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Wow. The Mets just just lost on a balk. I'm surprised the Reds didn't pull that one off first.
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Bestbuck36;1941548; said:
... and the Pirates are 3 back.
When was the last time 4 teams in the NL Central were over .500 this late in a season?
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Dryden;1941566; said:
I don't think it's happened in the NL Central's current configuration.
The Brewers were bad for nearly 20 years, as were the Reds and for a while the Cardinals. The Astros used to be better, but the Pirates have been bad for nearly 20 years as well. And short of what the Cubs did in the late 90s, they've always sucked too.
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Looks good on paper for this weekend. We miss Romero which is very good for the Reds. Avoid Bautista like the plague and we should be alright. Challenge him and the scoreboard will get a work out.
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Jaxbuck;1941574; said:
At least the bullpen should be well rested since Volquez will pitch the day before.
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Dryden;1941576; said:
Indeed.
Plus the added bonus of bringing the kids to the park to watch slingblade run the bases again. Should be a fun weekend.
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Dryden;1941566; said:
Turns out I didn't have to go back very far at all. Was rolling back through previous standings and see four teams finished over .500 in 2008. StL hit 86-76 on Sept 30, which was only good for fourth place in the division.
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DERP makes a list
Fan Graphs Pedro Cerrano All Stars.....
Fan Graphs Pedro Cerrano All Stars.....
............This is a fun list, but it?s obviously a volatile one given the small samples involved. Are there any hitters who have shown Cerrano-like skills over a longer period of time? Here?s the list of players dating back to 2002 who meet our earlier Cerrano All-Star criteria (1+ runs above average per 100 fastballs, -0.5+ runs below average versus breaking balls) while logging at least 1,000 plate appearances. These players were liabilities against breaking stuff, but did enough damage against the ?straightball? to stay in the lineup:
So there you have it: Alfonso Soriano, captain of the Pedro Cerrano All-Stars. No word on whether any of these guys offered Jobu some Macanudos or Bacardi.
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I really think Marty is drunk tonight.
One minute he's ready to fight the PA announcer for taking a chair out of the radio booth then just starts asking "do you hear voices in your head?" to no one in particular.
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One minute he's ready to fight the PA announcer for taking a chair out of the radio booth then just starts asking "do you hear voices in your head?" to no one in particular.
Classic
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