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I am very pleased with the Reds right now. 6 straight W's. The starters are taking games deep. The relievers are doing their job. Joey Votto is batting like .790, Phillips is hot, Zack Cozart doesn't make any mistakes at short, Todd Frazier has been better than Scott Rolen while Rolen has been injured, and the team is playing solid baseball all around. This is a really fun, likable group.

Saw them up close Sunday and they are playing well, was disappointed not to see Frazier a Jersey product and Chapman pitch but they did hand it to the Mets this weekend.

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Ervin Santana has been a pile of crap all season.

So, naturally, he's pulling a Matt Cain act through six innings so far tonight.

UPDATE - Justin Upton ends that after 20 outs.

Santana ends the game with a complete game shutout, 1 hitter.

Hopefully he can keep pitching like this, because he's basically handed out wins to the opposition the entire year. He's been horrible.

Ervin's always struck me as a conundrum. Every time you think he's finally gotten in together and is ready to take his place amongst the MLB's elite pitchers he essentially goes out and craps the bed. And then every time you think he's one of these what you see is what you get type of pitchers that's never going to be anymore then a decent #3, he does this.

He's very inconsistent. He can be great one game, horrible the next. It even seems like 1 year, he'll be great, and the next year he'll be terrible, and it's been like this for his entire career.

The dude has great stuff, probably better than anybody else on the team, but he just doesn't have it mentally it seems.

I was at that game, and although it was nice to see him break his funk, I was hoping in the back of my mind for him to finally implode once and for all so that Richards could stay in the rotation once Weave comes back. Haren has been hard luck with back issues, so Ervin was really the only spot he could be wedged into.

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Yanks have played 65 games this year. First 50 games: 14 quality starts. Last 15 games: 14 quality starts.

Also, 3 straight sweeps of NL East teams (Mets, Braves, Nats)

They are on some kind of tear right now. With the way the Nats and Braves had been playing, I would've thought a solid 4-2 trip would be the highest reasonable expectation. Never expected a straight sweep through Atlanta and Washington.

Now Atlanta again this week. Braves are gonna be angry.

This series showed that the Nats still have work to do in order to become a dominant force in the NL. The opportunity and upside is there; however, they cannot afford to average only 2.00 runs a game in a three game series, especially when their opponent averaged 5.33 runs per game!

I look forward to seeing how the Nats respond from being swept at home when they take on the Rays, another AL Playoff-caliber team, starting on Tuesday.

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By all means, sweep 'em. :P

Yankees did get lucky to avoid the Stras this weekend. And they really didn't do that much against Gio or Zimmermann. Brad Lidge and Ian Desmond's crappy D were the big culprits in the Yankees weekend success. Along with the Nats lack-of offense - very shallow lineup I was seeing. If Zimmerman or Morse don't start hitting, the Nats could be in some trouble. Good pitching can only hold up for so long when there is no run support in return.

And that applies to the Yankees as well. They've been horrible with RISP all season, and even in their last 23 games (19-4), they are 41-202, or .203 in those situations, still well worst in the American League. Their pitching and timely home runs have saved them the past four weeks - that won't continue to be the case for another 97 games. Sooner or later, they will need to start being opportunistic again - 47-274 going back over half the season now is just horrendous in every possible way.

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Ervin Santana has been a pile of crap all season.

So, naturally, he's pulling a Matt Cain act through six innings so far tonight.

UPDATE - Justin Upton ends that after 20 outs.

Santana ends the game with a complete game shutout, 1 hitter.

Hopefully he can keep pitching like this, because he's basically handed out wins to the opposition the entire year. He's been horrible.

Ervin's always struck me as a conundrum. Every time you think he's finally gotten in together and is ready to take his place amongst the MLB's elite pitchers he essentially goes out and craps the bed. And then every time you think he's one of these what you see is what you get type of pitchers that's never going to be anymore then a decent #3, he does this.

He's very inconsistent. He can be great one game, horrible the next. It even seems like 1 year, he'll be great, and the next year he'll be terrible, and it's been like this for his entire career.

The dude has great stuff, probably better than anybody else on the team, but he just doesn't have it mentally it seems.

I was at that game, and although it was nice to see him break his funk, I was hoping in the back of my mind for him to finally implode once and for all so that Richards could stay in the rotation once Weave comes back. Haren has been hard luck with back issues, so Ervin was really the only spot he could be wedged into.

Williams hasn't been that good, so I wouldn't be surprised if Richards replaced him.

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BREAKING HARD:Roger Clemens found not guilty on perjuring Congress, making false statements, and obstruction of justice.

*looking around* .....Aaaaaand nobody cares.

Chances are that he doped. He's not getting into Cooperstown regardless. Case closed.

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If R.A. Dickey is not the starting pitcher for the NL in this year's All-Star Game in KC, it will be a complete travesty..

As much as I want to see Matt Cain start the All Star Game, unless he pitches another perfect game it's not happening. R.A. Dickey has been flat out phenomenal this season.

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By all means, sweep 'em. :P

Yankees did get lucky to avoid the Stras this weekend. And they really didn't do that much against Gio or Zimmermann. Brad Lidge and Ian Desmond's crappy D were the big culprits in the Yankees weekend success. Along with the Nats lack-of offense - very shallow lineup I was seeing. If Zimmerman or Morse don't start hitting, the Nats could be in some trouble. Good pitching can only hold up for so long when there is no run support in return.

And that applies to the Yankees as well. They've been horrible with RISP all season, and even in their last 23 games (19-4), they are 41-202, or .203 in those situations, still well worst in the American League. Their pitching and timely home runs have saved them the past four weeks - that won't continue to be the case for another 97 games. Sooner or later, they will need to start being opportunistic again - 47-274 going back over half the season now is just horrendous in every possible way.

Morse will pick it up soon, hes just getting back in after being hurt most of the year. I dont know whats up with Zimmerman though. Just baffling how bad hes been at the plate. His defense hasnt suffered but he needs to be doing his thing at the plate too. Hes not been himself and im not going to lie and say that it doesnt concern me a bit.

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If R.A. Dickey is not the starting pitcher for the NL in this year's All-Star Game in KC, it will be a complete travesty..

As much as I want to see Matt Cain start the All Star Game, unless he pitches another perfect game it's not happening. R.A. Dickey has been flat out phenomenal this season.

Dickey is R.A.Diculous

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R.A. Dickey is the best pitcher in baseball.

His one loss was a game he got hammered in Atlanta in April when it was raining and he literally kept losing his grip on the knuckleball.

He's 11-1 with 103 K and a 2.00 ERA, all of which lead the NL. Taking out that one start he's 11-0 with 3 ND and a 1.33 ERA and 98 K.

He was also the first pitcher since Dave Steib for Toronto in '88 with back-to-back CG 1 hitters. He also hasn't allowed an earned run in 41.2 IP.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy either. It's a pleasure watching him pitch. I'm praying the Mets don't alter their rotation/get rained out between now and the time they're in LA in 2 weeks, I hope to see him pitch the Friday night they're at Dodger Stadium and then his next start in Flushing July 5th.

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R.A. Dickey is the best pitcher in baseball.

His one loss was a game he got hammered in Atlanta in April when it was raining and he literally kept losing his grip on the knuckleball.

He's 11-1 with 103 K and a 2.00 ERA, all of which lead the NL. Taking out that one start he's 11-0 with 3 ND and a 1.33 ERA and 98 K.

He was also the first pitcher since Dave Steib for Toronto in '88 with back-to-back CG 1 hitters. He also hasn't allowed an earned run in 41.2 IP.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy either. It's a pleasure watching him pitch. I'm praying the Mets don't alter their rotation/get rained out between now and the time they're in LA in 2 weeks, I hope to see him pitch the Friday night they're at Dodger Stadium and then his next start in Flushing July 5th.

Too bad it took him until 37 to figure it out... but maybe he can go into his mid forties since he's a knuckleballer.

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R.A. Dickey is the best pitcher in baseball.

His one loss was a game he got hammered in Atlanta in April when it was raining and he literally kept losing his grip on the knuckleball.

He's 11-1 with 103 K and a 2.00 ERA, all of which lead the NL. Taking out that one start he's 11-0 with 3 ND and a 1.33 ERA and 98 K.

He was also the first pitcher since Dave Steib for Toronto in '88 with back-to-back CG 1 hitters. He also hasn't allowed an earned run in 41.2 IP.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy either. It's a pleasure watching him pitch. I'm praying the Mets don't alter their rotation/get rained out between now and the time they're in LA in 2 weeks, I hope to see him pitch the Friday night they're at Dodger Stadium and then his next start in Flushing July 5th.

What is great about Dickey, is when he is on he takes the ball and throws and the game is nice quick pace the way it should be.

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The Hammer doesn't fit the Yankees roster anyway. He's basically a DH, signed for two years beyond this year, and the Yankees have plenty of should-be DH's on their roster as it is - that will only grow in the next two years. Helluva hitter, though.

If I wish the Yankees could have anyone right now, it would be The Jesus. Oh well. Getting Gardner back should give the Yankees a lot more balance in the lineup - just a matter of when his elbow is finally healthy to play.

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BREAKING HARD:Roger Clemens found not guilty on perjuring Congress, making false statements, and obstruction of justice.

*looking around* .....Aaaaaand nobody cares.

He doped. He's not getting into Cooperstown regardless. Case closed.

Which is idiotic, IMO. If they're going to omit the Steroid Era, might as well throw out anyone who used cocaine, threw a spitball, stole signs, or cheated in any other way... and then you'd have an awfully tiny, pointless hall of fame.

Was the juicing epidemic an embarrassment to baseball? Sure, simply due to their piss-poor attempts at handling the situation. But it still makes no sense to gloss over an entire era of baseball with so many great players.

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