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Funny how things work out..
In a weird way it seems like Christopher Morel’s game-winning, three-run homer happened eons ago-because of yesterday’s “surprising” 4-3 loss to the lowly Royals. To quote 327 different ML managers, “Momentum is tomorrow’s starting pitcher.” Unless you’re in the throes of a long winning streak, players aren’t likely to talk as much about momentum as…
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The nature of the beast
If you are either a Cubs or White Sox fan or live within shouting distance of Wrigley Field, you probably know the Cubs won game 2/4 of the crosstown classic 4-3 in dramatic fashion. According to Tim Stebbins (writing for mlb.com) Sox manager, Pedro Grifol said, “The toughest loss of the year, in my opinion.”…
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The NL and what’s left to see
If the Atlanta Braves don’t represent the NL in the World Series, all of their individual stats won’t mean much in the grand scheme of things. However, the Braves offense has been might impressive. Only a handful of teams has ever produced 4 teammates with 30+ homers each. At the time, nobody seemed to mind…
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I may have missed the memo..
I don’t know exactly when teams really started monitoring pitchers’ innings, but it’s gotten worse and maybe because the media focuses so much on it. It’s really more about the younger pitchers-not just the guys that have been in the big leagues for a few years. I understand that teams have to monitor pitchers who…
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Don’t look now..
This time next Monday the Chicago Cubs should be in first place in the NL Central. As much as MLB would love to see the Reds in first, I think their 2023 run has come to an end, pitching issues have seen to that. After completing a 3-3 road trip against the woeful Mets and…
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The art of storytelling..
Unlike Spanish language, telenovelas and professional wrestling, organized sports are not scripted reality shows-whether televised or not. The best oddsmakers have proven that nobody really can predict the outcome of every sporting event. Heck, Ron Coomer, radio color analyst of the Cubs can’t call a parlay properly. I know several baseball fans that aren’t as…
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Another crazy Ohtani fact
Robbing a hitter from a game-winning homer is pretty dramatic and important to a game’s outcome, but is it the most exciting play in baseball? I think some of us slower fans like the stolen base-especially when a player steals home. That’s why Endy De La Cruz’s trifecta earlier this season had fans talking for…
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Has common courtesy vanished completely?
It’s amazing that in a world where employers are supposedly looking to hire, they rely heavily on algorithms to sort through applications and deal with applicants. Yet, all of these joints continue to post openings. I think something is broke. I’m also disappointed that people seem to have forgotten how to treat people. And it’s…
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The 2023 Mets stink on toast
Whether it’s recency bias or reality, it seems like more God awful teams have surprised really good teams this year. Take for example the lowly A’s who have beaten the much better Rays and Brewers. There needn’t be as dramatic a chasm between the two teams for my point to be valid. Even before the…
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What I’m watching..
With only 45-50 games left, I start following the statistical leaders in both leagues to see what milestones are in play-who are the statistical leaders going to be and who might win the big awards. I’ll devote the post to AL position players. If anyone has an AL MVP not named Shohei Ohtani, I’d appreciate…
I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark. 