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BlueJayWay Draft Eligible

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Yep. AL East is the big boy division, as much now as ever.

 

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN Run differential, by division: 1. AL East 144, 2. NL Central 117, 3. AL Central 17, 4. NL West -86, 5. AL West -99, 6. NL East -113

Beastly.

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wilko

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Oh boy...

 

 

Just retire Manny. Jesus.

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Laika

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Twins give Mo a rocking chair made out of bats that he destroyed

 

http://i.imgur.com/xNCNvq0.jpg

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G-Snarls

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Twins give Mo a rocking chair made out of bats that he destroyed

 

http://i.imgur.com/xNCNvq0.jpg

 

That's awesome. Hahahaha. :)

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Everyone needs to go to mlb.com to see the Astros' Chris Carter's two monster shots tonight - the second one is nuts.

 

Holy crap

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His 3-run HR was nuts.

I don't know if it's the broadcasting team's equipment, but you can really hear the sound

off his bat in the replays well.

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Lol why is a Yankee troll here at this time? But I'll humour you.

 

Pedroia has been a better fielder and baserunner with a similar WRC+ than Cano. Kipnis has been the best offensive 2B in the AL but is a below average fielder. Cano has been the 3rd best 2B in the AL.

 

I cannot get behind anything positive about Pedroia. Please rethink your life asap!

 

(Also, though I didn't vote this year, I just vote straight Jays on my ballots to try and erase 25 ballots that are straight Yankees/Sox...)

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I cannot get behind anything positive about Pedroia.

 

I totally share your (completely irrational) dislike of Dustin Pedroia. I don't know why I dislike him so much. Partly because he kills the Jays, sure, but then so do other guys like Cano and Longoria and I seem to like those guys just fine. I hate the Red Sox but its not just that. Pedroia is scrappy. He's little. He's ugly. But he's not a douche or anything, he's just a really really good player. He would be awesome on the Jays. So why do we dislike him so much?!?!?!

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I totally share your (completely irrational) dislike of Dustin Pedroia. I don't know why I dislike him so much. Partly because he kills the Jays, sure, but then so do other guys like Cano and Longoria and I seem to like those guys just fine. I hate the Red Sox but its not just that. Pedroia is scrappy. He's little. He's ugly. But he's not a douche or anything, he's just a really really good player. He would be awesome on the Jays. So why do we dislike him so much?!?!?!

 

He comes off as a bit of an obnoxious dick on field. Longoria and Cano both seem like they'd be decent guys, Pedroia seems like you'd be trying to avoid eye contact with him if you were playing first and he hit a single.

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He comes off as a bit of an obnoxious dick on field. Longoria and Cano both seem like they'd be decent guys, Pedroia seems like you'd be trying to avoid eye contact with him if you were playing first and he hit a single.

 

Perhaps. The fact that he's so buddy-buddy with John Farrell doesn't help either.

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Lol why is a Yankee troll here at this time? But I'll humour you.

 

Pedroia has been a better fielder and baserunner with a similar WRC+ than Cano. Kipnis has been the best offensive 2B in the AL but is a below average fielder. Cano has been the 3rd best 2B in the AL.

 

Yes, because casual fans usually look at questionable Sabermetrics like fielding and Baserunning.....*Bitch please*...

 

90% of baseball fans would rather see the smooth Cano with the big numbers in 2nd than the scrappy Pedroia. Is one of the reasons why Gardner may never make the allstar game despite being a stud at his position.

 

You get players to the allstar game to see them hit and not to see them run on the base-paths or get to a couple of ground-balls...which Cano is already excellent and smooth at.

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"1. Superior Power and Production

Yes, I've heard that chicks aren't digging the long ball quite like they used to, but the difference between Cano and Pedroia's home run total is too great to ignore.

Cano has hit 20 home runs, tied for 5th in the American League, while Pedroia has only managed five. Cano has also driven in more runs (54 RBI) than Pedroia (47) and has a much higher OPS, .908 to Pedroia's .846.

Pedroia may have the higher batting average and OBP, but his power numbers just can't compete with Cano's.

 

2. Less Lineup Protection

Dustin Pedroia has one of the most feared hitters in the league, David Ortiz, batting behind him in the Red Sox's lineup.

Last time I checked, Vernon Wells and Travis Hafner weren't exactly striking fear into the hearts of opposing pitchers. Yet, these are the guys that are "protection" for Cano in the feeble Yankees' lineup.

This means that Pedroia has been getting to see much better pitches than Cano, yet Cano is still producing more than Pedroia.

 

3. Greater Pressure to Perform

The weight of the Evil Empire rests on the shoulders of one man and one man only. And that man is Robinson Cano.

Coming into the 2013 season, every Yankees fan knew that if Cano didn't perform, neither would the Yankees. But Cano has met, and possibly exceeded, expectations. And he is the biggest reason this Yankees' offense can do anything.

Dustin Pedroia doesn't have these expectations. If he weren't performing, the Red Sox would most likely still be a first-place team. Without Cano, the Yankees would be in dead last.

Robinson Cano was expected to carry this Yankees' offense, and he's delivered."

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Yes, because casual fans usually look at questionable Sabermetrics like fielding and Baserunning.....*Bitch please*...

 

90% of baseball fans would rather see the smooth Cano with the big numbers in 2nd than the scrappy Pedroia. Is one of the reasons why Gardner may never make the allstar game despite being a stud at his position.

 

You get players to the allstar game to see them hit and not to see them run on the base-paths or get to a couple of ground-balls...which Cano is already excellent and smooth at.

 

And this has what to do whith JFaS justifying his picks?

Deadpool Buffalo Bisons

Deadpool

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Jose Quintana is having a hell of a game for the ChiSox against the O's... So far 7IP 2H 0R 1BB 11Ks. Up 2-0

 

I was really debating not starting him on my fantasy team today too... Glad I did!

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Everyone needs to go to mlb.com to see the Astros' Chris Carter's two monster shots tonight - the second one is nuts.

 

Holy crap

 

Man, I was trying to think, "This announcer sounds familiar."

Deadpool Buffalo Bisons

Deadpool

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Jose Quintana is having a hell of a game for the ChiSox against the O's... So far 7IP 2H 0R 1BB 11Ks. Up 2-0

 

I was really debating not starting him on my fantasy team today too... Glad I did!

 

Aaand the bullpen (and a nice Adam Dunn error, does that guy even like baseball?) blows the lead.

Deadpool Buffalo Bisons

Deadpool

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jinxed this s*** mofo! lol

 

At least the O's still lost, I got a great fantasy outing from a pitcher, just missing the W (I'm already winning that category this week :P )

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