5 Pitchers the Yankees can target at the trade
deadline

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Leftist Administration gets an election year fix

post from 2 Think Good on 11 June 2012 04:15:47 PM. © 2 Think Good

Lefties in the Obama Administration [redundant?] are no doubt constrained by reelection efforts, so at this stage they are reduced to using visas as a way expressing their solidarity of all things on the left. The Wall Street Journal’s Mary … Continue reading →

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New York Yankees: Get Melk

post from Lady Loves Pinstripes on 11 June 2012 04:06:48 PM. © Lady Loves Pinstripes

I read a quote once that said: ?It pays to plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.? It is no big secret that the New York Yankees brass goal is to get the current $209+ million payroll down to $189 million in order avoid the hefty[...]

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Discount Hotel Spa

post from Spa Hotel on 11 June 2012 04:02:18 PM. © Spa Hotel

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Gordon's and Hosmer's BABIP and The Shift

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Gordon's and Hosmer's BABIP and The Shift

For Fangraphs, I looked at the effect of the shift on BABIP. For the small sample size, a player's BABIP is suppressed by 40 % points on average compared to their xBABIP.

The shift looks to be the next big shift in baseball.

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#FishStripes: Stars Visit Marlins

post from Fish Stripes on 11 June 2012 04:02:05 PM. © Fish Stripes

Some like to call the city of Miami "L.A. South" for all the celebrities who work, play and visit South Beach. It was sooner or later before fans would see some well-recognized people at Marlins Park.

Before we show you who showed up to see the Marlins go 0-6 on the week at home, here's our Play of the Week, via Giancarlo Stanton on Sunday as he robbed Ben Zobrist of a hit.

Now here's your social media fix:

Our Player Tweet of the Week comes from the first-round pick from the Marlins from the MLB Draft, Andrew Heaney. Make sure you welcome him warmly into the organization.

Woke up this morning and realized it wasn't a dream! So proud to be picked by the Marlins! Can't wait to get started.
— Andrew Heaney (@Heandog8) June 5, 2012

Oh, and his birthday was also this week.

Our @Marlins Tweet of the Week comes from the weekend when the Marlins Wives posed for a team picture before they faced the wives of Tampa's players:

The Marlins Wives pose for a team photo before facing off against the Rays Wives. twitter.com/Marlins/status…
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) June 9, 2012

Then, there's our new friend Lil' Jose. He's all around Marlins Park, and because of it, he got to meet a former American Idol judge.

Hi-gives all around! Me & my homegirl Paula Abdul were cold loungin' earlier. MC Skat Cat ain't got nuthin' on me!!! twitter.com/Lil_Jose7/stat…
— Lil' Jose (@Lil_Jose7) June 6, 2012

Abdul went on to talk with FS Florida Wednesday night to give Stanton high praise:

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Lil Jon also visited the Park on Tuesday, but was not able to be caught by the Fox Sports crew. Instead, Marlins Cut4 caught this shot.

One more celebrity graced his presence at the Park this week, and it's one of the most prestigious sports figures in Miami sports, Mr. Don Shula.

The Marlins hope to find themselves on the winning side of things this week as the Red Sox come to town and then on the road up north to get even with the Rays.

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Yankees vs. Braves Series Surprisingly Not The
Hottest Ticket This Year

post from Talking Chop on 11 June 2012 04:02:04 PM. © Talking Chop

One would think that when the New York Yankees come to town the ticket prices would be the highest of the season, but that's not what TiqIQ is seeing. Their data suggest that two other series this season have generated or will generate higher ticket prices.

The "bookend" series on the Atlanta Braves 2012 home schedule are currently accounting for the top ticket prices. The opening series of the season against the Brewers in April generated an average ticket price $1 higher than the Yanks series.

The real surprise is that Braves fans are already scooping up tickets for the season's final home series, against the Mets in late September. In addition to being Fan Appreciation Weekend, that series will likely see the last regular season home game in the career of Chipper Jones.

As for the fourth and fifth highest average series' ticket, they are on weekends when school is not in session, so that helps to drive up attendance. Though aside from a Tim Hudson t-shirt giveaway during the Phillies series, there's nothing special going on. I'm actually surprised that those two series are pulling in a higher ticket price than this past weekend's series against the Jays which included the John Smoltz number retirement, the Sid Slides bobblehead, and all the Alumni events.

The Braves new Dynamic Pricing could also be a factor. This season ticket prices at Turner Field fluctuate depending on the day of the week and which team the Braves are playing.

With the help of TiqIQ we'll keep you up to date on ticket prices throughout the season. Remember that you can always get tickets through Talking Chop by clicking on the Tickets link at the top of every page.

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Rangers Get Revenge on Lincecum, Giants

post from The Giants Baseball Blog- A San Francisco Giants Blog and Fan Website on 11 June 2012 03:02:38 PM. © The Giants Baseball Blog- A San Francisco Giants Blog and Fan Website

In their first appearance in San Francisco since the 2010 World Series, the Rangers showed up with a chip on their shoulder and thouroughly outplayed the Giants to take their 3-game set. They also beat up Tim Lincecum, who lost his 5th straight and has fans wondering aloud what is going on with the 27 year-old ace.

Lincecum's Struggles ContinueFirst off, I want to talk about Lincecum. I know we've talked a lot about his struggles here lately, as they've been a big reason why this team hasn't taken off and is up their with LA right now. He's been bad, there's no denying that, but his struggles are specific and ones that should be smoothed out with more time. It's not like this guy hasn't gone through a funk before. Never has it lasted quite this long, but he went through a very similar funk in August of 2010 before the Giants took off down the stretch. As I've been saying all along, the Giants need Lincecum to right the ship, they need him to be an ace for them to really compete for a playoff spot. What I don't understand is how fans can turn on his so quickly and count him out after a rough stretch that's gone on for all of 5-6 weeks. There were people calling into the Giants flagship station KNBR all evening after that game Sunday, asking for Timmy to be sent down or taken out of the rotation for a period of time in order to work things out. I wouldn't be totally opposed to giving him a start off to clear his head, as I do believe most of his mistakes right now are mental, but I would never consider sitting down the guy who's been your ace and best pitcher up until the last month or so. Yes, this is a "what have you done for me lately" league, but Lincecum's age and past success alone should give him more than enough benefit of doubt. All his starts over the last month haven't been nightmarish either. Sunday's wasn't good, I'll give you that, I can't take it when he gets into a rut and can't find the strike zone. That said, his last two starts weren't that bad, save for one bad inning in San Diego, and I believe him when he says he feels he's "crawling out of it". Give Timmy a break, he'll be back to form soon enough, his track record proves it.

Now, back to the rest of the Giants, who lost a big series over the weekend to Texas and had their offense shut out twice in three games. The Giants played the weekend set without Melky Cabrera, and their run production suffered mightily because of it. It kind of gives you an idea of what this Giants team would look
Melky To Return Tuesday?
like had Brian Sabean not pulled the trigger on the Jonathan Sanchez trade back in November, and it ain't pretty. It's almost like the Giants order stopped functioning without Melky. Even the return of Pablo Sandoval didn't help offset the lose of the .368-hitting right fielder. Sandoval went just 1-7 in his first two games back in the Giants lineup after missing over a month with a broken hand. He added a bunch of weight in his time off, and he's going to have to knock those pounds back off in order to get back in the form he was in before the injury. Balls were jumping off his bat before he went down, and his bat speed and overall quickness seemed a little slow this weekend. Also, Buster Posey's bat was nowhere to be found this weekend, as he to went 1-7 in the series. The Giants are hoping to have Cabrera back in time for Tuesday's series opener vs. Houston, but he's still not 100 percent clear. Regardless, with our without Melky, the Astros are a team the Giants should cleanup on. Another tidbit for the series to keep an eye on is Houston infielder Jed Lowrie, who's been an offensive juggernaut for the Astros and could be a guy the Giants look into if they feel a need to upgrade a spot in their infield again.

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Dutton on Myers, Odorizzi

Royals apparently preaching patience with their two top prospects. To me, this seems almost hypocritical, as they promoted both Duffy and Hosmer with very little experience in Omaha and promoted Moose even though his numbers didn't scream, 'promote me'. We'll see.

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