okay.....that was pretty good.

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I hit about 22.5% of the time, Steve.

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You know me like that.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Last 7 games (incl. game in progress thru 5)

Bryant: .464 AVG / .531 OBP / 1.036 SLG / 1.567 OPS / 5 HR / 12 RBI
Russell: .385 AVG / .414 OBP / 0.962 SLG / 1.376 OPS / 5 HR / 10 RBI

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

In 7 games Bryant has more than a third of the RBI (34) that Heyward has on the SEASON and almost as many HR (6-5).

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Nice shot by Heyward. Too bad he couldn't have done it in one of his at bats with runners on base earlier. Then on the ground ball he almost runs right into a tag. The infielder should have just tagged him to end the inning, rather than throwing to 1st. Dumb base running.

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Remember when we thought Ronnie Cedeno was what a SS prospect looked like?

Uh ... no ... I never really did drugs, Danny.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

After a Cardinals loss, the Cubs magic number is now 26 and should be down to 25 when this game ends. Didn't think the Cards and Pirates would fall back as far as they have and it would be happening so early.

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So, after seeing it prominently displayed the last couple of nights, one begins to wonder if 'Aladdin Bail Bonds' is a major park sponsor because either (a) there is a significantly higher than average criminal element amongst the Padre faithful, or (b) because the Padres couldn't find a better buyer.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Wasn't it Bettancourt that looked at a HR too long to suit Lackey (I have a long memory) earlier this season?

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Correct.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Pull Pena right now.

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Heyward risks losing his short-lived nickname Electra, as he grounds out to 2nd and drops below the .225 level. But the Cubs are poised to go up by 13.5 over the deadbirds and run their record to 35 games over .500!!!

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SOMEONE GET HIM!

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Maybe after the game.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Good team to break in against. They are up 13 in the division, soon to be 13 1/2......relax.

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Down by 5, that was a dumb send. He was safe, but what a dumb send.

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I'm preparing myself for the playoffs.

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I don't get why Contreras has not thrown down to 2nd on guys trying to steal. If this guy takes off, he should throw his ass out. The guy on third is not the tying run, why not throw down?

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First team to 80 wins.

First NL pitcher to 16 wins.

Which one means more?

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Well, that got a bit more interesting than necessary....35 games over .500! Jake leads the N.L. with 16 wins and they go for the sweep tomorrow as I drive into the city to see The Counting Crows and Rob Thomas at Northerly Island!

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80 wins, because they want home field advantage through the N.L. playoff run.

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Heyward has hit safely in both games since being benched. He's gonna go on a tear soon.

Both were extra base hits. Heyward is not a huge problem.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

He is on a tear.

2-9 since he's back. Absolutely raking it.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

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