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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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If MLB gets their collective asses kicked by this Astro team after this past off season...
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"The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946 |
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10-07-2020, 05:04 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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I'm wondering what they're doing to cheat. They have to be doing something.
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10-07-2020, 05:22 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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...it would be freaking hilarious! Especially if they rolled through the Yankees and the Dodgers, after all their whining (as if these aren't teams that have bent the rules excessively, as well, while trying to play the "oh, we're totally clean next to these guys" card) That would give the Astros the asterisk title in 2017 and the asterisk (for a different reason) title in 2020. There's some lovely symmetry to it. SI
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10-08-2020, 03:19 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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Oh, Zack, you lovable rascal. Showed the sign to the catcher (and batter), but hung the slider to give the A's a 3-0 lead. Whoops.
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10-09-2020, 12:07 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Whittier
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Boys in blue really showed up in game 3.
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10-09-2020, 08:21 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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Let's go Rays. Need you to make this a successful season.
Appreciate it. Thanks.
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10-09-2020, 09:32 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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THAAAAA YANKEESS LOSE.
THAAAAA YANKEESS LOSE. (do not like John Sterling) SI
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10-09-2020, 09:34 PM
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General Manager
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Newburgh, NY
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I can handle a Rays championship.
They simply must beat the Astros.
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10-09-2020, 09:40 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
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Bummer. Sucks that you can only muster 1 run out of that lineup. But i guess the outcome is expected when you only have 1 starting pitcher.
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10-09-2020, 09:41 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Thank God.
Fuck the Yankees.
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10-12-2020, 09:50 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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I am so confused with did he or did he not try to get out of the way of a pitched ball decisions.
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"The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946 Last edited by miami_fan : 10-12-2020 at 09:54 PM. |
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10-12-2020, 10:25 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Well that sure went all to hell in a hurry
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10-12-2020, 10:59 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Puyallup, WA
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Billy Beane is leaving the A's to take a job with Fenway Sports Group to work on non baseball projects.
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10-13-2020, 07:28 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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End of an era. Seems strange to not think about him as head of the A's and also likely not a good thing for the A's to maintain any semblance of competitiveness. Then again, I have no idea how much he was involved in day-to-day ops of the team these days. SI
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10-14-2020, 10:18 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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I have not followed the Astros in depth after the intial reaction to the cheating scandal so I may be way off with this. Are the Altuve struggles similar to Lebron's first year in Miami? I don't mean how they played on the field per se. I mean how they went through that season trying to embrace being the villian despite wanting everyone to love him. It may be an act but I believe Carlos Correa is like fuck you guys I am going to show you. Same with Alex Bregman. Altuve from the outside seems like someone who is troubled by the accusations.
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"The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946 |
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10-14-2020, 12:13 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
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I'd chalk it up to not being able to hit when you don't know the pitch.
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10-14-2020, 12:16 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
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Also I read that you can't watch your previous at bats in the dugout anymore during the game. That seems like a really good rule.
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10-17-2020, 07:01 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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Both LCS go to game 7. Fun!
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10-17-2020, 07:54 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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This Arozarena guy might be pretty good
SI
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10-18-2020, 07:19 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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Here we go
SI
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10-18-2020, 08:52 PM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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BRaves may have just run themselves out of the World Series.
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10-18-2020, 09:22 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere More Familiar
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Just an inexcusably bad play. TOOTBLANs are horrible, especially in a situation like that. |
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10-18-2020, 09:31 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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Meanwhile, the Dodgers have left an army of runners on base so either team is going to have something to point to when they lose
SI
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10-18-2020, 11:07 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Georgia
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I hate sports.
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10-18-2020, 11:20 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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I'm sorry Larry. I honestly had that melt down 4 days ago and the last 3 days were simply waiting for the inevitable. Not much else to say. Baseball is dumb.
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10-18-2020, 11:34 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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Rays v Dodgers is going to be fun Series. Hopefully the Rays can pull it out.
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10-18-2020, 11:37 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Roberts finally did something right. Urias had to at least start the 9th, and to my stunned dismay, HE DID.
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10-19-2020, 06:53 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." |
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10-19-2020, 06:54 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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Of course, it was 29-3 prior to Atlanta's game. But still.
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10-19-2020, 08:30 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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So not everyone cares equally about all of these to be sure. But:
- Braves choked away 3-1 series lead - GT destroyed by Clemson - UGA reminded that they have to play the second half against Alabama - ATL United lost - Falcons won and started their fuck up of their draft pick. Even Georgia State lost in football. |
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10-19-2020, 08:51 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Whittier
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Whew. What a series. Hopefully we can get the ring for Kershaw and don't need to keep foolishly pushing him out there in a desperate attempt to win it all. Just play our game and hopefully we can take it. 1988 was a long time ago. We should have won in 17, but the Astros. Should be a fun matchup with two teams built similarly in style
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10-19-2020, 09:00 AM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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And #2 in payroll vs. #28 in payroll should provide a lot of narrative fun.
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10-19-2020, 10:01 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Whittier
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It shouldn't, since the Dodgers President of Baseball Operations led the Rays to the postseason with a minimal payroll as well. The story should more be how the Dodgers President left a culture of winning on limited resources, but there shouldn't be a comparison. The Dodgers aren't buying championships. You could put in a salary cap of 100 million and the Dodgers will still be a successful organization and the Rays still wouldn't hit the cap ceiling Last edited by MrBug708 : 10-19-2020 at 10:04 AM. |
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10-19-2020, 11:27 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Newburgh, NY
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If this were a full season the Dodgers would have 85.5 million in payroll, more than the entire Rays payroll, for,
Mookie Turner Pollock Treinen Kelly The Dodgers are a very good organization, but it makes a huge difference that they have so much money to spend.
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10-19-2020, 11:28 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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also keep in mind big market teams have more resources to scout, develop, etc...
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10-19-2020, 11:39 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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Right, what the Rays are doing (and the A's for that matter) is nothing short of remarkable.
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10-19-2020, 01:00 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Bloomington, IN
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As much as I love Kershaw and really want him to get a ring,..and as predisposed as I am to cheering for Mookie (though he doesn't really need another ring)...I'd be 100% okay with the Rays winning this one.
Perhaps related, I watched Moneyball again this weekend (since it just dropped on Hulu or Netflix or whatever). Man, what a fantastic movie that is. One of those rare cases where the movie is -- in some ways -- just as good or better than the original. Last edited by Drake : 10-19-2020 at 01:02 PM. |
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10-19-2020, 05:00 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Whittier
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Cool graph of how the teams were built. Dodgers have the second most FA's signed, but also have the second most drafted players. Not bad considering they never picked very high, other than a decade and a half ago when they grabbed Kershaw
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10-19-2020, 06:34 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
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yeah, it's a great movie. I dunno about what they're saying about his next movie (Chicago 7) but Aaron Sorkin had a helluva run there as a screenwriter. The Social Network, Moneyball, Steve Jobs were all excellent films. His directoral debut Molly's Game is great, but if you gave his script to a better director I'm pretty sure it would be top tier. |
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10-20-2020, 12:22 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
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I'll totally admit to being non traditional, but a neutral site WS/LCS should be the norm. Rotate it among the warm weather stadiums. Those places are also attractive vacation destinations. Plus if you schedule it in Miami often, there's no chance that a team will get homefield advantage.
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10-20-2020, 12:36 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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Man, no way.....crowds are soo much of the post season atmosphere, but your thoughts on Miami are on point.
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10-20-2020, 12:39 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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The Marlins have won the WS a couple of times recently. More than a lot of other teams can say.
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10-20-2020, 12:40 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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You mean the location that is home to a 2 time World Series winner?
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10-20-2020, 12:48 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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I believe 2020 is the 1st year they made the playoffs and haven't won the World Series.
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10-20-2020, 12:50 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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10-20-2020, 06:58 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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Uh... There seems to be a good amount of people at the World Series with areas that don't seem to have much social distancing in a state that isn't known for a good plan for Covid... Yikes
Edit: Ah, looks to be far less people/spread out in the OF areas. Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk
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10-20-2020, 07:08 PM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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They all want to see Kershaw get shelled
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10-20-2020, 11:25 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Whittier
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10-21-2020, 06:07 AM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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Took him long enough.
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10-21-2020, 07:33 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Minnesota
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The Kershaw post season thing is funny to me. He has been pretty much the same picture minus two things that are mostly uncontrollable. His HR/FB percentage is absurdly high in the postseason 15.6% vs 9.2% in the regular season. His left on base percentage is typically around 80 percent in the regular season while his postseason has fallen to 68%.
Kershaw has basically had his worst luck in the postseason. Last night's performance might start the progression back to the mean for him. Last edited by jbergey22 : 10-21-2020 at 07:42 AM. |
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