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  • BarkingToad
    SBR Hall of Famer
    • 08-31-08
    • 5913

    #2276
    None of the teams in NL wildcard race want to win.
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    • JAKEPEAVY21
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      • 03-11-11
      • 29288

      #2277
      done with baseball, full slate of college football today
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      • Cross
        SBR Hall of Famer
        • 04-15-11
        • 5777

        #2278
        Cheers to that peavy, so pumped!!
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        • Chi_archie
          SBR Aristocracy
          • 07-22-08
          • 63167

          #2279
          Originally posted by koz-man
          Lester loses no-hitter due to Pence homer

          Jon Lester had not given up a hit or run through 6.2 innings, but all that changed when Hunter Pence hit a solo home run to cut the Cubs' lead to 2-1
          how many pitches did he throw?
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          • koz-man
            SBR Hall of Famer
            • 11-21-08
            • 7102

            #2280
            Boston Red Sox
            Price
            (W, 14-8)
            7.0 4 2 2 3 7 0 101-63 3.92
            Kelly 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17-12 7.33
            Scott 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16-12 0.00
            PITCHING
            First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Price 17/27; Kelly 3/4; Scott 4/4
            Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Price 18-7-24-14; Kelly 3-4-3-2; Scott 2-5-3-2
            Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Price 6-8; Kelly 0-1; Scott 0-1
            Game Scores: D Price 65
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            • El Nino
              SBR Posting Legend
              • 05-03-12
              • 18426

              #2281
              Originally posted by JAKEPEAVY21
              done with baseball, full slate of college football today
              Yep. Need to FF to the playoffs. I've been over this season for months now.
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              • Fire in da hole
                SBR Hall of Famer
                • 09-29-10
                • 6262

                #2282
                Originally posted by JAKEPEAVY21
                done with baseball, full slate of college football today
                I hear you on that one, its hard to check my fantasy baseball team and look for match-ups.
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                • mr. leisure
                  SBR Posting Legend
                  • 01-29-08
                  • 17507

                  #2283
                  It was fun watching College football all day .
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                  • EmpireMaker
                    SBR Posting Legend
                    • 06-18-09
                    • 15580

                    #2284
                    Originally posted by Chi_archie
                    how many pitches did he throw?
                    J. Lester 9.0 IP, ER, 4 K, 2 BB, 102 P
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                    • El Nino
                      SBR Posting Legend
                      • 05-03-12
                      • 18426

                      #2285
                      Originally posted by mr. leisure
                      It was fun watching College football all day .
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                      • JAKEPEAVY21
                        BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                        • 03-11-11
                        • 29288

                        #2286
                        Originally posted by mr. leisure
                        It was fun watching College football all day .
                        yes sir even though I got slaughtered lol
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                        • koz-man
                          SBR Hall of Famer
                          • 11-21-08
                          • 7102

                          #2287
                          Yankees manager Joe Girardi is not starting Didi Gregorius because his right arm is sore after being hit twice the last few days.
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                          • koz-man
                            SBR Hall of Famer
                            • 11-21-08
                            • 7102

                            #2288
                            Albert Pujols: 2 HR, 587 and 588th career HR...the 587th passes Frank Robinson for 9th all-time
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                            • LT Profits
                              SBR Aristocracy
                              • 10-27-06
                              • 90963

                              #2289
                              Originally posted by koz-man
                              Yankees manager Joe Girardi is not starting Didi Gregorius because his right arm is sore after being hit twice the last few days.
                              Yankees resting a bunch of starters Sunday. I guess they gave up on playoff chase.
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                              • Andy117
                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                • 02-07-10
                                • 9511

                                #2290
                                Originally posted by LT Profits
                                Yankees resting a bunch of starters Sunday. I guess they gave up on playoff chase.
                                Elsbury stinks, Gregorius was banged up and realistically they gave up on the race over a month ago. They'd probably tell you they're surprised it is this close.
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                                • Cross
                                  SBR Hall of Famer
                                  • 04-15-11
                                  • 5777

                                  #2291
                                  Threw my whole bankroll on bama ml, always a fun ride!
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                                  • mr. leisure
                                    SBR Posting Legend
                                    • 01-29-08
                                    • 17507

                                    #2292
                                    Originally posted by koz-man
                                    Albert Pujols: 2 HR, 587 and 588th career HR...the 587th passes Frank Robinson for 9th all-time
                                    Another HR for Albert today

                                    29th of the year
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                                    • BarkingToad
                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                      • 08-31-08
                                      • 5913

                                      #2293
                                      Originally posted by mr. leisure
                                      Another HR for Albert today

                                      29th of the year
                                      Only 174 more for the all time record
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                                      • EmpireMaker
                                        SBR Posting Legend
                                        • 06-18-09
                                        • 15580

                                        #2294
                                        The Mets felt comfortable in letting Daniel Murphy go in free agency for several reasons, a decision that ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin notes is certainly worth second-guessing given Murphy’s huge season with the Nationals. Perhaps the biggest factor for the Mets was their belief that Murphy could deliver a good average but little else. Murphy, of course, has contributed 25 homers and a .340/.383/.593 slash line, pretty resounding the Mets’ criticisms about his lack of power or plate discipline. (He has also been above average on the basepaths, as per Fangraphs’ baserunning metric.) Murphy is looking like a bargain signing for the Nats while second base is a question mark for the Mets heading into 2017.
                                        Here’s some more from around baseball…
                                        • For now, “the most logical scenario” between the Royals and Edinson Volquez is that the club will issue Volquez a qualifying offer that the righty will decline in search of a multi-year contract elsewhere, Rustin Dodd of the Kansas City Star writes as part of a reader mailbag piece. It may seem odd that the Royals would risk issuing a one-year, $16.7MM deal to a 33-year-old with a 5.02 ERA through 166 2/3 innings, though the starting pitching market is so thin that Volquez may indeed be able to find a longer-term commitment. If Volquez leaves, Dodd figures K.C. will pursue inexpensive free agent starters, or possibly look for a higher-caliber arm by trading one of its core roster players.
                                        • The Yankees heavily reloaded on blue chip minor leaguers with their deadline trades, and John Harper of the New York Daily News wonders if the club will try to deal from this newfound prospect depth to acquire a frontline starter this winter. Jose Fernandez may be the most available ace on the market, given that the Marlins may not have the money to keep him before he hits free agency after the 2018 season. Landing Fernandez would likely cost the Yankees Clint Frazier, Justus Sheffield, one of Jorge Mateo or Gleyber Torres and probably one more pitching prospect. It might take an even biggest prospect package than that to acquire Chris Sale given Sale’s club-friendly contract, while the Athletics’ Sonny Gray or the Rays’ Chris Archer are coming off down years and may be too risky for the Yankees given the prospect cost it would take to acquire them.
                                        • Cuban second baseman Jose Miguel Fernandez and righty Norge Ruiz will play for Aguilas Cibaenas of the Dominican League this winter, Baseball America’s Ben Badler reports. It will present both players with a valuable opportunity to perform in front of MLB scouts, particularly Fernandez since the infielder hasn’t in competitive games for almost two full years. That long layoff may have contributed to Fernandez still being unsigned despite being declared a free agent in April, though Badler notes other factors like teams being pretty set at second base and scouts having questions about Fernandez’s power, fielding and speed. Ruiz left Cuba in May 2015 but has yet to be officially declared a free agent, which Badler finds curious given how several Cuban players have been cleared by the league in far less time.
                                        • Justin Morneau hopes to play some first base if he plays in 2017, CSN Chicago’s Dan Hayes writes. Morneau has only served as a DH since joining the White Sox, thanks to his rehab from elbow surgery and his lack of a Spring Training. With a proper spring under his belt next season, Morneau feels he can return to his old position at least a couple of times per week. It should also be noted that Morneau’s free agent value will obviously increase if he is able to play a position rather than be limited to a designated hitter role.
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                                        • JAKEPEAVY21
                                          BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                          • 03-11-11
                                          • 29288

                                          #2295
                                          Puig homers in his return...
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                                          • Chi_archie
                                            SBR Aristocracy
                                            • 07-22-08
                                            • 63167

                                            #2296
                                            Welcome back Puig


                                            ya dick
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                                            • koz-man
                                              SBR Hall of Famer
                                              • 11-21-08
                                              • 7102

                                              #2297
                                              Triple-A hitting coach Jack Voigt perhaps deserves a bow. Entering the final day of the Triple-A season, Las Vegas has the top three batting averages in the Pacific Coast League:

                                              Brandon Nimmo (.354), T.J. Rivera (.350) and Gavin Cecchini (.324).
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                                              • BigSpoon
                                                SBR MVP
                                                • 11-04-10
                                                • 4113

                                                #2298
                                                Originally posted by Chi_archie
                                                Welcome back Puig


                                                ya dick
                                                Dodgers likely to get Kershaw back this Friday as well.
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                                                • Fire in da hole
                                                  SBR Hall of Famer
                                                  • 09-29-10
                                                  • 6262

                                                  #2299
                                                  Originally posted by Cross
                                                  Threw my whole bankroll on bama ml, always a fun ride!
                                                  I've went large on Bama a few times in the past few years, they just always come to play when it matters.
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                                                  • Andy117
                                                    SBR Hall of Famer
                                                    • 02-07-10
                                                    • 9511

                                                    #2300
                                                    Originally posted by koz-man
                                                    Triple-A hitting coach Jack Voigt perhaps deserves a bow. Entering the final day of the Triple-A season, Las Vegas has the top three batting averages in the Pacific Coast League:

                                                    Brandon Nimmo (.354), T.J. Rivera (.350) and Gavin Cecchini (.324).
                                                    Vegas is good for hitting, didn't think it was good enough to get the top 3 avgs in the PCL.
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                                                    • Fire in da hole
                                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                                      • 09-29-10
                                                      • 6262

                                                      #2301
                                                      Originally posted by koz-man
                                                      Triple-A hitting coach Jack Voigt perhaps deserves a bow. Entering the final day of the Triple-A season, Las Vegas has the top three batting averages in the Pacific Coast League:

                                                      Brandon Nimmo (.354), T.J. Rivera (.350) and Gavin Cecchini (.324).
                                                      Thats pretty impressive.
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                                                      • ZeroYourHero
                                                        SBR High Roller
                                                        • 08-28-16
                                                        • 103

                                                        #2302
                                                        Originally posted by koz-man
                                                        Triple-A hitting coach Jack Voigt perhaps deserves a bow. Entering the final day of the Triple-A season, Las Vegas has the top three batting averages in the Pacific Coast League:

                                                        Brandon Nimmo (.354), T.J. Rivera (.350) and Gavin Cecchini (.324).
                                                        That is crazy 😮
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                                                        • EmpireMaker
                                                          SBR Posting Legend
                                                          • 06-18-09
                                                          • 15580

                                                          #2303
                                                          Astros lefty Dallas Keuchel will miss at least two starts due to shoulder inflammation, Houston GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch both said today. Mark Berman of FOX 26 reported Luhnow’s comments (Twitter links), while MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart spoke with Hinch.
                                                          At present, it seems, the team doesn’t yet know the cause or full extent of the problem. As such, it’s not yet clear whether Keuchel will be able to return to help drive a push for the postseason, or appear if the team qualifies. Houston is all but buried in the AL West, but entered play today two games off of the Wild Card pace.
                                                          The 28-year-old Keuchel hasn’t been at his best thus far in 2016, as he carries a 4.55 ERA over 168 frames — well off of the sub-3.00 rate he maintained over the last two campaigns. Still, he has rated as a solid performer in the eyes of ERA estimators while maintaining quite useful peripherals (7.7 K/9, 2.6 BB/9, 56.7% groundball rate). With his average fastball lagging by over a mile per hour as against recent campaigns, though, Keuchel has been hurt by the long ball (16.4% HR/FB rate) — the same issue that plagued him before his 2014 breakout.
                                                          Despite the struggles, Keuchel remains a largely irreplaceable piece for the ’Stros, with the absence of Lance McCullers Jr. further amplifying the problem. At this stage of the season, especially, the club needs every quality inning it can get.
                                                          Both Luhnow and Hinch acknowledged that the timing of the injury raises the possibility that Keuchel won’t return in 2016. “I don’t know the answer to that,” the GM said when asked if the southpaw would make it back. “I don’t think anybody really knows the answer to that.” As the skipper put it, “where we’re at on the calendar, it’s going to bring the obvious questions, but we just don’t know right now.”
                                                          Efforts to address the inflammation have not yet proven successful, Hinch explained. Keuchel first had pain in his last start, on August 27, and experienced discomfort when he tried to throw on Sunday. And attempts “to give him some gaps in time in giving him some rest periods … hasn’t solved it,” said Hinch. Ultimately, the manager noted, Keuchel will not be allowed to resume throwing “until he’s pain-free.”
                                                          The biggest question, perhaps, is whether a deeper structural problem is at play. That’s completely unknown at this point, though more information may become available once Keuchel undergoes a full examination by medical professionals.
                                                          Even if he can dodge a broader issue, the injury is likely to cost Keuchel some arbitration earnings. He won’t reach 200 innings for the third-straight season, only has nine wins on his record, and will be weighed down by the sub-par earned run average. Of course, he is working from a monster first-year arb award of $7.25MM, which obliterated prior high-points for first-year arb-eligible starters, so Keuchel will remain a major arbitration earner in his second season of eligibility.
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                                                          • BarkingToad
                                                            SBR Hall of Famer
                                                            • 08-31-08
                                                            • 5913

                                                            #2304
                                                            Cardinals have homered in 24 straight games, 1 short of NL record.
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                                                            • Otters27
                                                              BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                                              • 07-14-07
                                                              • 30756

                                                              #2305
                                                              Originally posted by JAKEPEAVY21
                                                              done with baseball, full slate of college football today
                                                              MLB will get exciting in a few weeks.
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                                                              • Chi_archie
                                                                SBR Aristocracy
                                                                • 07-22-08
                                                                • 63167

                                                                #2306
                                                                Originally posted by BarkingToad
                                                                Cardinals have homered in 24 straight games, 1 short of NL record.

                                                                Wow that is pretty rediculous
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                                                                • El Nino
                                                                  SBR Posting Legend
                                                                  • 05-03-12
                                                                  • 18426

                                                                  #2307
                                                                  Dozier goes yard with the hat trick.
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                                                                  • JAKEPEAVY21
                                                                    BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                                                    • 03-11-11
                                                                    • 29288

                                                                    #2308
                                                                    Originally posted by El Nino
                                                                    Dozier goes yard with the hat trick.
                                                                    I'm sure he will get randomly tested multiple times in the offseason
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                                                                    • mr. leisure
                                                                      SBR Posting Legend
                                                                      • 01-29-08
                                                                      • 17507

                                                                      #2309
                                                                      Originally posted by BarkingToad
                                                                      Cardinals have homered in 24 straight games, 1 short of NL record.
                                                                      Cool stat , had no idea .

                                                                      They have Pitt up next .
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                                                                      • koz-man
                                                                        SBR Hall of Famer
                                                                        • 11-21-08
                                                                        • 7102

                                                                        #2310
                                                                        Interesting note passed along by Elias, via ESPN Stats and Info:

                                                                        Adam Wainwright Monday became the first pitcher in modern major-league history to produce extra bases on each of nine consecutive hits. The previous record, eight, was owned by Mike Leake.
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