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I don't know, but I still refuse to believe the Orioles
The Orioles are total frauds. It's the Rays I'm worried about, now that Longoria is back.
matthewwhatever
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I think it was more fun when they were scoring tonnes of runs and having their bullpen blow the lead. Losing low-scoring games (with a suddenly solid bullpen) is boring.
Mr. Enigma
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Red Sox just brought back Scott Podsednik on a major league deal. The Red Sox traded Podsednik to the Diamondbacks in the Matt Albers/Craig Breslow swap, but Podsednik was released after refusing to accept an assignment to Class AAA.
TheNatural
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Figured we couldn't keep it up and it would level off. I thought Votto was supposed to be back by now though. I just saw a video of him jetting around the bases last night and he can't fucking play or even just pinch hit? WTF.
vas_a_morir
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Lol, might as well get the collapse over with early so we can focus on football. Thanks, Reds.
yankeehater
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Should have traded him for Victorino when you had the chance.
TheNatural
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Rally time, comeon, its Marmol.
I know hes a garbage pitcher. Dusty is in love with him and his 28/23 strikeout to walk ratio though.
Wait, why the fuck was our pinch hitter Wilson Valdez in that situation? He has a sub .600 OPS. And... he swings at Marmol's first pitch. Get the fuck out of here Dusty and take Cairo and Valdez and Ondrusek with you.
TheNatural
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Nevermind. That's Wilson Valdez for you. AKA the guy that shouldn't even be on the roster if we were healthy.
vas_a_morir
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Lol, you ain't kiddin'! Your strengths become your weaknesses... up is down, good is bad, ketchup on hot dogs, dogs and cats living together-- mass hysteria!
It'll be fun to see how long the Reds can stretch this losing streak... if we lose 10 in a row, Marty gets hair transplants.
TheNatural
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Meh fuck it. Still up 2 1/2 in the division, need Votto back ASAP.
Jocketty put together the worst bench in the league this side of the astros.
vas_a_morir
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TheNatural
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Shit happens, we just won a ridiculous amount in a row. I'm not going to be fickle over a losing streak when we won about 20 of 23 or so. It will turn itself around, especially with 7 left versus the Cubs the next week plus.
Dominican Power
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Better you lose now than in mid September heading into the post season.
He hasn't been terrible. He gave up 3 runs his first two games, and 4 runs this game, and has gone 6-7 innings deep each start. He's not lighting it up, but he isn't shitting the bed either. He's given us a chance to win every time he's stepped foot on the mound... our offense just hasn't backed him up in two games.
vas_a_morir
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That's positive thinking. Teams get hot, teams get cold. We are seeing this right now. Ideally, you want to do what the Cardinals did: Get hot when it matters.
But, I've come to realize that the reason we watch baseball games is for our favorite players rather than just watching our favorite teams. Votto brought so much excitement to the plate every time he was up... I didn't fully appreciate it. Tuesday can't come soon enough.
4.73 era for us
Little Green Yoda
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Momentum at the end of the regular season doesn't mean anything. The 2006 Cards backed into the playoffs and won it all. The 2011 Rays capped an incredible September comeback by making the playoffs on the last day, went into Arlington to steal game 1...only to lose the next 3 games and get ousted in the first round. The saying "momentum is the next day's starting pitcher" pretty much nails it.
acheron_xl
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This is pretty much the way I feel. It doesn't help that I can't actually watch my favorite team unless I get cable or go to a bar - two things I'm loathe to do.
NBA-GAF is the best sports thread on this forum, no offense to you gentlemen here.
People just don't get the jokes.
Anyway, I am really digging the Victorino/Ramirez acquisitions. If Kemp starts hitting like he did at the beginning of the season, we might really have a chance. And if Mattingly realizes that he shouldn't keep batting one of his highest OBP guys 8th, we might score even more runs!
Whatever happens this season the #1 priority this offseason has to be a 1B. Loney doesn't cut it. I remember when he came up, and everyone was bashing Nomar Garciaparra for impeding his progress. He actually looked amazing then, batting like .370 with power in AAA. I think he OPSed close to .900 his rookie year, but it's been nothing but downhill from there. I wish we had traded him then.
You guys are great at posting a lot and getting your thread closed, but other than that I dunno.
Mr. Enigma
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Derek Lowe has cleared waivers and has been released by the Indians.
BLUE JAYS.
Thanks Lamb! Was just waiting for you to respond, pretty much.
Dominican Power
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I feel sorry for Miami tax payers who got bamboozled by the Marlins organization into building a new stadium. Bottom 5 in the league in attendance and once the newness wears off, it's going to get real ugly soon.
vas_a_morir
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Broxton succccckkkksssss for the Reds so far. I'd love to see his Reds ERA.
Dmncnby2k9
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Harvey makes home debut! I was gonna go to gm but decided against. Cant jinx the kid.
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