2017 MLB Season

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Rhys Hoskins, HR's number 15 and 16 last night in only his 32nd game!
Justin Verlander allows 1 hit in 8 innings with his new team, Houston Astros. Career win number 185.
Hoskins going on another tear. Home run number 17 and 37th RBI. in his 33rd game. Now batting .310.
Olson HR number 18 in his 48th game.
 
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Hoskins going on another tear. Home run number 17 and 37th RBI. in his 33rd game. Now batting .310.
Olson HR number 18 in his 48th game.
Olson hit number 19 last night, game number 50. Should be interesting to see what OF/1B's Hoskins and Olson do next year when given an entire season. I believe Hoskins has Mark McGwire HR potential with a better average to go along with his power.
 

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Olson hit number 19 last night, game number 50. Should be interesting to see what OF/1B's Hoskins and Olson do next year when given an entire season. I believe Hoskins has Mark McGwire HR potential with a better average to go along with his power.

Olson more 4HR's in the last 4 days, hit HR number 23 last night in his 55th game and only 176AB's. And not lost is Cody Bellinger, probably the Dodgers ROY has hit 38 HR's this season as a 21 year old. Bellinger, Rhys Hoskins and Matt Olson star 1B men of the future! Look forward to seeing them again next season as well as in this years playoffs.
 

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Ugh, Harper goes wigger

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...has-cornrows/?utm_term=.370d042e4397#comments

Bryce Harper, who has been sidelined since suffering a bone bruise in his knee on Aug. 12, played catch and walked up and down a few rows of stairs at Marlins Park before the Nationals’ 2-1 win on Tuesday. Then he went and got his hair done.
Never afraid to try something new when it comes to his style, Harper posted a photo of himself with cornrows on his Instagram story. If he keeps it, Harper’s new look could make his post-home run hair flips a little more difficult.

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Olson hit number 19 last night, game number 50. Should be interesting to see what OF/1B's Hoskins and Olson do next year when given an entire season. I believe Hoskins has Mark McGwire HR potential with a better average to go along with his power.
Olson has a total of 15 homers in the last 21 contests going into today's game. Unreal!
 

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Hey CS, hope you are in good health! The season is almost winding down. Who is your WS pick?
I'm doing well PHillisFan. I'm 15 months in remission. Thank you for asking. I originally was picking the Nationals, but with their injury issues, I'm thinking the Dodgers may have a shot, especially with Kershaw back and healthy again. But I wouldn't count out the Cubs either. Should be a great WS!
 

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I'm doing well PHillisFan. I'm 15 months in remission. Thank you for asking. I originally was picking the Nationals, but with their injury issues, I'm thinking the Dodgers may have a shot, especially with Kershaw back and healthy again. But I wouldn't count out the Cubs either. Should be a great WS!

I am glad to hear you are well! I agree with your assessment although Cleveland could be a headache in the playoffs. They were very close last yr. I would love to see my Cubs repeat.
 

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It was on this date in 1998, the Orioles' last home game that season, that Cal Ripken decided to end his consecutive games played streak at 2,632. Cal breaking Lou Gehrig's legendary record of 2,130 in 1995 is one of my favorite baseball memories. The home crowd gave him a 22 minute standing ovation, which must be a record in and of itself.

Gehrig's streak had always been at or near the top of lists of "unbreakable baseball records." It was an incredible achievement by Cal, the greatest ironman of all time. The record becomes official at about the 13:50 mark of this video.

 

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Cap Ripken jr was a baseball classic. I wish he could have played forever. He seemed like a genuine great guy.

It was on this date in 1998, the Orioles' last home game that season, that Cal Ripken decided to end his consecutive games played streak at 2,632. Cal breaking Lou Gehrig's legendary record of 2,130 in 1995 is one of my favorite baseball memories. The home crowd gave him a 22 minute standing ovation, which must be a record in and of itself.

Gehrig's streak had always been at or near the top of lists of "unbreakable baseball records." It was an incredible achievement by Cal, the greatest ironman of all time. The record becomes official at about the 13:50 mark of this video.

 

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Scooter Gennett slugged a grand slam in Friday’s loss to the Red Sox.

Advice: It was his fourth grand slam of the season. Lou Gehrig had a four-homer game in 1932 and four grand slams in 1934, but Gennett is the only player in MLB history to pull off the feat in the same season. Imagine putting Gennett and Gehrig in the same sentence back in March. The surprise slugger is batting .297/.345/.548 with 27 homers and 93 RBI over 133 games this season.

(Rotoworld.c
 

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First MLB anthem kneeling, Bruce Maxwell. At first I thought this guy was white but upon zooming in he appears to be some kind of mystery meat

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he should be feakin ashamed of himself and I truly feel for his parents for raising an idiot! #20 should be benched for his hand on shoulder support gesture.....now all the negros will go chimpin out in MLB and follow suit as the whites just said it was okay. Whats next..the NHL?
 

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First MLB anthem kneeling, Bruce Maxwell. At first I thought this guy was white but upon zooming in he appears to be some kind of mystery meat

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Via ESPN?! Lol sounds right up their alley. Legendary the first (mixed?) MLB player to kneel during America 1.0 National Anthem. Goddamned martyr!
 

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Scooter Gennett slugged a grand slam in Friday’s loss to the Red Sox.

Advice: It was his fourth grand slam of the season. Lou Gehrig had a four-homer game in 1932 and four grand slams in 1934, but Gennett is the only player in MLB history to pull off the feat in the same season. Imagine putting Gennett and Gehrig in the same sentence back in March. The surprise slugger is batting .297/.345/.548 with 27 homers and 93 RBI over 133 games this season.

(Rotoworld.c

Happy for Gennett was always impressed by him when he was in Milwaukee! He was pushed out for Dominicans with higher upside but Lil Scooter belts out 27 homers this season for bottom dweller Cincinnati . Stellar power for the average sized 2nd baseman, yet nary a peep from the MSM. We seriously need to start our own highlights show. Who's winning the lottery first?!
 

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Thank you ks5000. Love that kind of information. Trout has 288 PA's in 65 games thus far, for an average of 4.431/game....and the Angels have moved him to 2nd in the batting order since coming back. That should help somewhat. Ordinarily, I wouldn't like this, but if it gets him enough PA's, I'm all for it. I think he has a chance. He'll be fresher at seasons end, because of the games missed due to the injury, whereas Altuve along with others will be a little more fatigued.

BTW, Trout closing in 1,000 hits (997) and 200 HR's (189). He would have easily reached these if not for the injury and other as well such as, 700 Runs, 200 Doubles and 2,000 Total bases. He will reach 1,000 hits in the next few games and has a real shot at 200 doubles and 200 HR's!
Mike Trout has now officially qualified with enough PA's to lead the league in three major categories! He leads in OBP .444, SLG .618, and OPS 1.062. However, it looks like he'll fall short of 100 runs in his 6th consecutive season. He has 87 with seven games to go. He has reached 1,000 hits at 1,035, 687 runs, 200 doubles, 40 triples, and 197 HR's. If not for the injury, he would have went over 200 HR's, 2,000 total bases and 700 runs. At only 25 years old. He will also be number 2 in WAR at age 25, behind the great Ty Cobb.
 
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Trout hits HR #30 on the year despite missing 1/3 of the season! He has more HRs this year in 385 AB than he had last year in 549 AB. SB #22 and BB #90 on the year also.

Trout, Judge, or Altuve will be the AL MVP. Trout is an incredible longshot due to his injury, but he's got a shot. He's finished #1 or #2 in MVP voting each of the last 5 years.
 

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Trout hits HR #30 on the year despite missing 1/3 of the season! He has more HRs this year in 385 AB than he had last year in 549 AB. SB #22 and BB #90 on the year also.

Trout, Judge, or Altuve will be the AL MVP. Trout is an incredible longshot due to his injury, but he's got a shot. He's finished #1 or #2 in MVP voting each of the last 5 years.
Angels explode in the second inning of tonight's game with 6 runs against the White Sox as Trout hits his 31st HR. His 199th career HR!
 
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