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I think this situation was more about Boras trying to gain additional leverage against the team and Harvey kind of got sucked into the whirlwind. Boras seems to like dramatic tactics and they don't always work out the way he thinks they will (in this case I think he was trying to insure a cash cow).
To any of these people that think Harvey isn't a competitor or isn't competitive, they don't know anything about Harvey, he is as competitive as it gets.Comment -
any books have odds on MVP still?
dont want to bet it but just wondering what odds Cutch is at now?Comment -
Alex Rodriguez hit #30 tonight in the Yankees 2-1 loss to Baltimore.
What a year A-Rod is having!
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Harvey got knocked around but the Mets still pulled it outComment -
A-Rod reaches 30 HRs for 15th year, ties Aaron
Yankees star Alex Rodriguez has reached 30 home runs for the 15th season, tying Hank Aaron's major league record.Comment -
Anyone find it hard to concentrate on fantasy baseball now that Football is startedComment -
Good start, but a choke against a playoff team.
Stephen Strasburg pitched excellently but lost to the Mets on Wednesday, allowing three runs while striking out 13 in 7 1/3 innings.
Strasburg's only mistake through the first seven innings resulted in a solo home run to Travis d'Arnaud in the second. The Mets rallied in the eighth as pinch-hitter Kelly Johnson launched a game-tying solo home run, and Curtis Granderson hit a one-out single to chase Strasburg from the game. He gave up five hits and a walk overall. The 13 strikeouts mark a season-high. He'll head into a road start against the Phillies next week with a 4.30 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a 111/22 K/BB ratio over 98 1/3 innings.Comment -
I think the Mets completely broke Drew Storen this week. Long double and then 3 walks yesterday and then a HR today. What a great series for the Mets.Comment -
Yoenis Cespedes, like he has at seemingly every moment since the Mets acquired him, came through with a huge hit Wednesday night. His two-run home run in the eighth inning broke a tie and made the difference in a 5-3 victory against the Nationals that secured a three-game sweep in a crucial series.
And, like he has done since opening day, Bryce Harper came through for the Nats; he hit a pair of homers, including a solo shot in the eighth, and drove in three runs.
But it was the Mets who improved to 78-61 and put the Nationals seven games back in the NL East with 22 games remaining for each team in the regular season. As great as Harper has been since day one, it's also fair to say that no other player has meant more to his team than Cespedes since he came to the Mets.
Check out Cespedes's tiebreaker:
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Just a hangman's hanger by Drew Storen of the Nats. Like it was on a tee. But lots of pitchers hang pitches; they don't always get knocked into the bullpen for a home run.
Here's Harper's first homer of the game, against Jacob deGrom:
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Harper has been the best player in the National League all season. He came into Wednesday leading in wins above replacement (via Baseball Reference) with 8.7. Zack Greinke (8.4) and Paul Goldschmidt (7.4) probably won't catch him. Cespedes's bWAR was 5.8 coming into Wednesday (though it was higher on Fangraphs) when you also take into account what he did with the Tigers before the trade. And, if you don't like WAR, Harper also leads the NL in batting average, home runs and RBIs. (OK, old-timer?)
But there are going to be arguments for Cespedes. The Mets improved to 25-11 since adding Cespedes just before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. He has 14 home runs and 36 RBIs for the Mets in that span. They've improved nine games in the standings since Cespedes got to the Big Apple.
This is not to say that Cespedes should be the NL MVP, but it's likely that he'll get a lot of support.
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Grienke for sure should be MVP. Very hard to have that kind of ERA in the MLB. Pitching at Dodger stadium does help thoughComment -
Harper should be the NL MVP, he's been the best player all season. Shouldn't get penalized for the rest of his team underachieving badly imo.Comment -
When John Lamb takes the mound tonight for the Reds.
They will have started a rookie pitcher in 41 straight games.
And will tie a mark set by 1902 Cardinals.Comment -
Thanks, Spoon! I can never keep track of all this stuff!
Ok, this is where I disagree with what the actual "MVP Award" means.
Is it the "Best Player" in the league?
Or is it the "Player Most Valuable" to his team getting to the postseason and beyond.
In my opinion, a player not playing in the postseason should not be awarded the League MVP.
Then again, just my opinion...
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I'm taking nothing away from Bryce Harper, he's had an outstanding year.
But there are other players that will be playing into November that are more deserving for the award...
If the Nationals make the postseason, then yes, Harper should be named MVP...Comment -
Nelson Cruz reached 40 home runs for the second straight season, Felix Hernandez pitched three-hit ball for eight innings and the Seattle Mariners downed the Texas Rangers 5-0 Thursday.
''Numbers are numbers. I like to just focus on games,'' said Cruz, who signed a four-year free agent contract during the offseason. ''What I like to do is help my team win games. They (homers) are going to come. At end of the season, you have time to realize what you did.''
The Rangers were shut out for the second straight day. Their lead for the second AL wild-card spot was cut to one game over idle Minnesota.
Texas missed a chance to gain on AL West-leading Houston and fell 2 1/2 games behind the idle Astros.
Cruz missed the previous six games because of a strained right quadriceps. He matched his career high for homers set last season with Baltimore, connecting for a two-run shot in a three-run seventh.
Hernandez (17-8) struck out eight and walked four. He tied Houston's Dallas Keuchel for the most victories in the AL.
''I had good mechanics today,'' said Hernandez, who was given an extra day of rest between starts. ''My fastball was good, my sinker was down. My changeup was down. Before it was not moving at all. Now it's down.''
Mitch Moreland, who had two hits for Texas, said Hernandez ''was on his game. When he is like that it is going to be tough.''
''He had everything working for him,'' he said. ''He was getting ahead, keeping the balls down, throwing every pitch for strikes. His off-speed was on. One of those days it's tough to stand in the box and battle with him when he is on like that.''
Derek Holland (3-2) worked seven innings, allowing all five runs and nine hits.
''I felt like I did a good job,'' Holland said, ''all the way until the last inning. I attacked the zone. The home run pitch to Cruz just came in across the plate. I thought I did a pretty good job of battling with Felix, but he had us under control.''
The Rangers were blanked in back-to-back games for the first time since July 2013 at Cleveland. They have been shut out four times on their 10-game road trip.
Cruz became the fourth different Mariners player to hit at least 40 home runs in a season. Ken Griffey Jr. did it six times and Alex Rodriguez and Jay Buhner had three each. Rodriguez was the last to do it with 41 in 2000.
It was Cruz's 14th home run this year at Safeco Field, the most in a season at the ballpark since Jose Lopez in 2008.
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Another start, another winless outing for Braves pitcher Shelby Miller. Miller has now gone 21 straight starts without a win, with his last win coming back on May 17.
On Thursday, Miller (5-14) allowed three runs on seven hits over six gutsy innings in the 7-2 loss to the Mets. Miller walked two and struck out five, throwing 71 of his 109 pitches for strikes.
Miller has now lost 13 consecutive starts, which ties a franchise record--and is the longest such streak in team history since 1935.
Despite the lack of wins, Miller has been one of the better pitchers in the National League this season. His 2.86 ERA currently ranks sixth in the league.Comment -
And the beat goes on for Shelby Miller, has there ever been a worse W/L record by a pitcher with a sub 3 ERA?Comment -
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Interesting point.Thanks, Spoon! I can never keep track of all this stuff!
Ok, this is where I disagree with what the actual "MVP Award" means.
Is it the "Best Player" in the league?
Or is it the "Player Most Valuable" to his team getting to the postseason and beyond.
In my opinion, a player not playing in the postseason should not be awarded the League MVP.
Then again, just my opinion...
Never thought of it that way before...Comment -
What a rough season it has been for Latos. I would by rooting for him more if he didn't diss Cincinnati on this way out.
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Friday that Mat Latos (neck) is improving and is still in the mix to be the team's fifth starter.
Things have not gone well for the veteran right-hander since being acquired by the Dodgers, as he boasts a 6.56 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 16/6 K/BB ratio over 23 1/3 innings in his five starts.Comment
