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Cubs bench Castro, plan to trade him for magic beans in the offseason.
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**2015 MLB Season Thread: This is how the chapter ends (2 Viewers)
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Eephus
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It's more like a NBA trade than a baseball move. The Braves get two bigger but shorter contracts plus a pile of cash. The Indians open a roster slot but have to pay Johnson through the 2017 season.
On the field, the Braves eliminate an obstacle to Hector Olivera and I guess Johnson is better than Giovanni Urshela.
ETA: It's a huge deal. A former 35 HR man plus a three time NL SB leader for a guy who almost won the batting title just two years ago.
On the field, the Braves eliminate an obstacle to Hector Olivera and I guess Johnson is better than Giovanni Urshela.
ETA: It's a huge deal. A former 35 HR man plus a three time NL SB leader for a guy who almost won the batting title just two years ago.
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Spartans Rule
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Michael Bourn's .607 OPS this season is the best of the 3 players in that deal.
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Rangers just traded for Mike Napoli. Another head scratcher.
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Raider Nation
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Moreland platoon/depth? I can't imagine they're giving up anyone of consequence.
Billy Bats
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Olney: Since Tulowitzki trade, TOR's 1 to 4 hitters combined: 1.059 OPS, 14 HR, 39 RBI, all best in MLB. TOR has gained 4 1/2 games in standings
the moops
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Sox are picking up a bunch of his salary. TeX will give some ####ty ptbnl. More of a move to see what they have with Shaw at 1B and not have to bench Napoli.
Instinctive
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So many people clearing waivers. So much going on.
Long Ball Larry
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First-base ump in the KC-CHI game is Alfonso Marquez. Has a huge ####### cheek full of tobacco. I've never seen this before. Seems very strange to me.
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Strasburg seems OK...for now.
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Fightin' Prellers now 10 games adrift of the Cubs and WC2.
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Jackie Bradley Jr is one of the best CFs in baseball, I mean just fantastic. He runs down stuff most CFs wouldn't get close to and he's not even having to dive for plays others would be flopping around for. If he ever learns to hit some...
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gianmarco
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Hoos First
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Northern Voice
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Toronto was 8 games behind the Yankees 13 days ago. Now 1.5.
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the moops
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#### that guu
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Encyclopedia Brown
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Bubby Brister to Louis Lipps. Merrill Hoge busts one in.
pantagrapher
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James Shields clears waivers.
Wrigley
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Eephus
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Doctor Detroit
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All Padres and their families have been placed on waivers
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11 gb with 52 to go. If the Cubs stayed on their current pace, the Pads would need to go 40-10 to pass them.
Limp Ditka
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MLBN just mentioned a while ago that Cueto is something like 58-0 when staked to a 3 run lead
Is that good?
sports_fan
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Doctor Detroit
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I think what is even more entertaining than those tweets, is the fact that someone actually follows Ricky Ledee on Twitter.
Bogart
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He might just get one more if he keeps tweeting fun facts like that. I also wonder about different flavors of Wheat Thins.
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Bruce Dickinson
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Coming soon to a Facebook status near me.
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I always have hated Toronto, ever since I was a young lad.
Hard to root against them catching the Yankees though.
Plus some KC fan I know posted on twitter about Toronto attendance even though the team had just traded for Price. I reminded him that KC averaged 26th in MLB attendance for about nine years. Now everyone is a fan!
Hard to root against them catching the Yankees though.
Plus some KC fan I know posted on twitter about Toronto attendance even though the team had just traded for Price. I reminded him that KC averaged 26th in MLB attendance for about nine years. Now everyone is a fan!
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Cueto pitched the 9th, up 4-0, @ 105 pitches b/c olde-time baseball.
Bruce Dickinson
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It was the 32nd time since the start of the 2014 season that Cueto has thrown more than 105 pitches in an appearance. Surprised his arm hasn't fallen off.
Still a bit curious decision, given all the talk Yost has given the last few days about the importance of keeping the bullpen rested and ready for the postseason. It was why Holland didn't pitch yesterday in the 9th with a 1-run lead; Yost didn't want to use him three days in a row.
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Similarly, Williams let Gio Gonzalez pitch the 8th and get up to 117 pitches with an eight-run lead. He even got an AB in the 8th inning. According to Fangraphs' fancy-### box scores, the Dodgers has a 0.3% chance of winning when Gonzalez took the mound in the 8th.
Not complaining because Gio ov 5.5k cashed, but, wow.
Northern Voice
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Are there any studies showing there's actually a difference between 100 and 115 pitches or is it just our love of big round numbers?
I was listening to a podcast this week and it suggested mechanics start breaking down after about 70 pitches, should we start pulling guys after the 4th?
I was listening to a podcast this week and it suggested mechanics start breaking down after about 70 pitches, should we start pulling guys after the 4th?
There's a joke in there about Canada and the metric system, but I can't find it.
