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  • Fernando Tatis is Spanish for Double Play

    Fernando Tatis is Spanish for Double Play

    Fernando Tatis has grounded into nine double plays so far this season in 147 plate appearances; two more than he had all of last year in over 300.  Having spent the last two nights at Citi Field watching him hit clean up while repeatedly grounding...

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  • We win two in a row… That’s called a winning streak.

    We win two in a row… That’s called a winning streak.

    Sure it’s against the worst team in baseball.  If they play defense all season the way they played defense today, it might be a historically bad team.  Under 4o wins is not out of the question at all.  That’s why it’s easy to be skeptical...

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