Missed this. Wonder who would be involved? We could use a LH starting pitcher... -- Al
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This makes zero sense; we all know everyone wants to play for the gashouse gorillas, why are the Dodgers wasting their time?
The way their season has gone, they should think about being sellers and if they can't sign him, then trade him and get something for him.
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The Nats are only 6 games out. They can still turn it around so I don’t think it would make sense to sell him, plus it would probably kill their chances to sign him long term.
The local talk was that this weekend series would be the deciding factor in whether the Nats would be sellers of buyers. There has been talk about trading Harper but with the series going the Nats way (at least right now it is), the chances are the Nats will hold on to Harper and try to add a SP or whatever they deem is needed to keep them in the race. Despite their poor play the last 2 months, a combined 19-27 in June and July, the Nats are only 6 games out (as Brad pointed out) as neither Philly or Atlanta has been able to run away. It doesn't look like the Nats will throw in the towel. If they blow the last 2 games this series, that could change, but not the way things look now. 6 games out with 59 to go isn't insurmountable, just difficult (and disappointing). -- Al
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Not to sound like Grandfather Time but in 1973 the Mets were floundering and in last place in the Eastern Division and the season looked lost but awoke in August or September — Tug McGraw’s cry of “You got to believe” — and managed to win on the next to last day of the season (as I recall) so the Nats look a bit lost now but they’re is still plenty of time.
Nats talk show this AM confirms Dodgers are interested in Harper and that the Judge injury puts NYY's in the mix. Still not sure this will happen. The Nats DO need a SP and a catcher, so..., but the overwhelming opinion is that Harper goes nowhere this season. -- Al
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Judge will be back in a few weeks so Harper doesn't make any sense to me. You'd need to clear out Hicks to make space. Moreover, it would probably blow out the farm system and blow the budget. I think the Yankees would do one, but not both.
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The gashouse gorillas lost to the RoyAAAls 10-5 today; they are 15-15 in their last 30 games.
Their pitching has come back to earth, Severino has stunk on ice lately, Tanaka and Gray of all people have pitched relatively well.
Sherman Klump goes tonight in game 2 of their twin bill vs the RoyAAAls.
Their pitching has come back to earth, Severino has stunk on ice lately, Tanaka and Gray of all people have pitched relatively well.
Sherman Klump goes tonight in game 2 of their twin bill vs the RoyAAAls.
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The Red Sox won tonight, pushing their record to 73-33, 40 games over 500.
If they play 500 ball the rest of the season, they'll end up with 101 wins.
Unbelievable; Cora had better win Manager of the Year...………...oh wait; maybe "Boonie" will win it as the first year skipper of the gashouse gorillas.
We'll see.
If they play 500 ball the rest of the season, they'll end up with 101 wins.
Unbelievable; Cora had better win Manager of the Year...………...oh wait; maybe "Boonie" will win it as the first year skipper of the gashouse gorillas.
We'll see.
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that's incredible...they must be the odds on favorite this year...just running away with it...a strong hitting lineup...
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Astros are reeling...
they are not even remotely the same team...
with Altuve and Correa not in the line-up...
they are not even remotely the same team...
with Altuve and Correa not in the line-up...
Besides the obvious benchmark of the great record, great teams are consistent and the Red Sox have been a devastatingly consistent team all season. They have winning streaks of 10 games, 9 games, 8 games, and have won 4 games in a row 4 different times. Coupled with the lack of losing streaks, (they're worst is ONE 3 game losing streak) and you have the makings of a WS champion. It is going to be very difficult for anyone to take them out. They simply don't play enough bad ball to lose a series. -- Al
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surely they are only 20 games over 500 as if they had lost 20 of those 40 they would be at 500 .
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Combat had mentioned a couple of weeks ago that he went to see the Pirates play and PNC Park was only half full. The Mets are in this weekend and the crowds have been 21,000, 36,000 and 35,000; capacity is 38,000. I’m sure the Mets aren’t the reason for the decent crowds. Prior to Thursday’s game, the Pirates had won 11 out of 12 to put themselves back in the race, which goes to show that if you put out a good product and have a winning team, the fans will come out.
Well, the Nats blew the last 2 games of the series, 2-1 and 5-0, leaving them at 52-53 on the season. This is a mediocre .500ish team. All bets are off and I really wouldn't be surprised if the decision to be sellers is made. This series is the perfect example of the spectacular inconsistency this team has exhibited all season. They won the first 2 games 10-3 and 9-1 before dropping the last two games 1-2 and 0-5. They are awful. Time to stop pretending that they are contenders and make some moves to improve.
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What?
With their win today, they are now 74-33, 41 games over .500.
With 162 games in a MLB season, that leaves 55 games left to play.
So, IF they go .500 the rest of the way, IE, 28-27, they'll finish with a record of 102-60.
If they keep playing like this, it won't matter what the gashouse gorillas do.
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I think what repk is saying that, mathematically, they're 20 over, not 40 over. It's a bit of a misnomer. For example, if a team is 60-40, the mid point for being .500 is 50 games. So, though they are considered twenty games over .500, in actuality they are only 10 games over .500. Had they won 10 less games, they would be .500.
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Whenever a sports commentator, analyst or broadcaster talks baseball, a team that is 73-33 is referred to as being 40 games over 500.
Whether that's mathematically correct or not is not the issue, it's a common line of thinking.