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I know what you mean. Right now, I'd say the Wisconsin State Journal. Maybe USA Today? They're coverage is usually pretty good. I haven't tried the NBC website nbcolympics.com/schedule First, it shows what is on the 6 broadcast channels right now. Then it shows by sport what is happening live right now (and you can click and watch everything) Then it shows a regular "TvGuide" type of scroll thing for the 6 broadcats channels AND every sport for the next 3 hours (but you can scroll back and forth in time). You can also click on any sport and watch any replay and get the schedule and results.

Going home there saves an out AND scores the run. Playing it safe by staying at 3rd means we have a guy at 3rd with 2 outs and no runs. Now we have a run, a baserunner AND only 1 out.

Cole gave up a boatload today. He's still good, but he isn't the pitcher he was in April and May.

This is the truth. There is only 1 basketball to shoot everytime down the court on offense, but it takes 5 great defenders to stop the other team from scoring.

Yelich, Hiura, Ashby, Houser, Turang, Lutz for Mike Trout. Who says no? EDIT: Other than Yelich and Trout, who both have no-trade clauses...

It's ridiculous that this is true this early in the contract. What a giant whiff. Worst part is, it's not even early in his extension. His extension doesn't even start until next year(he was under contract next year already, but the extension changed his salary from a 14mil team option to 26mil guaranteed.). I thought that the extension was premature at the time since he was controlled for so cheap for so long. Had they waited one more year...then they would have waited another year...and then the Budget would look very open the next 5-7 years. Oh well. I still like Yelich well enough and he hasnt been unplayable like some other recent guys (Shaw, Aguilar, Hiura),

Bunt again for Burnes? with the bases loaded?

Good things happen when you make the defense make a play!

Pretty sure the Cleveland Wahoos woulda/coulda/shoulda dominated any vote. EDIT: Cleveland Lobbyists? PCers? I don't really have a problem with Guardians though.

There are millions upon millions of reasons why...

Pirates have been doing that for years... ....

I've always been a big fan of this series, but this year's list is nearly complete garbage once you get past the top few names on the list. At least as a Brewer fan, I can say that they probably got the 3 pitchers in just the right area. But there is definitely a big market suck-up bias happening here. By their own numbers, Julio Urias is good for +6.6 WAR total in arbitration years 3 and 4. He is #29 on the list. Freddy Peralta is good for +7.0 over the same time-frame at a total cost of 6.2 million, a complete bargain for that level of production. After that the team is on the hook for another 3+ WAR season at a bargain price at that level of production. Maybe it's Urias' extensive injury history that gives him the edge here? Or maybe it's because he's a Dodger? I've been a big Alex Verdugo supporter in the past. But they have him as being worth 8.1 WAR over the next three years, and while that is really solid it's certainly not elite. Generally using the surplus value formula = 8.1 million * 9 = 72.9 million minus what is estimated to be about 24 million in arbitration earnings = 48.9 million in surplus value. Roughly speaking, that translates to a hitter ranked #42 on the top 100 prospect list or a pitcher ranked #24 on the list. Safely speaking, the top 15 minor leaguers should all be ranked ahead of Verdugo. But sticking to names on the list, Verdugo's 8.1 WAR over three years ranks him only one spot behind Trent Grisham's 15.8 WAR over 4 years...and one of Grisham's season will come in at just above the minimum salary. Yeah, I know I should have picked someone below Verdugo, but he and Grisham sitting right next to each other was just too glaring to ignore. If you want to go pick someone below Verdugo that should be ranked higher, just go to the list, look at Fangraph's own projections in the table, and you'll find a whole bunch within seconds. This, of course, would have nothing to do with the fact that Verdugo plays for the Red Sox. And Gerritt Cole...don't get me started. We've seen these types of contracts traded before, and history has shown time and time again that what the team gets back is nothing more than a few spare parts when moving this type of contract. But history doesn't matter when it's a Yankee. This is great. Even FanGraphs is not immune to "market forces?"

Huh?!? The trade for Yelich was 3.5...basically 4 years ago in that we've had 4 draft classes since the trade. That was the last time we traded away premium talent (Unless you count the Jonathan Schoop type trades). We haven't really had premium talent to trade till this year. I suspect he's alluding to Grisham. That's the only young "premium talent" type who's been recently traded. Rasmussen I guess would be another, depending on how you value relief prospects. I guess that's kinda fair, except that we traded FOR premium young talent in those trades as well... Urias and Adames are more "premium" than what we gave up...

Huh?!? The trade for Yelich was 3.5...basically 4 years ago in that we've had 4 draft classes since the trade. That was the last time we traded away premium talent (Unless you count the Jonathan Schoop type trades). We haven't really had premium talent to trade till this year.

If a reliever is ever to give up a homer, that was the time. 7-0 and nobody on base. Better than a walk.

That's a big league homer by Taylor...turned on the up and in heater keeping the hands in to keep it fair and get the barrel on the ball.

or Strickland in the 8th...or Box for 2...

Box, Cousins, Hader...

I’m guessing you are taking into consideration the cost of acquiring into that…because Donaldson/Gallo are way better than what Braun would likely provide and Escobar is maybe around the same vicinity of what one would hope to get from Braun. The only positive to Braun is the fact he wouldn’t cost much. The calendar is closing in on August. Pulling a guy off the streets just doesn’t make “too much sense” in my mind. Pulling a 36 year old out of retirement to go play string training on the MLB roster in the thick of the pennant race seems like a cool story and not exactly great results. Correct...All things considered I'd rather have Braun--assuming he ramps up in Arizona for a couple weeks and doesn't look terrible. But still...coming down the stretch and/or in the playoffs you are telling me you'd rather see Eduardo Escobar in the on deck circle than Ryan Braun (at least if a lefty is on the mound )?

I mentioned this in the transaction forum...but man. Seeing Ryan Braun in the stands makes me wish he was in the batters box instead. Rowdy Tellez, Dan Vogelbach, Travis Shaw and Keston Hiura are all getting meaningful ABs. Our best case yet still realistic trade candidtes are guys like Eduardo Escobar and...maybe Josh Donaldson? Really? Are these guys better than Braun? It just makes too much sense. Donaldson might be better on paper or in a vacuum...but all things considered I think I'd rather have Braun.

Even looking at the best case trade candidates (Donaldson, Escobar, Gallo...(I think Jose Ramirez, Bryant, Story, and Rizzo are out of the question)), I would rather have Ryan Braun than those guys. It just makes too much sense.

Context?? Probably means Hendrix, the Reds’ pitcher who gave up two homers in the 11th. Hendrick's and tonic is good too.

I sure hope that happens. I love my defensively versatile bench players, double switches, unsung heroes, etc. A universal DH just kills a lot of that with a boring permanent 3TO DH.

Ja. I'd rather sit JBJ and put Taylor in CF and Peterson in right. Oh well.

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