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« Reply #1230 on: October 30, 2015, 08:11:39 pm »
THOR!!!!

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« Reply #1231 on: October 31, 2015, 01:49:02 pm »
Interesting story on how inflation and other economic factors are devastating baseball in Venezuela

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=14007064

The current Cubs rosters shows Hector Rondon, Miguel Montero, Yorvis Medina, and Jonathan Herrera as from there.


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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #1232 on: October 31, 2015, 10:00:32 pm »
Royals rally against the Mets pen, again. With help from a huge Daniel Murphy error.

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #1233 on: October 31, 2015, 10:25:54 pm »
Royals rally against the Mets pen, again. With help from a huge Daniel Murphy error.
Now maybe Mets fans know how Buckner felt.  :)

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #1234 on: October 31, 2015, 11:40:08 pm »
Infield D is huge!  Zobrist is REALLY going to get paid after his performance this post-season...he's just been terrific, offensively and in the field!

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #1235 on: November 01, 2015, 09:03:59 am »
I've had a Zobrist crush for some time, but giving a 34 year old 4 years at $15 million is enough to make me want to take a pass.

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #1236 on: November 01, 2015, 02:22:37 pm »
I've had a Zobrist crush for some time, but giving a 34 year old 4 years at $15 million is enough to make me want to take a pass.

As it will for any sane person.

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #1237 on: November 01, 2015, 09:10:13 pm »
Greg Holland is going to be non-tendered by the Royals. He will likely miss the entire 2016 season, but if you signed him to a 2 year deal he might be an interesting way to get a high leverage reliever for 2017.

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #1238 on: November 01, 2015, 10:07:15 pm »
Collins had decided to pull Harvey after 8 IP, but Harvey talked him into letting him start the 9th.  Good ol' Harold Reynolds said Collins "had no choice" but to let Harvey start the 9th inning.  Harvey gives up a walk and a double to the only batters he faced in the 9th.  Familia gets two ground outs, but Royals tie the game in the process when Duda throws the ball away while Hosmer scores tying run. A good throw would have had Hosmer out by several steps.

So Harvey's macho personality and Collins' willingness to give in to it (along with poor defense) probably cost Harvey the win, and may enable the Royals to finish off the Mets to win the World Series.
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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #1239 on: November 01, 2015, 10:21:13 pm »
Not sure why Harvey wanting to finish the game makes him "macho". Don't think it was a surefire decision either. Hard to blame the manager for leaving in a guy with an 8-inning shutout.

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« Reply #1240 on: November 01, 2015, 10:57:14 pm »
Collins had decided to pull Harvey after 8 IP, but Harvey talked him into letting him start the 9th.  Good ol' Harold Reynolds said Collins "had no choice" but to let Harvey start the 9th inning.  Harvey gives up a walk and a double to the only batters he faced in the 9th.  Familia gets two ground outs, but Royals tie the game in the process when Duda throws the ball away while Hosmer scores tying run. A good throw would have had Hosmer out by several steps.

So Harvey's macho personality and Collins' willingness to give in to it (along with poor defense) probably cost Harvey the win, and may enable the Royals to finish off the Mets to win the World Series.

He not only had Harvey arguing to keep him in the game but the entire CitiField crowd. 

Sometimes it's tough to follow your gut when you have all that pressure going against you.

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #1241 on: November 01, 2015, 10:59:45 pm »
I wonder if Familia blowing saves had anything to do with it?

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #1242 on: November 01, 2015, 11:03:05 pm »
That camera view behind the pitcher showing Dyson leading off of second and Flores trying to keep him honest is pretty cool.

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #1243 on: November 01, 2015, 11:07:22 pm »
3-2 Royals . . . Wow.

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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #1244 on: November 01, 2015, 11:07:26 pm »
Perez single to lead off the 12th. Dyson pinch runs and steals second. Ground out to the right side moves him to third. Guy taking hits first AB in the postseason drives him in with a line drive single. Royals are easy to like.