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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 7/27/2018 12:48:34 PM   
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So ... last night at Wrigley ...
a big iron bar falls off the scoreboard and NAILS a kid in the stands on the head
THE ONE KID in the place, who was WEARING A PLASTIC BUCKET on his head.
The plastic bucket saved him from serious injury or death.

I'm gonna quietly just leave this one here and slink away.
Cue the Rod Serling music.


It's fortuitous to be sure...but there is nothing divine or mystical about it. Superstition does not explain this away.

Kid was lucky, damn lucky.

How about religion?

Hogwash. Religion didn't have anything to do with it.

Religion is a form of Superstition.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 7/27/2018 1:03:37 PM   
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 7/27/2018 1:30:04 PM   
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So ... last night at Wrigley ...
a big iron bar falls off the scoreboard and NAILS a kid in the stands on the head
THE ONE KID in the place, who was WEARING A PLASTIC BUCKET on his head.
The plastic bucket saved him from serious injury or death.

I'm gonna quietly just leave this one here and slink away.
Cue the Rod Serling music.


It's fortuitous to be sure...but there is nothing divine or mystical about it. Superstition does not explain this away.

Kid was lucky, damn lucky.

How about religion?

Hogwash. Religion didn't have anything to do with it.

Religion is a form of Superstition.

Is that what the Catholics are teaching these days?

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 7/28/2018 10:39:31 PM   
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 7/28/2018 10:57:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think Scott mentioned it a week ago or so, Cleveland may be the biggest underachievers in the league.
On paper, that roster is amazing. The reality is they are 9 games above .500, in the very worst division in baseball.

We're 8 back and surrendering? Maneuvering for greatness in 2021 and beyond?

We're 6-3 against Cleveland, with 10 games left to play.

Has there ever been a better time for a flawed team to win a division?

No, we're building for tomorrow. Forget this easy piece of cheese sitting in front of us.
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 7/30/2018 8:29:43 AM   
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I'm very excited about the opportunity to watch Hamels give up bombs at Wrigley.

Amen brother
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 7/30/2018 8:30:37 AM   
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I think Scott mentioned it a week ago or so, Cleveland may be the biggest underachievers in the league.
On paper, that roster is amazing. The reality is they are 9 games above .500, in the very worst division in baseball.

We're 8 back and surrendering? Maneuvering for greatness in 2021 and beyond?

We're 6-3 against Cleveland, with 10 games left to play.

Has there ever been a better time for a flawed team to win a division?

No, we're building for tomorrow. Forget this easy piece of cheese sitting in front of us.

perfectly said

I have no clue what these clowns are thinking

it was there for us to at least learn how to compete late in the year
And they just threw in the towel.
Losers.
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 7/30/2018 8:35:00 AM   
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I think Scott mentioned it a week ago or so, Cleveland may be the biggest underachievers in the league.
On paper, that roster is amazing. The reality is they are 9 games above .500, in the very worst division in baseball.

We're 8 back and surrendering? Maneuvering for greatness in 2021 and beyond?

We're 6-3 against Cleveland, with 10 games left to play.

Has there ever been a better time for a flawed team to win a division?

No, we're building for tomorrow. Forget this easy piece of cheese sitting in front of us.

perfectly said

I have no clue what these clowns are thinking

it was there for us to at least learn how to compete late in the year
And they just threw in the towel.
Losers.


Spot on. Why? BS

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 7/30/2018 8:39:18 AM   
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 7/31/2018 4:56:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Red Sox announced that they’ve placed left-hander Chris Sale on the disabled list, retroactive to July 28, with mild inflammation in his pitching shoulder. The team recalled righty Brandon Workman from Triple-A Pawtucket to take Sale’s roster spot.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 7/31/2018 6:15:50 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Athletics announced that right-hander Daniel Gossett will undergo Tommy John surgery, thus ending his 2018 season and potentially causing him to sit out the entire 2019 campaign as well. Gossett, remarkably, becomes the fourth Athletics hurler to require Tommy John surgery in 2018 alone, joining teammates Jharel Cotton, Kendall Graveman and A.J. Puk in that most unwelcome distinction.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 7/31/2018 9:11:22 PM   
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Yowza

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/1/2018 8:36:02 AM   
SoMnFan


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I hear a position guy gave up 8 in the 8th
Probably should install a mercy rule at some point, esp as we head back to the Haves/Have-Nots way of life in MLB
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/1/2018 8:38:19 AM   
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Man, those are awful to sit thru
I hear a position guy gave up 8 in the 8th
Probably should install a mercy rule at some point, esp as we head back to the Haves/Have-Nots way of life in MLB



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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/1/2018 8:48:25 AM   
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Man, those are awful to sit thru
I hear a position guy gave up 8 in the 8th
Probably should install a mercy rule at some point, esp as we head back to the Haves/Have-Nots way of life in MLB



Ex star player Jose Reyes was the 8th inning pitcher.

Has fallen a long way from his Mets Glory Days

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/1/2018 10:54:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		Los Angeles Dodgers: A-plus. Once they landed Manny Machado, they clinched a perfect score here, because he was deemed by front offices everywhere -- from Philadelphia to the Bronx to Arizona to Milwaukee to L.A. -- as the one slam-dunk difference-making player, something the Dodgers are experiencing already. With Justin Turner out, Machado has moved to third base and is hitting .304 with a .500 slugging percentage, in keeping with his season-long performance. Even if the Dodgers fail to win the World Series, even if they fail to reach the postseason, the front office can know it turned over every rock to get better during the season, by landing Machado, second baseman Brian Dozier and reliever John Axford.
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/1/2018 10:55:12 AM   
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Fascinating concept
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/1/2018 10:56:23 AM   
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and if you believe that crap ........
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/1/2018 11:21:47 AM   
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But, but .... we're gonna kill em in 2024


and if you believe that crap ........



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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/1/2018 11:35:36 AM   
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25-1 lead for Nats over mets


Yowza

so then, get this ...
The NATS today DFA'ed reliever Kelley for flinging his glove to the ground after giving up a homer late in the 25-4 WIN
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/1/2018 11:36:40 AM   
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/1/2018 11:36:46 AM   
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25-1 lead for Nats over mets


Yowza

so then, get this ...
The NATS today DFA'ed reliever Kelley for flinging his glove to the ground after giving up a homer late in the 25-4 WIN

It was the most disgusting thing they've ever seen.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/1/2018 11:50:42 AM   
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25-1 lead for Nats over mets


Yowza

so then, get this ...
The NATS today DFA'ed reliever Kelley for flinging his glove to the ground after giving up a homer late in the 25-4 WIN



Awesome

Way to keep the momentum going after a big win.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/1/2018 12:03:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Nationals announced Wednesday that they have designated veteran righty Shawn Kelley for assignment. The club selected the contract of reliever Jimmy Cordero in a corresponding move.
This stunner of a move comes on the heels of a rollicking post-deadline victory that ended on a bit of a sour note. Kelley admitted that he “acted like a baby” in slamming his glove after giving up a home run in mop-up duty last night, but it was his evident glare into the dugout that seems to have caught the ire of the Nats’ brass.
Kelley, 34, had come up in some talks in the run-up to the trade deadline, though it seemed that the Nationals were more interested in moving salary than parting with the veteran reliever. Now, unless he’s traded or claimed, Kelley will collect the remainder of his $5.5MM salary (less any portion of the league-minimum if he clears waivers and signs elsewhere) and will be removed from a relief unit that also just parted ways with Brandon Kintzler.
There has been some chatter of late about supposed internal turmoil in D.C., though as ever it’s hard to know whether that’s mostly just reflective of frustrations with a season that has fallen shy of expectations. Still, this move certainly sends a message. After deciding to roll the dice on a turnaround, ownership and upper management obviously isn’t interested in further public displays of discord.
Of course, Kelley’s work on the hill is also a factor. He’s carrying a 3.34 ERA through 32 1/3 innings on the year, a vast improvement over his disastrous 2017 season, but is still surrendering nearly two home runs per nine innings. And though Kelley has a quality combination of 8.9 K/9 and 1.4 BB/9, his swinging-strike rate has plummeted to a 11.2% figure that sits well below his recent levels.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 8/1/2018 12:23:42 PM   
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The Nationals announced Wednesday that they have designated veteran righty Shawn Kelley for assignment. The club selected the contract of reliever Jimmy Cordero in a corresponding move.
This stunner of a move comes on the heels of a rollicking post-deadline victory that ended on a bit of a sour note. Kelley admitted that he “acted like a baby” in slamming his glove after giving up a home run in mop-up duty last night, but it was his evident glare into the dugout that seems to have caught the ire of the Nats’ brass.
Kelley, 34, had come up in some talks in the run-up to the trade deadline, though it seemed that the Nationals were more interested in moving salary than parting with the veteran reliever. Now, unless he’s traded or claimed, Kelley will collect the remainder of his $5.5MM salary (less any portion of the league-minimum if he clears waivers and signs elsewhere) and will be removed from a relief unit that also just parted ways with Brandon Kintzler.
There has been some chatter of late about supposed internal turmoil in D.C., though as ever it’s hard to know whether that’s mostly just reflective of frustrations with a season that has fallen shy of expectations. Still, this move certainly sends a message. After deciding to roll the dice on a turnaround, ownership and upper management obviously isn’t interested in further public displays of discord.
Of course, Kelley’s work on the hill is also a factor. He’s carrying a 3.34 ERA through 32 1/3 innings on the year, a vast improvement over his disastrous 2017 season, but is still surrendering nearly two home runs per nine innings. And though Kelley has a quality combination of 8.9 K/9 and 1.4 BB/9, his swinging-strike rate has plummeted to a 11.2% figure that sits well below his recent levels.

Why in the hell would you slam your glove to the ground when you are up 25-4?

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