20 Mar
These are all off the top of my head, don’t hold me to them. Unless they’re right, in which case I’m a genius. Carlos Delgado: .210/.299/.340, 84 games First manager fired: Ned Yost Number of accusations that now I’m just baiting Brewer fans: 23 Dusty Baker throws Homer Bailey under the bus: April 17 Dusty [...]
Posted in Commentary, Precaps by: Mac Thomason
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19 Mar
All-Stars: Teixeira, Johnson, Soriano Biggest surprise: KJ (leads the league in runs) Biggest disappointment: Peter Moylan Chipper: 132 games played, .316/.409/.611, 1 DL stint Glavine: 31 starts, 13-10, 4.65 Hampton: Hurt warming up, makes three rehab starts in Rome, never actually pitches in Atlanta uniform Escobar: .300/.355/.427 Diaz: .322/.367/.486 Kotsay: 61 games, .260/.310/.380, DL in [...]
Posted in Commentary, Precaps by: Mac Thomason
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18 Mar
Normally I would have an “all predictions guaranteed” joke here, but I don’t have one this year. Sorry. NL EAST Atlanta Philadelphia (WC) NY Mets Washington Florida NL CENTRAL Chi Cubs St. Louis Milwaukee Pittsburgh Cincinnati Houston NL WEST Arizona Colorado San Diego LA Dodgers San Francisco NLCS Braves over DBacks MVP Mark Teixeira Cy [...]
Posted in Commentary, Precaps by: Mac Thomason
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11 Sep
Instead of an animal picture, I’m going to try something new and PREcap today’s game. Yes, the events will be described before they happen! The Braves took a lead in the first. Teixeira walked with two out and McCann laced a double to left, scoring him. But after Francoeur was walked, Andruw struck out, and [...]
Posted in Game Threads 2007, Precaps by: Mac Thomason
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17 Sep
ESPN.com – MLB – Box Score – Marlins at Braves Big props to the tag team of Yates and Paronto, without whom many a loss — for instance, today’s — would have been much more difficult. Leading 3-1 in the eighth, Bobby used Kali to setup again for no readily apparent reason; he allowed a [...]
Posted in Precaps, Recaps 2006 by: Mac Thomason
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