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Orioles lineup not available yet, but here's the lineup for the visiting birds
SS Ryan Theriot
RF Jon Jay
LF Matt Holliday
1B Lance Berkman
3B David Freese
CF Colby Rasmus
C Yadier Molina
DH Mark Hamilton
2B Nick Punto
Lohse pitching
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Hammerin' Hamilton as the DH, eh?
I'd like to hear Kevin Youkilis' explanation of how interleague play gives NL teams an advantage after he looks at that lineup.
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I have never seen a DH lineup that look that weak.
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It's only fair that since the AL pitchers tends to handle the bat so poorly, an NL team use one of its worst hitters as DH.
Is it too late to insert Wong into the 8 hole? [sorry, couldn't resist] (lol) (lol) (lol)
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Just in case someone missed it Willy Mo Pena is back in the majors playing for the Dbacks. In 24AB he has 11Ks and 2hr/3RBIs.
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forsberg_us wrote:
It's only fair that since the AL pitchers tends to handle the bat so poorly, an NL team use one of its worst hitters as DH.
Is it too late to insert Wong into the 8 hole? [sorry, couldn't resist] (lol) (lol) (lol)
It's a little early for that, Fors. The last thing you want to be is premature with Wong.
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APRTW wrote:
Just in case someone missed it Willy Mo Pena is back in the majors playing for the Dbacks. In 24AB he has 11Ks and 2hr/3RBIs.
Yeah, my dad emailed me about that last weekend. My dad likes Wily Mo, in kind of he same way a little kid likes a circus clown. He loved it when I dropped my "Wily Mo is the only player capable of winning the game for either team" line on him a few years ago.
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APRTW wrote:
Just in case someone missed it Willy Mo Pena is back in the majors playing for the Dbacks. In 24AB he has 11Ks and 2hr/3RBIs.
Normalized for at bats, Wily Mo has more home runs than Pujols.
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Did Kobe just hit one off the friggin' building?
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Rain is NOT a good thing right about now.
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Rasmus is slowly coming out of his deep freeze. Jon Jay and Lance Berkman can join him anytime.
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Good thing they had Lance Lynn stashed in Memphis all this time. Tony and Dave just couldn't deprive us of the Miguel Batista Era.
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tkihshbt wrote:
Good thing they had Lance Lynn stashed in Memphis all this time. Tony and Dave just couldn't deprive us of the Miguel Batista Era.
Rec
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Raise your hand if you missed Nick Punto.
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Nice AB by Jay against a nasty lefty.
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Tampa just took the lead over TTTIB. And good things are happening in the Bronx.
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"Tampa just took the lead over TTTIB."
... and Kyle Fartworthy coughs it up six pitches later.
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I should've known Franklin would pitch. The game is not in St. Louis.
Farnsworth?!
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The plug has got to be pulled on Franklin.
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Cliff Lee's scoreless streak is at 33 innings.
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tkihshbt wrote:
I should've known Franklin would pitch. The game is not in St. Louis.
Farnsworth?!
Tampa won.
I don't understand this. It's been half a season and Franklin can't get anyone out.
Pissa. Now it's a ballgame again. This is so demoralizing for the other 24 guys.
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Sorry Ricky, but I don't feel sorry for Franklin. He's making over $3M to completely suck. How many other teams have to get their closer up with a 6-1 lead in the 8th?
Scratch that, how many teams have to bring in their closer up 6-2 with 1 out in the 8th?
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Mercy kill.
I feel sorry for Franklin. He's just doing his job the best he can. The three geniuses keeping him employed are at fault.
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Jim Palmer's contempt for all things Vlad is entertaining.
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"Mercy kill."
If Franklin was a race horse, they would have shot him two months ago.