Early Thanksgiving

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I know it?s still August, but the playoff feel that I have gotten this week from the Braves series win over the Giants and amazing series sweep against the Diamondbacks has got me in a fall state of mind. I?m…[...]

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Show #161: The Braves Deliver a Statement

post from Atlanta Baseball Talk on 21 August 2011 11:29:29 PM. © Atlanta Baseball Talk

An impressive 6 – 1 week, Chipper’s coming back, Bourn’s impact and the triumphant return of the Post Season Hope Meter.[...]

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R.A.Dicked Again!

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What Went Wrong

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Rockies Win! Rockies Win! 5-3 Victory Snaps 17
Game Sunday Skid

post from Purple Row on 21 August 2011 11:00:55 PM. © Purple Row

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 21: Kevin Millwood #40 and Chris Nelson #10 of the Colorado Rockies react after Millwood started a double play against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on August 21, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies defeated the Dodgers 5-3. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

Huzzah, Rockies fans. Huzzah! For the first time in 18 Sundays (126 interminable days), I am able to write about a Rockies victory. And all I had to do was get up off of my butt and go to the game. Colorado's 2011 Sunday record when I attend: 2-0 (6-1 overall). The Rockies' record when I do not: 1-17. The starting pitchers of those wins: Alan Johnson and Kevin Millwood. That's a large enough sample size for me to decide that I need to be attending more Sunday games.

Today's contest, a sold-out affair against the division rival Dodgers, featured two key 2 run homers by the Rockies -- one a laser by Carlos Gonzalez (21) in the first, shortly after I reached my seat, to give Colorado the early 2-0 -- and the other a seventh inning bomb to the second deck in right by Seth Smith (14). Against all odds, Colorado managed to put up more runs than they had hits (5 to 3) -- heck, Smith's HR was the only hit they got after the first inning. That's right, you read that correctly -- the Rockies got two HRs and one single and won the game.

Kevin Millwood, who possesses the heart of a champion and the reactions of a cat, was decent against everyone except James Loney (4-4, 2B, HR) and Matt Kemp (2-4, 2B) while making several great defensive plays. He lasted 7 innings, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits while striking out 4 to get his first win of 2011 (1-1), while Rafael Betancourt recorded his 2nd save. It should also be noted that Chris Nelson acquitted himself with style and aplomb at the hot corner as well.

It was a wonderful day at the ballpark, and I look forward to the pleasure of being invited to many such events at the behest of the Rockies, eager to stop me from watching Sunday games at home.

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We Salute: Smith (.404 WPA), Matt Belisle (.134), Millwood (.112)

We Are Disappointed In: Eliezer Alfonso (-.083 WPA)

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Angels, Weaver reach 5-year, $85M deal (AP)

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The Los Angeles Angels have scheduled a news conference for Tuesday, when the team is expected to announce it has agreed with pitcher Jered Weaver on a five-year contract. SI.com first reported that Weaver and the Angels have agreed to a deal worth $85 million. The 28-year-old Weaver leads the American League with a 2.10 [...]

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Twitter / @SI_JonHeyman: weaver got 85M for 5
yrs. ...

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Twitter / @SI_JonHeyman: weaver got 85M for 5 yrs. ...

Jered Weaver, 5 years, $85M. I can't help but wonder if this is the kind of extension that Ubaldo Jimenez would've ended up with had he stayed with the Rockies.

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Bautista homers in Blue Jays 1-0 win (AP)

Luis Perez pitched brilliantly in his first big league start, combining with Casey Janssen on a one-hitter, and Jose Bautista connected for his majors-best 36th home run to send the Toronto Blue Jays over the Oakland Athletics 1-0 Sunday. Bautista broke up a scoreless game with a deep drive into the left-field bleachers on the [...]

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30-YOC Top Ten Lists Top Ten Albums From My High
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?30-YOC Top Ten Lists? ? ?Top Ten Albums From My High School Days’ I’ve been tuned into the music from my high school days over the last few weeks, so I thought I would share with you my ‘Top Ten … Continue reading →

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Nats rally, beat Phillies in 10 on HBP (AP)

Ian Desmond hit a tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning, then Jonny Gomes was nicked by a pitch from Brad Lidge with the bases loaded in the 10th, giving the Washington Nationals an unlikely 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on a rainy Sunday. It was the second improbable victory in three [...]

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