Re: mds, Harrison, and a thrilling sports blog/picks challenge - Ver. 2.0
Has the Yankees game ended yet?American League- Yankees (65-52) 8, Twins (59-59) 7 (10 innings). The awful announcers spun this as one of the weirdest games in the history of ever and while that's...
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August 18th* Other stuff: Remember when the Harbaugh brothers were the toast of the NFL and actually seemed like decent guys? Well, the bloom continues to come off a rose that was already dying after...
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August 18th*Quick post in what's been an eventful 24 hours for the Yankees. Starter Bryan Mitchell got hit in the face by a line drive by Eduardo Nunez, which led to him fracturing his nose and the...
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Starring the New York teams in "The Great Escapes."American League- Yankees (66-52) 8, Twins (59-60) 4. They can change managers and bullpens, but it's clear that visiting Minnesota will never stop...
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August 19th* Other stuff: Good news, AL East! After utilizing sabermetrics and smart moves to build clubs that won three World Series titles in the span of ten seasons, the Red Sox have responded to...
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August 19th*Apparently the Yankees aren't allowed to play normal games as this one had another weird series of twist and turns. CC Sabathia turned in his third solid performance in a row as he was...
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Ah, the Twins at Yankee Stadium, truly the gift that keeps on giving.American League- - Yankees (67-52) 4, Twins (59-61) 3. Nathan Eovaldi W-L luck + Minnesota futility in the Bronx = hilarity....
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August 20th* Other stuff: The best part about Chase Utley finally being traded (to L.A. for two prospects; as some noted, the Dodgers should totally complete the set of washed-up former Phillies by...
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The breakdown of Thursday's Cle/NYY game to come separately, of course.American League- Twins (60-61) 15, Orioles (62-58) 2. Fans in Baltimore who braved a rain delay of 2:38 were subsequently...
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August 21st* Other stuff: Good news for current sports results - Tiger Woods took advantage of pristine scoring conditions to tally seven birdies in firing an opening round 64 (-6) to sit just two...
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August 21st*The combination of our karmic cursing powers could only mean bad things for the Yankees yesterday and so while it's always fun to go to Yankee Stadium and I had a really great time (absent...
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Congrats, Mike Fiers! Also, early condolences on your future arm injury.Interleague Play - Go Away!- Astros (67-56) 3, Dodgers (67-54) 0. Mike Fiers has built his career around somehow recording a...
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August 22nd* Other stuff: PicksI hit with the Giants, Astros last night.Today's picks: * Blue Jays/Angels Over 7 runs (+100). Pretty disappointing offensive showing yesterday by Toronto.The profit is...
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At the hospital so picks from my phone: *Blue Jays (-120) at Angels. *Reds (-115) vs. Diamondbacks. *Rangers (-120) at Tigers. *Dodgers (-125) at Astros.
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"OMG, their R two many nohitters now!!!1!" - idiots everywhere.American League- - Twins (62-61) 3, Orioles (62-60) 1. Boy, Minnesota really is NYY's best ally in this playoff push, huh? Henry...
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August 23rd* Other stuff: With Jason Gore and Jonas Blixt flying up the leaderboard with ridiculous 62's, it was going to be hard for players to keep pace in NC, but Tiger Woods remained just one off...
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2015 Blue Jays/Rangers: surged after acquiring David Price/Cole Hamels. 2014 Athletics: faded after acquiring Jon Lester/Jeff "Warroyo" Samardzija. [insert wrongheaded Billy Beane/Moneyball narrative...
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August 24th* Golf: On a day on which tennis' veteran stars stepped up with wins in Cincinnati, as Serena Williams extended her U.S. hard court win streak to 965874 by routing Simona Halep and Roger...
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August 24th*Toss another hideous loss onto the pile as the Yanks are back out of first place after their crushing defeat and Toronto pounding out another 10+ run performance (after trailing 5-1 after...
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One day I will have the time and energy to post a recap from Thursday. One day.American League- - National League- - Interleague Play - Go Away!- - Cubs (72-51) 2, Indians (58-66) 1. In this makeup...
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