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    Quote Originally Posted by bkzwhitestrican View Post
    Matt Harvey to be DFA'd by the Mets.

    That's quite a turn his career has taken over the last few years.
    I remember a few years ago, some people on this board actually suggested moving Mookie for him..

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    John Smoltz became the latest ballplayer to find out what it's like playing golf with the big boys.

    Smoltz won a qualifier to get in the US Senior Open, which is an impressive feat.

    He shot 85-77, 22 over, to miss the cut by 14 strokes, finishing ahead of only about 10 others.

    A little disappointing, I was hoping for him to make the cut, but the course is obviously brutally hard.

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    Today is Bobby Bonilla Day.
    https://amp.usatoday.com/story/749342002

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    Interesting statistical anomaly today: The Twins did not record an out at first base for the entire game. All outs were made via flyout or K. No assists, either. Apparently it's only happened 5 times in the last 20 years. I understand my definition of interesting might not match anyone else's.
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    Yea got hand it to the Sox, they just could not go queitly into the night. Well, they are just post-poning the inevitable.
    - From the 2004 ALCS Game 4 Gamethread. A reminder that no game is over until the final out is recorded, and things will always get better. Misspellings unchanged as a reminder that Yankees fans are just terrible.

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    That's kind of fucked up. In an interesting way.

    No assists like 6-4 ?

    That is really unlikely.
    "Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.


    "It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."

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    Yep. All outs were recorded by K or by one player catching the ball. Basically the first baseman could have sat in the dugout for the entire game and it would not have changed anything.
    Quote Originally Posted by YANKEESRULE View Post
    Yea got hand it to the Sox, they just could not go queitly into the night. Well, they are just post-poning the inevitable.
    - From the 2004 ALCS Game 4 Gamethread. A reminder that no game is over until the final out is recorded, and things will always get better. Misspellings unchanged as a reminder that Yankees fans are just terrible.

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    That's fucked up.
    "Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.


    "It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Youk Of The Nation View Post
    Interesting statistical anomaly today: The Twins did not record an out at first base for the entire game. All outs were made via flyout or K. No assists, either. Apparently it's only happened 5 times in the last 20 years. I understand my definition of interesting might not match anyone else's.
    I find this very interesting.

    My first reaction was surprise that it has happened 5 times in the last 20 years, but I guess if you have a pitcher getting a lot of Ks, it would be more likely to happen.

    Good stuff.

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    https://deadspin.com/mariners-demand...-wo-1827920723

    The Mariners’ ballpark cost $517 million in 1999 dollars and was paid for mostly with public money. The Mariners do pay rent, but it’s a fraction of what they’re asking for: $55 million in rent payments over the 25-year lease, vs. the $180 million they’re demanding. Majority owner John Stanton is a billionaire.

    Glad to not be a Mariner's fan. The public has been trending away from these subsidized stadiums for good reason.
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    ( I won't say the "C word.")

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kimmi View Post
    I find this very interesting.

    My first reaction was surprise that it has happened 5 times in the last 20 years, but I guess if you have a pitcher getting a lot of Ks, it would be more likely to happen.

    Good stuff.
    Were any of them the 20 strikeout performances by Roger Clemens, Kerry Wood or Randy Johnson?

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    The Red Sox had a game like that two year ago, no outs recorded at 1B.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Youk Of The Nation View Post
    Interesting statistical anomaly today: The Twins did not record an out at first base for the entire game. All outs were made via flyout or K. No assists, either. Apparently it's only happened 5 times in the last 20 years. I understand my definition of interesting might not match anyone else's.
    I’m shocked this has actually happened 5 times in the past 2 decades....
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    Mustakas to MIL. I like MIL as the dark horse in the NL.
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    In the words of Don Corleone when he slaps a crying Johnny Fontaine: "Act like a man!" No, offense ladies.

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    So I was idly watching highlights on MLB video and I caught the Angels walkoff from a few days ago. Their radio announcer's call was "Drive home safely". Except he shouted it, with punctuation. "DRIVE! HOME! SAFELYYYYY!". That has to be the most anemic walkoff call anyone has ever shouted. Absolutely lame. It's barely a step above "FLY BALL DEEP TO LEFT....BACK...BACK...AAAAAAAND PLEASE EXIT IN AN ORDERLY FASHION AND DISPOSE OF ALL TRASH IN MARKED RECEPTACLES, THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR STADIUM!"
    Quote Originally Posted by YANKEESRULE View Post
    Yea got hand it to the Sox, they just could not go queitly into the night. Well, they are just post-poning the inevitable.
    - From the 2004 ALCS Game 4 Gamethread. A reminder that no game is over until the final out is recorded, and things will always get better. Misspellings unchanged as a reminder that Yankees fans are just terrible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by youk of the nation View Post
    so i was idly watching highlights on mlb video and i caught the angels walkoff from a few days ago. Their radio announcer's call was "drive home safely". Except he shouted it, with punctuation. "drive! Home! Safelyyyyy!". That has to be the most anemic walkoff call anyone has ever shouted. Absolutely lame. It's barely a step above "fly ball deep to left....back...back...aaaaaaand please exit in an orderly fashion and dispose of all trash in marked receptacles, thank you for visiting our stadium!"
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    "Relief pitchers are a crapshoot." No, the truth is "Crapshoot pitchers are relievers."

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