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MLB 2018

#644
Only a few games to the all-star break. Mariners are still three back of the Astros. There's hope! It's also not quite August. All well trained Mariners fans know what happens in August. I was initiated into the ritual when the Mariners went into a lengthy tail-spin in 1988 or so, after looking like they were at least semi-alive to the end of July. Darnell Coles, Dave Valle, Alvin Davis, and Jimmy Presley were the more or less stars, as I recall. Edgar Martinez was a good glove, no bat prospect, mired in triple A ball for another year or so. Ken Griffey Jr. hadn't joined the team yet. All that time gone past, and yet the scars of August just keep on. Never mind 1995 and 2001, August is a time of dread. By now, we wouldn't know what to do if it was any other way.
 
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Gaolee said:
Only a few games to the all-star break. Mariners are still three back of the Astros. There's hope! It's also not quite August. All well trained Mariners fans know what happens in August. I was initiated into the ritual when the Mariners went into a lengthy tail-spin in 1988 or so, after looking like they were at least semi-alive to the end of July. Darnell Coles, Dave Valle, Alvin Davis, and Jimmy Presley were the more or less stars, as I recall. Edgar Martinez was a good glove, no bat prospect, mired in triple A ball for another year or so. Ken Griffey Jr. hadn't joined the team yet. All that time gone past, and yet the scars of August just keep on. Never mind 1995 and 2001, August is a time of dread. By now, we wouldn't know what to do if it was any other way.
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I bleed Dodger blue. For years we had the June swoon. This year June was good to us. And depending on what happens tonight, the boys could find themselves at the top of the NL West. Maybe this will be the year of good fortune for your team.

We’re going to the game on Saturday night to see Kershaw against the Angels. Nothing like being with 50,000 of your friends on a July night.
 
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Cubs won 13 of their last 17 before the break, and 4 of 6 on a West Coast road trip while the Brewers lost 6 straight. Cubs have a 2.5 game lead in the division (the biggest this season for them) and the best record in the NL.:thumbsup:

In the past two seasons, they really turned on the jets in the second half. Could they do so again? Not sure. Rizzo and Bryant have struggled so far, as have the starting pitchers other than Lester. OTOH, Baez has been spectacular so far, and Almora, Heyward, Russell, and Zobrist are all hitting much better this year than last--all of that might not be sustainable. And Lester has been less dominant lately, he could be wearing down.
 
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Gaolee said:
Only a few games to the all-star break. Mariners are still three back of the Astros. There's hope! It's also not quite August. All well trained Mariners fans know what happens in August. I was initiated into the ritual when the Mariners went into a lengthy tail-spin in 1988 or so, after looking like they were at least semi-alive to the end of July. Darnell Coles, Dave Valle, Alvin Davis, and Jimmy Presley were the more or less stars, as I recall. Edgar Martinez was a good glove, no bat prospect, mired in triple A ball for another year or so. Ken Griffey Jr. hadn't joined the team yet. All that time gone past, and yet the scars of August just keep on. Never mind 1995 and 2001, August is a time of dread. By now, we wouldn't know what to do if it was any other way.
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As a Red Sox fan, I know all too well what a second half collapse looks like. My wife and I were talking about it yesterday. The Sox have 68 wins. They have the best record in basedall. Pretty much every guy on the team has a hitting streak every few weeks. Their defense is ridiculously good.

And yet, we can't get too excited yet.

A few years ago they were TEN games up on September 1st and did NOT go to the playoffs. It was an MLB record collapse at the same time other teams in the division got got.

I love 'em. But they kill me sometimes.
 
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