not evident on those retards that tried stretching base hits against Puig and Kemp. Puig nailed the moron going into third from deep right field!
As I said at the start of the season the Dodgers’ pen belongs in the pen.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Aug 12, 2018 - 08:40pm PT
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There were 2 Charlie O's as i recall....Both were asses...
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Aug 16, 2018 - 01:58pm PT
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Are they going to start putting dresses on the batters? They tossed Urena? Did they toss Drysdale when he broke Mike Shannon's arm? Not even Shannon got mad, he knew he was cheating.
Keith Hernandez has it right.
Commenting on the Acuna situation during the TV broadcast of the Mets’ game against the Baltimore Orioles, Hernandez said: “They’re killing you, they’ve lost three games, he’s hit three home runs — you gotta hit him. I’m sorry. People are not going to like that.
“You gotta hit him, knock him down — seriously knock him down if you don’t hit him. And you never throw at anybody’s head or neck. You hit him in the back, you hit him in the fanny."
“That’s just part of the baseball code,” Hernandez said. “If someone’s hitting home runs, they’re leaning all over that plate. I’m sorry, I’m not gonna let you do that. Here’s one in your ribs or on your back, and let’s see if you stay in there next time.”
Bob Gibson says he never hit a batter, batters hit themselves.
Hank Aaron, on Bob Gibson: “You don’t dig in against Bob Gibson, he’ll knock you down. He’d knock down his own grandmother if she dared to challenge him. Don’t stare at him, don’t smile at him, don’t talk to him. He doesn’t like it. If you happen to hit a home run, don’t run too slow, don’t run too fast. If you happen to want to celebrate, get in the tunnel first. And if he hits you, don’t charge the mound, because he’s a Gold Glove boxer.”
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 16, 2018 - 02:47pm PT
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^^^^. NICE! When men were men.
Editorial in LA Times today about that idiot Puig getting tossed just because the Giants’ catcher baited him with some trash talk. WTF? That’s what catchers get paid to do you moron!
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Aug 16, 2018 - 05:18pm PT
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Puig was never the sharpest tool in the shed.
Seaver and Gibson were really going at it one day. Seaver was at bat when Gibson gave him a high hard one. The umpire started to head out to the mound, Seaver told him to stay out of it, "This is between us."
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Aug 16, 2018 - 06:02pm PT
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Gibson is the original hardman. Give him the ball and get out of his way.
The Puig episode reminds me of when A-Rod got in it with Varitek after getting plunked. It was just jawing until V said, "We don't throw at .230 batters", and then of course it was on.
Interesting to see Joe Maddon, whom I respect greatly, being new-agey about l'affair Acuna. I'm going with Keith on this one.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 20, 2018 - 08:50am PT
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One day last week the Cubs turned 7 DP’s! Same day another team turned a TP but it was the first time in like 100 years that the batter wasn’t one of the outs!
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Aug 20, 2018 - 11:37am PT
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^^ So true.
The PBS show on Ted Williams is pretty good.
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David Knopp
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CA
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Aug 20, 2018 - 12:08pm PT
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Could we talk up the A's some more-from 11 games out to being tied with the 'stros for first be fore losing the last game of the series. Better record than any team in the NL., could still not make the play offs?
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 20, 2018 - 07:56pm PT
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Great LLWS game going on now... Texas Vs. Georgia. LL mistakes lead to tying runs... All tied up in the 9th right now. Kids are taking really good cuts! #Polished!
Edit: The A's????? pfffffffft
Game over edit: wow.. what a back and forth... LL error leads to winning run on 3rd with one out. Sac fly to right sends Texas home.
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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Aug 21, 2018 - 08:23am PT
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Looking a lot more likely that the Mariners don't make the playoffs than the A's!
The Good Guys in green and gold are the best story in baseball this year. They've been playing out of their heads since mid-June. A long, grinding lineup with lots of power, excellent bullpen, and surprisingly consistent starting pitching. And let's not forget the absolutely startling third base defense provided by Matt Chapman that has to be seen to be believed. They've been a very exciting team to follow this season. (I listen to almost every game.)
The regular season bet I made with Donini before the season—A's record v. Angels record—is an absolute lock at this point.
And you should have heard the cocky hogwash Donini was spouting in March...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 21, 2018 - 08:30am PT
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Kenley Jansen came off the DL last night to serve up the meat to the Cards.
Guess he shoulda stayed on it.
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Aug 21, 2018 - 08:47am PT
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A's get a wildcard
knock the Yankees off
fall to the Sox in 5 (the Coliseum is a tough place to win)
I get to watch the two games in Oakland!
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Aug 21, 2018 - 08:47am PT
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Matt Carpenter has been on a real tear.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Aug 21, 2018 - 08:51am PT
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If the A's get into the postseason, which at this point is more likely than not, they will be the weakest by far of the 5 AL teams to make the playoffs -- at least as measured by run differential. As of this moment these are the top 5 teams in the AL (by winning percentage) and thus are in-line to make the playoffs. Run differential is displayed by team.
1. Boston +215
2. Houston +197
3. New York +148
4. Cleveland +139
5. Oakland +76
So that's a relatively wimpy team in the East Bay.
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Aug 21, 2018 - 09:10am PT
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on the other hand
A's 2018 record wins
against Mariners: 5 of 12 (7 more to play)
against Red Sox: 4 of 6
against Astros: 6 of 15 (3 more to play)
against Yankees: 1 of 3 (3 more to play)
against Indians: 2 of 3
very respectable.
Long balls are dead balls in the Coliseum... heavy, cold marine layer, night games are horrific for home runs, not to mention the wacky pitching.
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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Aug 21, 2018 - 10:39am PT
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The A's have hit 170 home runs.
Only the Indians, Dodgers, and Yankees have hit more.
(Tied with the Angels, one ahead of the Red Sox.)
Two of the aforementioned teams play in absolute bandboxes.
But about that marine layer—the A's have hit 66 home dingers, 104 away.
Their 104 away home runs leads the majors.
As for run differential, what is it relative to the others since June 15, when the A's started their breakout? Because for the Good Guys, it has been a tale of two seasons—that which came before, and that which has happened since.
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Aug 21, 2018 - 11:40am PT
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A's 2018 record wins
against Mariners: 5 of 12 (7 more to play)
against Red Sox: 4 of 6
against Astros: 6 of 15 (3 more to play)
against Yankees: 1 of 3 (3 more to play)
against Indians: 2 of 3
very respectable.
by my math that looks a lot like a winning record that is mediocre at best: 46% (18 out of 39)
not bashing the A's, as I certainly would like to see them beat either -- better, both -- of the Red Sox and Yankees. But their 2018 success is almost certainly ephemeral. Enjoy it while it lasts.
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 21, 2018 - 12:28pm PT
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Nats offload Matt Adams to the Cards and Daniel Murphy to the Cubs.
The yearly collapse of the Nats is in full swing....
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caughtinside
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Oakland, CA
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Aug 21, 2018 - 01:06pm PT
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Ultra fair-weather fan here... heard say there hey how bout those As... couldn't say no to the $20 field level seats against the Astros last week, pretty fun! I'll be back.
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 21, 2018 - 01:14pm PT
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^^^^^
Tweet me braj next time you go... we can do selfies from the nosebleeds!
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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Aug 21, 2018 - 02:14pm PT
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Since June 15:
The A's: 41-14 (.745, .653 pythag—so they are quote, "getting lucky" to a certain extent)
Red Sox: 40-15 (.727, .688 pythag)
Cleveland: 36-20 (.643, .689 pythag)
Yankees: 33-25 (.569, .590 pythag)
Then comes the rest of the league. Only Colorado has played better than .600 in the same stretch in the NL.
Also note, the Red Sox and Yankees have gotten fat playing TOR and BAL. Baltimore is truly horrible this year. And Cleveland gets fat playing in what is this year, a truly lousy division.
I get that the games played before June 15 also count, but I follow the A's pretty close, and they've been pretty fabulous since their starting pitching stabilized in mid-June. Calculating from their .653 pythag is a 105 win team over the course of a full season. That's a damn good team. Two months + through the height of the summer is not an insignificant part of a baseball season. Sleep on them at your peril. And that with the lowest payroll in the game.
Best of all, they've been exciting and athletic. They've been playing beautiful baseball.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 21, 2018 - 08:06pm PT
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“Now pitching for the Cardinals - Daniel Poncedeleon.”
He’s listed as 26. I wonder how old he really is.
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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Aug 22, 2018 - 08:54am PT
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^^^ Well played. Baseball names are a true joy of the sport.
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John M
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Aug 22, 2018 - 04:42pm PT
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Heads up.. Little League world series playoff game on now. New York vs Hawaii. Both teams have not lost in the world series yet.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 22, 2018 - 05:32pm PT
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Hope Hawaii doesn’t get blown away.
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John M
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Aug 22, 2018 - 05:41pm PT
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hahaha.. so far they are doing the blowing out. 7-0 Hawaii.. Bottom of the 3rd.
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John M
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Aug 25, 2018 - 10:07am PT
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Little League world series semi final playoffs on right now.
Japan vs South Korea. ( playing now.. south korea is powerful )
Hawaii vs Georgia. ( 3:30 Eastern time. 12:30 Pacific )
Winners play tomorrow.
Its been a fun series to watch. These kids can play.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 25, 2018 - 08:53pm PT
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Well, folks, it’s almost October. OK, it might as well be for the Dodgers. Anyway, here’s a little primer for October, not that Bob Uecker knew anything about that.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 27, 2018 - 05:47am PT
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Dodgers are 70-61 and 2.5 back in the Poofters Division.
Tampa Bay is 70-61 and 19.5 behind Boston.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Aug 27, 2018 - 06:56am PT
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Anyway, here’s a little primer for October, not that Bob Uecker knew anything about that.
Hey, Uecker has a ring. He knows more about October than Ken Griffey, Jr., rod Carew, Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ty Cobb, Ted Williams, Ron Santo, etc.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Indians are going to win the World Series. Mark my words. 3-Sep-2018.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Sep 12, 2018 - 04:07pm PT
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and while I'm making predictions, put a fork in the Dodgers, they're done. Rockies are going to take the NL West with (perhaps) a negative run differential
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sween345
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back east
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Sep 12, 2018 - 05:13pm PT
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OUTLANDISH!
Big Sexy has been dumped in the bullpen for the remainder of the season. The Rangers wanna "have a look at" some dude that was MIA for two years.
His second half numbers were a dropoff, but he gave them enough quality starts for a pitching depleted team. He says he'll decide over the winter if he wants one more season but it's highly doubtful anyone would sign him.
Who else might we be seeing the last of?
Joey Bats
Curtis Granderson
Albert Pujols
I saw a note the other day that Ryan Howard officially retired. I knew he kicked around the minors last year but didn't realize he was not retired yet. Hard to let go at 38 I guess.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 12, 2018 - 07:55pm PT
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Brew Crew vs Cubs - hella game. Brewskies’ Hader has the nastiest stuff I’ve seen in yonks.
He just schooled the heart of the Cubs lineup. 98 mph sidewinder? That ain’t right.
Brewers got themselves a hella manager. He’s definitely the skinniest in the bigs.
Really now the Cubs would play the Brewers when the playoffs start. Brewers appear to have the Cubs dialed.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 13, 2018 - 02:37pm PT
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Between the Giants and the Mariners, I'm not finding much joy in baseball. In my case, go As.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 19, 2018 - 07:11pm PT
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OK, things have changed, Da Bums are back from the brink. I got them going back to the show.
AL is tough but I gotta go with Houston, they have no weaknesses.
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apogee
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Sep 19, 2018 - 07:52pm PT
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Go Dodger Blue!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 19, 2018 - 07:55pm PT
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Da Bums just became the first team in NL history to have 7 players with 20 homers!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 19, 2018 - 09:40pm PT
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Puig with the 5 iron shot!
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apogee
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Sep 19, 2018 - 10:15pm PT
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Jansen saves!
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 19, 2018 - 11:01pm PT
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Representing in Kalymnos...
Go CUBS!!!
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Sep 20, 2018 - 10:37pm PT
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say "Hi" to Michael!
and looks like the BoSox are on their way!
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Sep 21, 2018 - 06:28am PT
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Francisco Arcia becomes first player in major league history to catch, pitch and hit a homerun in the same game.
His ERA sucks, though: 9.00
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apogee
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Sep 21, 2018 - 10:30pm PT
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Soooo...
Dodgers sweep the team that matters...the Rockies...
Then struggle with the Padres?
Classic Dodgers.
Let’s go Dodger Blue!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 21, 2018 - 11:05pm PT
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Typical 🙄
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apogee
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Sep 22, 2018 - 11:10pm PT
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Well, the Dodgers got some payback for last night, but I’m still not impressed. Most of those runs came off of Nix...then once he gets pulled, not much after that. Ferchrissakes.... it’s the Padres!
That kinda inconsistency ain’t gonna cut it if they are lucky enough to get to the big show with the Red Sox...those guys are killin’ it!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 23, 2018 - 07:49pm PT
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I’m not sure the BoSox are exactly killing it like earlier in the season. Watching them vs the Tribe. Haven’t seen them at all but I am impressed! Price looked mediocre, at best, against them the other nite. BoSox will have a hard row to hoe to get to the Show with The Tribe, the Stros and, dare I mention them, the Bronx Bombers in the way.
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apogee
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Sep 23, 2018 - 09:16pm PT
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Watching a replay of today’s Dodgers-Padres right now...10-zip Dodgers, bottom of the 5th, 2 outs...Muncy just drove in home two runs...
Still not impressed. This team is still playing like...the Dodgers. The last few games of the season are pretty soft for the D’s. Fitttng that the season will wrap up against the Giants, who, in spite of their losing season, could still easily psyche the D’s out and have them finish with a bunch of losses.
And....much as I respect Hershiser’s pitching legacy, his announcing is starting to grate on me.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 23, 2018 - 09:53pm PT
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No NL team has a snowball’s chance against either of those four AL crews.
Right now the BoSox look the weakest of the bunch although the Yanks’ pitching is suspect.
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apogee
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Sep 23, 2018 - 10:44pm PT
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I think you’re right about that, Reilly. I’ve been averting my eyes from the ‘stros (still haven’t gotten over it), but the AL averages of the higher ranking teams is far above the NL. As easy as it is to make the D’s blink, it’s not an optimistic picture.
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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Sep 25, 2018 - 08:29am PT
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The Athletics are in the post-season.
61-25 over their last 86 games.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 25, 2018 - 02:31pm PT
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The A’s are definitely THE wild card and probably loving flying below radar coverage, huh?
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apogee
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Sep 25, 2018 - 09:20pm PT
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C’mon, Dodgers...this shouldn’t be so hard! So why is it so hard?
Dodgers depend too much on a deep bullpen and big hits. When neither is going well, they totally tank. Gotta learn to play better small ball!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 25, 2018 - 09:44pm PT
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Chris Taylor is the poster child for the many guys who think they’re David Ortiz but would be much better off emulating Pete Rose.
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apogee
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Sep 25, 2018 - 09:47pm PT
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Anybody keeping track of how many Dodger pitches went into the dirt tonight? Grandahl is doing the best he can to keep up, but there’s only so much a guy can do...
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apogee
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Sep 26, 2018 - 09:41pm PT
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D’s down by 5, top of the 8th, two outs.
Make that 3 outs.
Once again, when they have to produce, they choke.
They now have to sweep the Giants to even have a shot. Like that will happen.
Meh.
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Reilly
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Sep 26, 2018 - 11:19pm PT
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Talk about overpaid under-achievers! 🙄
And wazzup with Machado’s hairdo? Is he out to scare the clowns?
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Gunkie
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Valles Marineris
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Sep 27, 2018 - 12:45pm PT
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Cubs melting down. Will make at least the wildcard. I was hoping for more. However, whomever comes out of the AL will win the series this year.
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Gunkie
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Valles Marineris
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How to the Cubs go from + 8.5 / 0.590 to what's looking like a wild-card game in 3 weeks? I shouldn't be watching at work; bad for productivity.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 1, 2018 - 01:17pm PT
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Go cubs!!!!!
Crystal ball time:
Cubs Vs. Dodgers in Chi Town tomorrow: final score: Cubs 69, Dodgers 1 (solo homer by Puig with a batflip for the ages....
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Reilly
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Ferris deserves a day off tomorrow!
Kenley Jansen deserves the next 6 months off!
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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the A's better damn well win... so they can be beat by the Red Sox...
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donini
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Ouray, Colorado
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Any of the AL teams winning the WS works for me, in order of preference...
A’s
Cleveland
Yankees
Boston
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Gunkie
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Valles Marineris
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That video was hilarious! "Yeah, yeah, that does sound like me."
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Reilly
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David Price is 0-8 in 9 postseason starts with a 5.59 ERA. Good luck, Boston!
Talk about overpaid underachievers!
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Rockies draw first blood
Cubs en route to getting shut down twice in two days -- demoralized in their home park, full of fair-weather Cubbbie fans...
GO, ROCKIES
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Reilly
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Remind me, why did Boston let Lester go?
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little Z
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doh! them ducks flew off the pond
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Darwin
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Seattle, WA
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Cubs and Rockies tied coming into the bottom of the 10th. This is what I love about baseball.
I'm kind of rooting for the Rockies, but expecting that the Cubs will win.
Go N.L. unless the As go through.
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Remind me, why did Boston let Lester go?
actually, they didn't get the deal done quick enough, Theo pounced...
...not clear they wanted to pay him what he was asking.
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Reilly
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Cubs batters were so undisciplined, not to mention trying to club every pitch.
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Darwin
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Seattle, WA
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So, am I the bad guy here? He he he!
I just bridle at rooting for sentimental favorites, like the Cubs.
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Gunkie
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Valles Marineris
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Cubs batters were so undisciplined, not to mention trying to club every pitch.
SO true. Cubs hitting went to hell after the all-star break.
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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what happened to the A's?
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Reilly
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Uh, out-pitched and out-hit? Just a guess.
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David Knopp
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CA
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A's fan here, tragic loss to the hated yankees... I never thought i'd say this, but, go Sawx!
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Gunkie
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So how does the Rockies blow it after tying up the game in the 9th? Basic base running skills are lacking. I coached little league/SAS (baseball/softball) for 13 years across all my kids and playing into HS. I'm not sure I witnessed a worse display of base running in the past 20 years. A key game (away) if they actually want to advance out of the divisional series. Blackmon getting into a run down between 3rd and home with one out?! Worse than getting thrown out at 3rd. Too worried about being a hero...
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mouse from merced
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BrokedownClimber's got tickets for one o these Rockies playoff games.
Hope he gets some satisfaction from their season.
Good to visit with you, Rodger, at the FaceLift.
As always, "Go Giants!"
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donini
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Astros for the double.
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apogee
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Go Dodger Blue!
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donini
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They can never be forgiven for sneaking out of Brooklyn like thieves in the night...absolutely spineless.
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apogee
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Buehller walks in a run????
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apogee
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....followed by a grand slam.
Here we go.....
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apogee
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DAMN there’s some hard, fast pitching tonight....
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Reilly
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Not sure Da Bums will handle Da Brewers. Bums left 9 on board last night!
They did that all year.
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apogee
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They do that all the time!
Can't believe Roberts left Buehler in after he loads the bases on walks, walks in a run, then gives the guy a grand slam. He threw something like 7 straight balls, waaay outside of zone. It didn't look like a strategy, either...more like a loss of control.
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StahlBro
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Hey Braves, chop this...losers.
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apogee
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Go Dodger Blue!
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little Z
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Boston done found the can opener
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Reilly
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Soooo glad to hear the end of that moronic chant in Atlanta.
That is reason enough to despise them.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Red Sox lookin gud!
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Reilly
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Tad, did you have a stroke? A Giants fan now rooting for Da Bums?
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apogee
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Oct 11, 2018 - 06:53pm PT
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Holy crap, Brennan....that's hilarious!!!
That's the kind of baseball Kavanaugh would looooooveee.....
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little Z
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Oct 11, 2018 - 07:12pm PT
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Tad, and Jim - nice finds.
There should be an asterix next to Colorado Rockies beer prices, as I'm sure their cheapist is Coors, i.e. not real beer.
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ms55401
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Oct 12, 2018 - 05:22pm PT
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Let's go, Brewers!
clap-clap clap-clap-clap
Let's go, BREWERS
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Reilly
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Oct 12, 2018 - 06:17pm PT
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That home plate ump is full of sh!t!
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apogee
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Oct 12, 2018 - 06:53pm PT
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C'mon Dodgers....kick some Brewer butt, already!
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little Z
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Oct 12, 2018 - 07:11pm PT
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lovin' listening to the Brewers radio crew - Mr Baseball himself, Bob Uecker, and Jeff Levering. Excellent play by play and interesting extras*. Plus their promos got my mouth watering for some of those Usinger's brats.
*half an inning telling Tommy Lasorda stories, who is at the ballpark tonight. All the Hollywood stars who would drop by Tommy's office to shoot the sh#t
*that led to talk about all the famous people who have played in spring training games
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apogee
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Oct 12, 2018 - 07:43pm PT
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Uecker’s calling the game? That must be awesome!
Almost as good as having Scully on the mic...
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apogee
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Oct 12, 2018 - 07:52pm PT
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Damn, Hader is good. Dodgers just keep whiffing at everything he throws.
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apogee
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Oct 12, 2018 - 08:11pm PT
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There’s a buxom brunette behind home plat me that is veeeerrry distracting...
No wonder the D’s are struggling!
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little Z
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Oct 12, 2018 - 08:14pm PT
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free burgers for everyone if Brewers win this game.
Here's the history: Back in the 1940s, George Webb (the man) predicted the then American Association Brewers team would win 12 games straight and he would give away some free burgers.
But it wasn't until In 1987 that the Crew completed their first 12-game win streak and George Webb restaurants carried on the tradition, giving away more than 168,000 burgers.
In 2018, the Brewers are poised to score more free burgers for the fans.
There’s a buxom brunette behind home plat me that is veeeerrry distracting
That's front row Amy, she's been at every Brewers post-season game so far this year.
https://deadspin.com/5835603/found-brewers-girl-is-front-row-amy-williams-and-shes-enjoying-getting-to-know-deadspins-readers
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Oct 12, 2018 - 08:19pm PT
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is that Elvira?
welcome to Milwaukee, Dodgers, enjoy your loss. Have a brat and a couple beers.
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apogee
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Oct 12, 2018 - 08:37pm PT
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Well, the Brewers and the fans sure seem to be having a great time!
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apogee
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Oct 12, 2018 - 08:40pm PT
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D’s are comin’ back!!
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apogee
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Oct 12, 2018 - 09:14pm PT
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Congrats, Brewers! Nicely played.
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little Z
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Oct 12, 2018 - 09:15pm PT
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wow, what a game.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 13, 2018 - 03:47pm PT
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Dodgers being the Dodgers so far....
If Roberts had a single hair on his sack he would have benched Machado for not running out that grounder...
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apogee
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Oct 13, 2018 - 03:53pm PT
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Dodgers comin’ up short....again!
Story of their frickin life.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 13, 2018 - 03:54pm PT
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Teen Wolf goes deep to put the dodgers on top! Should be a tied game as soon as Kenley gives up his usual dinger to get going...
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 13, 2018 - 04:46pm PT
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Good job Dodgers!!!
Now let's go SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 13, 2018 - 04:47pm PT
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Jansen looked pretty gud. Ryu has been real solid for a couple months.
Puig flirting with Señor Mendoza.
Dodgers not exactly in the driver’s seat but at least they’re in the front seat.
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little Z
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Oct 13, 2018 - 04:48pm PT
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Another great game. In both last nights game and the one today you get ninth inning drama with the game on the line, tying run on base, each teams closer facing the other teams clutch player (Turner last night, Yelich today) for the last out. This is going to be one hell of a NLCS.
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apogee
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Oct 13, 2018 - 06:22pm PT
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Yeah, well, it makes for exciting baseball to watch, but I’m not sure it’s the mark of the best way to be playing baseball, esp in the playoffs...the Dodgers need to have their sh#t together enough to get runs earlier in the game, and then protect them. They’re pretty evenly matched with the Brewers, but they’re gonna need to play a helluva lot more solidly to face the Sox or ‘stros.
Still, I’ll take the win. Go Dodger blue!
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apogee
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Oct 14, 2018 - 07:29pm PT
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Sox lookin good in the bottom of the 8th...Dodgers could have a tough time with either teams. But it’s damn fun baseball to watch!
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apogee
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Oct 14, 2018 - 07:35pm PT
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Damn...James is throwing 100 mph’ers!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 15, 2018 - 01:57pm PT
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Oct 15, 2018 - 05:00pm PT
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Fear the Beer!
Let's go, Brewers!!!!!!!!!111
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apogee
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Oct 15, 2018 - 07:23pm PT
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Damn...it's like deja vu, all over again...
C'mon, D's...stop being so.....Dodger-like!
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 15, 2018 - 07:44pm PT
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Whole different ballgame if Buhler takes the bat off his shoulder. Pathetic... x 2
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Reilly
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Oct 15, 2018 - 07:46pm PT
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Whole different ball game if Da Bums learned to embrace ‘situational hitting’.
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apogee
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Oct 15, 2018 - 07:46pm PT
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I'm thinkin' the D's are gonna get blanked. At home. Pfft.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 15, 2018 - 07:48pm PT
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Whole different ball game if it was the Cubs and not the Dodgers...
Go CUBS!!!
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Oct 15, 2018 - 08:06pm PT
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bases loaded and the Dodgers couldn't plate a measly run
enjoy the traffic back to Sodom or Gomorrah, wherever you plastic people go after getting blanked at home in a playoff game... say hello to WELD-IT for me, he's a personal hero
I kid! I LOVE LA
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apogee
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Oct 15, 2018 - 08:07pm PT
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Effin' D's. Strand 3....again.
This kind of desperation baseball ain't gonna cut it.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 15, 2018 - 08:54pm PT
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Machado must have a 1 cent brain to think he could grab the dude trying to break up two and get away with it... and he’s a fricken shortstop!!! What a dimwit. Soooo glad he will be in NY next year
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10b4me
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Lida Junction
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Oct 15, 2018 - 09:12pm PT
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Kershaw pitches wednesday. probably his last game as a doyer.
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little Z
Trad climber
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Oct 16, 2018 - 07:52pm PT
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Dodgers are winning 1-0
...yet, they've squandered so many scoring opportunities it semes like they are losing
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apogee
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Oct 16, 2018 - 08:03pm PT
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Not anymore, they aren't...they allowed a run.
It's time to make some sh#t happen, D-boyZ!
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Reilly
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Oct 16, 2018 - 08:12pm PT
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That’s just it, they don’t know how to make it happen except by the long ball.
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apogee
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Oct 16, 2018 - 08:28pm PT
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^^^^
Fact!
D’s don’t play small ball worth a shite. If they can’t handle the pitcher, they fold like princesses.
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apogee
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Oct 16, 2018 - 08:37pm PT
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Jeebus...Maeda gets one batter, and he’s outta there? He deserves to be as frustrated as he looked.
Nice play by Taylor. That was almost a little league collision.
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apogee
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Oct 16, 2018 - 08:44pm PT
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....aaaaand another pitching change.
Roberts seems to like think the way to win is with a 100 pitchers per game, and big hits. No other apparent strategy.
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apogee
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Oct 16, 2018 - 10:23pm PT
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WTF, Machado?
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 16, 2018 - 10:26pm PT
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Machado is a d#@&%ebag baby. Every night he does something stupid. Blatant bullshit on his part at first... I’d drill him next time up, and next year too... when he is a yankee
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apogee
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Oct 16, 2018 - 10:28pm PT
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Aguilar would’ve been fully within rights to clock him.
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apogee
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Oct 16, 2018 - 10:51pm PT
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Bottom of the 12th? Well, at least they’re working hard for it. Just seems like they shouldn’t be working so hard.
17 strikeouts for the Brewers tonight to the Dodgers 8.
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apogee
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Oct 16, 2018 - 11:29pm PT
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Finally!
Too bad Machado got the winning run, though. His punk ass attitude doesn’t deserve it.
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Reilly
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Oct 16, 2018 - 11:41pm PT
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The Battle of the Bozos - 21 LOB by both.
Neither has a snowball’s chance against Houston or Boston
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apogee
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Oct 17, 2018 - 09:35am PT
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Yep. Their season winning averages were very similar (Brewers a bit higher), but Astros & Red Sox were waaaaaay above them both. You're right, Reilly...whichever team makes it to the big show is gonna get slaughtered.
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Reilly
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Oct 17, 2018 - 02:35pm PT
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Right back where they left off last night, huh? 2 on and none out in da first and strand ‘em both. 🙄
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 17, 2018 - 02:41pm PT
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Maybe Manny can do a crotch grab or something for Lauren Shehadi and get back on the front page....
Go SOX!!!!!!!!!!
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apogee
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Oct 17, 2018 - 04:14pm PT
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Bottom of the 6th, 1-all. Like deja vu, all over again.
These guys must be wiped...last night's game didn't end until after 11, and they're back at it at 2 pm today...
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Reilly
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Oct 17, 2018 - 04:30pm PT
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A real Phi Beta Kappa exhibition of base running by Muncy, huh? And how about Puig clowning around cause he hit a single? 😖
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apogee
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Oct 17, 2018 - 08:14pm PT
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Sox back on top with a JBJ slam!
These two teams are kicking arse. Great baseball.
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Reilly
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Oct 17, 2018 - 08:34pm PT
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Is JD Martinez the best hitter in the game?
Man, that was a real homer’s call on Altuve’s ‘homer’.
That call was straight outta an Italian soccer game.
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apogee
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Oct 17, 2018 - 09:05pm PT
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Wow! Great effort by Pearce!
No Astro spotters to break his fall? C’mon, guys...
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Reilly
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Oct 17, 2018 - 09:10pm PT
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Really! Low class - leaves a really bad taste in my mouth.
He could easily be a paraplegic. Don’t the Astros believe in karma?
Helluva catch by Reddick! Lucky he didn’t break his wrist!
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apogee
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Oct 17, 2018 - 09:59pm PT
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Fantastic catch by Reddick! That could be pivotal...
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Reilly
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Oct 17, 2018 - 10:09pm PT
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Can’t believe Cora is leaving Kimbrel in!
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apogee
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Oct 17, 2018 - 10:14pm PT
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Kimbrel is everywhere but over the plate!
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Reilly
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Oct 17, 2018 - 10:15pm PT
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What a finish!
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apogee
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Oct 17, 2018 - 10:15pm PT
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Benitendi KILLS it!!!
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Reilly
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Oct 17, 2018 - 10:16pm PT
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Watching these guys after watching the Brewskis and Bums is like watching the varsity after the JV’s.
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apogee
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Oct 18, 2018 - 05:48pm PT
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Verlander dodged a bullet there...he loads ‘em up, then strikes ‘em out...
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apogee
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Oct 18, 2018 - 06:09pm PT
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Martinez puts the first run on the board!
Altuve has a good reason for his nervous nail biting habit...
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apogee
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Oct 18, 2018 - 07:19pm PT
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Verlander allows a three run slam? Unthinkable. Beginning of the end for the ‘stros?
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apogee
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Oct 18, 2018 - 07:33pm PT
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Betts robs Bregman!
Be afraid, Astros...be very afraid...
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apogee
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Oct 18, 2018 - 08:21pm PT
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Sox are on...Astros are off...
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 18, 2018 - 08:22pm PT
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Sox will win this if they keep kimbrel out of it...
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Oct 18, 2018 - 08:27pm PT
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I think Kelly's coming in... Kimbrell already pitched enough last night (or at least tried to pitch).
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 18, 2018 - 08:29pm PT
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If kelly gets in trouble bring in mookie... he can do it all
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 18, 2018 - 08:29pm PT
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Really thought Astros would give Boston a battle.
Mother Teresa could clean this up.
Señor Gonzales, sit down. And go to the optometrist tomorrow.
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Oct 18, 2018 - 08:46pm PT
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whoa! what do I know...
yay!!
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apogee
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Oct 18, 2018 - 08:46pm PT
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Congrats to Red Sox and Astros... exceptional basball!
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 18, 2018 - 08:49pm PT
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Good job Sox!!!
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little Z
Trad climber
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Oct 19, 2018 - 03:23am PT
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congrats to David Price, major monkey off his back
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apogee
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Oct 19, 2018 - 06:11pm PT
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Ryu is still pitching?
29 pitches and 4 runs in the first inning?
Where the hell is Roberts? Did he have a stroke or something?
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 19, 2018 - 06:12pm PT
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He’s saving his pen. 🤡
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Oct 19, 2018 - 06:17pm PT
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on the radio the Milwaukee crowd was so loud you could not hear what the announcers were saying. Gotta love fans who are truly hungry for their post-season baseball.
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apogee
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Oct 19, 2018 - 06:32pm PT
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Yeah, Milwaukee is off the hook! It is fun to watch fans having a blast.
Meanwhile, it's just painful to watch my Dodgers. Having Amy behind home plate makes it a little bit easier to stay tuned, though.
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apogee
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Oct 19, 2018 - 06:42pm PT
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I had no idea Amy was an actual 'thing'. I stand greatly corrected...
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Oct 19, 2018 - 06:53pm PT
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Brewers wanna kill yo mama
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 19, 2018 - 07:14pm PT
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Is Amy famous for anything other than having big fake boobs?
Beat LA!
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apogee
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Oct 19, 2018 - 07:26pm PT
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You say that like it’s a bad thing...
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Oct 19, 2018 - 07:46pm PT
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Hawtt:
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 19, 2018 - 08:46pm PT
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You say that like it’s a bad thing
-which brings to mind an oldie but goodie...
Q. You know what’s wrong with fake boobs?
A. Absolutely nothing!
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apogee
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Oct 19, 2018 - 08:51pm PT
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Amy sure pays close attention to the game, though...she’s got some kind of scorecard (I’m guessing) that she updates after every pitch. Near as I can tell, she’s someone who really likes baseball, and loves her team. Kudos.
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apogee
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Oct 19, 2018 - 08:54pm PT
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Looks like we’re heading for a Game 7 showdown...but whoever wins the NLCS is gonna get stopped HARD by the Red Sox.
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apogee
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Oct 19, 2018 - 09:08pm PT
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WTF, Dozier? Bobbles the chance for double play, putting the pressure back on to Hill...the can’t be bothered to hustle for a line drive just past him? Not helpful.
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apogee
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Oct 19, 2018 - 09:18pm PT
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Well, congrats, Brewers. Since the Dodgers barely showed up to play, you absolutely earned the win. Not saying you’re a bad team, but if your opponent is only firing on three cylinders....jus sayin’.
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Oct 20, 2018 - 05:23pm PT
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Milwaukee draws first blood
LET'S GO, BREWERS
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 06:11pm PT
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Dodgers up by one!
Hernandez jogs the wrong direction...
Machado makes a good stop, but is sloppy on touching second...
This is not the way to get to the WS...
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 06:55pm PT
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Great catch by Taylor!
But that damn thing shouldn’t have been launched in the first place...
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 07:08pm PT
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Puig puts us ahead!!!!!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 20, 2018 - 07:08pm PT
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DAYUM! El Vato!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 20, 2018 - 07:11pm PT
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Jefress' ERA just doubled from 4.5 to 9.00 with those runs.
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 07:17pm PT
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Still LOTS of time in this game...
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 20, 2018 - 07:19pm PT
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Knott if yer a Brewers fan. 😈
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 07:36pm PT
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I’m conflicted. I’d very much like to keep seeing Amy at these games. Guess I gotta choose. Sigh.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 20, 2018 - 07:38pm PT
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Jansen already? WTF? Did Roberts have a TIA?
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 07:41pm PT
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I was about to say the same thing: Jansen already?
This better work, Roberts....
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 07:43pm PT
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Time for more insurance runs!
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 07:50pm PT
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Man, these Dodger bats will swing at almost anything...
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 20, 2018 - 07:55pm PT
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No almost about it.
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 07:58pm PT
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Kershaw is warming up?
Surprising but fitting.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 20, 2018 - 08:00pm PT
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That was “up around the letters”? Joe Buck is so full of it.
Kenley is ON!
Roberts is a genius! 🤡
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 08:02pm PT
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Jansen is just amazing. Truly one of the two strongest things the Dodgers have going for them.
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 08:10pm PT
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Jansens out...and now Wood is warming up...hmmm...
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 08:16pm PT
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C’mon, Muncy....
Feckin’ Muncy!!!!!
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 08:24pm PT
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That’s two...
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 08:26pm PT
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 20, 2018 - 08:28pm PT
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Brew Crew shouldn’t have done so much showboating last night, huh?
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 08:32pm PT
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Yeah, well, after last year, I feel for the Brewers losing it all at home. Great ball playing from them all around.
Dodgers are gonna have their hands full with the Red Sox...4 of the 7 games at Fenway...that’s a steep hill to climb...
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10b4me
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Lida Junction
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Oct 20, 2018 - 08:46pm PT
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Boston in four.
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apogee
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Oct 20, 2018 - 08:51pm PT
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Well, maybe 5. But I feel ya.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 20, 2018 - 10:17pm PT
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Da Bums showed they can shorten their swings in game 5. Can they make it a habit?
Probably not. They do have decent pitching. Bosox in 6.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Oct 21, 2018 - 06:29am PT
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O yea of little faith.
Dodgers in 7. Kershaw pitches for the win this time.
Go Blue!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 21, 2018 - 01:38pm PT
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Dodgers in 3...They're beginning to peak...Puig is on a roll...Boston has had too much rest and are stale...Good bye Boston...
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 21, 2018 - 02:03pm PT
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Go DODGERS and go SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want 7 great games with lots of individual heroics... I'll be pleased with either one a winner, but maybe the Dodgers a bit more as long as Machado totally sucks in the series... if he is going to be the hero, then GO SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 21, 2018 - 02:19pm PT
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Russ, do you have coulrophobia?
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 21, 2018 - 02:41pm PT
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^^^ I might but I don't know what that is...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 21, 2018 - 03:30pm PT
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Either aversion to clowns or Machado, if there is any distinction.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 21, 2018 - 03:41pm PT
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fuk!!!!!! BOTH!!!!!!!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 23, 2018 - 05:30pm PT
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Another bonehead play by Puig. He had two chances to get Betts.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Oct 23, 2018 - 05:35pm PT
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no way Machado does not get plunked in the series.
Sale-Kershaw is about as good a pitching match-up as it gets. Though Kershaw is struggling here in the first
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apogee
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Oct 23, 2018 - 06:05pm PT
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Wow. Dodgers at Fenway for the WS. What a great moment.
Go Dodger Blue!
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apogee
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Oct 23, 2018 - 06:11pm PT
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Sale is at 54 pitches in two innings?
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 23, 2018 - 06:30pm PT
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Helluva play by Clownboy!
Guess we won’t be seeing JD Martinez on Dancing With The Stars, huh?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 23, 2018 - 06:57pm PT
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Sayonara Sale!
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 23, 2018 - 07:13pm PT
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Go BlueSox!!!!!!!!!!
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apogee
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Oct 23, 2018 - 07:15pm PT
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Turner make makes a helluva play....on a (just) foul ball. Damn.
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apogee
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Oct 23, 2018 - 07:17pm PT
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D’s are holding their own...so far...Kershaw looks like he’s weakening...
Hernandez makes a bad thing from a tired Kershaw less bad...
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 23, 2018 - 07:22pm PT
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Looking like trouble for the blue crew...
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apogee
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Oct 23, 2018 - 07:26pm PT
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Madson tightens up after a weak start.
ALWAYS sick of Buck.
Barnes is doing a good job of stopping wild pitches
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 23, 2018 - 07:33pm PT
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Thank you, Tad. His dad was great but he’s the poster chile for Why Nepotism Sucks!
He’d be lucky to be mucking out the sh!tters if he hadn’t been Jack’s son.
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apogee
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Oct 23, 2018 - 07:48pm PT
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Ahhh...the game is much nicer with the sound down...
Nice job, Urias.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Oct 23, 2018 - 08:02pm PT
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am I the only one here that's sick n tired of Joe Buck?
I turned the TV on and was greeted rudely with first his mug and then his voice. Needless to say, I put some Bill Evans on vinyl and am watching the game with the broadcast muted.
edit: special place in hell for the Chevy ad guy, who is even more annoying than Buck
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 23, 2018 - 08:17pm PT
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When did boston get flood lights...
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apogee
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Oct 23, 2018 - 08:31pm PT
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I dunno, but these guys can sure make things happen with 2 outs...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 23, 2018 - 08:36pm PT
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Roberts not looking the genius bringing Wood in.
Yeah, those Chebby ads are all time losers.
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apogee
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Oct 23, 2018 - 08:47pm PT
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Can Baez come back now? He was doing a perfectly good job.
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donini
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Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 23, 2018 - 08:58pm PT
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Looks like two games in LA. Y’all can go climbing on Sunday.
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i-b-goB
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Nutty
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Oct 23, 2018 - 08:58pm PT
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Only down 4 runs in the 9th with 2 outs, "Let's Go Dodgers!"
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apogee
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Oct 23, 2018 - 09:03pm PT
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Nice effort, JT...you did a great job tonight, but you can’t do this alone.
Well, that went pretty much the way I figured it would go. But the D’s made a go of it there for a while.
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Oct 23, 2018 - 10:43pm PT
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so far I'm liking it!
Kimbrel even looked OK closing
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i-b-goB
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Nutty
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Oct 24, 2018 - 07:30am PT
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But what's up with the Kimbrel chicken wing stance, I guess it works?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 24, 2018 - 09:14am PT
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Given his post-season troubles Kershaw should change his name to Kursehaw.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 24, 2018 - 04:54pm PT
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Come on the Cubbies wiill be back while there is still a fragment of the Greenland Ice Sheet intact...but just a fragment.
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apogee
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Oct 24, 2018 - 05:12pm PT
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What Tad said!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 24, 2018 - 06:00pm PT
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Greenland! How apropos for this statistickle factoid:
Because the baseball regular season is in the spring and summer, the playoffs and World Series are forced to be held during the fall. Due to this, some World Series games can get very cold, but what is the coldest World Series game in history? The answer? Game Four of the 1997 World Series between the Marlins and the Indians at Cleveland’s Jacobs Field on October 22, 1997.
The 1997 World Series was a juxtaposition with respect to the weather. Four of the games were held in sunny, hot Miami, Florida, while the three others were held in freezing Cleveland, Ohio. Naturally, the games in Cleveland were going to be very cold, but no one expected a game where the official game time temperature was 38˚F (3.3˚C). Also, as the game progressed into the later innings, the media reported wind chill readings as low as 18°F! This game was recorded as the coldest game in Fall Classic history. However, Major League Baseball didn’t record the weather for games until the 1970s, so colder World Series games could have occurred before weather data was recorded.
The "W" went to Jaret Wright and the tribe, 10-3. This evened the series 2-2 but the Marlins won it in seven games.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 24, 2018 - 06:47pm PT
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Dodgers might make contact more often if they got rid of the kung fu batting stances...Where's Rod carew when you need him...?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 24, 2018 - 06:50pm PT
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RJ, obviously no Tai Chi grasshoppers amongst Da Bums.
Nice grab by Benintendi although he clearly never took physics.
Can David Price walk on water? Damn but he’s got some boats on his feet!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 24, 2018 - 06:55pm PT
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Yeah...What's with the swan lake maneuver...?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 24, 2018 - 06:55pm PT
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Impresses the retards on Sports Center.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 24, 2018 - 07:08pm PT
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Now they're wearing dickies...wtf...?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 24, 2018 - 07:28pm PT
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Pretty damn you-know-what, huh?
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apogee
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Oct 24, 2018 - 07:30pm PT
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Jeebus, what a little league fielding effort.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 24, 2018 - 07:37pm PT
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Ryu has ‘em guessing. He should be gud for another couple innings?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 24, 2018 - 07:42pm PT
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Damn, dood, show us yer plié, huh?
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apogee
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Oct 24, 2018 - 07:44pm PT
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This is not fun. About what I expected, but still not fun.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Oct 24, 2018 - 07:46pm PT
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Madson comes in and immediately gets behind the first two hitters.
Bonehead
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apogee
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Oct 24, 2018 - 08:07pm PT
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Anybody remember the last time a Dodger got on base? Me either.
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apogee
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Oct 24, 2018 - 08:26pm PT
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Meh.
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 25, 2018 - 08:02am PT
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Damn they were flat.... C’mon dodgers, make a series of it!
How about that Sox bullpen? Straight up bringing the heat! Now that Kimbrel and Kelly have found the strikezone there is going to be trouble for the blue crew in those late innings. Looks like a 5 or 6 inning game so get your licks in early.
Edit: just saw that the Sox relivers averaged 98.4 mph last night on their heaters... man, that’s bringing it!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 25, 2018 - 08:05am PT
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The Sox better resign themselves to celebrating in LaLaLand.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 25, 2018 - 08:28am PT
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The Dodgers look overmatched but baseball is a quirky game and anyrhing can happen in a seven game series. The best team doesn’t always win the WS.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Oct 25, 2018 - 08:51am PT
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I'm pretty sure Roberts is on the take. Looks like the Dodger's have to overcome their own manager as well as the Sox.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Oct 25, 2018 - 08:58am PT
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Porcello gets the start in LA because he is the best batter among Red Sox pitchers... and he's not a bad pitcher either... though we'll see if the Dodgers will be better at home.
Not that happy with the idea of JD in right field and Mookie at 2nd, it makes sense...
but the fact that it's now a 5 game series where the Sox just need to win 2 takes some of the pressure off, more likely that the Sox win in LA then the Dodgers in Boston.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Oct 25, 2018 - 09:00am PT
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BOSTON — In the souvenir store across from Fenway Park, it will set you back $100 for a framed, autographed photo of "The Steal," Dave Roberts' stolen base in the 2004 AL Championship Series that kick-started the Red Sox comeback against the New York Yankees and ended Boston's 86-year title drought. Now, as he returns to Boston as the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, he will be trying to prevent the city that celebrates him from claiming a fourth title this century. Even so, Roberts can expect a big cheer when he is introduced before Game 1 on Tuesday night.
his heart isn't in it.
Go Sawx!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 25, 2018 - 06:17pm PT
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I’d rather listen to Da Wife rag on me than listen to Joe Buck do a game.
(I know I’m safe making that crack cause no way she’s readin’ this thread)
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apogee
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Oct 25, 2018 - 07:04pm PT
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There seems to be nearly universal dislike of Joe Buck as a WS announcer...why the hell do they keep giving him the job? Who actually likes the guy?
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Reilly
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Oct 25, 2018 - 08:29pm PT
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Apogee, clearly TV execs are idjits, or Joe works cheap.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 25, 2018 - 09:22pm PT
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I don't really mind Joe Buck... but I can't stand ARod or the king of buffoons, Tim McCarver. And that dude that does the Indians games that is always doing the overhyped yelling whenever an Indian hits a dribbler or homer... no way to tell which through all the foam coming out of his gob... he might actually be the worst, in the annoying sense.
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Reilly
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Oct 25, 2018 - 09:38pm PT
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I don't really mind Joe Buck
Soooo, you don’t put nuthin on yer mashed potatoes either?
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zBrown
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Oct 25, 2018 - 09:58pm PT
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Everybody has afriend
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 05:51pm PT
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Da Bums looking like they’re gonna go quietly and meekly into the good night.
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rottingjohnny
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Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 26, 2018 - 07:01pm PT
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Nice glimpse of Sandy Koufax ....looks young still...
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 07:04pm PT
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Muncy should add an ‘h’ to his name.
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Oct 26, 2018 - 07:06pm PT
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A-Rod was surprisingly okay on-air this postseason. Of course, with David Ortiz and the Big Hurt alongside him in the studio, there's a better than one-in-three chance he's going to be the most articulate. And as it turns out, he was.
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Reilly
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Oct 26, 2018 - 07:09pm PT
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Clownboy coulda been on second if he had tried running.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 26, 2018 - 07:11pm PT
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Alex Johnson is his running coach...
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mouse from merced
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The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 26, 2018 - 07:17pm PT
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Buehler is working while the Dodger batters seem to be taking the day off.
I thought the Dodgerks coach was still Tom LaSordid.
Guess that shows you how much I'm into the Blue Bums the last forty years, eh?
Walker's a real peachy name for a pitcher. Nobody's ever pointed that out to him, I'm sure.
A photo of Walker Buehler when he was younger.
He's practically soloing tonight. Good thing he's one of the best on the pitching staff at batting.
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 07:23pm PT
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Wow....very impressive outing by Buehler...he looks very in the zone, even after 107 pitches in the 7th inning.
The crowd is loving it...we soooo need to win at least one, and preferably not lose it all at home...
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 26, 2018 - 07:51pm PT
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Game 3 just got a lot more interesting.
Beat LA!
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 26, 2018 - 08:30pm PT
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Machado... pffft
And Kenley does what he does....
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 08:37pm PT
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Dammit, Bellinger...too aggressive. Bad call.
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Reilly
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Oct 26, 2018 - 08:38pm PT
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I thought Bellinger had some street cred. I guess he’s been
hanging around Puig too much.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 26, 2018 - 08:48pm PT
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Big chance right there with dozier.... now they got some ball to play
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:01pm PT
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Really bad throw by Bellinger from shallow center.
This game’s ovah.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:03pm PT
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Wow! From goat to hero!
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:04pm PT
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Bellinger goes from goat to hero with a great home plate throw. Almost makes up for getting picked off.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:14pm PT
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Clownboy can win it!
Or not.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:15pm PT
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Zbrown...Is that the pic of you wearing the pony harness...??
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:15pm PT
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Or choke it...
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:16pm PT
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That lady behind home plate looks constipated...???
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:18pm PT
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I don’t inderstand how Clownboy hits for average when he swings at everything.
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 26, 2018 - 09:20pm PT
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Russ,
you must not watch pro football.
Never.... I'm a one sport guy. Luckily that season goes from Feb til Nov... Most of it without Joe Buck
I don't watch anything else but baseball except for maybe a couple times a year at best... maybe some superbowl if the hot dogs are free, a bit of world cup, and some midget wresting when it is MidgetMania™™™ and a belt is involved.
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Hardman Knott
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Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:20pm PT
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Let’s get this series over with so we can focus on basketball.
Dodger fans can take solace in the fact that the Lakers are looking pretty good this year!
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:23pm PT
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Go start a b-ball thread, Hardman.
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:35pm PT
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Puig can be a funny guy, I gotta say.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:36pm PT
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Barnes is a riot too batting .092
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:49pm PT
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even if Sox lose they win the Series on account of depleting the Dodgers pen in a near-must-win game, without nearly the same cost expended by the Sox staff
wonder what Home Plate Amy is up to. I'll call and see if she's up.
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:55pm PT
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Yeah, while it seems like the Red Sox are having an off-night, it feels like the Dodgers are at their max. That’s not the kind of pairing that’s gonna win a WS.
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 09:57pm PT
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lot's of pitching tonight...
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 26, 2018 - 10:06pm PT
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On to the 13th!
Luckily I have plenty of beer and tequila
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 10:06pm PT
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That 101 mph job was in the mitt before Turner even swung!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 10:12pm PT
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Don’t you love the Keystone Kops?
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 10:16pm PT
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Dodgers blink. Typical.
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 10:17pm PT
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Nunez got beat up in that inning!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 10:31pm PT
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How the hell was that an earned run?
And when is MLB gonna ban Velcro batting gloves?
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 10:34pm PT
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Muncy knows how to check a swing....
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 10:41pm PT
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Jeebus....tough night for Nunez!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 10:45pm PT
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Damn! I was hoping to go to bed!
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 10:46pm PT
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Great stop by Kinsler, but tough return.
This game could go to the 14th...unbelievable!
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Hardman Knott
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Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 26, 2018 - 11:01pm PT
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Buck just said this ties for the longest game in World Series history
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 11:09pm PT
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Gnnnnggggnnnnngn nnngggggnngggggg
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 11:18pm PT
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2 on and none out? It’s ovah for sure.
Great play by Maeda! Full on Bushido!
Sit down, Mookie!
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 11:26pm PT
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NICE JOB, Maeda! Way to get out of the fire
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 26, 2018 - 11:28pm PT
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Bonus baseball is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 11:29pm PT
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When does Gibson bat?
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 11:32pm PT
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C’mon, Dodger bats...Eovaldi’s gotta be tiring...
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 11:34pm PT
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Are you kidding me?
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Russ Walling
Social climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 26, 2018 - 11:34pm PT
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That was close!!!!!!!!!! Muncy (almost) for the win!
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 11:40pm PT
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Six. Teen. Innings.
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 11:43pm PT
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Who’s gonna blink?
RS only have Eovaldi left, right? And he’s 60+ pitches in...
D’s have at least one or two more in the bullpen, right?
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 11:53pm PT
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Crap! Nunez is taking a helluva beating tonight!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 26, 2018 - 11:57pm PT
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Could Freese stand any further from the plate?
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apogee
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Oct 26, 2018 - 11:58pm PT
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He’s old. He doesn’t want to get hurt.
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Jon Beck
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Oceanside
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Oct 26, 2018 - 11:58pm PT
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Maybe the RS have someone on the bench who pitched in high school
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 26, 2018 - 11:58pm PT
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Who’s still awake?
Finally broke down and poured a shot of tequila to see me through.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:00am PT
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I'm up, but I don't feel too awake...
Red Sox Nation never gives up
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:09am PT
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Can ya imagine watchin this game on the east coast at 3 am?
Ha! My girlfriend is in Buenos Aires at the moment and they’re five hours ahead of PST.
She gave up and went to bed almost 3 hours ago (around 2:30am their time).
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:11am PT
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Kershaw??????
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:11am PT
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Sure. Why knott?
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 27, 2018 - 12:12am PT
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I wish they would wrap it up pretty soon... got to head out to a geezer_ball tournament before 6am today...
Go SOMEBODY!!!!!!!!!!!
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:13am PT
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Anybody keeping track of how many pop fly outs the D’s have had tonight?
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 27, 2018 - 12:14am PT
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Eovaldi is a beast....
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:15am PT
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He’s a f*#king animal.
Eight. Teen. Innings.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:15am PT
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Didn’t Eovaldi start this game?
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:16am PT
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Russ, it’s looking like you might be pulling an all nighter at this rate
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John M
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:19am PT
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Its looking like they might need Russ to suit up.
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Jon Beck
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Oceanside
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:25am PT
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Crowd is quiet because beer sales stopped in the seventh inning
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John M
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:25am PT
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After midnight.. 2 games in one day. Would that make this a double header?
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:28am PT
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Crowd is quiet because beer sales stopped in the seventh inning
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:31am PT
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MUNCY!!!!!!!!!!
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Russ Walling
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from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 27, 2018 - 12:32am PT
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Yowza!!!!!!!! Good for Muncy!
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:33am PT
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good night all
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:35am PT
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I love the fact that while the Dodgers are going down, they’re not going down without a fight.
After all, the Bums kept me up half the night!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:37am PT
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His last two at bats were things of beauty.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Oct 27, 2018 - 03:39am PT
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OH, look at that, the Dodgers won. I fell asleep in the top of the 14th.
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 05:45pm PT
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Here we go again....
Man, these guys must be wiped after last nights double header.
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 06:37pm PT
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no runners have made it to 2nd in 4 innings...
what's with hitting the pitcher? doesn't that deserve payback?
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 06:40pm PT
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Rich Mountain looking gud!
Both teams think they’re getting paid by the hour.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 07:15pm PT
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El Vato lo hizo!
Did apogee pass out?
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 27, 2018 - 07:16pm PT
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This series just got a whole lot more interesting
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Oct 27, 2018 - 07:19pm PT
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Dodgers have not lost when they have had a 4 run lead at any point in a game this year, regular or post season, something like 57 and 0.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 27, 2018 - 07:23pm PT
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Boom.....
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 07:23pm PT
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Big mistake taking Hill out.
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i-b-goB
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Nutty
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Oct 27, 2018 - 07:24pm PT
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There's no place like home!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 07:31pm PT
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Shoulda left him in out of RESPECT!
Oh, yeah, bring in Alexander to walk Holt?
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 07:44pm PT
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Freaking Madson again. C'mon Roberts...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 07:45pm PT
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Walks suck! So does Madson. His ball has no movement.
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:00pm PT
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Dammit!!!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:01pm PT
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Shoulda left Hill in.
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i-b-goB
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Nutty
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:01pm PT
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Hope this game ends before tomorrow's game!
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sween345
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back east
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:02pm PT
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57-1 ain't bad
JD gets the Sombrero. He shoulda left the Aaron award on the table.
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:03pm PT
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2 outs...this is where RS makes shite happen...
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i-b-goB
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Nutty
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:10pm PT
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The crowd is standing, "Let's Go Dodgers"!
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i-b-goB
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Nutty
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:11pm PT
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Puig tapes up all his fingers, but I need chalk!
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:13pm PT
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C’mon, Puig, run like you mean it!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:14pm PT
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At least Da Bums won’t have to face Eovaldi tonight!
Kelly is looking human!
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:15pm PT
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Alright! Now don’t strand these guys, D’s!
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:16pm PT
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is this becoming a series?
funny how Kelly's pitching reminds me of another Red Sox, the infamous Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd from the 1980s. Wiry right-handers who could slice and dice, and who can could just as easily get taken deep
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:17pm PT
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Sh#t, Grandahl is gonna strand these guys, isn’t he?
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:19pm PT
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Grrrr.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:19pm PT
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Grandal blows chunks.
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i-b-goB
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Nutty
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:29pm PT
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Where's the Beano!
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:31pm PT
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Yeah, Grandahl has not added much in recent games. Fair catching, can’t seem to hit worth a sh#t.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:31pm PT
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Guy just said Boston had never come back from four down in a Series game
Who, Mr Inane?
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:38pm PT
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Crap. RS is on a roll, and Kimbrel is gonna finish. Not good.
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Reilly
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:40pm PT
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zBrown, that’s who I meant, not you.
Good night, Irene.
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zBrown
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:43pm PT
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Looking like two new stats for the books
I question all the pitching substitutions
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Chaz
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greater Boss Angeles area
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:43pm PT
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That was their Waterloo, right there.
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:43pm PT
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Dammit. Dammit. Dammit.
Still, I like Pearce.
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Hardman Knott
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Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:45pm PT
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Rolling rolling rolling
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:51pm PT
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Cora has Kimbrel sit down. Yeah, makes sense. Save him for tomorrow...D’s are pretty much fooked at this point.
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:54pm PT
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Or maybe not. Kimbrel brings an insurance policy. Understandable.
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Hardman Knott
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Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:54pm PT
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A tip of the hat to the Dodgers for avoiding
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 08:58pm PT
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Nice job, Hernandez! Still a steep hill, but that’s a nice touch.
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Jon Beck
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Oct 27, 2018 - 09:01pm PT
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On the bright side I will get to bed early. got an alpine start calling.
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zBrown
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Oct 27, 2018 - 09:03pm PT
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They didn't show the replay that much, but wasn't Turner playing kinda deep on the late throw to first?
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 09:06pm PT
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Machado adds a little sh#t to his failed effort.
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i-b-goB
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Nutty
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Oct 27, 2018 - 09:08pm PT
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Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win it's a shame!!!!!
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apogee
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Oct 27, 2018 - 09:09pm PT
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Sigh.
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WBraun
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Oct 27, 2018 - 09:14pm PT
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St00pid grown men trying to hit a little leather ball with a stick .... :-)
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Hardman Knott
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Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 27, 2018 - 09:17pm PT
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It’s a game for st00pid Americans
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Ed Hartouni
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Oct 27, 2018 - 09:18pm PT
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well that was a bit dramatic, but I like the result...
Werner, you always liked that oblong ball game better
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Hardman Knott
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Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 27, 2018 - 09:18pm PT
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You know what really bugs me about the Dodgers getting into the World Series last year?
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
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Oct 27, 2018 - 09:34pm PT
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Everything went to sh#t when Hill got the hook.
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monolith
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state of being
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Oct 27, 2018 - 09:44pm PT
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Gentleman's sweep coming up.
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zBrown
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Oct 27, 2018 - 09:56pm PT
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Correction two
From some internet guy
Going into Game 4 the Dodgers were a perfect 54-0 when they took at least a four-run lead this season. They are now 54-1 after taking a four-run lead
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10b4me
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Oct 27, 2018 - 09:56pm PT
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Big mistake removing Hill.
Probably Kershaw's last game as a doyer tomorrow. His contract is up, and he wants to go back to Texas.
Roberts might be gone too, but his decisions are not his alone.
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Hardman Knott
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Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 27, 2018 - 09:59pm PT
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Brandon-
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Oct 27, 2018 - 10:00pm PT
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Moving from California to New Hampshire has been great as a sports fan.
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Hardman Knott
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Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 28, 2018 - 11:24am PT
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Interesting that the post count is lower than it was last night.
Have the fair-weather Dodger fans already left the building?
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divad
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wmass
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Oct 28, 2018 - 11:35am PT
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StOOpid grown men trying to hit a little leather ball with a stick....:-)
Yup, with their talent, they should be out climbing rocks for no monetary gain. :)
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KP Ariza
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SCC
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Oct 28, 2018 - 11:45am PT
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^^ ha ha just thinking the same thing
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KP Ariza
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SCC
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Oct 28, 2018 - 11:48am PT
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Restaurant bars are just as full and the roars are just as loud out here watching the Blues brothers cough up another one. Fun times!
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Oct 28, 2018 - 11:52am PT
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Everything went to sh#t when Hill got the hook.
That's contemporary baseball for you. Can you imagine Red Schoendienst taking the ball away from Bob Gibson in the seventh inning of a World Series game when he had a one hit shutout going?
Red would have looked funny walking back to the dugout with a ball up his arse.
Seriously, what are these guys thinking when they do that?
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 28, 2018 - 11:59am PT
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Looks like a couple of teams will be looking for bullpen help next year
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 28, 2018 - 12:36pm PT
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So will Kershaw or Kursehaw pitch tonight?
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Hardman Knott
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Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 28, 2018 - 12:54pm PT
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Curse, and then Aww™
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zBrown
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Oct 28, 2018 - 01:49pm PT
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The Line: Los Angeles Dodgers -145 / Boston Red Sox +125 --- Over/Under: 7.5
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 28, 2018 - 05:27pm PT
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Looks like Kursehaw showed up tonight, not that it really matters.
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i-b-goB
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Nutty
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Oct 28, 2018 - 05:31pm PT
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Pearce is the Bean Town Bomber!
But LA is putting a Freese on that!
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apogee
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Oct 28, 2018 - 06:08pm PT
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Props to Pearce, for sure. It woulda been nice if it had been maybe 4 or 5 more pitches into the game?
Freese puts it back in their face.... nice touch!
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Oct 28, 2018 - 07:11pm PT
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Ker-plunk!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 28, 2018 - 07:11pm PT
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Now that was properly jacked. So glad I had just tuned in.
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little Z
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un cafetal en Naranjo
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Oct 28, 2018 - 07:30pm PT
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Who's going to be the series MVP?
my vote is for David Price.
although you could consider Dave Roberts, what with pulling Hill too soon, and staying with Kershaw too long, he did more to help the Sox than most of their own players.
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rottingjohnny
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Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 28, 2018 - 07:33pm PT
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These announcers are like finger nails on a chalkboard...uffda...
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i-b-goB
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Nutty
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Oct 28, 2018 - 07:40pm PT
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Boston's firing on all cylinders!
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apogee
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Oct 28, 2018 - 07:41pm PT
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This is not going well. But still expected.
And more props to Pearce....he deserves it.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 28, 2018 - 07:42pm PT
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RJ, it’s ‘uff da’, but yer right - it can mean ‘inane’, or stoopid. I think his best are he repeatedly says so and so had a good swing when he fouled off a pitch. If it was such a good swing how come the damn ball went backwards, huh?
BoSox wacking .364 with RISP!
Shouldn’t Price’s first name be Ezekiel or sumpin’?
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Oct 28, 2018 - 07:59pm PT
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Pinch hit for Freese? Mr. World Series MVP? Guess batting .417 in the playoffs doesn't cut the mustard for the Dodgers.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 28, 2018 - 08:01pm PT
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Roberts is trying not to make himself look adequate.
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zBrown
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Oct 28, 2018 - 08:02pm PT
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MVP
Most Valuable Poster on the MLB 2018 thread?
Gotta go with that tv guy
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rottingjohnny
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Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 28, 2018 - 08:08pm PT
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Reilly...sorry about the spelling error...I got a package for you ...what's your address...? rj
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apogee
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Oct 28, 2018 - 08:10pm PT
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Much as I’d like to pin this on Robert’s pitching decisions, fact is RS are just a goddam good team. Even if Hill had stayed in last night, the reality would be the same.
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rottingjohnny
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Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 28, 2018 - 08:16pm PT
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Dodgers would have swept if Trump was managing them...too bad he's saving the world from horse face strippers...
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i-b-goB
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Nutty
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Oct 28, 2018 - 08:17pm PT
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Time for the tea party!
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apogee
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Oct 28, 2018 - 08:18pm PT
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Why Machado?
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 28, 2018 - 08:19pm PT
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The last 6 Bums struck out? Really?
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donini
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Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 28, 2018 - 08:21pm PT
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Not a very competitive matchup.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 28, 2018 - 08:22pm PT
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Turn the sprinklers on..
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ms55401
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minneapolis, mn
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Oct 28, 2018 - 08:25pm PT
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And so winter begins.
Congratulations, Boston Red Sox.
See you all when baseball season begins again.
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i-b-goB
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Nutty
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Oct 28, 2018 - 08:26pm PT
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That's too funny Johnny!
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Oct 28, 2018 - 08:27pm PT
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well that was a satisfying last out!
yay Sox...
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Russ Walling
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 28, 2018 - 08:34pm PT
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congrats to the SOX!!!!!!
Only like 100 days until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training.... start the countdown
well that was a satisfying last out!
Yes it was... I pray to Satan that that chump will not be on the Dodgers (or Cubs) next year.
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apogee
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Oct 28, 2018 - 09:12pm PT
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Congrats to the Red Sox. They won in an honorable way...by being a really good baseball team.
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apogee
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Oct 28, 2018 - 09:13pm PT
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PS
Get Machado the f*#k out of LA.
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apogee
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Oct 28, 2018 - 10:05pm PT
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divad
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wmass
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Oct 29, 2018 - 04:11am PT
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Wicked Pissah!!
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donini
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Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 29, 2018 - 07:08am PT
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What is with you dudes? From both a defensive and offensive standpoint Machado is the best player on the Didgers...Yosemite Sam is number two.
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apogee
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Oct 29, 2018 - 08:52am PT
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"What is with you dudes? From both a defensive and offensive standpoint Machado is the best player on the Didgers..."
Machado's attitude and bullshit games overwhelm his skill as a player. That's not the kind of baseball I like to see.
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Gregory Crouch
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Walnut Creek, California
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Oct 29, 2018 - 09:21am PT
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Worst sporting morning of the year—the morning after the last out of the World Series.
Congrats to the Red Sox.
They played excellent baseball through the whole postseason and were clearly the best team.
Nice to see that sparkling regular season record count for something, too.
Now we face the dull thuds of the football season.
How many days until pitchers and catchers report?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 29, 2018 - 09:41am PT
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Machado is the best player on the Didgers.
Really? Why did he hit .182? And I’m not real fond of clowns who stand at the plate admiring their ‘homers’ only to wind up at first after they bounce off the wall.
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rottingjohnny
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Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Oct 29, 2018 - 09:42am PT
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Machado just needs some mentoring...Like getting Pete Rose to coach him on base running...
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Oct 29, 2018 - 09:46am PT
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Really? Why did he hit .182? And I’m not real fond of clowns who stand at the plate admiring their ‘homers’ only to wind up at first after they bounce off the wall.
He has Puig to keep him company there.
Drysdale, Jenkins, Marichal, Seaver, Gibson, they knew how to handle those guys.
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henny
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The Past
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Oct 29, 2018 - 10:27am PT
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Looks like a couple of teams will be looking for bullpen help next year
Sounds right, or at least one team in particular.
I happened to notice a record (actually a two for one) this morning that I wasn't previously aware of
Fernando Tatís became the only player to hit two grand slams in the same inning, when he attained the milestone, slugging two in the third inning for the St. Louis Cardinals on April 23, 1999. In achieving the feat, he also set a new major league record with eight runs batted in a single inning.
Ha, impressive. Good luck breaking the first part of that record. One would need to come up at least three times in the same inning with the bases loaded. Unlikely.
Oh wait, since you're a player Russ, you haven't topped that one yet have you?
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donini
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Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 29, 2018 - 10:29am PT
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Machado will be no. 1 for the Dodgers in OPS next year.
Kershaw’s lost velocity has dropped him from the best pitcher of his generation down to a very good pitcher.
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Festus
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Enron by the Sea
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Oct 29, 2018 - 02:46pm PT
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With Cory Seager coming back, the Dodgers would be fools to sign Machado for what he'll get on the open market. I'd bet they will spend their money on pitching and a good defensive catcher who can hit. Bye bye, Yasmani, bye, bye, Machado, and if they could get anything for him (which they can't) it would also be bye, bye, Puig.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 29, 2018 - 03:18pm PT
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Buh Bye Machado, Chris Taylor, Dozier, Hernandez, Toles, and the whole pen (minus Baez), unless Jansen goes to Jenny Craig or swears off plantain.
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donini
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Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 30, 2018 - 09:34am PT
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It’s not just the Dodgers who have to rebuild...it’s the whole NL.
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Oct 30, 2018 - 09:42am PT
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seems like an age old question
Baseball Therapy: Is The American League Just Better?
"So, we have pretty good evidence that the American League may have been beating the National League in the most boring way possible: developing better young players and signing bargain free agents."
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 30, 2018 - 09:48am PT
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developing better young players
You mean like teaching them how to meditate before games instead of listening to hip-hop
and learning how to be ‘centered’ at the plate?
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ron gomez
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Oct 30, 2018 - 09:48am PT
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Peace
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Some drunk nutjob threw full cans of beer at Cora and Mookie during the parade yesterday?
So wrong - I woulda thought there was a beer shortage in Beantown.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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LA Times said Cora was struck by a thrown full can. 😳
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I'm not questioning the result (there are videos of Eagles players getting clocked as well), I'm just curious about intent.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Bummer about McCovey, but he lived a life, no?
As for those of you who think the junior circuit is so great, how come they don't play real baseball?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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McCovey was a warrior. He would have been somewhat adrift in this weak-kneed world, if not constantly fined and suspended.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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I saw McCovey , 68 ? , hit a towering homer into the right field bleachers at chavez ravine...
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apogee
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I’m not sure the reality check of the big money teams dissing him will do anything for his attitude or aversion to ‘hustle’. In too many ways, Machado is a representative of his generation: ‘I deserve everything’.
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10b4me
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Lida Junction
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Buh Bye Machado, Chris Taylor, Dozier, Hernandez, Toles, and the whole pen (minus Baez), unless Jansen goes to Jenny Craig or swears off plantain. I would keep Taylor, but get rid of Bellanger, The kid shows he chokes in the ws
I would get rid of Puig too.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Nov 16, 2018 - 11:00am PT
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Yay! for Mookie Betts, AL MVP...
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Russ Walling
Social climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 16, 2018 - 01:30pm PT
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Mookie was a monster... what a year!! Bravo!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 16, 2018 - 01:39pm PT
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Has there been anyone skinnier to hit 32 dingers?
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Ed Hartouni
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Livermore, CA
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Nov 16, 2018 - 02:02pm PT
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Correlations for weight, height and two measures of batting performance.
Hamburg L, Hines TM.
Abstract
The hypothesis that heavier baseball players are better batters was examined in two correlational studies of major league baseball players' performance. Neither height nor weight was significantly correlated with batting average. Both variables correlated significantly and positively with the number of home runs hit by American League players in the 1997 season. After partial correlations were computed, only the correlation between weight and number of home runs hit remained significant.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 16, 2018 - 03:01pm PT
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Was Nellie Fox counted? 🤡
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Nov 16, 2018 - 05:36pm PT
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kudos to deGrom for the Cy Young. deGrom is a dazzling pitcher but had the misfortune of having to wear a Mets jersey in 2018. Love watching him work. Brilliant stuff and has that vintage Bob Gibson demeanor
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apogee
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Nov 27, 2018 - 10:31pm PT
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Watching the fantastic Ken Burns Baseball series right now...a wonderful quote from the articulate George Will:
“I grew up in central Illinois midway between Chicago and St. Louis and I made an historic blunder. All my friends became Cardinals fans and grew up happy and liberal and I became a Cubs fan and grew up embittered and conservative.”
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apogee
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Dec 21, 2018 - 05:22pm PT
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Ch-ch-ch-changes.....
Kemp was on the back end, anyway...Puig was good but not consistently so...
In any case, the lineup for the last two years has only got the Dodgers close and not across the finish line due more to luck than outright skill....
It's time to shake things up.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 21, 2018 - 05:48pm PT
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I dunno, sounds like the Reds came out ahead to me. On the other hand I rather doubt Puig
will like Cincinnati so he might go into a funk.
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