The divisional races are really heating up in the Longball League. Take a look.
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LONGBALL LEAGUE Totals as of 5/19/2014
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HR
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RBI
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W
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SO
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SAVES
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Total
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AMERICAN DIVISION |
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The A Team (Alpha Ursich) |
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M. Trout- LAA |
8
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28
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36
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Y. Puig- LAD |
9
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35
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44
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M. Trumbo- ARI: Dropped on 4/28/14 |
7
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19
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26
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J. Abreu- CWS Added on 4/28/14 |
5
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13
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18
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C. Kershaw- LAD: Dropped on 4/1/14 |
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1x5=5
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7
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0
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12
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A. Wainwright- STL: Added on 4/1/14 |
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5x5=25
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45
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0
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70
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G. Richards- LAA |
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4x5=20
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54
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0
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74
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C. Kimbrel- ATL |
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0
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30
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11x3=33
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63
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29
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95
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50
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136
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33
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343
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Lost Island Smoke Monsters (Alan Eckhouse) |
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M. Cabrera- DET |
7
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39
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46
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A. Jones- BAL |
6
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25
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31
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M. Trumbo- ARI: Dropped on 4/28/14 |
7
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19
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26
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M. Trout- LAA: Added on 4/28/14 |
2
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13
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15
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M. Scherzer- DET |
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6x5=30
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73
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0
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103
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C. Kershaw- LAD: Dropped on 3/26/14 |
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1x5=5
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7
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0
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12
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A. Wainwright- STL: Added on 3/26/14 |
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6x5=30
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56
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0
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86
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C. Kimbrel- ATL |
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0
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30
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11x3=33
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63
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22
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96
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65
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166
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33
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382
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Rockford Peaches (Maureen Lenker) |
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M. Cabrera- DET |
7
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39
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46
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M. Trout- LAA |
8
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28
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36
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C. Davis- BAL: Dropped on 4/28/14 |
2
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13
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15
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J. Abreu- CWS: Added on 4/28/14 |
5
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13
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18
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C. Kershaw- LAD: Dropped on 4/1/14 |
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1x5=5
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7
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0
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12
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A. Wainwright- STL: Added on 4/1/14 |
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5x5=25
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45
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0
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70
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M. Scherzer- DET |
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6x5=30
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73
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0
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103
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C. Kimbrel- ATL |
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0
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30
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11x3=33
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63
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22
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93
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60
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155
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33
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363
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San Pedro Sea Monkeys (The Commissioner) |
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M. Cabrera- DET |
7
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39
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46
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M. Trout- LAA Dropped on 5/13/14 |
7
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22
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29
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J. Abreu- CWS Added on 5/13/14 |
1
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4
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5
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R. Cano- SEA Dropped on 5/13/14 |
1
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19
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20
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G. Stanton- MIA Added on 5/13/14 |
1
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1
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2
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A. Wainwright- STL |
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6x5=30
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56
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0
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86
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F. Hernandez- SEA |
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5x5=25
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65
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0
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90
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C. Kimbrel- ATL |
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0
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30
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11x3=33
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63
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17
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85
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55
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151
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33
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341
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Sierra Vista Coachwhips (Robert Weissler) |
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M. Cabrera- DET |
7
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39
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46
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C. Davis- BAL: Dropped on 4/28/14 |
2
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13
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15
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J. Abreu- CWS Added on 4/28/14 |
5
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13
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18
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E. Encarnacion- TOR |
9
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31
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40
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Y. Darvish- TEX: Dropped on 4/1/14Re-Added on 5/15/14 |
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0
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11
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11
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J. Verlander- DET- Dropped on 5/15/14 |
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5x5=25
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45
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70
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M. Scherzer- DET |
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6x5=30
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73
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0
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103
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C. Kimbrel- ATL |
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0
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30
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11x3=33
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63
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23
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96
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55
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159
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33
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366
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Taylor Run Red Foxes (Pam and Bob Deichmeister) |
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B. Harper- WAS: Dropped on 4/27/14 |
1
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9
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10
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A. LaRoche- WAS: Dropped on 5/11/14 |
1
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4
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5
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M. Morse- SF: Added on 5/11/14 |
2
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4
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6
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P. Goldschmidt- ARI |
9
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32
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41
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C. Davis- BAL: Dropped on 4/27/14 |
2
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13
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15
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A. Rendon- WAS: |
2
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7
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9
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S. Strasburg- WAS |
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3x5=15
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70
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85
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J. Zimmerman- WAS |
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3x5=15
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43
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58
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C. Kimbrel- ATL |
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0
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30
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11x3=33
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63
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17
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69
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30
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143
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33
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292
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NATIONAL DIVISION |
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Arlington Aardwolves (Frank Deichmeister) |
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M. Cabrera- DET |
7
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39
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46
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C. Davis- BAL |
3
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15
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18
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J. Werth- WAS |
5
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19
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24
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J. Zimmerman- WAS |
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3x5=15
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43
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58
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M. Scherzer- DET |
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6x5=30
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73
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0
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103
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J. Johnson- OAK: Dropped on 4/10/14 |
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0
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4
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1x3=3
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7
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J. Axford- CLE: Added on 4/10/14 |
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1x5=5
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12
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5x3=15
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32
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15
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73
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50
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132
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18
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298
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Invisible Hands (Rod Weissler) |
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M. Cabrera- DET |
7
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39
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46
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P. Goldschmidt- ARI |
9
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32
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41
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E. Encarnacion- TOR |
9
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31
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40
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Y. Darvish- TEX: Dropped on 4/1/14, Re-added on 4/4. |
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3x5=15
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65
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0
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80
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M. Scherzer- DET: Added on 4/1/14, Dropped on 4/4 |
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0
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7
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0
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7
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M. Tanaka- NYY |
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6x5=30
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66
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0
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96
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C. Kimbrel- ATL |
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0
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30
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11x3=33
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63
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25
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102
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45
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168
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33
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373
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LA LA LAnders (Rally James Bodega Foamus Monkey) |
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M. Trout- LAA |
8
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28
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36
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Y. Puig- LAD |
9
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35
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44
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A. Pujols- LAA |
12
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29
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41
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C. Kershaw- LAD: Dropped on 4/1/14 |
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1x5=5
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7
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0
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12
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T. Skaggs- LAA: Added on 4/1/14 |
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3x5=15
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33
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0
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48
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J. Weaver- LAA |
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4x5=20
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45
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0
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65
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E. Frieri- LAA |
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23
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5x3=15
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38
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29
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92
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40
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108
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15
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284
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Swamp Possums (Luci Ursich) |
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P. Goldschmidt- ARI |
9
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32
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41
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M. Trout- LAA |
8
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28
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36
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C. Davis- BAL: Dropped on 4/28/14 |
2
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13
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15
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A. Gonzalez- LAD: Added on 4/28/14 |
2
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7
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9
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J. Weaver- LAA Dropped 4/14/14 |
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0
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17
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0
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17
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A. Wainwright- STL: Added on 4/14/14 |
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4x5=20
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32
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0
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52
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M. Tanaka- NYY |
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6x5=30
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66
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0
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96
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C. Kimbrel- ATL |
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0
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30
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11x3=33
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63
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21
|
80
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50
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145
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33
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329
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Tax Dodgers (Larry Edgar) |
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M. Cabrera- DET |
7
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39
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34
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C. Davis- BAL Dropped on 4/19/14 |
1
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8
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9
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G. Stanton- MIA Added on 4/19/14 |
6
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17
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23
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P. Goldschmidt- ARI: Dropped on 4/28/14 |
3
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16
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19
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J. Abreu- CWS: Dropped on 5/18/14 |
5
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13
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18
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P. Goldschmidt- ARI: Added on 5/19/14 |
0
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0
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0
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C. Kershaw- LAD: Dropped on 3/30 |
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1x5=5
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7
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0
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12
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M. Scherzer- DET: Added on 3/30 |
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6x5=30
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73
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0
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103
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Y. Darvish- TEX: Dropped on 3/27, Re-Added on 4/4/14 |
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3x5=15
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65
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0
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80
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J. Verlander- DET- Added on 3/27, Dropped on 4/4/14 |
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0
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5
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0
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5
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C. Kimbrel- ATL |
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0
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30
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11x3=33
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63
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22
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93
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50
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180
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33
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378
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Theta Kite Flyers (Margaret Lenker) |
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M. Cabrera- DET |
7
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39
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46
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M. Trout- LAA |
8
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28
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36
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R. Cano- SEA |
1
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24
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25
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A. Wainwright- STL |
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6x5=30
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56
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0
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86
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C. Kershaw- LAD: Dropped on 4/1/14 |
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1x5=5
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7
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0
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12
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J. Verlander- DET- Added on 4/1/14 |
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5x5=25
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45
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0
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70
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C. Kimbrel- ATL |
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0
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30
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11x3=33
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63
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16
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91
|
60
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138
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33
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338
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Funny Baseball Cards of the Week: 1989 Fleer #616- Billy Ripken, Old Judge Old Hoss Radbourn
25 years ago quite a stir was raised in the card collecting hobby when this Billy Ripken card started being pulled from wax packs....
This card looks innocent enough, but here's a close up of what's written on his bat handle....
Yes, it says "Fuck Face." How this card got past the proofreaders at Fleer we will never know. It was the most famous baseball card of 1989. However, this wasn't the first time anything like this ever happened to appear on a baseball card. In fact the earliest known example of this kind of thing occurring on a card happened way back in the late 1880s.
From 1887 to 1890 The Goodwin Company issued cards of hundreds of major and minor league baseball players, boxers, and wrestlers. The cards were inserted in Old Judge cigarette packs. An amazing 4,500 types and variations of these cards exist. However one card is of value here. It's of the great Boston pitcher Old Hoss Radbourn...
Old Hoss was a irritable type of guy and he hated posing for pictures, so he gave the photographer a salute. Yup, Old Hoss flipped the bird. Here it is blown up too see...
It is easy to see here that ballplayers playing games with photographers goes back as far as ballplayers and photographers.
Until next week folks, remember that photos can generate far more than 1,000 words.
-The Commissioner
