That is how this discussion got started to begin withYou may need to add the name of your beloved Dodgers to that list with the way they have been playing, sir.
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The Baltimore Orioles, who are now just three and one half games behind the Yankees in the AL East standings, begin a three game series at Yankee Stadium on Friday and could find themselves alone in first place in the American League East come Sunday night! Who'd'a thunk it?
If they are 3 1/2 games behind and only play them 3 games, then they can't even be tied for first if they swept the Yankees.
Baltimore is leading the White Sox this afternoon, presently by a score of 4-1.
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Over three-fourths of the seats behind home plate at the Cardinals/Nationals game are vacant. Must be that the big shots who own them are off on their Labor Day vacations.
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Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
J Beckett 6.2 6 1 1 1 9 1 102-70 2.92Why can't "we" get guys like that?
I noticed that last night in the Oakland / Red Sox game, it appeared a lot of empty seats. I'll be interested to see how they look today. (yep still watching
glutton for punishment I guess)Strasmas report:
No decision: left leading 2-0 after 6 complete, but the reliever blew the save.
Total 2012 innings, to date: 156.1.
Innings remaining to season shutdown: ???
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Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
S Strasburg 6.0 2 0 0 1 9 0 97-65 2.94No decision: left leading 2-0 after 6 complete, but the reliever blew the save.
Total 2012 innings, to date: 156.1.
Innings remaining to season shutdown: ???
And now for another episode of our favorite soap opera, "As the Red Sox Turn."
Dustin Pedroia, Alfred Aceves get into heated argument
http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/sto...ceves-argument-boston-red-sox-bobby-valentine
Dustin Pedroia, Alfred Aceves get into heated argument
http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/sto...ceves-argument-boston-red-sox-bobby-valentine
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The following statement is not hyperbole on my part (NOT EVEN CLOSE):
Won/loss records aside, I don't see how it's possible for there to be a worse team in 2012 than the Boston Red Sox (again, NOT EVEN CLOSE)!
Could someone splain to me how they could even contemplate shutting him down, when they have a great shot at going to the World Series (and yes, I know about the TJ surgery)?
Going into today's game, Strasburg's season strikeouts-to-innings ratio was the nineteenth highest single season ratio in the history of major league baseball, and it went up today.
Confirmed here: http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/strikeouts_per_nine_season.shtml
Update: 9 strikeouts today in 6 innings just moved him up to 18th place: 11.2260 per nine innings pitched.
Confirmed here: http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/strikeouts_per_nine_season.shtml
Update: 9 strikeouts today in 6 innings just moved him up to 18th place: 11.2260 per nine innings pitched.
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The people in Washington are under the delusion that they are building a baseball empire and expect Strasburg to rein over it for the next decade.
I have bad news for the people in Washington. Last year, for a stretch of 130 games, from about the 10th game of the season to the 140th, the Boston Red Sox were the best team in baseball and cruising towards their third World Series in their new "history" of being a dominant franchise. Then, the wheels fell off, without even incurring player defections or injuries. It happens, often. In 1967, the Red Sox took the league by storm with a team of the future: Jim Lonborg, Tony Conigliaro, George Scott, Reggie Smith, Ken Brett, Sparky Lyle. They were going to dominate baseball for the next half a dozen years. Yaz was the "seasoned veteran" at age 28. Today, players minor league options aren't even used up by the time they turn 28. Look what happened.
The body of evidence that pitching "too many innings" is a great threat to recovery from Tommy John surgery is thin. There is also evidence that pitching in general is bad for your arm and football and boxing are bad for your brain and hockey is bad for your front teeth. I say, No guts, no glory.
I have bad news for the people in Washington. Last year, for a stretch of 130 games, from about the 10th game of the season to the 140th, the Boston Red Sox were the best team in baseball and cruising towards their third World Series in their new "history" of being a dominant franchise. Then, the wheels fell off, without even incurring player defections or injuries. It happens, often. In 1967, the Red Sox took the league by storm with a team of the future: Jim Lonborg, Tony Conigliaro, George Scott, Reggie Smith, Ken Brett, Sparky Lyle. They were going to dominate baseball for the next half a dozen years. Yaz was the "seasoned veteran" at age 28. Today, players minor league options aren't even used up by the time they turn 28. Look what happened.
The body of evidence that pitching "too many innings" is a great threat to recovery from Tommy John surgery is thin. There is also evidence that pitching in general is bad for your arm and football and boxing are bad for your brain and hockey is bad for your front teeth. I say, No guts, no glory.
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The following statement is not hyperbole on my part (NOT EVEN CLOSE):
Won/loss records aside, I don't see how it's possible for there to be a worse team in 2012 than the Boston Red Sox (again, NOT EVEN CLOSE)!
Heres another link about the Red Sox fight. Sorry Bill. http://content.usatoday.com/communi...-into-shouting-match-in-dugout/1#.UEOXoNZlQf4
I think dont know if there identical articles but the article I linked explains the plays that got Aceves and Pedoria into there shouting match. It just gets worse for the Red Sox. If I had to pick a team from each league that has underacheived it would have to be the Red Sox and the Marlins.
I don't think "underacheivers" is the first adjective to describe this Red Flops team. I think it's "unlikable". From the "sell everything that's not bolted down" (mis)management, to the manager and MOST of all..... the players.
IMO, the most unlikable Red Sox team in the 38 years I've been following them. And that includes the "25 players, 25 cabs" years and the Dan Duquette error (sic).
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