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Darvish can't command his 4 seam fastball at all.
2016 MLB thread. THE CUBS HAVE BROKEN THE CURSE! Chicago Cubs are your 2016 World Series champions
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Donaldson is a stud, but 3B in the AL is STACKED. Cabrera, Machado, Longoria, and Beltre are all having All Star caliber seasons. Not all of them could make it which sucks.
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A's have the 2nd most Wins in the AL. Shouldn't that count for something? A's get no respect at all
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Bo Porter brings in LHP Wesley Wright to face LHB Mitch Moreland. Moreland is hitting 33 points higher against lefties than righties. He flies out to left field. The result was fine, but c'mon man lol
Wright then proceeds to give up a game tying 3 run bomb to Soto.
Bringing in a bad pitcher to face a hitter to cause a partixular matchup basically makes the numbers not matter. The bad lefty specialist in baseball needs to vanish.
Wright then proceeds to give up a game tying 3 run bomb to Soto.
Bringing in a bad pitcher to face a hitter to cause a partixular matchup basically makes the numbers not matter. The bad lefty specialist in baseball needs to vanish.
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are the greatest
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Giants batted order and still won. Aint Even Mad 
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Hamilton walk off BOMB!!! Get this man more tobacco he is starting to heat up! 
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wrote a quick little article on cubans and baseball for my blog. made me appreciate how we have it here while researching.
http://frankcesare.blogspot.com/2013/07/cubans-and-baseball.html
http://frankcesare.blogspot.com/2013/07/cubans-and-baseball.html
Cubans and Baseball
Cuba has always had a strong baseball tradition, but the game travelled differently after Fidel Castro took his post and banned professional sports. The Cuban League, which grew proudly from 1878 up until the Revolution in 1959, was replaced by the current Cuban national baseball system.
The national system labeled players as amateurs, paying them modestly to say the least when compared to their professional counterparts in the American and Japanese leagues, and it kept each player restricted to the team in their home province. Unlike the Major Leagues, free agency didn't exist and players were locked into their teams until defecting elsewhere.
Defecting often meant the end of that player's empirical legacy in his home country. Those whom left illegally to play professionally were barred from ever participating in national events, such as the World Baseball Classic. And because Cuban authorities have chosen not to broadcast Major League Baseball games for the most part (on June 30th, for the first time since 1961, a two month old baseball game between the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves that didn't feature any Cuban players was shown), children and fans of the game in general, have not seen their rebel heroes in action.
Cuban born Yasiel Puig, has been a sensation in America since the Dodgers called him up from the minors, batting .407 in 123 AB's with eight home runs and 19 RBI's but those in Cuba barely remember his batting stance after he defected in 2012 and signed a seven-year $42 million contract. Same could be said of Yoenis Cespedes whom defected in the summer of 2011 and signed a four-year $36 million contract in early 2012 with the Oakland Athletics.
Instead of reveling in the long-balls hit by Puig and Cespedes, or the 100 mph fastball of lefty Aroldis Chapman (whom defected in '09 at age 21), Cubans can only hear through the vines how successful those that left the national team have been.
Defectors in the past were banned from ever returning to Cuba, but thanks to the island's recent liberalized travel laws, those that spent at least eight years abroad, are finally allowed to return. Retired pitcher Jose Contreras returned home for the first time in about ten years after he defected in 2002 and signed a four-year $32 million contract with the New York Yankees.
Contreras's return may set precedent for other defectors that would love to visit the family and friends they unfortunately left behind amidst their quest for American success. And it may also pose the possibility of fans catching a glimpse of that player they barely remembered or simply only heard of like Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez and his infamous leg kick.
We take a lot for granted in the United States of America and we should cherish the fact that we have the clearance and means to watch whichever sports team we desire, regardless of where in the world that team is located. Hopefully those in Cuba could say the same thing one day as the country continues to develop.
Cuba has always had a strong baseball tradition, but the game travelled differently after Fidel Castro took his post and banned professional sports. The Cuban League, which grew proudly from 1878 up until the Revolution in 1959, was replaced by the current Cuban national baseball system.
The national system labeled players as amateurs, paying them modestly to say the least when compared to their professional counterparts in the American and Japanese leagues, and it kept each player restricted to the team in their home province. Unlike the Major Leagues, free agency didn't exist and players were locked into their teams until defecting elsewhere.
Defecting often meant the end of that player's empirical legacy in his home country. Those whom left illegally to play professionally were barred from ever participating in national events, such as the World Baseball Classic. And because Cuban authorities have chosen not to broadcast Major League Baseball games for the most part (on June 30th, for the first time since 1961, a two month old baseball game between the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves that didn't feature any Cuban players was shown), children and fans of the game in general, have not seen their rebel heroes in action.
Cuban born Yasiel Puig, has been a sensation in America since the Dodgers called him up from the minors, batting .407 in 123 AB's with eight home runs and 19 RBI's but those in Cuba barely remember his batting stance after he defected in 2012 and signed a seven-year $42 million contract. Same could be said of Yoenis Cespedes whom defected in the summer of 2011 and signed a four-year $36 million contract in early 2012 with the Oakland Athletics.
Instead of reveling in the long-balls hit by Puig and Cespedes, or the 100 mph fastball of lefty Aroldis Chapman (whom defected in '09 at age 21), Cubans can only hear through the vines how successful those that left the national team have been.
Defectors in the past were banned from ever returning to Cuba, but thanks to the island's recent liberalized travel laws, those that spent at least eight years abroad, are finally allowed to return. Retired pitcher Jose Contreras returned home for the first time in about ten years after he defected in 2002 and signed a four-year $32 million contract with the New York Yankees.
Contreras's return may set precedent for other defectors that would love to visit the family and friends they unfortunately left behind amidst their quest for American success. And it may also pose the possibility of fans catching a glimpse of that player they barely remembered or simply only heard of like Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez and his infamous leg kick.
We take a lot for granted in the United States of America and we should cherish the fact that we have the clearance and means to watch whichever sports team we desire, regardless of where in the world that team is located. Hopefully those in Cuba could say the same thing one day as the country continues to develop.
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So true. His game dipped so much last year when he stopped chewing. He needs something, the guy has an addictive personality and he could be doing a lot worse then that.Hamilton walk off BOMB!!! Get this man more tobacco he is starting to heat up!
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So true. His game dipped so much last year when he stopped chewing. He needs something, the guy has an addictive personality and he could be doing a lot worse then that.Hamilton walk off BOMB!!! Get this man more tobacco he is starting to heat up!
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yall are going to be so impressed when u see the highlight of the defensive play Manny machado just made.
hard liner to third, and Manny tried to back hand it, but ended up knocking the ball down into foul territory. Picked it up off the bouce, threw across his body and it was an absolute strike to davis. Throw beat the runner by a 1/2 step. I think it was Cruz on the Yanks who got thrown out. The look on his face was priceless...on some "man, did dis dude just did dis?" type of steez...
CRAZY play. For sure #1 web gem on BT.
hard liner to third, and Manny tried to back hand it, but ended up knocking the ball down into foul territory. Picked it up off the bouce, threw across his body and it was an absolute strike to davis. Throw beat the runner by a 1/2 step. I think it was Cruz on the Yanks who got thrown out. The look on his face was priceless...on some "man, did dis dude just did dis?" type of steez...
CRAZY play. For sure #1 web gem on BT.
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Proud of the A's being able to respond to a frustrating, error-filled game with a rout by the second inning. An elite team can put those games behind them and come back ready to dish out damage the next day.
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Has to be. The look on Cruz's face was priceless
Cruz - that's who it was.
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Arm strength was ridiculous. Just about everything had to go right for Machado for him to get that out.
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yeah that machado play was one of the best i've seen , period . dude's arm is incredible ... got a star there for sure ..
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Despite the BS by Mariano, he's got a lot left in the tank. Dude could easily play another couple of season and be dominant.
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Cruz - that's who it was.
Play left me
Arm strength was ridiculous. Just about everything had to go right for Machado for him to get that out.
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What an arm.
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Absolutely ridiculous....
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another angle gives good perspective as to how deep he was in foul territory when he made the throw....
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the fact that he didn't field it cleanly made the play that much better
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FILTHY :x :x :x
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Pitchers should take note and not throw Puig strikes. Been swinging at everything. 6 Strikeouts in his last 8 At Bats
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Puig just pimped a single to left cause he finally hit an outside slider lol
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