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Yankees send Adam Warren back down to the nomads and call up D.J. Mitchell.
Ugh. Wish Betances would get his shit together. We can sure use him. |
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#1522 |
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Jays: No pitchers - no problems! just score a ton of runs every game.
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O's aquire Jim Thome from the Phillies. Baltimore is sending 2 A-Ball prospects in exchange.
We now go live to Droford for his 2 cents. |
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King of Love and Piss
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Anthony fucking Rizzo
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give up bascally nothing for thome is ok i guess..but now theres a logjam at dh so i guess more moves are coming
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President of Freedonia
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Ain't no day like Yankees Old Timer's Day.
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Braves sign Ben Sheets to a minor league deal. He's stashed away with their AA team and he'll make his first start on the 4th of July.
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President of Freedonia
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David Wright not starting the All Star Game is a big fat fucking joke. The idiotic fan vote strikes again.
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President of Freedonia
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No Phillips is even worse. Huge snub. Should have made it over Bruce or somebody.
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You know that’s right
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Phillips and Cueto being left off by LaRussa is definitely for personal reasons. LaRussa is an unprofessional little bitch about that stuff.
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he shouldnt even get to choose
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President of Freedonia
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I didn't even think about Cueto. No excuse at all for him to be left out with Lynn getting in.
Pretty much called Lynn getting in in my predictions though. I knew LaRussa couldn't resist despite Cueto, McDonald, Bumgarner, Vogelsong, and a slew of others being more deserving at this point. |
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President of Freedonia
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Meanwhile, in the AL Final Vote - Yu Darvish figures to win in a landslide with the Japanese vote plus the fact that Rangers players raked in huge vote numbers this year with every Rangers player finishing top 5 in voting.
The NL Vote will come down to Bryce Harper vs. Chipper Jones. Michael Bourn is on the ballot as well but I don't think it will split the Atlanta votes - no way any Braves fan wouldn't vote for Chipper. |
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Quark is Less Impressed.
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Weird Ortiz will be the only Red Sox in the All Star Game.
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How Ortiz got the DH spot for the AL side is beyond me. Even the AL reserves are a joke. Everyone is from the central and west. The 2 east reps are both from the O's (Jones & Wieters.)
NL side looks the most balanced. But lots of top caliber arms on the NL side. Who's gonna kill who just to be the starter? |
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President of Freedonia
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If the player selection process is any indication, Lynn will start.
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Ortiz has been the most consistent player on the Red Sox this year.
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Yankees get Chad Qualls from the Phillies for cash or PTBNL.
Nice. |
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Red Sox came close to giving away a 3rd walk off win for Seattle but with the win now they move just 1/2 game behind the Os for their wild card spot (and 3rd in the East).
Yeah NESN had the stat of it being 11 years since the last time they had just 1 all-star (2001, Manny Ramirez). |
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King of Love and Piss
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Rizzo
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President of Freedonia
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La Russa says he didn't take Cueto because he's scheduled to pitch the Sunday before the game and wouldn't have been able to participate anyway.
Still not a good excuse to sub him when he could then easily name a replacement. |
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King of Love and Piss
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Again Travis Wood has been sneaky good this year.
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President of Freedonia
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I'm amazed at how much shit the Giants fans are getting from baseball writers and the media around the country. Not just Sandoval, but the fact that Belt, Crawford, Schierholtz, and even Sanchez (who hasn't even played this year) all got really close to starting the game. Would have been funny to see if Selig stepped in and voided out some of the selections, much like what happened when the entire Reds lineup was elected to start way back in the day - which led to the end of the fan vote for a while.
All it really shows is that they are either dedicated or don't have much of a life. Those ballots are tedious as hell and as much as I'd have liked to see Wright start I certainly wasn't about to spend 20 minutes per day voting for him. I didn't even do a ballot this year because the voting has reached the point where if you don't utilize all 25 ballots you're allowed per day, your one vote is gonna ultimately be meaningless. |
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LAKE SHOW HOES
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Whoa we won a game
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Dontrelle Willis retires at 30. Definitely never reached the potential I thought he would.
Farewell, epic leg kick. |
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Soundly Defeated Wadding
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Eh, fan voting isn't really an exact science in the first place. I'd say Panda was the one who got over mostly on popularity and bay area votes but popularity has always been a part of fan votes.
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Home Run Derby teams:
Captain Kemp's National League Newbies: Giancarlo Stanton, Carlos Beltran, and Carlos Gonzalez. Captain Cano's American League Annihilators: Mark Trumbo, Jose Bautista, and Prince Fielder. Was certain Cano would ask The Grandyman to go with him. |
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MLB's fan voting isn't as bad as the NBA's one but all it really needs is a few tweaks such as a minimum amount of games needed to qualify or start the ballot later in the season with a list of qualified players instead of at the start. You still get the big markets dominating the voting and players getting voted because of their names but you'd reduce players going who barely played so far in the season. |
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The Wretched
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In hilarious news, the Braves still haven't won a game on a Monday this season.
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Suddenly the Buccos have turned back into the Lumber Company. If they make the playoffs or even stay above .500 I may break down and weep.
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You know that’s right
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God dammit. Adam Dunn is never going to be in a fucking home run derby.
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President of Freedonia
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Seeing Adam Dunn would have been worth it for the prospect of him whiffing on a soft toss pitch.
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King of Love and Piss
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Cubs have won four straight. Anthony Rizzo might be God. The Mayans don't know what the fuck to do!
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King of Love and Piss
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Its not just Rizzo. Travis Wood has been lights out for the last two months. The bullpen has been very solid and Luis Valbuena has been a revelation at third base. Svuem can't justify giving Ian Kinsler his job back when he comes off the DL.
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