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Laika Cooperstown

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Derek Norris 2/2 with 2 bombs tonight. He's pissed off I guess.

 

Just abusing those baseballs

Abomination Buffalo Bisons

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Just 8,971 to watch the Rays beat the White Sox... where are the fans in Tampa? The team's contening--yet they're being avoided like the plague.

 

They really need to move one of the Florida teams, and since one has a newer stadium, it should probably be the Rays. Both have horrible attendance though.

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They really should use this as motivation to change back to the Spiders. They currently have the ugliest uniforms in baseball and being named "Indians" is pretty lame. Spiders are way cooler than Indians.

 

A rebranding (with a name change) with the Cavs Gold, Navy and Wine colour scheme would not be very "spider" but it would sell well IMO.

Maahfaace FCL Blue Jays

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They really should use this as motivation to change back to the Spiders. They currently have the ugliest uniforms in baseball and being named "Indians" is pretty lame. Spiders are way cooler than Indians.

 

I love the chief wahoo logo, reminds of the movie Major League, good times.

G-Snarls Cooperstown

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They really need to move one of the Florida teams, and since one has a newer stadium, it should probably be the Rays. Both have horrible attendance though.

 

Miami has a better chance of producing crowds when they're good again at least

 

Tampa has shown attendance sucks even when they're good

Bobthe4th Toronto Blue Jays

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Price will no longer be answering personal questions, will only talk to the media on days he pitches, and feels the Boston media have been overly harsh.

 

I don't really know what he was expecting - he hasn't yet been as good as anticipated, he's on a very expensive contract, and Boston is a major market where scrutiny is always going to be high for sports stars.

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Price will no longer be answering personal questions, will only talk to the media on days he pitches, and feels the Boston media have been overly harsh.

 

I don't really know what he was expecting - he hasn't yet been as good as anticipated, he's on a very expensive contract, and Boston is a major market where scrutiny is always going to be high for sports stars.

 

What he did last year is exactly what they should have expected.

G-Snarls Cooperstown

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Price will no longer be answering personal questions, will only talk to the media on days he pitches, and feels the Boston media have been overly harsh.

 

I don't really know what he was expecting - he hasn't yet been as good as anticipated, he's on a very expensive contract, and Boston is a major market where scrutiny is always going to be high for sports stars.

 

Maybe Boston outbid everyone by 30 or 40M

 

But it does seem like he made a poor choice for himself otherwise

 

He doesn't seem to cope well with so much fan and media scutiny and he picked one of the two roughest places to play and in the toughest division to boot

G-Snarls Cooperstown

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What he did last year is exactly what they should have expected.

 

230 IP 3.6 FIP and 4.5 WAR overall

 

Ain't nothing wrong with that

 

(Got rocked in his one post season start though and if i was being facetious I'd say "also as expected")

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I haven't been paying attention to the Red Sox a lot but damn, Mookie Betts is hitting only .260?

 

I think the Red Sox are a big danger down the stretch though.

G-Snarls Cooperstown

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I haven't been paying attention to the Red Sox a lot but damn, Mookie Betts is hitting only .260?

 

I think the Red Sox are a big danger down the stretch though.

 

Me too, but the Yankees still look like the better team (I didn't think so in March but I sure do now)

Spanky__99 FCL Blue Jays

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Me too, but the Yankees still look like the better team (I didn't think so in March but I sure do now)

 

They have Bird coming back soon, too.

G-Snarls Cooperstown

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That should help Scranton Wilkes-Barre immensely

 

My son and I are huge fans of The Office

 

Love that the Yankees AAA team is in Scranton

G-Snarls Cooperstown

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Crazy how much better the SP is too. Tanaka is the wildcard

 

Yeah

 

I'm less convinced in the SP department

 

Seems close

 

And Sale is the best starter in the AL East

Laika Cooperstown

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http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/cubs-luke-heimlich-off-draft-board-sex-offender-news/374743

 

Where was this kid supposed to go in the draft? Seems un-Cubs like to take him off their draft board if he's a top talent that might fall because of this.

 

He actually seems like a great prospect. Seems like a 2nd round talent, maybe 1st. Teams love lefties with command and broad stuff.

 

Heimlich is listed at 6-1, 197, a left-handed hitter and thrower born February 3rd, 1996. His fastball has ticked up since high school, increasing from 85-88 then up to 89-92 now, with occasional touches at 93-94. The pitch plays up due to his sharp command and contrast with his secondary pitches.

 

The change-up was his best pitch two years ago but he’s since refined his curveball, to the point that some scouts like it better than the change. He throws all three pitches for quality strikes, maintains his mechanics well, and has a good health record.

 

He hasn’t given up a home run this year and has been touched for long balls only four times in his entire college career.

 

Heimlich showed above-average command of his three-pitch mix, working both sides of the plate, changing speeds and sequence while retiring the first eleven batters. His fastball (88-to-90 mph (T92) held velocity throughout the start working with late arm-side tail and some occasional cut action to the glove side. The changeup (76-to-79 mph) was deceptive, coming with the same arm speed as the fastball, allowing Heimlich to pull the string and have it dive under the bat path. The curveball became a more prominent secondary the second and third time through the lineup, with tight 1-to-7 shape, tight spin, and sharp downer action. He threw both off-speed pitches to hitters on either side of the plate and in any count for strikes.
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He actually seems like a great prospect. Seems like a 2nd round talent, maybe 1st. Teams love lefties with command and broad stuff.

 

Yeah, from what I'm reading he's probably a top-50 pick if this doesn't break. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Twitter seems generally outraged at the idea of him ever playing again, but you have to think some team will see this as an opportunity, especially if he starts slipping down the board. Probably signable for well under slot too.

Laika Cooperstown

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Yeah, from what I'm reading he's probably a top-50 pick if this doesn't break. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Twitter seems generally outraged at the idea of him ever playing again, but you have to think some team will see this as an opportunity, especially if he starts slipping down the board. Probably signable for well under slot too.

 

The Jays pick:

 

22, 28, 61, 99 (then +30 repeated).

 

Just based on talent, I'm not sure if he would be that exciting at 61, unless they think he can add velocity. Maybe if he tumbles to 99.

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