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  1. Yisman

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    Jose Reyes officially done for the season.

    I don't really think anyone was expecting him to come back anyway.

    Good chance he'll end up undergoing surgery.
     
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    Tim Redding retired the first 10 Nationals he faced before finally allowing a single in the 4th.
     
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    Detroit wins, leads AL central by three games.
     
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    Colorado won the NL wild card.

    Dodgers still haven't clinched the NL West.

    Last four games were against the Pirates and the Padres... and they didn't win a single one.

    In meaningless news, the Cubs lost twice in Wrigley to Pittsburgh on Wednesday. The Cubs were about -250 favorites in each game of the doubleheader.
     
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    Dude do you actually bet on baseball games?

    It's not a good idea if you do.
     
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    sort of. why?
     
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    Cardinals 2nd
    Kip Wells pitching:
    Matt Holliday: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Holliday grounded out to shortstop.
    Rick Ankiel: Ball, Strike looking, Ankiel doubled to deep right.
    Troy Glaus: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Glaus singled to center, Ankiel scored.
    Yadier Molina: Ball, Strike swinging, Molina singled to center, Glaus to second.
    Brendan Ryan: Ryan hit by pitch, Glaus to third, Molina to second.
    Chris Carpenter: Carpenter homered to left, Glaus, Molina and Ryan scored.
    Skip Schumaker: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Schumaker grounded out to shortstop.
    Colby Rasmus: Ball, Rasmus flied out to center.
    End of Inning (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)


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    first homer of his career!
     
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    That Royals/Twins game was pretty awesome.
     
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    What's the tie breaker situation with Minnesota and Detroit?
     
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    One game playoff. Minny would host it. It'd be played on Tuesday.
     
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    AL Central going to a one game playoff.

    Twins and Tigers both win today.
     
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    I believe the 2009 Detroit Tigers just became the first team in MLB history to lead a division from May 10 and on until losing the title in the last week of a season.
     
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    two Molina brothers in the playoffs, and it almost was three, as the Giants missed out.

    Also the two Weaver brothers are in it, both in California.
     
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    Isn't it strange how many playoff series Jeff Weaver has had a huge hand in deciding? For such a marginal pitcher, he's played a huge part in shaping the past decade of baseball--without him the Yankees are probably World Champs in 2003, without him the Cardinals probably don't win the title in 2006.
     
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    yeah, that is pretty interesting.

    He was terrible in 8.1 IP for the Yankees and Dodgers, and then made five good starts to help St. Louis win the World Series.
     
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    Aside from the fact that all this information was incorrect when posted, it looks even worse in hindsight.

    He's now 29 (he was 26 when draw made that post, not 24), and he's still leading off. His career OBP is .318, including .309 this season.


    He has poor plate discipline and gets on base at a rate well below average for a leadoff hitter. That was true in 2009, when I posted about it, and it's true today.
     
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    This just in-


    A's Outfielder Josh Reddick was announced as a winner of the 2012 Gold Glove Award today.

    Reddick becomes the first Oakland outfielder to win a Gold Glove since Dwayne Murphy in 1985. The last Athletic player to earn the award was third baseman Eric Chavez in 2006.

    Reddick’s 15 assists were the most by an Athletics outfielder in 29 years and tied for third most in Oakland history. He ranked third among American League outfielders in assists and tied for fifth in double plays (3).





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    update:

    Chris Young is now 29. His career OBP is .317 over 902 games.
     

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