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They actually traded Mookie (and Price) The Red Sox, of all teams, dumping salary... and one of the top young position players in the league... They're getting Verdugo, who I guess could blossom into being the next Mookie Betts, but why take the chance when you already have the real deal? But I do like how the Twins snuck in there and got Kenta Maeda as part of the deal. Nice addition to their pitching. Also been announced that the Dodgers have since traded Joc Pederson to the Angels, I guess because the LAD outfield was getting too crowded. Nice pick up for the Angels.
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Beltran stepping down as Mets manager
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Now that the Astros have set the bar, it's hard to imagine Boston not firing Cora if all the reports are true. Had to have been more teams attempting to do stuff like this though. We may never learn all the details.
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They did the awards. I already forgot who won what That Astros expose on The Athletic re: sign stealing though That's a pretty big blemish on the 2017 World Series win. And some of the dudes implicated are in managerial roles on other teams now
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Astros struck first, but Nats came back to win!
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Ooooh yeah, game 7 tonight! Who you got winning Eizan? Pretty sure every game so far has been won by the away team. Kinda strange. If the Nats win it in Houston then maybe this will be the first World Series ever where every game was won by the away team.
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Strasburg had such an incredible start to his career, he used to be the pitcher I enjoyed watching the most. Seems like the last few years he was still good but perhaps not in the conversation for "one of the best", especially being on the same team as Scherzer, but I think Strasburg was actually the better pitcher this year and he's been great in the playoffs. Strasburg vs. Verlander will be a fun showdown too, but yeah I wanted to see Strasburg start Game 1 as well
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I certainly don't feel bad for the Yankees I'm probably pulling for the Nats in the WS since Houston won pretty recently, but I wouldn't be unhappy with either team winning really. Time for the old debate of, is it better to have off-time or did they just get rusty? I think the Nats' pitchers will have all had full rest now, which is a good thing. Not sure if their hitters have lost a bit of their rhythm though. WS starts Tuesday night!
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I wouldn't be surprised if Dave Roberts is out of a job this winter. Might not be entirely fair, but it's always the manager who takes the blame. re: Kershaw: He's probably due for a drop off in effectiveness any time now. Just so many innings on that arm. I'm not sure I would have gone to him in relief last night if I was calling the shots. I don't know if it will get as ugly as fast as it did with Felix, but I can't help but think Kershaw's days as a really good pitcher are numbered
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Wow, I really didn't see that coming. When I tuned out the Dodgers were still up 3-0. Figured they had that locked down Two surprising results yesterday. I didn't see the Dodgers losing this early. There are more players I like on the Dodgers so I would have liked to see them advance, but the Nats have their fair share of exciting players too - and the whole "better without Harper" narrative is something I find amusing. Looks like the Cards won the season series vs. the Nats quite handily. Four of the games were played quite early in the season so they could maybe be discounted, but as recently as mid-September they took 2-of-3 against Washington. Gotta think a little longer about my NLCS pick. Come on Rays!
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Turns out the Twins couldn't win a game Good to see the Rays beating up on Verlander early in Game 4 though. I want to see them take the DS in 5 games because I think Astros fans seem just a little too sure that they're going to win the whole thing. (I mean, Astros/Dodgers World Series is a pretty safe bet, but let's not act like we're there already...)
