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Orioles 10, Padres 3: Davis hits #41, O's score seven runs in eighth and...
In the top of the first, Manny Machado drew a one-out walk off of Padres starter Eric Stults, but Adam Jones hit a sharp grounder to third for an inning-ending double play. Miguel Gonzalez began his...
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Padres Fall 10-3 to Orioles; Gyorko Hits Tenth Homer
Well, Wednesday wasn't the Padres' day either. They were defeated 10-3 as the Baltimore Orioles swept the two game miniseries.The Orioles started by building a picket fence, putting up one lone run...
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Roto Roundup: Wilmer Flores, Shelby Miller, Josh Donaldson, and Others
Fake Teams Podcast, Episode 23: You Can't Argue With ThatAndrew and Zack discuss our Midseason Outfielder Rankings, including their thoughts on Yasiel Puig, Bryce Harper,Mike Trout, Adam Jones and my...
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Prospect of the Day: Andrew Albers, LHP, Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins rookie Andrew Albers almost threw a shutout against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Andrew Albers?We spend a lot of time talking about the top prospects around here, but guys...
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Is the first draft pick really that important?
The Chicago White Sox are going to finish the season with one of the bottom five records in all of baseball this season, a feat they haven't accomplished since 1989. Barring some sort of miracle run by...
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The search for the Lane Field Plaque
I've been on Jury Duty all week and during my lunch break I've been wandering around downtown. The last two days I headed in the direction of the harbor. With an hour and a half to kill and no...
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Happy Birthday to Bob Scanlan!
Happy birthday to the incomparable Bob Scanlan. The Scanman somehow turns 47 today, although he doesn't look a day over 29. He has worn a lot of hats over the years; literally so in his playing days...
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Rollie Fingers served 6 years in the Army Reserve
While watching the game tonight I saw a new USAA commercial on Fox Sports San Diego. Former Padre reliever Rollie Fingers is one of their spokesmen. In addition to describing his family's military...
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Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 8/10/13
Yesterday on Pinstriped BibleYankees 4, Tigers 3: Gardner saves everyone from heartbreakYankees lineup vs. Tigers; Randy Levine doesn't know if they can make the playoffsGive Austin Romine a...
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Trevor Hoffman Minor League Card: Jumping Rope in Chattanooga
I finally got around to buying a copy of Trevor Hoffman's 1992 Upper Deck Minors card a couple weeks ago. I already had cards of him as a Marlin, Padre, and a Brewer but this is my first showing him as...
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Dodgers 8/9/13 minor league report - Scott Van Slyke homers in win
Minor League Player of the Day– Scott Van Slyke (Albuquerque) - 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIAAA– The Isotopes were in the winning column on Friday night with an easy 6-1 win over the Tacoma...
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Is it worth it to lose now, and win later?
Every decision has a distinct set of consequences; some can be predicted with certainty, and others remain unforeseeable. As time rolls on, the affects of any given change or manipulation to a system...
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Dodgers 8/10/13 minor league report - Zach Lee strikes out 8 in win
Minor League Player of the Day– Zach Lee (Chattanooga AA) pitched 6 innings picking up for Chris Reed in the suspended game from Friday. Lee only allowed 3 hits and a walk while striking out 8 in his...
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Roto Roundup: Nathan Eovaldi, Jose Bautista, Zack Greinke and Others
Fake Teams Podcast, Episode 24: The Lost PodcastLost podcast, not last podcast. I sat down with Andrew Ball and Daniel Kelley on Thursday night to discuss our recent Midseason Starting Pitcher...
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The Smallest Sample Size 8/12/13: Giant meltdowns
Yesterday, the Giants looked like they were going to win against the Orioles only to completely melt down over the last two innings. Also, a tumultuous ninth inning between the Tigers and the Yankees...
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Dbacks Minor League Round-Up 8/11: Cahill Getting Closer
Trevor Cahill got another rehab start for Reno last night and looked much closer to being ready to rejoin the major league rotation. He went 7 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks while...
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GAPPER Report: Rank thru 8-19-13
This is the point in the season where things start to get messy. Doing this the standard way is ugly, doing it with percentages is ugly. The short season players really mess with things this time of...
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Padres, Rockies to duke it out for 3rd place
The San Diego Padres lost some momentum over the past week, dropping a pair of series to the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds after emerging victorious from their previous four series.Visit TiqIQ...
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117 games down and 45 to go
With 117 games played and 45 scheduled for the rest of the season, I thought it might be a good time to check in on where the 2013 Padres stand compared to every other Padres team.After the Padres...
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Jaff Decker Hits First MLB Home Run in Padres 14-2 Loss to Colorado
It was really not the Padres' day on Monday as they were decimated 14-2 by the Rockies. It was a real team effort, as pretty much everyone in gray pants contributed to the loss in some fashion. San...
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