7/30 - 8/12 Game Discussion Thread

[Jr.]

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I was very uninspired by the Chavez trade, but he's been excellent with the Cubs.

[TripleCrown9]

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For the first time since 2007 (another decent season), the Red Sox are the first team to 80 wins.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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Cubs played one of their best games since the break tonight. Crisp. Good starting pitching. And a healthy dose of David Bote.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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For the first time since 2007 (another decent season), the Red Sox are the first team to 80 wins.

They are on pace for 113.68 wins.

1906 Cubs - 116-36
2001 M's - 116-46
1998 Yankees - 114-48

No pressure.

[TripleCrown9]

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They are on pace for 113.68 wins.

1906 Cubs - 116-36
2001 M's - 116-46
1998 Yankees - 114-48

No pressure.

My prediction before the season was 99 wins, and I thought that was a little high. If they get close to the record, I'll die.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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My prediction before the season was 99 wins, and I thought that was a little high. If they get close to the record, I'll die.

They'd have to play 10 games under .500 baseball (19-29) the rest of the way to avoid hitting triple digit wins.

EDIT: They'd have to play at a 36-12 clip (.750) to tie the wins record.

[TripleCrown9]

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They'd have to play 10 games under .500 baseball (19-29) the rest of the way to avoid hitting triple digit wins.

EDIT: They'd have to play at a 36-12 clip (.750) to tie the wins record.

37-11 is pretty damn ambitious.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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37-11 is pretty damn ambitious.

For a team, on August 7th, whose next win ensures no possibility of a losing record, it seems within reason. Still a long shot though, true.

[DamnYanks2]

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I knew along Sonny Gray was really a closer.

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[l3ulvl]

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I doubt anyone else will find this interesting but Jacob Turner used to be the Tigers #1 prospect, Detroit traded him to Florida/Miami eons ago for Anibal Sanchez and Omar Infante.


Turner is back with Detroit and started tonight in Anaheim after Fiers finally got dealt.


he gave up 7 runs in 1 inning and that was it

[TripleCrown9]

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Shohei Ohtani has 61 strikeouts this season.

He also has 61 strikeouts.

[Speedy]

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This Jesse Biddle guy...

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[canes21]

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Of course I went to the wrong game of the double header. If the Braves also lose tonight I may stop going to their games. They play better when I can bless you all with my posts about how bad they are.

[Blzer]

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Odubel Herrera scores Asdrubal Cabrera.

And all this time I never thought there was anything that rhymed with Odubel Herrera!

I was just about to make a post saying something along those lines.

I can't help but shake this feeling that the only reason the Phillies made this acquisition was to get that rhyme going. Just like I feel the Yankees got Brandon Drury on the off-chance that both he and Judge would homer in the same game. I just know that MLB.com would love to have a headline that says: "Judge, Drury, and Executioner!" or something stupid like that.

[LambertandHam]

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Good to see Archer get his first win as a Pirate. On to see Cutch in San Fran.