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caughtinside
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Oakland, CA
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Aug 21, 2018 - 01:06pm PT
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Ultra fair-weather fan here... heard say there hey how bout those As... couldn't say no to the $20 field level seats against the Astros last week, pretty fun! I'll be back.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 21, 2018 - 01:14pm PT
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^^^^^
Tweet me braj next time you go... we can do selfies from the nosebleeds!
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Gregory Crouch
Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
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Aug 21, 2018 - 02:14pm PT
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Since June 15:
The A's: 41-14 (.745, .653 pythag—so they are quote, "getting lucky" to a certain extent)
Red Sox: 40-15 (.727, .688 pythag)
Cleveland: 36-20 (.643, .689 pythag)
Yankees: 33-25 (.569, .590 pythag)
Then comes the rest of the league. Only Colorado has played better than .600 in the same stretch in the NL.
Also note, the Red Sox and Yankees have gotten fat playing TOR and BAL. Baltimore is truly horrible this year. And Cleveland gets fat playing in what is this year, a truly lousy division.
I get that the games played before June 15 also count, but I follow the A's pretty close, and they've been pretty fabulous since their starting pitching stabilized in mid-June. Calculating from their .653 pythag is a 105 win team over the course of a full season. That's a damn good team. Two months + through the height of the summer is not an insignificant part of a baseball season. Sleep on them at your peril. And that with the lowest payroll in the game.
Best of all, they've been exciting and athletic. They've been playing beautiful baseball.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 21, 2018 - 08:06pm PT
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“Now pitching for the Cardinals - Daniel Poncedeleon.”
He’s listed as 26. I wonder how old he really is.
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Gregory Crouch
Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
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Aug 22, 2018 - 08:54am PT
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^^^ Well played. Baseball names are a true joy of the sport.
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John M
climber
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Aug 22, 2018 - 04:42pm PT
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Heads up.. Little League world series playoff game on now. New York vs Hawaii. Both teams have not lost in the world series yet.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 22, 2018 - 05:32pm PT
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Hope Hawaii doesn’t get blown away.
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John M
climber
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Aug 22, 2018 - 05:41pm PT
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hahaha.. so far they are doing the blowing out. 7-0 Hawaii.. Bottom of the 3rd.
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John M
climber
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Aug 25, 2018 - 10:07am PT
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Little League world series semi final playoffs on right now.
Japan vs South Korea. ( playing now.. south korea is powerful )
Hawaii vs Georgia. ( 3:30 Eastern time. 12:30 Pacific )
Winners play tomorrow.
Its been a fun series to watch. These kids can play.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 25, 2018 - 08:53pm PT
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Well, folks, it’s almost October. OK, it might as well be for the Dodgers. Anyway, here’s a little primer for October, not that Bob Uecker knew anything about that.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 27, 2018 - 05:47am PT
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Dodgers are 70-61 and 2.5 back in the Poofters Division.
Tampa Bay is 70-61 and 19.5 behind Boston.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Aug 27, 2018 - 06:56am PT
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Anyway, here’s a little primer for October, not that Bob Uecker knew anything about that.
Hey, Uecker has a ring. He knows more about October than Ken Griffey, Jr., rod Carew, Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ty Cobb, Ted Williams, Ron Santo, etc.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Indians are going to win the World Series. Mark my words. 3-Sep-2018.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Sep 12, 2018 - 04:07pm PT
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and while I'm making predictions, put a fork in the Dodgers, they're done. Rockies are going to take the NL West with (perhaps) a negative run differential
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sween345
climber
back east
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Sep 12, 2018 - 05:13pm PT
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OUTLANDISH!
Big Sexy has been dumped in the bullpen for the remainder of the season. The Rangers wanna "have a look at" some dude that was MIA for two years.
His second half numbers were a dropoff, but he gave them enough quality starts for a pitching depleted team. He says he'll decide over the winter if he wants one more season but it's highly doubtful anyone would sign him.
Who else might we be seeing the last of?
Joey Bats
Curtis Granderson
Albert Pujols
I saw a note the other day that Ryan Howard officially retired. I knew he kicked around the minors last year but didn't realize he was not retired yet. Hard to let go at 38 I guess.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 12, 2018 - 07:55pm PT
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Brew Crew vs Cubs - hella game. Brewskies’ Hader has the nastiest stuff I’ve seen in yonks.
He just schooled the heart of the Cubs lineup. 98 mph sidewinder? That ain’t right.
Brewers got themselves a hella manager. He’s definitely the skinniest in the bigs.
Really now the Cubs would play the Brewers when the playoffs start. Brewers appear to have the Cubs dialed.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 13, 2018 - 02:37pm PT
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Between the Giants and the Mariners, I'm not finding much joy in baseball. In my case, go As.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 19, 2018 - 07:11pm PT
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OK, things have changed, Da Bums are back from the brink. I got them going back to the show.
AL is tough but I gotta go with Houston, they have no weaknesses.
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apogee
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Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Sep 19, 2018 - 07:52pm PT
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Go Dodger Blue!
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