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vol66 said:
That’s the rub, right? They don’t have to put it out, but they sure as hades would if it was better than ours. Do y’all agree!?!
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If you add up our team GPA + total wins + 2 SEC titles + a sweep of the commode doors - their coach being an old codger = we are better than vandee!
Simple math imo.
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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
Does he wear his cape ;) underneath his uniform?
I'll believe it when I see it. But Ohtani will not be going to the Braves.
I don't think the Braves will just give over their top 5 prospects.
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No he definitely will not end up in Atlanta. MLB will make sure he ends up with the Yankees or Dodgers.
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
If you give that guy some run support when he’s on the mound, he would be unreal!
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Yep the Angels are a horrible franchise. They had the best player on the planet for 8 years and added a dude that’s even more dynamic than him, but have only made a single postseason. The Angels are becoming a destination where careers go to die.
 
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On July 30 in Baseball History...​
  • 1873 - The Philadelphia Athletics play their first game in three weeks after spending a holiday at Cape May, New Jersey, to rest from the rigors of the season. They are roughly handled at Boston, where the Reds defeat them 24-10.

  • 1933 - Dizzy Dean struck out seventeen Cubs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat Chicago 8-2.

  • 1947 - The New York Giants beat Ewell Blackwell and the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in 10 innings, ending Blackwell's 16-game winning streak.

  • 1951 - Ty Cobb testifies before the Emanuel Celler committee, denying that the reserve clause makes peons of baseball players. National Association President George Trautman testifies, denying that minors hampered independent teams.

  • 1952 - Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick sets a waiver rule to bar interleague deals until all clubs bid, with the club lowest in the league to get first pick. He sets the price at $10,000. He also bars all other deals after July 31.

  • 1954 - Against Allie Reynolds, third baseman Bob Kennedy hits the first grand slam for the new Baltimore Orioles. At this game the Orioles surpass the top season attendance the Browns had in their 52 years in St. Louis.

  • 1959 - Willie McCovey had four hits in four at-bats in his Major League debut with the San Francisco Giants. He had two triples in a 7-2 win over Philadelphia.

  • 1962 - Homers by Leon Wagner, Pete Runnels, and Rocky Colavito power the American League past the National League 9-4 at Wrigley Field in the second All-Star Game of 1962.

  • 1968 - Washington shortstop Ron Hansen pulled off an unassisted triple play, but the Cleveland Indians still won the game 10-1.

  • 1973 - Jim Bibby of the Texas Rangers pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against the Oakland A's.

  • 1978 - The Expos crush the Braves, 19-0, collecting twenty-eight hits and a National League record-tying eight home runs. Andre Dawson, Larry Parrish, Dave Cash, and Dawson again homer in the fourth inning; The fifty-eight bases break an 85-year-old record held by the Reds.

  • 1980 - Houston Astros pitcher J.R. Richard had a stroke during a workout at the Astrodome, and doctors removed a blood clot behind his right collarbone. Before the stroke, Richard had complained of a dead arm several times.

  • 1982 - The Atlanta Braves returned Chief Noc-A-Homa and his teepee to the left field after losing 19 of 21 games and blowing a 10 1/2-game lead. The teepee was removed for more seats. The team recovered to regain first place.

  • 1988 - John Franco saves his thirteenth game of July in Cincinnati's 2-0 win over San Diego, setting a Major League record for saves in one month.

  • 1990 - George Steinbrenner was forced to resign as general partner of the New York Yankees by baseball commissioner Fay Vincent.
 
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VolPack22 said:
On July 30 in Baseball History...​

  • 1873 - The Philadelphia Athletics play their first game in three weeks after spending a holiday at Cape May, New Jersey, to rest from the rigors of the season. They are roughly handled at Boston, where the Reds defeat them 24-10.

  • 1933 - Dizzy Dean struck out seventeen Cubs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat Chicago 8-2.

  • 1947 - The New York Giants beat Ewell Blackwell and the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in 10 innings, ending Blackwell's 16-game winning streak.

  • 1951 - Ty Cobb testifies before the Emanuel Celler committee, denying that the reserve clause makes peons of baseball players. National Association President George Trautman testifies, denying that minors hampered independent teams.

  • 1952 - Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick sets a waiver rule to bar interleague deals until all clubs bid, with the club lowest in the league to get first pick. He sets the price at $10,000. He also bars all other deals after July 31.

  • 1954 - Against Allie Reynolds, third baseman Bob Kennedy hits the first grand slam for the new Baltimore Orioles. At this game the Orioles surpass the top season attendance the Browns had in their 52 years in St. Louis.

  • 1959 - Willie McCovey had four hits in four at-bats in his Major League debut with the San Francisco Giants. He had two triples in a 7-2 win over Philadelphia.

  • 1962 - Homers by Leon Wagner, Pete Runnels, and Rocky Colavito power the American League past the National League 9-4 at Wrigley Field in the second All-Star Game of 1962.

  • 1968 - Washington shortstop Ron Hansen pulled off an unassisted triple play, but the Cleveland Indians still won the game 10-1.

  • 1973 - Jim Bibby of the Texas Rangers pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against the Oakland A's.

  • 1978 - The Expos crush the Braves, 19-0, collecting twenty-eight hits and a National League record-tying eight home runs. Andre Dawson, Larry Parrish, Dave Cash, and Dawson again homer in the fourth inning; The fifty-eight bases break an 85-year-old record held by the Reds.

  • 1980 - Houston Astros pitcher J.R. Richard had a stroke during a workout at the Astrodome, and doctors removed a blood clot behind his right collarbone. Before the stroke, Richard had complained of a dead arm several times.

  • 1982 - The Atlanta Braves returned Chief Noc-A-Homa and his teepee to the left field after losing 19 of 21 games and blowing a 10 1/2-game lead. The teepee was removed for more seats. The team recovered to regain first place.

  • 1988 - John Franco saves his thirteenth game of July in Cincinnati's 2-0 win over San Diego, setting a Major League record for saves in one month.

  • 1990 - George Steinbrenner was forced to resign as general partner of the New York Yankees by baseball commissioner Fay Vincent.
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Another unassisted triple play, knew it was going to be the shortstop.
 
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Mariners are serious about making the playoffs this year. Just made a deal for Luis Castillo. That’s the American League team I am rooting for to make some noise.

Seattle traded 2 of their top 10 prospects to get Castillo so it looks like Ohtani could legitimately command at least 5 top 10 prospects.
 
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