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He could really bat for anybody in the 9th, given the near-zero chance that there would be a 10th inning requiring him to play a position.

Probably has to go at least 20 innings before Dunn gets to pitch.

Wife: Did Verlander pitch the second Me: No Wife: That's what I figured, since no more runs scored.

Will Ohman could have done better than that.

Blacked out in US. Available elsewhere.

If only this were how it worked.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,7714798.story I know this isn't new news, but this seems to be the first "official" confirmation of the scheduling changes for 2013.

Did a managerial change help? Yes, by virtue of having a new manager, and also by extension having a new hitting coach. However, the managerial change has overshadowed some other major influences: Dunn's turnaround may be at least somewhat, if not mostly due to personal issues Peavy's turnaround is mostly due to being healthier. Sale and Viciedo have gotten a year older and grown into their new roles. Youkilis was brought in because of two injuries--his own, that made him expendable in Boston, and Morel's, which forced a move that may or may not have otherwise been made. Rios' turnaround may or may not be related to a new manager and/or hitting coach, but he's also been very up and down throughout his entire career. Injury to Danks gave Quintana a chance he might otherwise have never had. I'm not saying Robin isn't doing a great job--he is, but he's benefited a lot from player development within the organization and some dumb luck injuries.

If you mean they should have the same rule year-round, that's fine, but you can't expect the NL to have pitchers bat during intra-league play and then have a DH for every game in inter-league play. That would be unfair. I do like the idea of flipping to using the away team's rules though--gives fans of AL teams a chance to see their pitchers (try to) hit at home games.

Totally reasonable if they had come from somebody not employed by the Yankees. You don't get to trash your company in public, not matter how true your statements are.

WHEEEEEEEE!

It looks like for the most part, they have ranked the teams in order of winning percentage, in which case they should just call it "standings" instead of "rankings".

How about a compromise: Short term cap gains tax rate = whatever your income tax rate already is Long term cap gains tax rate = whatever your income tax rate already is minus 5 percent There is still an incentive to invest long term without cutting too much of a break to the super rich.

Wow, that's not good.

I would give 6/5 to anybody wanting to bet the Tigers for the AL Central. I would also give 500/1 to anybody wanting to bet the Cubs for WS.

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Good luck!

Chris Sale and other AL All-Stars did the Top Ten last night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28mLOoFdHv0&sns=fb

Not when the rerun of today's Tour de France stage is on at the same time.

What a terrible lineup construction for the AL. Second worst hitter leads off? Second best hitter bats 7th?

Teams aren't going to give up their weekend Friday-Sunday series for the All-Star Break, so the break has to be Monday-Thursday. Since you need a day off for travel, that leaves only Tuesday and Wednesday as possible days for the ASG.

Anybody else following the TDF? Sky torched the field for 1st and 2nd in today's time trial and I don't see anybody beating Wiggins this year.

He probably doesn't work for the government either.

Yeah, like every day.

Anybody interested in going to see Charlotte play at Louisville August 2-5?