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Honor&Glory
Paper,Rock, Scissors, Lizard, Spock!
A giant slice of karma that wasmost delicious.
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Fuck the Dodgers 
Their only real question mark was starting pitching and that ended up being a strength at the end of the season and into the playoffs.
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Yep and they still have Porcello and Eovaldi as #3 and #4 in that rotation too. If they keep it together you could see 4 15-game winners next year. The AL East is still going to mostly suck outside of NYY.
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Honor&Glory
Paper,Rock, Scissors, Lizard, Spock!
I’ll be curious to see what they do with Eovaldi. Personally, I would love them to go after him. He owned the Yankees this season and that’s good enough for me. But he’s probably going to get a huge payday and after two TJ surgeries it’s a tough sell.
Price can opt out of his deal, too. I can almost see a scenario where the Sox are aggressive in pursuit of Kershaw. My chief concern is what is wrong with Sale’s shoulder.
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Dodgers, Kershaw extend deadline on his opt-out decision
BETH HARRIS (AP Sports Writer)
The Associated PressOct 31, 2018, 10:41 PM
https://yhoo.it/2BmRJlK
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FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws during the first inning of Game 5 of the baseball NL Championship Series game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Los Angeles. Kershaw and the Dodgers want some more time to consider their possible future together. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and the team have agreed to extend the deadline on his option decision by 40 hours until 1 p.m. PDT Friday. (AP Photo/Jae Hong, File)
The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and the team agreed to extend the deadline on his opt-out decision by 40 hours until 1 p.m. PDT Friday.
The team made the announcement a couple hours before the initial 9 p.m. PDT deadline Thursday.
Kershaw can opt out of the last two years and $65 million of his contract to become a free agent for the first time in an 11-year big league career spent entirely with the Dodgers. They drafted him in 2006.
If he opts out, he could negotiate with any team, including the Dodgers.
He signed a $215 million, seven-year contract in January 2014 that calls for salaries of $32 million next year and $33 million in 2020.
Kershaw was 9-5 with a 2.73 ERA this season.
At 30, he remains one of baseball's premier pitchers. But the left-handed ace had two separate stints on the disabled list for the fourth time in five years this season, and his fastball velocity has decreased.
Despite all of his individual accolades, the seven-time All-Star has yet to win a World Series. The Dodgers lost in the Fall Classic for the second straight year, falling 4-1 to Boston on Sunday.
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/dodgers-kershaw-extend-deadline-option-decision-021849056--mlb.html
BETH HARRIS (AP Sports Writer)
The Associated PressOct 31, 2018, 10:41 PM
https://yhoo.it/2BmRJlK
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FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws during the first inning of Game 5 of the baseball NL Championship Series game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Los Angeles. Kershaw and the Dodgers want some more time to consider their possible future together. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and the team have agreed to extend the deadline on his option decision by 40 hours until 1 p.m. PDT Friday. (AP Photo/Jae Hong, File)
The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and the team agreed to extend the deadline on his opt-out decision by 40 hours until 1 p.m. PDT Friday.
The team made the announcement a couple hours before the initial 9 p.m. PDT deadline Thursday.
Kershaw can opt out of the last two years and $65 million of his contract to become a free agent for the first time in an 11-year big league career spent entirely with the Dodgers. They drafted him in 2006.
If he opts out, he could negotiate with any team, including the Dodgers.
He signed a $215 million, seven-year contract in January 2014 that calls for salaries of $32 million next year and $33 million in 2020.
Kershaw was 9-5 with a 2.73 ERA this season.
At 30, he remains one of baseball's premier pitchers. But the left-handed ace had two separate stints on the disabled list for the fourth time in five years this season, and his fastball velocity has decreased.
Despite all of his individual accolades, the seven-time All-Star has yet to win a World Series. The Dodgers lost in the Fall Classic for the second straight year, falling 4-1 to Boston on Sunday.
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/dodgers-kershaw-extend-deadline-option-decision-021849056--mlb.html
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Giants Hall of Famer Willie McCovey dies at 80
JANIE McCAULEY (AP Baseball Writer)
The Associated PressNov 1, 2018, 10:03 AM
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FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2010, file photo, former San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey smiles before the team's baseball game against the San Diego Padres in San Francisco. McCovey, the sweet-swinging Hall of Famer nicknamed "Stretch" for his 6-foot-4 height and those long arms, has died. He was 80. The San Francisco Giants announced his death, saying the fearsome hitter passed peacefully Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 31, 2018, after losing his battle with ongoing health issues. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Willie McCovey, the sweet-swinging Hall of Famer nicknamed ''Stretch'' for his 6-foot-4 height and those long arms, died Wednesday. He was 80.
A first baseman and left fielder, McCovey was a .270 career hitter with 521 home runs and 1,555 RBIs in 22 major league seasons, 19 of them with the Giants. He also played for the Athletics and Padres.
McCovey batted .354 with 13 homers and 38 RBIs on the way to winning the 1959 NL Rookie of the Year award. The six-time All-Star also won the 1969 NL MVP and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1986 after his first time on the ballot.
''You knew right away he wasn't an ordinary ballplayer,'' Hall of Famer Hank Aaron said, courtesy of the Hall of Fame. ''He was so strong, and he had the gift of knowing the strike zone. There's no telling how many home runs he would have hit if those knees weren't bothering him all the time and if he played in a park other than Candlestick.''
McCovey had been getting around in a wheelchair in recent years because he could no longer rely on his once-dependable legs, yet was still regularly seen at the ballpark in his private suite. McCovey had attended games at AT&T Park as recently as the season finale.
''I love him so much. It's a very sad day for me. We were very close,'' Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda said in a telephone interview. ''Willie McCovey was not only a great ballplayer but a great teammate. He didn't have any fear. He never complained.
''I remember one time in 1960 they sent him down to the minor leagues after being Rookie of the Year the year before. He didn't complain. He was very polite, he was very quiet. He was a great man, a great friend. I'm going to miss him so much. He didn't say a bad word about anybody.''
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/giants-hall-famer-willie-mccovey-died-age-80-002132509--mlb.html
JANIE McCAULEY (AP Baseball Writer)
The Associated PressNov 1, 2018, 10:03 AM
https://yhoo.it/2BmRJlK
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FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2010, file photo, former San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey smiles before the team's baseball game against the San Diego Padres in San Francisco. McCovey, the sweet-swinging Hall of Famer nicknamed "Stretch" for his 6-foot-4 height and those long arms, has died. He was 80. The San Francisco Giants announced his death, saying the fearsome hitter passed peacefully Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 31, 2018, after losing his battle with ongoing health issues. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Willie McCovey, the sweet-swinging Hall of Famer nicknamed ''Stretch'' for his 6-foot-4 height and those long arms, died Wednesday. He was 80.
A first baseman and left fielder, McCovey was a .270 career hitter with 521 home runs and 1,555 RBIs in 22 major league seasons, 19 of them with the Giants. He also played for the Athletics and Padres.
McCovey batted .354 with 13 homers and 38 RBIs on the way to winning the 1959 NL Rookie of the Year award. The six-time All-Star also won the 1969 NL MVP and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1986 after his first time on the ballot.
''You knew right away he wasn't an ordinary ballplayer,'' Hall of Famer Hank Aaron said, courtesy of the Hall of Fame. ''He was so strong, and he had the gift of knowing the strike zone. There's no telling how many home runs he would have hit if those knees weren't bothering him all the time and if he played in a park other than Candlestick.''
McCovey had been getting around in a wheelchair in recent years because he could no longer rely on his once-dependable legs, yet was still regularly seen at the ballpark in his private suite. McCovey had attended games at AT&T Park as recently as the season finale.
''I love him so much. It's a very sad day for me. We were very close,'' Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda said in a telephone interview. ''Willie McCovey was not only a great ballplayer but a great teammate. He didn't have any fear. He never complained.
''I remember one time in 1960 they sent him down to the minor leagues after being Rookie of the Year the year before. He didn't complain. He was very polite, he was very quiet. He was a great man, a great friend. I'm going to miss him so much. He didn't say a bad word about anybody.''
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/giants-hall-famer-willie-mccovey-died-age-80-002132509--mlb.html
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