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  • batt33
    SBR Hall of Famer
    • 12-23-16
    • 6028

    #1506
    Originally posted by jrgum3
    The Braves of the 90's were tough due to their pitching. I still remember them breaking my heart in 1993 when the Giants won 103 games and that wasn't good enough to fend off the Braves who came from behind on the last day of the season to steal the division because the Giants couldn't sweep the Dodgers.
    Aw man that was a killer in 93........man that was tough
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    • EmpireMaker
      SBR Posting Legend
      • 06-18-09
      • 15581

      #1507
      Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna has hired MDR Sports Management to represent him, the agency announced. He’s preparing for free agency after earning $12.25MM this season, his final arbitration campaign.
      Ozuna’s new reps have a clear focus on Latin American ballplayers. Their lengthy client list includes one player of particular note: Ozuna’s teammate and Cardinals fixture Yadier Molina.
      With the season well underway, and the Cardinals having recently committed future dollars to several other veteran players, the focus for Ozuna and company will likely be on the open market. After a flurry of extensions and a strong start to the season for Ozuna, he checked in at the number three position on MLBTR’s Free Agent Power Rankings.
      But it’s at least theoretically possible that extension talks could still take place. MDR has negotiated three extensions with the Cards on Molina’s behalf. Before he was dealt to St. Louis, Ozuna was approached by the Marlins about a long-term deal. He reportedly rebuffed the Miami organization’s advance due in part to the advice of previous agent Scott Boras.
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      • jrgum3
        SBR Hall of Famer
        • 07-21-17
        • 7005

        #1508
        Originally posted by batt33
        Aw man that was a killer in 93........man that was tough
        I don’t know what was worse the fact that the Giants lost to the Dodgers the last day of the season to cost them the playoffs after a tremendous season or the fact that there was no wild card which was implemented in 95.
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        • JAKEPEAVY21
          BARRELED IN @ SBR!
          • 03-11-11
          • 29304

          #1509
          Paddack vs Jmobile's boy Kershaw tonight

          who are you rooting for? make a choice, you cannot be all over both the dodgers and padres nuts
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          • Otters27
            BARRELED IN @ SBR!
            • 07-14-07
            • 30759

            #1510
            NL West is strong but Dodgers might run with it
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            • Chi_archie
              SBR Aristocracy
              • 07-22-08
              • 63172

              #1511
              Originally posted by Otters27
              NL West is strong but Dodgers might run with it

              long season
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              • BigSpoon
                SBR MVP
                • 11-04-10
                • 4113

                #1512
                Originally posted by EmpireMaker
                Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna has hired MDR Sports Management to represent him, the agency announced. He’s preparing for free agency after earning $12.25MM this season, his final arbitration campaign.
                Ozuna’s new reps have a clear focus on Latin American ballplayers. Their lengthy client list includes one player of particular note: Ozuna’s teammate and Cardinals fixture Yadier Molina.
                With the season well underway, and the Cardinals having recently committed future dollars to several other veteran players, the focus for Ozuna and company will likely be on the open market. After a flurry of extensions and a strong start to the season for Ozuna, he checked in at the number three position on MLBTR’s Free Agent Power Rankings.
                But it’s at least theoretically possible that extension talks could still take place. MDR has negotiated three extensions with the Cards on Molina’s behalf. Before he was dealt to St. Louis, Ozuna was approached by the Marlins about a long-term deal. He reportedly rebuffed the Miami organization’s advance due in part to the advice of previous agent Scott Boras.
                If he signed a long term deal with the Marlins he would have been traded later anyways.
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                • Cross
                  SBR Hall of Famer
                  • 04-15-11
                  • 5777

                  #1513
                  Originally posted by JMobile
                  Cubs have 24 wins. Dodgers have 27.
                  And Dodgers have played 5 more games, lol.
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                  • JMobile
                    SBR Posting Legend
                    • 08-21-10
                    • 19074

                    #1514
                    Originally posted by Cross
                    And Dodgers have played 5 more games, lol.
                    Don't worry, Dodgers about to sweep the Padres this series at home. Tatis is still out. Lol
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                    • JMobile
                      SBR Posting Legend
                      • 08-21-10
                      • 19074

                      #1515
                      Originally posted by JAKEPEAVY21
                      Paddack vs Jmobile's boy Kershaw tonight

                      who are you rooting for? make a choice, you cannot be all over both the dodgers and padres nuts
                      Dodgers. Padres are weak without Tatis.


                      Btw, Julio Urias arrested for DV.
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                      • JAKEPEAVY21
                        BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                        • 03-11-11
                        • 29304

                        #1516
                        Originally posted by JAKEPEAVY21
                        Paddack vs Jmobile's boy Kershaw tonight

                        who are you rooting for? make a choice, you cannot be all over both the dodgers and padres nuts
                        On Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, the ace of the National League West for the past 10 years will meet the pitcher who has a chance to be the ace for the next 10 years in that division. One week after out-dueling reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom,
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                        • JAKEPEAVY21
                          BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                          • 03-11-11
                          • 29304

                          #1517
                          Originally posted by JMobile
                          Dodgers. Padres are weak without Tatis.


                          Btw, Julio Urias arrested for DV.
                          not surprising...if you google bandwagon fan, your photo comes up.
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                          • koz-man
                            SBR Hall of Famer
                            • 11-21-08
                            • 7102

                            #1518
                            Royals top prospect Lopez recalled to majors


                            KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Royals are giving top prospect Nicky Lopez his big league shot, summoning him from Triple-A Omaha and putting him right into the starting lineup for their series opener against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

                            The 24-year-old Lopez was the Royals' fifth-round pick in the 2016 draft. He was hitting .353 with a .457 on-base percentage with the Storm Chasers. Lopez also has struck out just five times in 116 at-bats, the fewest of anybody in the Pacific Coast League.

                            He was batting second and playing second base against the Rangers, while the versatile Whit Merrifield -- one of Kansas City's best hitters -- was moved to right field and will lead off.
                            The Royals optioned right-hander Jake Newberry to Omaha to clear roster space for him.
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                            • dudekid
                              SBR MVP
                              • 12-08-09
                              • 3200

                              #1519
                              Ozuna balling out after a dreadful year last year
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                              • ApricotSinner32
                                Restricted User
                                • 11-28-10
                                • 10648

                                #1520
                                Originally posted by koz-man
                                Royals top prospect Lopez recalled to majors


                                KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Royals are giving top prospect Nicky Lopez his big league shot, summoning him from Triple-A Omaha and putting him right into the starting lineup for their series opener against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

                                The 24-year-old Lopez was the Royals' fifth-round pick in the 2016 draft. He was hitting .353 with a .457 on-base percentage with the Storm Chasers. Lopez also has struck out just five times in 116 at-bats, the fewest of anybody in the Pacific Coast League.

                                He was batting second and playing second base against the Rangers, while the versatile Whit Merrifield -- one of Kansas City's best hitters -- was moved to right field and will lead off.
                                The Royals optioned right-hander Jake Newberry to Omaha to clear roster space for him.
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                                • batt33
                                  SBR Hall of Famer
                                  • 12-23-16
                                  • 6028

                                  #1521
                                  Shaun Anderson will start for the Giants on Wednesday against the Blue Jays, marking the MLB debut for a hard-throwing right-hander widely viewed as one of the organization's most promising prospects.
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                                  • Cross
                                    SBR Hall of Famer
                                    • 04-15-11
                                    • 5777

                                    #1522
                                    I’m convinced that the Cubs are an All Star team this year.
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                                    • BigSpoon
                                      SBR MVP
                                      • 11-04-10
                                      • 4113

                                      #1523
                                      Vlad Jr. finally breaks out with his first 2 HR of career v the Giants. Think the kid is gonna be alright.
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                                      • jrgum3
                                        SBR Hall of Famer
                                        • 07-21-17
                                        • 7005

                                        #1524
                                        Chris Sale’s 17 K performance wasted by the Bosox tonight. I’ll take the K’s and QS but it would’ve been nice to also get the win after a performance like that. I didn’t think my over bet would cash but luckily the game went to extras and got there.
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                                        • JAKEPEAVY21
                                          BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                          • 03-11-11
                                          • 29304

                                          #1525
                                          Originally posted by BigSpoon
                                          Vlad Jr. finally breaks out with his first 2 HR of career v the Giants. Think the kid is gonna be alright.
                                          congrats! hoping tatis jr comes back soon..
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                                          • Chi_archie
                                            SBR Aristocracy
                                            • 07-22-08
                                            • 63172

                                            #1526
                                            Originally posted by jrgum3
                                            Chris Sale’s 17 K performance wasted by the Bosox tonight. I’ll take the K’s and QS but it would’ve been nice to also get the win after a performance like that. I didn’t think my over bet would cash but luckily the game went to extras and got there.

                                            wow what a performance
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                                            • EmpireMaker
                                              SBR Posting Legend
                                              • 06-18-09
                                              • 15581

                                              #1527
                                              The Yankees announced that they’ve acquired first baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales from the Athletics in exchange for cash or a player to be named later. In order to open a spot on the 40-man roster, New York transferred righty Jonathan Loaisiga from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.

                                              Morales, 35, was designated for assignment by the Athletics yesterday. Oakland had picked him up early in the season after losing first baseman Matt Olson to a hand injury for more than a month. However, the veteran Morales struggled quite a bit in limited time with the A’s, hitting at a .204/.310/.259 clip and connecting on just one home run. With Olson and fellow first baseman Mark Canha healthy in Oakland alongside designated hitter Khris Davis, there simply wasn’t a place on the Athletics’ roster for the struggling Morales.
                                              That’s not necessarily the case up in the Bronx, however. While Luke Voit has solidified himself as the team’s primary first baseman, the outfield/designated hitter mix is considerably less certain. Morales could see fairly regular time at DH in the short term, leaving the Yankees with a starting outfield of Brett Gardner, Aaron Hicks and Clint Frazier, while Cameron Maybin shifts into a reserve role. Although Morales’ 2019 production has been nonexistent, he’s just a year removed from a respectable .249/.331/.438 batting line and is a combined .270/.330/.465 hitter dating back to the 2009 season — when he first established himself as a Major League regular.
                                              Of course, that alignment isn’t anywhere near what the Yankees had envisioned heading into the season, but the team’s jaw-dropping list of injuries has been well documented by now. Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Miguel Andujar, Greg Bird, Troy Tulowitzki and Didi Gregorius are all on the injured list, while Aaron Hicks was only just activated from the IL and has yet to make his season debut. To their credit, despite that slate of injuries, the Yankees are hitting .253/.333/.430 (104 wRC+) as a team and rank right in the middle of the pack in terms of total runs scored among MLB clubs.
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                                              • JMobile
                                                SBR Posting Legend
                                                • 08-21-10
                                                • 19074

                                                #1528
                                                Originally posted by JAKEPEAVY21
                                                not surprising...if you google bandwagon fan, your photo comes up.
                                                Lol. I'm just making money.
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                                                • JAKEPEAVY21
                                                  BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                                  • 03-11-11
                                                  • 29304

                                                  #1529
                                                  Originally posted by JMobile
                                                  Lol. I'm just making money.
                                                  no, you claim to be a fan of BOTH the Padres and Dodgers...impossible, you can't be on both sides.

                                                  just stick with the dodgers and leave the Padres for the true fans
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                                                  • ApricotSinner32
                                                    Restricted User
                                                    • 11-28-10
                                                    • 10648

                                                    #1530
                                                    Man verlander -360 today wtffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff ff
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                                                    • koz-man
                                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                                      • 11-21-08
                                                      • 7102

                                                      #1531
                                                      Cubs' Zobrist remains on leave amid divorce


                                                      Cubs veteran Ben Zobrist remains on a personal leave of absence from the team, and court documents filed in Chicago indicate he is getting divorced.

                                                      According to the documents, his wife, Julianna, is listed as the plaintiff. Julianna Zobrist is a professional singer who has performed the national anthem for teams that her husband has played for. She also sang "God Bless America" before Game 4 of the 2016 World Series between the Cubs and Indians at Wrigley Field.

                                                      Zobrist, 37, is in the final season of a four-year contract that he signed with the Cubs after beginning his career in Tampa Bay in 2006. He helped the Kansas City Royals win the title in 2015 and did the same the following season with the Cubs.

                                                      The team has not given a reason for his absence nor a potential return date.

                                                      "No indication," manager Joe Maddon said. "I texted with him the other day and reminded him how much I care about him, how much we miss him."

                                                      Zobrist was hitting .241 with 10 RBIs in 26 games prior to taking his absence from the team.
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                                                      • dudekid
                                                        SBR MVP
                                                        • 12-08-09
                                                        • 3200

                                                        #1532
                                                        Originally posted by koz-man
                                                        Cubs' Zobrist remains on leave amid divorce


                                                        Cubs veteran Ben Zobrist remains on a personal leave of absence from the team, and court documents filed in Chicago indicate he is getting divorced.

                                                        According to the documents, his wife, Julianna, is listed as the plaintiff. Julianna Zobrist is a professional singer who has performed the national anthem for teams that her husband has played for. She also sang "God Bless America" before Game 4 of the 2016 World Series between the Cubs and Indians at Wrigley Field.

                                                        Zobrist, 37, is in the final season of a four-year contract that he signed with the Cubs after beginning his career in Tampa Bay in 2006. He helped the Kansas City Royals win the title in 2015 and did the same the following season with the Cubs.

                                                        The team has not given a reason for his absence nor a potential return date.

                                                        "No indication," manager Joe Maddon said. "I texted with him the other day and reminded him how much I care about him, how much we miss him."

                                                        Zobrist was hitting .241 with 10 RBIs in 26 games prior to taking his absence from the team.

                                                        The Hell? Is this a real story? I feel like you would hear about this stuff more often
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                                                        • Otters27
                                                          BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                                          • 07-14-07
                                                          • 30759

                                                          #1533
                                                          SAw that zobrist story. She cheated on him
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                                                          • EmpireMaker
                                                            SBR Posting Legend
                                                            • 06-18-09
                                                            • 15581

                                                            #1534
                                                            WASHINGTON — The gamble to give Wilmer Font another shot in this short-handed Mets rotation resembled a sucker’s bet almost from the start Wednesday night.
                                                            With Zack Wheeler on full rest for Thursday and Jacob deGrom behind him, manager Mickey Callaway could have deferred Font’s start to Friday against the anemic Marlins. Instead the journeyman right-hander drew a dangerous Nationals lineup, and got blasted.
                                                            And an offensive attack that had shown life in recent days went into hiding in a 5-1 loss at Nationals Park that snapped the Mets’ three-game winning streak.
                                                            It’s Wheeler who will be asked to deliver the series victory on Thursday, when he faces Anibal Sanchez. The Mets’ series in Miami is scheduled to open with deGrom on the mound.
                                                            Font was finished against the Nationals after 2 ¹/₃ ugly innings in which he allowed five earned runs on six hits with two walks. It was a rare letdown this month by a Mets pitcher — the team entered play with a 2.44 ERA in May, which ranked second in the major leagues.
                                                            The right-hander had earned a measure of trust after keeping the Mets afloat in his first appearance with the team, in San Diego last Wednesday when he allowed two runs over four innings in a no-decision. Font was acquired last week in a trade with the Rays, as the Mets try to fill a rotation slot with Steven Matz and Jason Vargas both sidelined by injuries.
                                                            Victor Robles’ homer leading off the third put the Mets in a 4-0 hole, and the Nationals weren’t finished teeing off against Font, who surrendered doubles to Anthony Rendon and Howie Kendrick for an additional run.
                                                            Rendon smashed an RBI double in the first, after Adam Eaton had walked leading off and Robles reached on an infield single. Juan Soto’s RBI ground out extended the Nationals’ lead to 2-0 before Kendrick delivered a run-scoring single.
                                                            J.D. Davis blasted a double off the left-field fence in the third against Patrick Corbin to give the Mets a run. But Jeff McNeil was forced to stop at third and never made it home.
                                                            The lefty Corbin struck out 11 batters over eight innings in which he allowed one run on four hits. It was Corbin’s third start against the Mets this season — he had also pitched effectively in the other two.
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                                                            • batt33
                                                              SBR Hall of Famer
                                                              • 12-23-16
                                                              • 6028

                                                              #1535
                                                              Originally posted by batt33
                                                              Shaun Anderson will start for the Giants on Wednesday against the Blue Jays, marking the MLB debut for a hard-throwing right-hander widely viewed as one of the organization's most promising prospects.
                                                              5 Innings in the win.....and first at bat rips a double...on a 2 hit day......
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                                                              • JMobile
                                                                SBR Posting Legend
                                                                • 08-21-10
                                                                • 19074

                                                                #1536
                                                                Originally posted by Otters27
                                                                SAw that zobrist story. She cheated on him
                                                                How can you cheat on Ben? He took 3 teams to the WS.
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                                                                • BigSpoon
                                                                  SBR MVP
                                                                  • 11-04-10
                                                                  • 4113

                                                                  #1537
                                                                  Originally posted by Otters27
                                                                  SAw that zobrist story. She cheated on him
                                                                  Sucks for him to have his business out in the open like that. Also sucks that she's going to take half of his money.
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                                                                  • JaimeMiro
                                                                    SBR MVP
                                                                    • 03-14-17
                                                                    • 2515

                                                                    #1538
                                                                    sheesh the Marlins have lost 7 straight... do we fade?
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                                                                    • EmpireMaker
                                                                      SBR Posting Legend
                                                                      • 06-18-09
                                                                      • 15581

                                                                      #1539
                                                                      The Yankees announced tonight that third baseman Miguel Andujar will undergo surgery to repair the labrum tear in his right shoulder next Monday. He’s expected to miss the remainder of the 2019 season.
                                                                      The team and fans alike had huge hopes for Andujar, who finished second in 2018 American League Rookie of the Year voting, but his 2019 campaign will unfortunately come to an end after just a dozen games and 49 plate appearances. The 23-year-old originally landed on the injured list after just three games and missed the entire month of April as well as some time in early May before opting to return in an attempt to play through the injury.
                                                                      Andujar, though, went just 3-for-34 at the plate with a walk and nine strikeouts in his brief return to the active roster before being placed back on the IL. Yankees skipper Aaron Boone said yesterday that Andujar was once again weighing his options and planned to talk them over with his family, though the decision apparently didn’t take all that long this time around.
                                                                      The injury to Andujar is the most serious the Yankees have faced in a season that has already been permeated by health woes, but the team currently has both Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu healthy as well as Gio Urshela playing the best baseball of his professional career. The club eventually hopes to have both Troy Tulowitzki and Didi Gregorius back in the infield mix as well, and if that happens, they’ll still have a strong mix of options to pair with first baseman Luke Voit in rounding out the infield.
                                                                      That said, the impact of losing a bat that produced a .297/.328/.527 batting line with 27 homers, 47 doubles and a pair of triples a year ago can’t be understated. Andujar was a key middle-of-the-order presence for last year’s 100-win Yankees club, and while there’s no shortage or internal options to replace him on a fully healthy club, it’s also unlikely that any of the alternatives can match that level of offensive output. Whoever shoulders the load at third base for the remainder of the season will likely be a defensive upgrade over Andujar, who struggled with the glove last season.
                                                                      Andujar will still accrue Major League service time while he finishes out the season on the injured list, and he’ll cross the two-year mark in the months to come. He won’t be eligible for arbitration until after the 2020 season and won’t be a free agent until the 2023-24 offseason. The Yankees, meanwhile, will be able to easily open a 40-man roster spot by transferring him to the 60-day injured list the next time a need arises.
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                                                                      • Chi_archie
                                                                        SBR Aristocracy
                                                                        • 07-22-08
                                                                        • 63172

                                                                        #1540
                                                                        Originally posted by JaimeMiro
                                                                        sheesh the Marlins have lost 7 straight... do we fade?

                                                                        Gotta ride the streaks
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