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Nah, the rumour according to Morisi, is they're trying to move Andrus. Yet, in this circumstance Profar or Odor make sense.

G-Snarls Cooperstown

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wow what a game by Kershaw!!! I wish I knew last night so I could have tuned in

 

Damn West coast though. I'm even further east so it's +4 hours. Pretty much never get to see Dodgers Giants or Mariners home games. (I'd add Padres but why would I want to watch those)

 

Awesome for Kershaw that it happened at home

 

Indisputably the best pitcher of this decade. Might as well just give him the NL Cy Young trophy now and let him keep it for the foreseeable future.

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For guy like kershaw is that the teams don't like to trade high ceiling arm for mid-rotation starter.

 

 

I want an ACE on my team (Sanchez, Norris, Hoffman, Osuna)

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Yeah as a casual... if you're a little older anyway... putting in a position player to pitch brings to mind Jose Canseco being brought in for that purpose and blowing out his shoulder. I think a lot of teams probably took note that day. It's one thing when it's a less preventable thing like a guy jumping onto home plate after a walk-off HR but in the case of bringing in a position player to pitch, you'd think you want to do that with one of your least valuable guys.
Maahfaace FCL Blue Jays

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Goodbye Gavin Floyd

 

That really sucks for Gavin if he needs TJ surgery again, he's such a good guy and a pretty decent pitcher when healthy. Braves just can't catch any luck, I think they already have 3 pitchers out with TJ surgery.

 

Looks like Alex Wood will be back up, I really like this kid and his herky jerky delivery.

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Dat command

 

isn't Ricky done for the year with knee surgery? I bet he hopes that solves his control issue's however unlikely

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isn't Ricky done for the year with knee surgery? I bet he hopes that solves his control issue's however unlikely

 

yeah, this video shows the pitch that apparently f***ed up his knee

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You mean Oakland's secret weapon Jeremy Brown (who got an entire chapter in Moneyball)? They featured such a clip in the movie.

 

Yeah that's the one. He wasn't very tall, but he tipped the scales quite a bit.

Orgfiller All-Star

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Nothing world-breaking: Jonathan Lucroy's good. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/bow-down-to-jonathan-lucroy/

 

Loved this quote from Lucroy in the article:

 

“A long time ago I had a hitting coach tell me that I needed to pull the ball more. That’s not what I do, and that messed me up. Once I got back to doing what I do — hitting line drives up the middle — everything else fell into place.

 

“(Pulling) is not who I am. I’ve been a line-drive hitter since I was in Little League. I’m not going to go up there and try to hit like Aramis Ramirez because that’s not what I do. You’ve just got to be who you are and try to stick to that approach and not try to do too much.”

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Who's that massive minor league 1b who fell down rounding 1b a few years ago on a HR that he didnt realize he hit? Those two could form a legit tag team.

 

Semi-related, go look up Walter Young. That guy shouldn't be in baseball (well he isn't anymore)

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Nothing world-breaking: Jonathan Lucroy's good. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/bow-down-to-jonathan-lucroy/

 

Loved this quote from Lucroy in the article:

 

“A long time ago I had a hitting coach tell me that I needed to pull the ball more. That’s not what I do, and that messed me up. Once I got back to doing what I do — hitting line drives up the middle — everything else fell into place.

 

“(Pulling) is not who I am. I’ve been a line-drive hitter since I was in Little League. I’m not going to go up there and try to hit like Aramis Ramirez because that’s not what I do. You’ve just got to be who you are and try to stick to that approach and not try to do too much.”

 

Love that.

G-Snarls Cooperstown

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Oakland and Boston tied 3-3 in the 7th

 

Tampa lost 3-1 to Houston

 

Yankees beat Orioles. Anything but a sweep in that series pls.

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Even if the Reds repeated their second inning and scored another 8-runs, and Toronto somehow got shut-out 16-0, it still wouldn't have been the worst Blue Jays performance of the day.

 

Ladies and gentlemen, meet your DSL Blue Jays:

 

http://i.gyazo.com/4ea6670d326eda121038d36b8ba5a9b0.png

 

http://i.gyazo.com/f99d2506326db02310aa0f11c1e7c4b2.png

http://i.gyazo.com/bad06b9f637741f788c55d2222b1f2d4.png

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I love how the Rockies are starting Christian Friedrich..... 26 years old and absolutely awful. Gotta love when these 1st round draft picks get way more rope then they deserve...
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Brandon Phillips signed a ball for, and took a selfie with, a Pirates fan who heckled him and Votto all game long. f***ing hilarious.

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2104000-reds-brandon-phillips-wins-battle-with-heckler-with-hilarious-message-on-ball?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial&hpt=hp_t2

 

Also:

 

Brandon Phillips signed a ball for, and took a selfie with, a Pirates fan who heckled him and Votto all game long. f***ing hilarious.

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2104000-reds-brandon-phillips-wins-battle-with-heckler-with-hilarious-message-on-ball?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial&hpt=hp_t2

 

Reported for Bleacher Report. But self-thanked for quoteception.

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