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  The first month of baseball is over. The Astros and Mets might be playing over their heads, or they may actually be good. The Royals have surpassed the Diamondbacks as the team to hate, the Orioles played in front of an empty stadium, and the Cubs might actually have a team worth rooting for. Let's go baseball!
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Now that we are a month in I feel that it's ok to post this old favorite as a reminder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw9qqvm-LT8
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May 1, 2015 17:50
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The last time the Astros got off to this good a start was 1986 That's actually kind of surprising given how good they were in the late 90s and early 2000s
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May 1, 2015 17:52
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Don't forget Jose Iglesias being one of the best hitters in baseball. 
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May 1, 2015 17:57
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Speaking of small sample sizes: Mike Moustakas might have been the AL's best third baseman in April and that is just absurd. His line right now is .356/.420/.522! His inevitable crash s going to be so painful. He did also hit his first major league homerun to the opposite field in April and has pushed more hits than he has pulled. This whole thing is very cruel because usually when he puts a good or great month together he does in in like July when I have been forced to watch him flail around for a few months. But starting hot is mean because it gets hopes up. Mike Moustakas is a jerk.
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May 1, 2015 18:00
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Nick Martinez is going to win the Cy Young.
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May 1, 2015 18:05
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Seeing as how my avatar's text references the Night's Watch, here's Jose Altuve wearing a Night's Watch shirt.
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May 1, 2015 18:06
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I watched every one of those Brewers games. I am very stupid 
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May 1, 2015 18:06
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I really did not think Dee Gordon would remain competent but I'm happy for him
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May 1, 2015 18:13
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Cubs in the playoffs, Kris Bryant is cool and good, baseball rules
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May 1, 2015 18:18
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N:  V: I miss you buck, you own
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May 1, 2015 18:22
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CaptainYesterday posted:Seeing as how my avatar's text references the Night's Watch, here's Jose Altuve wearing a Night's Watch shirt. I hate Jose Altuve, I hate him and his stupid shortness  (so this is what it was like being on the opposite side of someone like Ichiro)
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May 1, 2015 18:24
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Slow your role is one of the best responses to any question.
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May 1, 2015 18:25
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Der Meister posted:I really did not think Dee Gordon would remain competent but I'm happy for him
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May 1, 2015 18:27
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Ice To Meet You posted:Don't forget Jose Iglesias being one of the best hitters in baseball. Jake Marisnick getting no respect. He's hitting .379 (granted with an unreasonable babip) so why isn't he listed
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May 1, 2015 18:36
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Intruder posted:Jake Marisnick getting no respect. He's hitting .379 (granted with an unreasonable babip) so why isn't he listed He's three PA's short of qualifying for the leaderboards.
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May 1, 2015 18:40
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To qualify for the batting title, a hitter needs 3.1 PA per team game. Marisnick only has 2.95.
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May 1, 2015 18:41
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Meanwhile Trout is batting a pedestrian .329/.447/.592 with 5 dingers and 6 swipes. Hope he picks it up a bit in the summer.
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May 1, 2015 18:43
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Gorman Thomas posted:Meanwhile Trout is batting a pedestrian .329/.447/.592 with 5 dingers and 6 swipes. Hope he picks it up a bit in the summer. what a fuckin' bum
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May 1, 2015 18:47
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I'm pretty happy Kazmir has been able to come back from being basically out of baseball to a productive pitcher
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May 1, 2015 19:20
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Homer Bailey: Torn UCL
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May 1, 2015 19:28
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TheIncredulousHulk posted:Nick Martinez is going to win the Cy Young. The Rangers have sacrificed all to turn Nick Martinez into the shittiest Cy Young candidate ever.
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May 1, 2015 19:36
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Carlos Quentin retired. Remember him? The guy who got hit by pitches and was injured a lot? Yeah.
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May 1, 2015 20:02
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Not just any Carlos Quentin, either.
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May 1, 2015 20:02
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THE Carlos Quentin retired? Dude was a beast with the bat when he was healthy, shame he couldn't stay healthy like, at all.
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May 1, 2015 20:05
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You mean he guy who broke Greinkes shoulder.
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zakharov posted:Carlos Quentin retired. Remember him? The guy who got hit by pitches and was injured a lot? Yeah. He was on his way to winning an MVP in 2008 before he broke his own wrist punching a bat Godspeed TCQ
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May 1, 2015 20:09
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ZenVulgarity posted:N: Is this real? 
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alpha_destroy posted:Speaking of small sample sizes: Mike Moustakas might have been the AL's best third baseman in April and that is just absurd. His line right now is .356/.420/.522! His inevitable crash s going to be so painful. He did also hit his first major league homerun to the opposite field in April and has pushed more hits than he has pulled. This whole thing is very cruel because usually when he puts a good or great month together he does in in like July when I have been forced to watch him flail around for a few months. But starting hot is mean because it gets hopes up. Hell, the Royals as a team hit .306/.362/.450 in April. Not a bad start to the season.
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May 1, 2015 20:33
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the_american_dream posted:Is this real? http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2015/04/orioles-manager-buck-showalter-baltimore-protests Yes Buck fuckin' owns Wording is different, statements are the same
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May 1, 2015 20:43
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Addison Russell has more MLB home runs than Kris Bryant now.
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Der Meister posted:I really did not think Dee Gordon would remain competent but I'm happy for him FlamingLiberal posted:As a Marlins fan I'm pretty surprised he's been this good so far. His 2014 stats did not impress me. His .463 BABIP is about where it was this time last year and it inevitably sank down to a more career-average .346 over the course of the season.
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May 1, 2015 22:02
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Small sample size aside for Dee, one of the changes he's making this year involves actively trying to hit more line drives. Apparently, the Dodgers coaching staff wanted Dee to focus getting the ball on the ground, whereas Marlins coaches are more YOLO. 
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May 1, 2015 22:06
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Der Meister posted:I really did not think Dee Gordon would remain competent but I'm happy for him This is what he does, gets babip-streaky and then inevitability that changes. Difference is, last year in the first half when he was hot, he was also drawing walks at a reasonable rate. He stopped walking after the AS break and he isn't walking now. Edit: beaten bawfuls fucked around with this message at 22:43 on May 1, 2015 |
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May 1, 2015 22:40
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CaptainYesterday posted:Seeing as how my avatar's text references the Night's Watch, here's Jose Altuve wearing a Night's Watch shirt. 2015 Astros own in many ways
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May 1, 2015 22:57
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Tonight's Orioles-Rays game has the birds as the "home" team in the Trop
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Pastrymancy posted:Tonight's Orioles-Rays game has the birds as the "home" team in the Trop Does this have any gameplay significance outside of batting last and getting to pick your dugout?
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