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BSF21 wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:55 amAnd no bullshit, I thought for sure he'd stay. Even take a lesser deal to stay in Boston.
Following in that long tradition of black players taking less to stay in Fenway.
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A_B wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:33 am The worst part about the Reds having even an inkling of a chance of postseason is that I have to hope that the Pirates play well and knock off some of these central teams, too. After the Reds sweep the Cubs this weekend it's gonna be a tight one til the end of the season.
Wood, Bauer, Gray and Castillo lined up for the weekend. Been a few years since they've had a core four to the starting staff with that kind of pedigree.
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Well, after a strong July, the Giants seem to be reverting back to what we knew they were back in June.

And, of course they didn't make any moves for the future.
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mister d wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:06 am
BSF21 wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:55 amAnd no bullshit, I thought for sure he'd stay. Even take a lesser deal to stay in Boston.
Following in that long tradition of black players taking less to stay in Fenway.
Betts breaks the $400m barrier or he's gone. He's already won a ring in that bastion of free will anyway.
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Eh, Yankees can’t pay a 2B $400MM.
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mister d wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:51 pm Eh, Yankees can’t pay a 2B $400MM.
If Cashman didn’t get duped into taking Stanton they would.
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I still have the Mets @ 25-1 from the start of the season to win the World Series. They are on fire right now.
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degenerasian wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:43 am I still have the Mets @ 25-1 from the start of the season to win the World Series. They are on fire right now.
I want you to win that money! And beat the Yankees in the series! (Nothing against the Yankees, but it would make all the baseball intelligentsia throw up in their collective mouths.)
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sancarlos wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:36 am
degenerasian wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:43 am I still have the Mets @ 25-1 from the start of the season to win the World Series. They are on fire right now.
I want you to win that money! And beat the Yankees in the series! (Nothing against the Yankees, but it would make all the baseball intelligentsia throw up in their collective mouths.)
I can’t believe the Mets were only 25-1 to start the year. That’s a good example of why you almost always get terrible futures odds betting on big market teams.
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Joe K wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2019 10:19 am
sancarlos wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:36 am
degenerasian wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:43 am I still have the Mets @ 25-1 from the start of the season to win the World Series. They are on fire right now.
I want you to win that money! And beat the Yankees in the series! (Nothing against the Yankees, but it would make all the baseball intelligentsia throw up in their collective mouths.)
I can’t believe the Mets were only 25-1 to start the year. That’s a good example of why you almost always get terrible futures odds betting on big market teams.
There are a lot of bad teams in baseball. Here were the opening day odds.
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Ok. 3 out of 4 then.
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Pretty sure I know one of the guys who was just tussling for the eugenio Suarez home run ball just now. He didn’t end up with but still looked happy. I think they knew each other.
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This Aquino guy is ‘aight.
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tennbengal wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:41 pm This Aquino guy is ‘aight.
Dude. I reckon so.
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The Tigers have now won consecutive games for the first time since winning three in a row to end May. It is also marks their first consecutive home wins since sweeping their home-opening series of three games from the Royals from Apr 4-7. They were 7-3 after that sweep and are 28-75 since, including 13-39 at home (and actually 12-38 in their last 50 at Comerica).

They are 9-5 on the season against KC, including 5-0 at home. Against everyone else, 26-73 overall and 11-39 at home.
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A_B wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:19 pm Pretty sure I know one of the guys who was just tussling for the eugenio Suarez home run ball just now. He didn’t end up with but still looked happy. I think they knew each other.


I think the guy in the jersey behind the guy that ended up with is the guy I had some classes with. Not positive on second viewing.
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A_B wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:52 pm
tennbengal wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:41 pm This Aquino guy is ‘aight.
Dude. I reckon so.
For fucks sake.
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Well fucking hell
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And they walk him in fourth at bat.
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Pretty pretty pretty ‘aight.
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Gehrig faced Cleveland 23 times in 1936, the Yankees have played Baltimore 17 times so far this year (Torres has started 15). Torres is better than Gehrig.
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Boring. I am only here for Aquino talk.
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tennbengal wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 9:39 am Boring. I am only here for Aquino talk.
He’s named after the first Kentucky Derby winner so of course he’s a stud.


(I doubt that is what he is named for)
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mister d wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 9:50 am K
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Yawn. Maas never hit 8 dingers in 11 games to start his career.
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Also, Aquino maybe is going the full Bautista, and I am here for it.
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The swing revamp is insane. I'd definitely be more confident here than generic mechanical tweaks or "seeing the ball better" or BSOML.
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mister d wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:13 pm The swing revamp is insane. I'd definitely be more confident here than generic mechanical tweaks or "seeing the ball better" or BSOML.
I am SO used to seeing this with guys who leave the Reds, not them actually try and fix something with a player still here. Hell, he was even cut off the 40 man this last off-season, went unclaimed and re-signed. So he's kinda maybe like Encarnacion too, who found it after being cut. Dunno. Just enjoying the hell out of the ride. He always had MASSIVE power potential in the minors, but never came close to unlocking the rest of it in terms of a decent plate approach as he climbed the ladder. Funny thing was, all the scouting on him was that he was a studious hitter and eager to learn. So maybe they finally got the right coach with him. Baseball is a weird game, man.
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tennbengal wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:33 pm
mister d wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:13 pm The swing revamp is insane. I'd definitely be more confident here than generic mechanical tweaks or "seeing the ball better" or BSOML.
I am SO used to seeing this with guys who leave the Reds, not them actually try and fix something with a player still here. Hell, he was even cut off the 40 man this last off-season, went unclaimed and re-signed. So he's kinda maybe like Encarnacion too, who found it after being cut. Dunno. Just enjoying the hell out of the ride. He always had MASSIVE power potential in the minors, but never came close to unlocking the rest of it in terms of a decent plate approach as he climbed the ladder. Funny thing was, all the scouting on him was that he was a studious hitter and eager to learn. So maybe they finally got the right coach with him. Baseball is a weird game, man.
The article I saw said this spring training he got some pointers, the main one being that open stance to start with. ANd he crushed in Louisville this season.
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A_B wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:36 pm
tennbengal wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:33 pm
mister d wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:13 pm The swing revamp is insane. I'd definitely be more confident here than generic mechanical tweaks or "seeing the ball better" or BSOML.
I am SO used to seeing this with guys who leave the Reds, not them actually try and fix something with a player still here. Hell, he was even cut off the 40 man this last off-season, went unclaimed and re-signed. So he's kinda maybe like Encarnacion too, who found it after being cut. Dunno. Just enjoying the hell out of the ride. He always had MASSIVE power potential in the minors, but never came close to unlocking the rest of it in terms of a decent plate approach as he climbed the ladder. Funny thing was, all the scouting on him was that he was a studious hitter and eager to learn. So maybe they finally got the right coach with him. Baseball is a weird game, man.
The article I saw said this spring training he got some pointers, the main one being that open stance to start with. ANd he crushed in Louisville this season.
Yes, he clearly got some massive coaching on a swing change this spring. No question. My point above that it was better late than never and that it is unusual that the Reds have coaches who will do this - usually guys have to leave the Reds to undergo swing changes that save their careers (Encarnacion, Justin Turner)
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Ahem. Aquino. And what not.
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Had Sportscenter on this morning, and a scroll across the bottom said "Bichette's 2 HR not enough as Dodgers Beat jays".


Dodgers won 16-3.
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A_B wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:34 am Had Sportscenter on this morning, and a scroll across the bottom said "Bichette's 2 HR not enough as Dodgers Beat jays".


Dodgers won 16-3.
Why didn't he hit 14 more and close the gap, huh?
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tennbengal wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:42 am
A_B wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:34 am Had Sportscenter on this morning, and a scroll across the bottom said "Bichette's 2 HR not enough as Dodgers Beat jays".


Dodgers won 16-3.
Why didn't he hit 14 more and close the gap, huh?
Well, he's no Aquino.

And it's not like there wasn't another, much better storyline in the game when Kershaw passed Koufax as winningest Dodger lefty. Just very weird.
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Astros favored by largest margin in any baseball game for at least the last 15 years tonight.
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A_B wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:43 am
tennbengal wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:42 am
A_B wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:34 am Had Sportscenter on this morning, and a scroll across the bottom said "Bichette's 2 HR not enough as Dodgers Beat jays".


Dodgers won 16-3.
Why didn't he hit 14 more and close the gap, huh?
Well, he's no Aquino.

And it's not like there wasn't another, much better storyline in the game when Kershaw passed Koufax as winningest Dodger lefty. Just very weird.
Maybe Bichette's mom writes the news crawl.
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brian wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:32 am Astros favored by largest margin in any baseball game for at least the last 15 years tonight.
Biggest upset in MLB history!
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You are not allowed to experience tigers joy at this point in the season. But surely you put ten bucks on your boys.
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