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08-25-2024 , 05:17 PM

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Cycle watch in Philly. Stubbs hitting for the cycle 10 days apart would be wild.

KC used a position player in the 9th to pitch and he didn't throw a pitch over 57 MPH. I guess he made sure to plunk Stubbs so he couldn't hit for the cycle lol.

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08-25-2024 , 06:47 PM

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KC used a position player in the 9th to pitch and he didn't throw a pitch over 57 MPH. I guess he made sure to plunk Stubbs so he couldn't hit for the cycle lol.

He's no JT Realmuto.

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08-25-2024 , 10:23 PM

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Congrats to the White Sox for hitting 100 losses before the end of August.

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08-25-2024 , 11:41 PM

#955

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The Astros are the worst good team in a few seasons.

New power raniking.

Phils-rotation that can actually win in the postseason
Indians- balanced(based? Idk)
Padres maybe
Yankees, Doyer,O's, brew all have shite pitching.
Royals probably sneak in there to take it all just to piss me off.

Yes, I misspelled raniking.

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08-26-2024 , 12:14 AM

#956

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Phils bullpen is the most rested, no? Their starters are going 6+ more than anyone, IIRC.

I still favor the Yankees and Dodgers for power, but those bullpens aren't imposing anymore.

I think CLE wins another pennant because of their bullpen. They don't have much power, but they don't strike out. They're the pesky team that could go on a run. much more so than the Padres.

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08-26-2024 , 03:10 AM

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Judge has a 1.201 OPS now.

.333/.465/.736 with 51 HR and 122 RBI. There are 31 more games.

This is actually the greatest season ever by a right-handed batter in history, and it's not even close.

He has a 223 wRC+.

Only Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds have had full seasons with higher.

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08-26-2024 , 06:57 PM

#958

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MLB RHBs, career wRC+

1. Judge, 173
2. Horsby, 170
3. Trout, 169
4. McGwire, 157
5. Foxx, 156

The 27-point gap between Aaron Judge and Jimmie Foxx is the gap between Foxx and Moises Alou.

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08-26-2024 , 07:03 PM

#959

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1. Judge, 173
5. Foxx, 156

The 27-point gap .

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08-26-2024 , 07:26 PM

#960

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When did Realmuto get slid to the 7 hole? Credit to Girardi for not just leaving the big name in cleanup.

Spoiler:

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08-26-2024 , 08:06 PM

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It's been 13 years since the Phils traded Jon Singleton to Houston? I thought Houston won the Pence trade even though none of those prospects panned out.

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08-26-2024 , 08:16 PM

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remember singleton being a huge prospect

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08-26-2024 , 08:23 PM

#963

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remember singleton being a huge prospect

Domingo Santana was the PTBNL. He was probably the better prospect, but Singleton was good before he was suspended for a positive THC drug test.

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08-26-2024 , 09:22 PM

#964

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Because I got high
Because I got high
Because I got high

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08-26-2024 , 09:23 PM

#965

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Santana always seemed like he had the talent to be special. Deeply frustrating

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08-27-2024 , 03:32 AM

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Congrats to the White Sox for hitting 100 losses before the end of August.

A team that you can predict losses is just as good as a team that you can predict wins.

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08-27-2024 , 02:11 PM

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I'm sure some of you have already beat off to the article, but still a cool read. I would not have pulled Rich Aurilia in a trivia contest. There's more stat stuff, but I don't steal from writers' nut.

Roger Maris (61) and Mickey Mantle (54), 1961 Yankees: 115
Babe Ruth (60) and Lou Gehrig (47), 1927 Yankees: 107
Barry Bonds (73) Rich Aurilia (37), 2001 Giants: 110
Mark McGwire (70) and Ray Lankford (31), 1998 Cardinals: 101
Alex Rodriguez (57) and Rafael Palmeiro (43), 2002 Rangers: 100

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/w...ly-great-year/

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08-27-2024 , 03:14 PM

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#969

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Lankford hitting that many HRs is further confirmation of juiced balls / massive roiding in that era.

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08-27-2024 , 09:56 PM

#970

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Gerritt Cole is the most overrated pitcher in the entire league.

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08-27-2024 , 11:24 PM

#971

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Apparently, barrel rates only matter if the bat hits the ball

Signed,
The Seattle Mariners

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08-27-2024 , 11:30 PM

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The Dbacks paid $15M for 13.8 WAR across 6 years ($1.1M per bWAR)
The Nationals paid $144M for 1.4 WAR across 6 years ($102.9M per bWAR)

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08-27-2024 , 11:34 PM

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Looks like the Nationals were betting KK into trup QQ.

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08-28-2024 , 12:44 AM

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Looks like the Nationals were betting KK into trup QQ.

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08-28-2024 , 02:17 AM

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*stros adding Jayson Heyward. Whatever, Kyle Tucker got abducted by aliens in June after fouling a ball off his shin. Zero chance you baseball dorks could name the Astros 12 offensive players.

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