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What comeback. Afraid to type too much as it could be a jinx. Anyway I will sleep well tonight.

the MLB Trade Rumors article contained this info to: Currently, Pittsburgh is tied with Oakland for the third-fewest runs in the majors (180). Pirates hitters collectively rank 27th in batting average (.226), 26th in on-base percentage (.301) and 28th in slugging percentage (.353). At 24.7%, they ha...

The Cubs announcers and replay show that the catcher dropped the ball, however I think it was after the play was over.

you are right about San Jose State, I am probably thinking of someone from years ago.

he was drafted out of college last year, I believe Oregon State (maybe Oregon). Primarily second baseman in college but Bucs trying him there and as an outfielder.

is Shelton managing the Cubs today?

Triolo with homer? Maybe we will score some runs today.

sounds like all these guys are on a team that has trouble scoring.

Topnotch slugging 1Bmen are very expensive and that eliminates them from consideration. So there's a model that Cherington looks for in first basemen. And it has to be a model that is not in high demand and therefore does not drive up his contract demands. BC likes big 1Bmen who have power but don'...

this is hindsight on my part, but I have to wonder why the Bucs thought Tellez was worth signing? There were other first baseman available but the Bucs acted like they wanted him.

The Brewers had no problem letting him move on.