He should be pretty good at fielding grounders at 3rd, given that he has hit that same grounder 200 times already this year and watched the opposing 3B make that play.

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Nice catch dickmouth. Gonna play himself right off the team and who knows maybe out of baseball like that.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
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Fucking brutal.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

So they gave him a second chance and it seems it's not going well.
I've seen enough I think.

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http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

That guy with the bad haircut did pretty well there!

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Does Baez have to be brought up before Sept 1st in order to be on the playoff roster?

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

At some point in time Starlin Castro was a beloved can't miss piece that would improve.

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Times change, players change. It would seem too me that moving on would fit into the plan, as described. Next man up. As I've stated, I think a change of scenery would do him a great deal of good. I give the Cub powers that be a great deal of credit in doing what was neccesary with Starlin.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

He'll be fine, he's legit, he's a core player, wait until next season.

Who said that?

The dysfunctional Cub have Sock fans on the run.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

Yes, he is legit. You don't have 3 All-Star seasons if you are a fluke. A guy can have 1 All-Star season and be a flash in the pan (Fukudome and Bryan LaHair come to mind) but not 3. but a core player.....not anymore. he will be dealt and someone, whether it's Baez or someone else, will take his spot.

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Go Cubs!!!!

CYCLE WATCH?????

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

That might have been the best Castro swing I've seen all year.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

OK, I am going to need to freeze all Cubs threads to save Joe Orrs life!

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Starlins dad at the game sitting with John Baker....

Damn Starlin, head case!

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

#vindicated

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

#dense

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Not sure that you have any ability to recognize levels of intelligence.

Those poor kids.

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Players can't be true to their statistical norms, over 162 games....or over a career......and then be a better hitter during certain calendar months.
Calendar dates are essentially arbitrary when talking about pure statistics. All dates are exactly the same.
Numbers do not know the 4th of July vs the 5th of September.

Save the "warm months" argument. It's chilly all week. It's August. Bats are exploding this week.

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Some players are notoriously slow starters. Some players warm up deep into a season. Some players consistently hot the ground running and taper off.

Why do you think team ERAs are lower in April than July?

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Starlin is mashing tonight.

Absolutely none of this has anything to do with date on a calendar. Not one bit.
Surely you get this.

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Okay...calendars aside...Starlin castro does best every season after 500 PA or 110 GP.

That just happens to be in August each season. And will be each season he starts and is relatively healthy.

Tl;dr Castro is good in August.

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The Boston Red Sox, as an organization - and each player specifically, are completely cognizant of Ben Affleck's birthday, and simply are not good baseball players on that day each year.

According to IMU.

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Dusty Baker and his History teacher would like a word.

Listen, brother.
Dusty isn't exactly a "stats guy"


I'm gonna be tired tomorrow.
This is like a MNF Bears game when they are good. Or decent. Or better than they will be this year.

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Something was different in the approach. Was it mental or physical? Keeping his head in, instead of pulling out of every swing?

This wasn't about heating up. Changes were made.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

August is the month he likes waiting back and driving through the ball.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

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