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[O Really]

Sometimes money just isn't the issue.
"A team built using plenty of money, putting a team together like the 2023 San Diego Padres sounded good on paper but just isn't working."

https://friarsonbase.com/posts/mlb-insi ... 2Fsandiego

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Sometimes money just isn't the issue.
"A team built using plenty of money, putting a team together like the 2023 San Diego Padres sounded good on paper but just isn't working."

https://friarsonbase.com/posts/mlb-insi ... 2Fsandiego

Have your Padres met the 2023 NY Mets?

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Ouch.

She can do better.

[Vrede too]

Ouch.

She can do better.

https://twitter.com/nut_history/status/ ... 5787803920

She needs a guy with a big . . . ahem, glove.

[Vrede too]

Having an okay season:

Ronald Acuña Jr. again goes deep against Dodgers in Braves' 90th win

Ronald Acuña Jr. homered for the third straight night at Dodger Stadium, and Orlando Arcia hit a three-run shot in the 10th inning that sent the streaking Atlanta Braves to a 4-2 victory over L.A. on Saturday.

Acuña's 454-foot drive to center field came off his bat like a rocket at an astounding 121.2 mph -- the hardest-hit ball in the majors this year.

"I never imagined that was going to be the exit velocity on it," Acuña said through an interpreter. "But yeah, I hit it hard."

Bryce Elder pitched six effective innings, and the Braves (90-45) won their sixth consecutive game, becoming the first major league club to reach 90 wins this season.

Atlanta will try for a four-game sweep on Sunday in this much-anticipated matchup between the top two teams in the National League.

Married north of Los Angeles before Thursday's game, Acuña once again outshined Dodgers star Mookie Betts in their chase for NL MVP.

With one out in the third inning, Acuña launched a jaw-dropping drive that gave Atlanta a 1-0 lead. It was the 32nd homer this year and third of the series (including a grand slam) for Acuña, the first player in big league history with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in a season.

It was also the third-hardest-hit homer and sixth-hardest-hit ball in the majors since Statcast began tracking in 2015.

Acuña's teammates joked with him in the dugout about his power.

"They asked if that was all I had, and I said, 'I think so,'" Acuña said....

Betts went 0-for-4 with a walk and scored once. He struck out three times, including with the bases loaded in the fourth when he went down looking....

Elder worked around four walks and struck out four for the Braves, who have won 20 of 25 overall. The NL East leaders have a seven-game lead over the NL West-leading Dodgers (83-52) for the best record in the league....

The Braves have won at least 90 games in four of the past five full seasons, not counting the 60-game regular season shortened by the pandemic in 2020....

Would all be more exciting if I was an Atlanta fan. Anyhow, congrats on the wedding and the homers!

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Having an okay season:

Would all be more exciting if I was an Atlanta fan. Anyhow, congrats on the wedding and the homers!

Kid keeps getting better.

Cody Bellinger of the Cubs is having a comeback season that is MVP worthy......except Acuna.

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Damn, Cubs just can't breach that 3 GB barrier. Fuckin' Brewers. Otoh, 3 game lead for WC slot #2.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings/_/view/wild-card
Orioles still #2 in MLB.
Go Mariners!

Not all was lost.

Don't look now.


Central W L PCT GB L10
Milwaukee
76 61 .555. 0.0 6-4
Chi Cubs
74 64 .536 2.5 7-3

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https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/sta ... 1738457505

Think this is a clue as to why Alcorn St is 0-7? Probably 0-8 now.

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Twofer.....

1.5 games behind Milwaukee and could've knocked the Giants out of the wild card.

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Guess the Shohei/Angels divorce is official.

[Vrede too]

Guess the Shohei/Angels divorce is official.

https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1702913786867593221

Shohei Ohtani shifts focus to elbow procedure as season ends

I hope he recovers, at least enough to hit.

Orioles .622 are the best in the AL and second best to Atlanta's .649 in MLB.
Eliminated teams include Oakland and the White Sox.
Oakland is the worst in MLB at .311.
The Cubs have lost 4, are now 6.5 games out of the NL Central, and are in WC #2 by just half a game.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings/_/view/wild-card

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The Cubs have lost 4, are now 6.5 games out of the NL Central, and are in WC #2 by just half a game.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings/_/view/wild-card

Thx, we needed the reminder.

Really bad time to go cold. Ross may have overplayed his regulars out.

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The Cubs have lost 4, are now 6.5 games out of the NL Central, and are in WC #2 by just half a game.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings/_/view/wild-card

Thx, we needed the reminder.

Really bad time to go cold. Ross may have overplayed his regulars out.

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Holy cow!

[Vrede too]

... Really bad time to go cold. Ross may have overplayed his regulars out.

https://twitter.com/BleacherNation/stat ... 8460351800

3-7 over the last 10, Brewers lead by 7.5, WC #3 by just 0.5 games. Epic choke in progress?
https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings/_/view/wild-card

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https://twitter.com/BleacherNation/stat ... 8460351800
3-7 over the last 10, Brewers lead by 7.5, WC #3 by just 0.5 games. Epic choke in progress?
https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings/_/view/wild-card

Not pretty at all. They're down again tonight.

Mojo lost, may not be enough time to get it back.

Plus Ross has a couple of screaming hot kids they just brought up and refuses to play them. One got his first start two nights ago and hit a grand slam. He's been benched since.

[Vrede too]

https://twitter.com/BleacherNation/stat ... 8460351800

3-7 over the last 10, Brewers lead by 7.5, WC #3 by just 0.5 games. Epic choke in progress?
https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings/_/view/wild-card

Not pretty at all. They're down again tonight.

Mojo lost, may not be enough time to get it back.

Plus Ross has a couple of screaming hot kids they just brought up and refuses to play them. One got his first start two nights ago and hit a grand slam. He's been benched since.

Ugh. Lost 8-6 to the Pirates at home. Brewers lead by 8, WC #3 tie.

[Vrede too]

Having an okay season:

Ronald Acuña Jr. again goes deep against Dodgers in Braves' 90th win


Would all be more exciting if I was an Atlanta fan. Anyhow, congrats on the wedding and the homers!

Kid keeps getting better.

Cody Bellinger of the Cubs is having a comeback season that is MVP worthy......except Acuna.

Braves' Ronald Acuña becomes 5th player ever with 40-40 season

Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. became the fifth player in major league history to have 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season, entering the exclusive club when he led off Friday night's game against the Washington Nationals with his 40th homer.

Acuña sent a 3-2 slider from Nats lefty Patrick Corbin over the left-field fence for his eighth leadoff homer of the season. He joined Alfonso Soriano (2006), Alex Rodriguez (1998), Barry Bonds (1996) and Jose Canseco (1988) as the only members of the 40-40 club.

Superstar list, partially steroid assisted.

Acuña, one of the leading contenders for National League MVP honors, entered the game with 68 stolen bases, tops in the majors. He is the only player ever to have a 40-60 season, and in fact, no one before this season had ever achieved a 40-50 season.

Pretty swing.

Friday's homer was the 160th of Acuña's career. According to ESPN Stats & Information, he is the first player in MLB history with 160 homers and 160 stolen bases at age 25 or younger. Acuña, 25, began the night with 175 career stolen bases.

Acuña also entered Friday batting .335 with 101 RBIs and an MLB-best .414 on-base percentage.

HoF numbers. If anyone else gets the MVP he's a monster.

Cubs shutout the Rockies, regain solo NL WC #3 by 0.5 games. Congrats?

Also:
Blue Jays AL WC #2 by 0.5 games.
Mariners AL WC #3 tie.
Phillies NL WC #1 by 4.5 games.
Go O Really and Vrede Go.

Orioles Clinched Playoff Berth
Go Vrede Go.

Eliminated from Playoff Contention:
Rockies
Nationals
Athletics
And others.

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Good stuff.

Today was the last home game of the regular season.