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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 10, 2019 17:46:14 GMT -5
This series coming in was a trap Yankees been beating the bricks off everyone but Blue Jays were just as hot and beating good teams too so "lousy team" isn't really the way to describe them Helps that they're getting all their big prospect hitters out now. I bet this Jays lineup would be in the Wild Card hunt if they done it sooner than later. Jays are playing free and loose and it shows. They got their big time hitting prospects up and they know they are in no danger of getting sent down. Add on Blue Jays hasn't really had trouble hitting all year anyway and now with the young guys and Bo slapping the shit out he baseball they are playing damn well at home Chop it up as losing to a team on a good run right now. Yankees got smoked in Boston a few weeks ago and then came back to smoke everyone for two weeks, they will be fine
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 10, 2019 17:50:04 GMT -5
They just won like 8 games in a row Losing 2 in a row after that hot streak and acting like they are in danger of losing it all is crazy. Yankees have dominated their division all year, in fact I think they are like 44-15 or something like that It is an anomaly for them to drop multiple games in the division, take a deep breath and look at the bigger picture and what can come next Well sometimes you have to keep up with the competition. If we have home field locked up fine, but with the Astros never losing, you can't allow this to happen. This is all about the Astros and finish with a better record than tham. I don't give a dam about the Dodgers, but we can't fall behind Houston, and it sucks they have such an easy schedule. WITHOUT QUESTION, they need to have home field over Houston. However, my biggest concern if the health of the team. Yankees are playing great but yeah they can't throw out Maybin, Tauchman, and Valeria and expect to beat Houston even if they got homefield. Yankees and Houston are tied record wise even with Yankees injuries. They can't really worry about Houston and look too far ahead when they got to get the team healthy. At full health they can beat anybody imo but i'm still afraid of how pitching matches up
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Post by darbus alan on Aug 10, 2019 18:04:56 GMT -5
Yankees just came off a huge winning streak. There's going to be some time coming down to Earth and the Blue Jays' offense is red hot and at home. If they lose a series to Baltimore, then I'm concerned.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2019 20:59:42 GMT -5
8 in a row...
15 out of 16...
And Luis "I have 20 power" Guillorme with a pinch hit homer.
This is un f***ing believable.
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Post by S-Chrome on Aug 10, 2019 21:07:41 GMT -5
So, we've got an "Outta Here" x2 and an "Oh Wow" from Gary Cohen in back-to-back nights.
Looks like the Mets are good at baseball for the time being.
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Aug 10, 2019 22:23:33 GMT -5
Oh my goodness gracious the Brewers are actually winning games.
Too bad the sweep was against the Pirates and the other possible sweep is of the Rangers. I feel nothing.
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Post by fw91 on Aug 11, 2019 1:43:07 GMT -5
bet Vince Mcmahon would love to meet Adrian Houser.
"He's GONNA PUKE!!!"
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Post by darbus alan on Aug 11, 2019 14:03:17 GMT -5
After the disaster in Boston, Tanaka's having a really nice bounceback game in Toronto. 7IP with only 1 hit and 0 walks.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2019 14:47:57 GMT -5
Nats take the lead 5-3 but in the process, Soto pulls up lame.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2019 15:37:14 GMT -5
And Diaz gives up a 2 run homer to give the Nats an even bigger lead. Jesus.
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Post by S-Chrome on Aug 11, 2019 15:39:01 GMT -5
At least Armando Benitez would walk the ballpark before he gave it up. Diaz can't keep the ball in the yard.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Aug 11, 2019 16:29:54 GMT -5
Tanaka when it comes to a big game, he is money. He and the team desperately needed this.
And how about that AL Central.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2019 17:01:53 GMT -5
Just got home from Citi Field. Lots of good vibes and energy until Diaz gave up the home run. Crappy way to end it, but the Mets won the series and there are a lot of games left.
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Post by fw91 on Aug 11, 2019 17:30:32 GMT -5
Just got home from Citi Field. Lots of good vibes and energy until Diaz gave up the home run. Crappy way to end it, but the Mets won the series and there are a lot of games left. Yeah today was a "good" loss. Everyone thought they still had a chance until Diaz came in. Erased a deficit, chiped away when the tie was broken to reach closer, but Diaz gives it away with the longball. His time as closer has to end. More optimistically, very encouraging to see Familia strike out the side.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Aug 11, 2019 18:57:47 GMT -5
Can you believe what a big favorite the Astros were today in Vegas to beat the Orioles? I mean this is stupid, don't these people know this is baseball, any time any team can lose at any time, this is not basketball or football. If you have a great season and win over 100 games, you going to lose at least over 50 games. I have no symptahy for the people that lost money over this, they should know better. The idea that Astros are the Warriors or the Patriots, it is a joke, no team is, it is not that type of sport.
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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Aug 11, 2019 22:32:23 GMT -5
Great couple of wins following Bryce Harper’s heroics the other night. I don’t think they’re as good as they were in July, but these Giants have legit fight in them.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2019 20:06:32 GMT -5
Gleyber Torres hit his 13th HR against the Orioles.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Aug 12, 2019 20:27:27 GMT -5
Did Baltimore murder all of Gleyber's family? He's on a quest to kill the Orioles dead, all season.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Aug 12, 2019 20:45:33 GMT -5
I think the Orioles have seen enough of Torres to last a life time.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Aug 12, 2019 22:38:52 GMT -5
Cleveland's now in 1st place in the AL Central. At one point they were 11.5 back.
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