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Trade wish list 1. Scherzer back to L.A. 2. Verlander to L.A. 3. Kenley Jansen back to L.A. I'm not worried about offense but this M.A.S.H. unit pitching staff is horrible outside of Kershaw and I love him but I know a stint on IL is coming always happens every season now it seems!!!!
 
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On July 3 in Baseball History...​
  • 1912 - The Giants' Rube Marquard nips Nap Rucker and the Dodgers 2-1 to capture his 19th straight game of the season. With two end-of-year wins in 1911, he has 21 in a row in regular season play. Both marks are records.

  • 1950 - With rookie Joe Collins not hitting and Tommy Henrich injured, Casey Stengel asks Joe DiMaggio to play first base in an experiment. In the 7-2 loss he handles 13 chances cleanly.

  • 1965 - Horseplay between Phillies teammates Frank Thomas and Dick Allen turns serious when Thomas swings a bat at Allen. Thomas hits a pinch-homer to tie the game in the eighth inning, but the Reds prevail, 10-8. Following the game, Thomas is released and signs with Houston.

  • 1966 - Pitcher Tony Cloninger hits two grand slams and drives in nine runs as the Braves rout the Giants at Candlestick Park 17-3. Cloninger is the first National League player to hit two grand slams in a game, and his nine RBI set a Major League record for pitchers.

  • 1968 - Luis Tiant registers nineteen strikeouts in ten innings as Cleveland beats Minnesota 1-0. Tiant sets two modern major-league records: most strikeouts in a ten-inning game and 32 strikeouts in consecutive games. He also ties the modern major league record of 41 strikeouts in three successive appearances.

  • 1970 - In pregame ceremonies, California's Clyde Wright is inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of Fame for his pitching while at Carson-Newman College. He then hurls a no-hitter against Oakland, winning 4-0. Reggie Jackson's400-foot shot to dead center in the seventh is caught.

  • 1974 - Pitching in his record 13th consecutive game for the Dodgers, Mike Marshall saves Tommy John's 4-1 win over the Reds in the first game of a doubleheader.

  • 1983 - The Rangers explode for 12 runs in the 15th inning of a 16-4 win over the A's, setting a new major-league record for runs in a single extra inning.

  • 1988 - Oakland's Gene Nelson steals a base while pinch-running for Don Baylor in a 9-8, 16-inning win over Toronto, becoming the first American League pitcher to steal a base since Blue Moon Odom in 1973.

Baseball Birthdays on July 3... ​


Baseball Deaths on July 3... ​

 
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knoxvol52 said:
Trade wish list 1. Scherzer back to L.A. 2. Verlander to L.A. 3. Kenley Jansen back to L.A. I'm not worried about offense but this M.A.S.H. unit pitching staff is horrible outside of Kershaw and I love him but I know a stint on IL is coming always happens every season now it seems!!!!
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These teams with high payrolls are finally starting to see the downside. Once you see a couple of injuries you turn into an average or mediocre team. Do what the Braves have done and sign your young studs and you will ensure yourself consistent competitiveness.
 
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