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ZiprHead said:
rousseau said:
Think I've only watched one Tigers game this year so far, but will be tuning in to see them play the Royals tonight. They're the team to beat.
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I didn't get to watch last night and haven't heard how it came out.

I just turned on the game against Cleveland. Verlander has 8 strike-outs so far in the top of the fifth.
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Pelfrey had a bad game and Kansas City picked him apart, could have been a lot worse as they left quite a few men on base. Tigers batters couldn't get any momentum going. I turned it off when the Royals bullpen came on.

I have the Detroit game on right now, too, actually. I know the pitchers are doing well when I have no idea what just happened for six innings.
 
ronburgundy said:
I didn't buy into the pre-season hype, but its getting hard not to think that the Cubs have a real chance this year. They aren't just winning, they are destroying their opponents with amazing offense, defense, and pitching.
Their average run differential of 3.75 is double that of St. Louis, who are themselves double the next teams below them.
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Will need to check out a game or two. They made a couple big moves to beef up this year yea?
 
My man Puig threw a guy out at third base from left field, what an arm that boy has got !
 
Marlin's Dee Gordon suspended for 80 games !

Dee Gordon, the reigning National League batting champion and an All-Star second baseman for the Miami Marlins, was suspended 80 games early Friday morning for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Major League Baseball announced the suspension after the Marlins’ victory in Los Angeles, saying that Gordon had tested positive for exogenous testosterone and clostebol.
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I liked him when he was at the Dodgers, shame he has been doping but he won't be the only one.
 
In the cheap seats for Jays-Dodgers tonight, good seats tomorrow, and back to the cheap seats on Sunday.

Slow game so far.
 
Go Dodgers ! Listened to some of it on the radio on he drive home. Still no Dodgers on Direct TV :( But, I enjoy watching the Angels so at least I get something.
 
Looks like everyone stopped caring at the right time :D

Watching Brewers / Cubs this evening. The Jays have more wins now than at this time last year although unlikely to pick up a Price (I think?), and the Tigers are treading water.
 
Best baseball story of the year: Chris Sale, the top pitcher in the American League, was scratched from his start last night. He not only refused to wear the "throwback" uniform the White Sox were scheduled to wear, he sliced up all of the uniforms with a knife. Having seen some of the Sox throwbacks from earlier years, I applaud his actions.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/191356328/chris-sale-incident-could-affect-soxs-plans/
 
Things are heating up. Looks like the AL wildcard race is going to be pretty tight. I'd be over the moon if the Tigers win a spot, better yet make it to the division series, and even better if they were playing the Jays. That'd be my season made.
 
Andrew Toles hit a two out grand slam top of the ninth against the Rockies. Dodgers win 10-8, GO DODGERS !!
 
Going to my first Cubs game of this season tomorrow. Very excited, despite expecting not to like the modernization they did to Wrigley field (the electronic scoreboards and piped in music system).

It is crazy how good they are. They will clinch with 2 weeks left in the season, and likely clinch the #1 seed by 5-8 games. I have watched almost every game on TV this year, and they have certainly never been near this good in my years as a fan. That said, I don't have the delusions of many Cubs fans. Their odds of winning it all is still only about 20%, and some of the things that make them so awesome now don't matter much in the post-season, such as having 4th and 5th pitchers in the rotation that are as good as most teams #1 and #2. You can get away with only 3 great starters in October. Also, their relief pitching in the 7th and 8th is still very unreliable, and while they score more than anyone, they also have the lowest batting avg with men in scoring position than most other playoff teams. If they don't win, it will likely be due to failing to get a big enough lead by leaving men on base, then giving up runs in the late innings.

Hopefully the Giants, Dodgers, Cardinals, and Mets will beat the crap out of each other vying for playoff spots and make Cubs first round easier. Bears are going to be unwatchably sucktastic, so we need good Cubs postseason to get through the winter.
 
ESPN make baseball unwatchable. The incessant mindless chatter from the commentators sprinkled around the stadium is a real downer. However, we were treated to a simulcast of Vin Scully during the fourth inning of the Giants v Dodgers last night and it was beautiful.

Anyway, Puig has redeemed himself with a three run home run and a brilliant, over the shoulder catch in the outfield. The division race is not over yet but the Dodgers are in a good spot.

This still makes me laugh. Reminds me of when my kids played softball when they were 10 years old !

 
Puig makes the worst plays and the greatest plays, never boring either way.
 
He's an enigma. He does some of the daftest things right enough. Mike trout is better though.
 
Yahweh is for real. Tim Tebow homers in his first at bat as pro.
 
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