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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:06:19 PM   
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Dodgers are 40-8 in their last 48.

One of the best runs EVER

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:10:58 PM   
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Holy crap batman
Dodgers are 40-8 in their last 48.

One of the best runs EVER



Reminds me of that phenomenal Big Red Machine stretch in the 70s.

Not sure if it was '75, but they won 108 games that year.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:11:59 PM   
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:12:03 PM   
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Holy crap batman
Dodgers are 40-8 in their last 48.

One of the best runs EVER



Reminds me of that phenomenal Big Red Machine stretch in the 70s.

Not sure if it was '75, but they won 108 games that year.


and the Tigers 35-5 start to the '84 season
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:13:22 PM   
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:13:45 PM   
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:14:28 PM   
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Still some of that grey matter up there disremebering things like that.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:16:50 PM   
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George Foster hits 52 dingers/149 RBI, SLG of .631 "Only" struck out 107 times, walked 61 times.

Serious numbers in that era.

3 year stretch 121/149/120 RBI's

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:17:45 PM   
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:19:22 PM   
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Phil Hughes needs a scenery change.

Would be a decent add to the MN rotation.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:20:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		Russell Martin was sure a key loss for NYY, and a HUGE pickup for the Pirates this year.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:20:25 PM   
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You are correct
Will be eaten alive soon
Needs OUT of NY

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:21:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		Oakland can sure pull guys out of the woodwork to contribute.

Some Dookie 6'8" first baseman has 4 RBI's for them today.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:22:54 PM   
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Oakland can sure pull guys out of the woodwork to contribute.

Some Dookie 6'8" first baseman has 4 RBI's for them today.

Brad Pitt is amazing .....

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:29:28 PM   
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What a wuss
You're not going to have too many opps, dude.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:36:56 PM   
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Someone overlooks play in a booth. Changes obvious screw-ups.
Yep, that'd be my choice too.
NHL does that with off-ice officials in Toronto.
It works most times.
Biggest reason is to avoid OBVIOUS blown calls.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:42:32 PM   
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/15/2013 4:44:46 PM   
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Atta boy Fargo.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/16/2013 5:10:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here's a quick peek at how some individual Twins players rank (in MLB) with their counterparts this month

* Justin Morneau - tied for first in most home runs (6), fourth in RBI (14), ninth in isolated power (.355)
* Oswaldo Arcia - second-highest strikeout rate (38.6%)
* Clete Thomas - sixth-highest strikeout rate (35.1%)
* Brian Dozier - ninth-highest WAR (0.9), highest WAR among 2B, tied for second-most 2B HR (3)
* Andrew Albers - lowest K/9 among qualified SP (2.1), third-lowest BB/9 (0.5), lowest BABIP (.113)
* Mike Pelfrey - second-highest BB/9 (5.8), ninth-highest xFIP (5.17)
* Jared Burton/Anthony Swarzak/Brian Duensing/Josh Roenicke - each among 45 relievers to not allow ER this month; Burton has a WHIP of 0.00

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/16/2013 6:25:27 AM   
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Here's a quick peek at how some individual Twins players rank (in MLB) with their counterparts this month

* Justin Morneau - tied for first in most home runs (6), fourth in RBI (14), ninth in isolated power (.355)
* Oswaldo Arcia - second-highest strikeout rate (38.6%)
* Clete Thomas - sixth-highest strikeout rate (35.1%)
* Brian Dozier - ninth-highest WAR (0.9), highest WAR among 2B, tied for second-most 2B HR (3)
* Andrew Albers - lowest K/9 among qualified SP (2.1), third-lowest BB/9 (0.5), lowest BABIP (.113)
* Mike Pelfrey - second-highest BB/9 (5.8), ninth-highest xFIP (5.17)
* Jared Burton/Anthony Swarzak/Brian Duensing/Josh Roenicke - each among 45 relievers to not allow ER this month; Burton has a WHIP of 0.00


That's why it's hard to get very excited about his hot start.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/16/2013 7:26:02 AM   
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1977

George Foster hits 52 dingers/149 RBI, SLG of .631 "Only" struck out 107 times, walked 61 times.

Serious numbers in that era.

3 year stretch 121/149/120 RBI's


And then on one hit 50 home runs in a seaon again until 1991.  A Few years later everyone was amazed when it seemed everyone was doing it. (except the Twins)

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/16/2013 8:15:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		"60 Minutes" has learned that members of New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez's inner circle in February obtained and leaked documents that implicated Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun as well as his own Yankees teammate, catcher Francisco Cervelli, in the doping scandal that has enveloped Major League Baseball.

In a statement to "60 Minutes," Rodriguez lawyer David Cornwell said, "The allegations are untrue and are another attempt to harm Alex -- this time by driving a wedge between Alex and other players in the game. While Alex focuses on baseball and repeatedly states that he is going to respect the appeal process, the drumbeat of false allegations continues."
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/16/2013 8:47:31 AM   
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As good as they've been, that's just plain weird.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/16/2013 9:28:58 AM   
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Red Sox are 0-14 on Aug 15 since '98
As good as they've been, that's just plain weird.


They're obviously still bummed about President Nixon completing the break from the gold standard by ending converability of the US dollar into gol by foreign investors on this date in 1971.
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/16/2013 9:52:29 AM   
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Red Sox are 0-14 on Aug 15 since '98
As good as they've been, that's just plain weird.


They're obviously still bummed about President Nixon completing the break from the gold standard by ending converability of the US dollar into gol by foreign investors on this date in 1971.


They took that pretty hard.
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