Lester is working out. As is Hammel, Lackey, Ross and Zobrist. Theo's improving.

And he can sign all the free agents he wants if it means he keeps running my drafts and trade deadlines.

May have the best lineup in baseball. Will also probably have the worst pitching staff in the playoffs.

His last years with the Red Sox seemed to be the topic of the posts to me.

John Henry let him (or forced him if you part of the cult of Theo) sign whomever he wanted in FA at the end and it sunk the franchise.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

The Hanley Ramirez, Pablo Sandoval & David Price signings lend some credence to that theory no?

Brian Dozier hit his 42nd home run. Let me repeat that. Brian Dozier hit his 42nd home run. Time to put away the super balls and start playing with the real baseballs.

The fighting Bucks tied it up in the b9. With Detroit and Toronto winning they can't afford to lose a game to the shitfuck D'Bags.

Corey Seager just hit a game tying bomb in the b9. He'd get my MVP vote.

Wilson Ramos tore his ACL and is done for the year. Not sure if he'll be ready for the start of 2017. Hopefully the Nats make him a qualifying offer that keeps him off the free agent market. Seems like it could work out for both sides.

But he isn't a Cub.

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Elections have consequences.

That's why Keyzer would vote for him.

Robbie Cano making a late push for MVP. If the Mariners somehow sneak in that last playoff spot he probably should win it.

Zack Britton 47-47 in save opportunities this year. Without a starting pitcher having a dominating season he will probably win the Cy Young award. He's having a crazy good season.

Orioles win. Astros officially eliminated. That's a shame.

Lester has the CY locked up in the NL, Porcello in the AL.

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all MLB TV online game feeds are free for the weekend:

http://mlb.mlb.com/home

Vin Scully's last weekend of games, via the LA Dodgers feed, free for the weekend on MLB TV:

http://m.mlb.com/tv/e14-449258-2016-09- ... d&team=mlb

Rich Hill vs Bumgarner, Puig gives the Dodgers a 1-0 lead on a double off of Bumgarner. Puig has an .800+ OPS career vs Bumgarner.

Vin Scully doing play-by-play on a couple of doofus fans who ran onto the field; one of the field-jumpers made it all the way to Angel Pagan, who leveled the fan.

Vin Scully's final game @ 3 pm EDT/ 2 central:

https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/782626217736364032

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Cool, thanks. I watched Vin call the game Friday, and then did the audio only today; as they let him take over the radio call as well. Giants really went all out for Scully. Giants were his team back in NY (fan-wise). Vin even took over calling the game on the Giants broadcast outlets for a side.

So that's how Jeremy Lin spends his off season

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Lin-sanity, what team is he on now? Brooklyn.

Lin spent the off-season learning to shoot jumpers from FavreFan:

http://nypost.com/2016/10/01/jeremy-lin ... -complete/

Always a class act...never turned into a crotchety old man like many old broadcasters do

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

St. Louis is the only team in the NL to finish over .500 and miss the playoffs.

That's a shame.

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You know me like that.

Didn't Derrick Rose say the same thing during his rehab?

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

They would have also been the only team with a sub-.500 home record to make the playoffs...gotta take care of the home turf

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

yeah, Rose shot a career best 34% from beyond the arc his first post-injury season. but he also crapped-the-bed from regular FG range that year, 36%



prolly FavreFan only shoots 25 footers, so he couldn't help out with those tricky 12 footers.

edit, whoops, forgot Rose immediately went back on IR. and then went back to sub 30% from 3 point-land in statistically meaningful play.