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Tigers hang on to win despite Valverde trying to give away another one with 2 homers in the 9th. My Kingdom for a closer......

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A's are pulling strong. Took the AL West last night.. See if they can hold that for a while now!

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Valverde bites again. Gave up a 2 run homer in bot of the 9th erasing a 2-0 lead. KC was down to their last out. :fl

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Detroit's bullpen sucks and blows.

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Got to have a pitcher stick it out with those sluggers.

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Bahahhaa oh man, I love this so much

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Watching Rays Royals on tv. Rays tv guys just said KC management invited all player's and travel personnel's dads on the 7 game road trip through StPete and Cleve.

That is a real classy move!!!

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You are throwing at peoples heads and only miss two starts?? This is a JOKE!! Major League Baseball needs to get their heads out of their a$$es!!!

D-backs: Ian Kennedy 10-game suspension
Eric Hinske 5-game suspension
Krik Gibson 1-game suspension
Miguel Montero Fined
Gerardo Parra Fined

Dodgers: J.P. Howell 2-game suspension
Skip Schumaker 2-game suspension
Mark McGwire 2-game suspension
Don Mattingly 1-game suspension
Ronald Belisario 1-game suspension
Zack Greinke Fined
Yasiel Puig Fined

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Tom, I know there is a bit over a month, but A's are in Detroit for the end of August, for a 4 game series. 5er on line for who takes the series?

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Although the Tigers have been a disappointment so far, it would be unfair for me not to give you a chance to win some cigars back..,.Deal. :)

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If the Pirates aren't careful, they're gonna make it mathematically impossible to lose 100 games this year.

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I wish I was able to watch last nights A's/Pirates game. Sure seemed like a good one.

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That is the funniest sh1t I have seen in a long time. :tu

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Big night for Alex Rios of the White Sox last night.
6 for 6 with a triple, a run, 2 rbi's, and 2 stolen bases.
That, my boys, is a good night's work. :tu

I believe it was the first time anyone ever got 4 hits off of Justin Verlander in a game, as well. I think I heard that on the tv awhile ago, but I'm not sure. Also not sure what happened to Justin last night, but Detroit's bullpen did exactly what it always does. *shakes head in dismay*

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Tigers. Bullpen. Sucks.


That is all. :hn

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I feel your pain Tom. At least your Tigers will still the Division. Can't say the same about my Mets. :al

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They did last year, too.
I can't believe they have no SP prospects that they could bring up to do closing work.
I know you don't want to wreck a kid by going cold and short, but they have to have a few guys with enough junk to get by without throwing all heat.
It's not like they have to do much to be better than what Detroit has right now. Even a different look would baffle opponents for a couple months.
I can only imagine the tapestry of obscenity that spews from Leland's head every time he goes to the bullpen. :lr

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Jeter got himself a hit in his very first at bat coming back from the DH, ended up becoming a run.
It hit the front of the plate and slow-rolled up to 3rd and Renteria couldn't handle it. He'd probably not have made the throw in time even if the one-hander came off cleanly.

Like the Yankees or no, he's as great a ball player as has played the game. Gotta love him.

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Sox acquire Brandon Jacobs for Matt Thornton. yippie I guess:gary

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Thank you Tigers for taking down the Rangers... Now A's need to win!

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How about the HR Derby? I only seen the highlights. I only wanted to watch it to see Cespesdes, since I am a A's fan.

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Cespesdes put on a show last night. :tu :tu He's been here two years and can't speak a word of English? :confused:

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I know he can. He has joked with his teammates.

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Did you guys notice that when the guys doing the interviewing asked the 2 cuban players about their homeland, coming here, and what it meant, both players completely ignored the question?
That, my boys, is a sound fear of their homeland. Good policy, too. What could they say? It's way better here and Cuba sucks, or vice versa? It made me wonder why the sports geeks insist on throwing the question at them, and it's a good reason why Cespedas doesn't do interviews.
He put on a heck of a show, that kid just reeks of power. :tu

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Hey Tom, it's a good thing the Tigers don't have a bullpen, because Leyland has no idea how to manage one. ;)
You have the greatest closer of all time, and you go to him in the 8th?
I understand his reasoning, and I understand he's used to 3 run leads evaporating with his pen, but there's something about seeing Rivera in the 9th that just feels right.

It was a wonderful scene at Citi Field last night.
I had wondered if Enter Sandman would play.
Kudos to the Mets and their fans last night for allowing that moment to happen.
It was nice to see all the top players in the game pay homage to Mo, and let him have the field to himself.
I do think giving him the MVP was a bit superfluous.
When they gave it to Ripkin Jr in the same scenario, he had the decency to hit a homerun.
As I mentioned, Mo didn't get the save.

The one thing Baseball does better than all the other sports is give you dramatic moments.
The slower pace of the sport, which most of it's critic's detest, is exactly what leads to the drama.
It is unmatched in its ability to slow down the moment, freeze time, and have you hang on every pitch.
Because of that, I feel the ovations last a little bit longer in Baseball.

Over the years, the All Star game has lost most of it's luster for me, but I was into last night's game.
Not solely for Mo, but for Harvey too.
From a NY perspective, you have the youngster starting the game, and the old man finishing it (almost).
That kind of story is easy to watch.

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Twice in a month that I agree with Dom. WTF??? Didn't at all understand why Leyland put Mo in during the 8th? :confused:

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I fell asleep and didn't see the last few innings. That really is shitty what happened to Mo. He most certainly should have been given the ball in the ninth. He deserves it being one of, if not the, best closers the game has ever seen.

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Stuff like that is why I don't watch the All Star Game, Dom. ;)

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Not sure how true this is, but heard that the reason Leyland (in his own words I think) used Mo in the 8th: He was afraid that, if the NL scored any runs in the 8th to take the lead, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to use Mo to close.

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Went to a Braves game on the 28th of June to watch them retire Chipper Jones number...had a great time with the wife and took a few pretty good pics..check em out when you get a chance!!

http://s1329.photobucket.com/user/Ro.../Braves%20Game

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Some awesome pictures there Royln

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I agreed totally with having Mo throw in the 8th.
It made complete sense. A lesser manager, or one who hasn't been screwed time and again by his bullpen in every way imaginable, may not have even seen the possibility of losing the lead in the 8th and not throwing to the NL in the 9th.

Imagine the horror had he not used Mo and then lost the lead and didn't get to pitch to the NL in the 9th? Everyone in the world would have called him every name in the book, cursed his birth, and crucified him in the media. "Mo's last All-Star game" was literally why I watched the whole thing. I couldn't imagine not seeing him.
There's no doubt at all that Leyland did the right thing. None.

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What is the ballpark with the ramped up earth in center field?
I've never seen it before or never noticed it. I saw a replay where someone made a catch running up that ramp and thought "Are you kidding me? That'd take you right out by the knees."
The guy made the play right at the very short center field wall.

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That's Minute Maid Park in Houston, Scott.
I never understood it either, but I heard it was an homage to something, just can't remember.

Edit: Apparently it has a name. Tal's Hill

From Wikipedia

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Braun suspended the rest of the year.

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Look at his numbers last year compared to this, can't wait till they bust Davis ...

The first of many, when you think about all the "star" players they are talking about suspending it's pretty shocking, hell 5 of them played for the Yankees last year :r

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I really feel for the Brewers fans that stood beside him. What a joke he turned out to be.

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Funny thing is, a lot of the Brewers fans I know never liked Braun, Mac.

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Like me :D

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You were my first thought when I read this.

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This article explains pretty well why he is such a POS:
http://www.slate.com/articles/sports...but_there.html

"If you test positive and get suspended, then it’s standard procedure to explain away your absence from the field by passing the blame to someone else. If you test positive and don’t get suspended, then you should accept your good fortune and keep your mouth shut. Instead, Braun decided to run up the scoreboard on his ill-gotten victory"

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This is costing Braun 3.5M. I wish he'd go back to lying, I just had to dump him off my fantasy roster.
It was as good a time as any to take a suspension. His thumb is nagging and the Brewers aren't going anywhere.
I think 3.5M and 65 games is a bit overdone, but being as he already skated once, he had it coming and I think it's fair. It may be a bit too big a penalty for other guys who haven't had any history of this kind of stuff, if there are any. I haven't looked at the list yet, but I will in a few minutes here...

Really? They only suspended Braun? Oh, brother. :rolleyes:

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How about some love in here for the 1st Place Rays?????

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The Detroit Tigers added some help for their shaky bullpen Monday, acquiring reliever Jose Veras from the Houston Astros

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I heard the Rangers might be willing to sell high on Joe Nathan. The Tigers need to win right now. This year or next, for sure. If there's anything left in the coffers, they need a closer. Period.
With Smiyley and Veras, they're on the way. One more piece and they have a good shot.
I wish I knew what happened to Valverde. He's either lost his mojo completely or he's hiding an injury and he's a wrap. Regardless, I never see him becoming effective again. It's a shame.

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I would be shocked to see the Rangers make that deal with an AL contender, but I guess anything for the right price, eh Scott?

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As a Rays fan, I am not an Ortiz or Red Sox fan. I think that he should be fined for that outburst in the dugout. What do you guys think? I just think he gets a pass cause he's big papi. He was tied to steroids but swore it wasn't him and everyone dropped it. Any other player do what he did and I think it's a fine.

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If the team wants to fine him, cool. I don't think the League should get involved. :2