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AL All-Star balloting update: CATCHER 1. Matt Wieters, Orioles: 842,775 2. Brian McCann, Yankees: 605,941 3. Derek Norris, A's: 569,752 4. Kurt Suzuki, Twins: 337,704 5. A.J. Pierzynski, Red Sox: 300,347 FIRST BASE 1. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers: 962,138 2. Jose Abreu, White Sox: 602,628 3. Albert Pujols, Angels: 569,211 4. Chris Davis, Orioles: 422,600 5. Mark Teixeira, Yankees: 326,972 SECOND BASE 1. Robinson Cano, Mariners: 726,158 2. Ian Kinsler, Tigers: 649,926 3. Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox: 540,515 4. Brian Dozier, Twins: 360,089 5. Howie Kendrick, Angels: 247,353 THIRD BASE 1. Josh Donaldson, A's: 956,811 2. Evan Longoria, Rays: 589,621 3. Adrian Beltre, Rangers: 497,876 4. Manny Machado, Orioles: 461,023 5. Brett Lawrie, Blue Jays: 268,136 SHORTSTOP 1. Derek Jeter, Yankees: 1,007,968 2. Alexei Ramirez, White Sox: 867,156 3. J.J. Hardy, Orioles: 488,948 4. Jose Reyes, Blue Jays: 310,446 5. Jed Lowrie, A's: 277,430 DESIGNATED HITTER 1. Nelson Cruz, Orioles: 888,855 2. David Ortiz, Red Sox: 766,631 3. Victor Martinez, Tigers: 625,279 4. Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays: 388,459 5. Alfonso Soriano, Yankees: 336,112 OUTFIELD 1. Mike Trout, Angels: 1,361,649 2. Jose Bautista, Blue Jays: 1,351,896 3. Melky Cabrera, Blue Jays: 743,208 4. Jacoby Ellsbury, Yankees: 625,206 5. Carlos Beltran, Yankees: 565,554 6. Adam Jones, Orioles: 531,882 7. Torii Hunter, Tigers: 507,424 8. Yoenis Cespedes, A's: 502,236 9. Michael Brantley, Indians: 460,384 10. Nick Markakis, Orioles: 434,228 11. Shin-Soo Choo, Rangers: 422,047 12. Alex Rios, Rangers: 337,463 13. Brett Gardner, Yankees: 336,386 14. Josh Hamilton, Angels: 304,761 15. Coco Crisp, A's: 299,400 Not enough love for Encarnacion and Brandon Moss. And they are both on the ballot as DHs despite spending most of their time at first base this year, and in 2013 as well?
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Not that Kendrys Morales is Babe Ruth reincarnated but it's real puzzling to me the Rangers didn't beat that Twins' offer. Even before Moreland went down they were getting ~.650 OPS out of first base (Moreland) and DH (Michael Choice). It feels like they are throwing in the towel in early June.
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Jun 8, 2014 18:46
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Beatnik-Filmstar posted:Don't remember seeing this mentioned at the time, but my periodic morbid curiosity kicked in, and I checked the list of oldest living MLB players. Art Kenney died March 12th, leaving Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr as the sole living player that played in the 1930's. Sorry, but this is incorrect. Ted Williams also played in the 1930's.
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Jun 9, 2014 00:48
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It's obligatory apology time:Manny Machado posted:I want to apologize to all my teammates, my coaching staff, the entire Orioles organization, and Oakland and to my fans for the way I acted... That's not the way we play baseball around here. Machado also apologized to Derek Norris in particular; video here. I don't know the guy, so I'm not going to try to judge how sincere he is. You know, as bad as throwing the bat was, I feel like deliberately hitting the catcher with your backswing would be worse, and I really hope Machado is telling the truth when he says that part was an accident.
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Jun 10, 2014 05:00
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Everblight posted:I asked over in the Newbie thread, but this thread seems a little more active: Does anyone still teach the Baltimore Chop, or have defenses improved to the point that non-Mike-Lowells don't bother with it anymore? I doubt it just because in the modern, high-scoring game, where even middle infielders hit dingers, you don't really want your players hitting ground balls on purpose. I don't think I've ever seen an (intentional) Baltimore Chop, did Mike Lowell used to do it?
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Jun 10, 2014 07:53
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Rosenthal says the Giants may try to trade for a second baseman. Brandon Hicks was looking like a nice find off the scrap heap for a minute, but lately he's turned back into the guy he was in the minors: hits a dinger occasionally but not much else, and he strikes out a ton. Are there any decent 2B who might be available at the deadline? Cause I think the Giants should upgrade if they can.
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Jun 12, 2014 07:32
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Greinke pitched 6 innings, I wouldn't exactly call that leaving early, regardless of his pitch count. Probably Don Mattingly felt like playing some matchups.
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Jun 12, 2014 20:29
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Turns out that the Texas Rangers scoreboard operator is pretty funny, and cool 
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Jun 13, 2014 03:43
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Oh sure, Puig disrespects the game with his antics yet again, shows up the pitcher and endangers an ump and a fellow player all at once, but batflips are so cool am I right? Let's face it, the man is a menace.
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Jun 15, 2014 05:39
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Hmmm. But wait...  Is this just a B.S. rumor to generate pageviews? A leak from the Cubs trying to get other teams to up their offers? Would Kyle Crick + a lesser SP prospect or two even be a competitive package? 
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All-Star voting ends at midnight on Thursday, and the rosters (including pitchers and bench players) will be announced at the ~Taco Bell All-Star Selection Show~ on Sunday night. The latest updates, from a week ago, are here: NL, AL It's kind of nuts that V-Mart and Encarnacion won't make the AL starting lineup but it's not like Nelson Cruz is undeserving. There's just a bunch of hitters having monster years. Giancarlo Stanton and his .998 OPS is in 4th place, but it won't be a travesty if the starting NL outfield is Cutch/Gomez/Puig. And most of these guys will make it as reserves anyway. Melky Cabrera might start in the ASG and that makes me happy. Plus it would lead to some epic  about Rewarding Known PED Cheaters so yeah, rooting for Melky.
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