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Manny bidding Manny
There’s been some debate as to whether Manny Ramirez should have been allowed to make his rehab starts in AAA Albuquerque before returning to his Major League club, the Los Angeles Dodgers, after a...
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Quickie: Balk-Offs
Last night, Esmerling Vasquez took the loss in relief for Arizona against the Dodgers. In the bottom of the 9th inning with the score tied, Vasquez balked with a runner on third, bringing in the...
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Manny’s First 27 Games (or, the Marginal Product of Drug Use)
Last year, Manny Ramirez was suspended for 50 games on May 6. The suspension came after his 27th game of the season. On May 25th of this year, Manny played his 27th game of 2010. That means we can take...
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Three Interesting Events Last Night
Last night, the Mets hosted San Diego and three interesting things happened. First, Jose Reyes hit a home run that was initially ruled a double, leading to a review and the Mets coming up to 4 for 5...
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600 Home Runs: Who’s Second?
Alex Rodriguez is, as I’m writing this, sitting at 599 home runs. Almost certainly, he’ll be the next player to hit the 600 home-run milestone, since the next two active players are Jim Thome at 575...
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Chad Billingsley’s Home Run
Chad Billingsley had what was by all accounts an unremarkable start on the mound last night: 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, all of them earned, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts, 1 HBP. Considering that the Dodgers have seven...
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Skip Schumaker, Darnell McDonald, and Wesley Wright in a Utility Pitcher Roundup
August was a busy month for the occasional movement from the field to the mound and back. Occasionally, it even happened in the opposite order. Skip Schumaker, Darnell McDonald, and Wesley Wright each...
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The Dodgers Roll The Dice
The Dodgers are quickly overtaking the Giants on my “Favorite Teams Formerly of New York City” list. First of all, they grabbed Brian Wilson, and the audacity of using a World Series closer who saved...
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Chone Figgins is below the Mendoza line, so why has he earned his spot?
It’s no secret to regular readers, if any, that I’m a fan of Chone Figgins. The Dodgers picked him up as a free agent and kept him on the roster this year. He’s hitting abysmally – in 15 plate...
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The Mets’ Home Field Magic Number is 6 (Game 157 Preview)
Bartolo Colon starts Tuesday against the Phillies’ David Buchanan. Despite some noise about moving Bart to the bullpen, he is 13-2 in-division and 4-0 against the Phillies this year. Colon has posted a...
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The Giants Are Playing to Win (SF Game 156 Recap)
With the Mets idle on Monday, the focus turned to west coast baseball and our likely opponents in the Division Series. Entering the evening, the Mets sit at 89-67 and the Dodgers were at 87-69. With 6...
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Mets’ Magic Number For Home Field: 5 (Game 158 Preview)
Photo: slgckgc Following a masterful one-hit performance by Clayton Kershaw and a 4-1 loss by the Mets, the Dodgers still remain within a few games of home field advantage. The Mets are 89-68; the...
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San Diego has lost three straight shutouts.
Dodgers pitchers Clayton Kershaw, Scott Kazmir, and Kenta Maeda each have a win against the Padres to start the year. After the Kershaw-led 15-0 blowout, the Dodgers followed up with a 3-0 and a 7-0...
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Julio Urias’ debut and a full Mets bullpen (Mets Game 47 Preview)
Urias in 2014 spring training. Photo: Dustin Nosler via Wikipedia. Friday night, the Mets host the Dodgers for the home portion of their season series. The teams split their early May series with wins...
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