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Which position players will take the hill today?Interleague Play - Now Every Game...- Yankees (36-30) 9, Marlins (29-39) 4. Seemingly pointed to defeat despite Alex Rodriguez (2-4 (5), run, RBI, BB)...
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June 19th* U.S. Open: I reckon that one could focus on Dustin "The Snowblower" Johnson and Henrik Stenson becoming just the second duo in the last 20 years to shot -5 or better in the opening round of...
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June 19th*Yanks wound up salvaging a split with the Marlins in their four game series in a game in which the final score belied how close the outcome was. As has often been the case this season, CC...
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Devi Cruz MVP vote alert: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/mlbs-vexing-voting-how-sub-replacement-level-players-found-their-way-to-the-mvp-ballot/
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Hey, did something hit a milestone tonight? One that, say, was marketed?American League- Yankees (37-30) 7, Tigers (34-33) 2. Alex Rodriguez wasted absolutely no time in joining the 3000 hit club on...
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June 20th* U.S. Open: Is it a bad sign when all the golf action you see is Tiger Woods continuing his implosion (76 to finish +16, T-150th out of 156) and Jason Day basically collapsing on the course?...
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June 20th*This turnabout by the Yankees is pretty darn hilarious as after ignoring all of ARod's home run milestones, the Yanks were all in now in celebrating his 3000th hit yesterday both at the...
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*Sigh* Perfection is fleeting.National League- Nationals (36-33) 6, Pirates (39-29) 0. Remember when Curt Schilling lost his mind about Ben Davis' bunt single to break the asshole pitcher's perfect...
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June 21st* U.S. Open: You know it's the U.S. Open when no lead is safe and the majority of the field begins to backslide on the weekend, which was immediately evident right off the bat on Saturday....
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June 21st*Have to go to Father's Day brunch shortly so I'll get back to thrilling topics like Max Scherzer's near perfect game (which brutally ended on Jose Tabata leaning into a 2-2 pitch and letting...
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It seems like every day this season has featured the arrival of impact prospects, monster homeruns, and brilliant pitching performances. Know what those three things have in common? None involve the...
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June 22nd* U.S. Open: To say that the final round of the U.S. Open (save for FOX's coverage*) delivered would be a massive understatement, as my range of emotions went from disgust to extreme hope to...
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Um, wow. I got home from dinner and turned on the golf with the leaders finishing up 17. I stuck around for about 15 or so minutes and saw Spieth miss the tough eagle putt on 18 and then waited...
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June 22nd*As noted last night, I still can't believe the end of the U.S. Open as I was so sure that we were headed for a playoff that I turned off the TV and missed Johnson's epic choke job. I'm not...
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Following ten-straight days in which there were 15 games scheduled, Monday's limited slate just looks weird.American League- Angels (36-35) 4, Astros (41-31) 3. Hector Santiago (6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4...
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June 23rd* Other stuff: To say that Monday was a dark one for baseball was a dark one would be a massive understatement. In was the more buried of the two ugly stories, former outfielder and announcer...
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June 23rd*Yesterday's Yankee game was an abject failure with Michael Pineda getting rocked by the light hitting Phillies and the final score making what was truly a blowout look respectable. But that...
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Yuku, please suck a little more. Thanks.American League- Rays (41-32) 4, Blue Jays (38-35) 3. Following Chris Archer's (8 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 7 K, 1 BB, 1 HRA) outdueling of R.A. Dickey (7 IP, 8 H,...
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June 24th* Other stuff: FGC remains glitchy as all get out, so here are some ultra quick hits - 1) George Karl is trying to run DeMarcus Cousins out of Sactown, which is such a "Kings thing" it's not...
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June 24th*Just got back from Yankee Stadium a little while ago and was treated to a rare game where they played well in my presence. And that's more than could be said about their pitching effort last...
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