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No predictions from this corner, but one things for sure: it'll be damn cold out there in the heartland (mid to high 40's and possibility for rain Wednesday & Thursday).   Weather can be the great equalizer.

AL EAST Update   Friday's results Red Sox 7 Yankees 4 (Hanley Ramirez hit #26 -- his 4th HR in as many games -- and is clearly getting heated up for the post-season) Blue Jays 5 Angels 0 (Knuckleballer Dickey gives up 7 hits but 0 runs in his 5-inning stint -- Encarnacion hits #40) Orioles 5...

Daily AL EAST update   Wednesday's results Orioles 1 Red Sox 0 (Gausman silences the Red Sox; Porcello takes the tough loss) Rays 8 Blue Jays 1 Dodgers 2 Yankees 0 (Kershaw pitches 5)   Thursday's Results Red Sox 7 Yankees 5 (3-run walk-off home run by Hanley Ramirez saves the day for the Sox)...

Daily AL EAST update   Tuesday's results Orioles 6 Red Sox 3 (Baltimore pounds out 3 more home runs -- MLB leading 231 -- for all their scoring) Rays 6 Blue Jays 2 (Alexei Ramirez put away the Jays with 1 HR & 3 RBI) Yankees 3 Dodgers 0 (Sabathia goes 6 1/3, 3 hits, 0 runs, but doesn't get the...

Daily AL EAST update   Monday's results Boston Red Sox12 Baltimore Orioles 2 Toronto Blue Jays 3 Tampa Bay Rays 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 New York Yankees 2   Current Standings 1. Boston --- 2. Toronto - 2 3. Baltimore -3   4. New York -5   Today's games (Tuesday 9-13)  Tampa Bay at Toronto...

Last night, Rich Hill was perfect through seven innings for the Dodgers, striking out nine batters before manager Dave Roberts elected to lift him for a reliever in the 8th inning. Hill spent time on the disabled list with blister issues, so apparently the Dodgers weren't taking any chances...

Darryl Strawberry Had Sex During Games   So do I.

I like the deal too.     While Pomeranz has never really pitched an entire season, nonetheless his three seasons away from Colorado total 250 IP and an ERA under 3 (FIP at about 3.4 during those same years with Oakland and San Diego). He averages about a strikeout per inning, but he walks a lot...

  Too simple?  Meaning, I agree totally, but there must be an X factor (i.e. "follow the money trail")/

I say why don't we just get rid of the stupid thing and have everyone take a five-day vacation?

The only crime is getting caught.

Here are my top ten picks for tonight's draft:   1. Phillies take Mickey Moniak (OF) out of Carlsbad (CA) HS 2. Reds take Nick Senzel (3B) out of UTennessee 3. Braves take Corey Ray (OF) out of ULouisville 4. Rockies take A.J. Puk (LHP) out of UFlorida 5. Brewers take Zack Collins (Catcher) out...

  Agreed, but history doesn't worry about those kinds of details.  

  Says something about the West Coast media, no?

  Funny that (over)Price pitches one of his best games of the year -- and not a very good one at that -- and gets the loss.  Makes up for all those crap games he pitched and vultured a win.

  I agree on that point, but I'm thinking in terms of   1. The Cubs 2. The Ballparks 3. Theo Epstein (think about it: if the Cubs win the WS, he becomes the guy who orchestrated the end of the drought -- and a drought it was -- for both teams).

We are a third of the way through the 2016 season, and the question is: are the Cubs that good?   The answer is YES, even taking into account some inevitable regression. The fact is the Epstein and company have clearly assembled the perfect storm, from manager down to long reliever, and then...

The Red Sox offense has been lights out, but it is providing an effective smokescreen for a below average pitching line so far.   Boston currently sports a .854 OPS (OBP + SLG).  The next best MLB team in that comprehensive offensive category are Colorado and St. Louis (both at .793).  The AL...

The Mudge here.   I am a huge baseball fan, and I have a couple teams in dynasty leagues.   I don't really follow any other professional or college sports except Barclay's Premier League (I'm just about the only West Brom Albion fan in the US from what I can gather).

Welcome.  Go Sawx!