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    Pittsburgh 4/19, On the Road Again

    They need a sign like this in the clubhouse
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    Nick Pivetta to the 15-Day IL retroactive to April 6, with a right elbow flexor strain. (Bernardino called up)

    To follow up on this, the Dodgers currently have eight players on the injured list. Seven of the players are pitchers. From truebluela.com: So the Dodger pitching depth isn't as deep as it initially appears...
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    Red Sox, Ceddanne Rafaela agree to contract extension

    Will he follow the master?
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    Clippers unveil their rebranding for next season

    The new logo reminds me of the ship’s badge for the USS Enterprise CV-6.
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    McAdam: “Full Throttle” may mean business as usual

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    John Madden has passed away

    I’m surprised he made it to 85 considering what he ate. RIP John, you were a good man and thanks! View: https://youtu.be/RsAuIsn3Kw4
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    FCS Playoffs

    So MSU beat SDSU 31-17 to advance to the championship for the first time since 1984. https://www.foxsports.com/articles/cfb/montana-st-wins-first-semifinal-since-84-beats-sdsu-3117 North Dakota State beat James Madison 20-14...
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    CFB 2021 Week 15 - Army/Navy

    Go Navy, beat Army.
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    2021 Horse Racing Thread

    I agree with you on principle but at this point we don’t know why the horse died. There may have been some undiagnosed condition so it’s a little too early to blame Buffett for the death. I will also say that every relatively young, white-haired guy that I have known have been conniving...
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    2021 PGA Tour

    You have to give them credit, they handled the interviews well. View: https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/1467660883904106498
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    MLB secretly used 2 different types of baseballs last season

    I would love to see a study comparing baseballs from the same lot.
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    MLB secretly used 2 different types of baseballs last season

    Manfred talked about the balls having less drag in 2019 and how they were trying to figure out why. https://nypost.com/2019/06/20/the-balls-arent-juiced-mlb-explains-rise-in-home-runs/ Saris and Rosenthal talked about how small changes in the ball in the first article I posted. but they also...
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    MLB secretly used 2 different types of baseballs last season

    The league was pretty open about the ball change. The Athletic had a couple of good articles explaining the changes to the ball before the start of the season. In neither article does it say how the new balls will be introduced so my guess is that no one gave it a second thought and it’s...
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    MLB secretly used 2 different types of baseballs last season

    From SoSH’s own Alan Nathan. 0.125 oz is approximately 3.5 grams so the six gram difference in weight is roughly two to three feet in distance? And, again their allowable weight difference is 14 grams. http://baseball.physics.illinois.edu/EffectOfChangingBallParameters.htm
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    MLB secretly used 2 different types of baseballs last season

    One ounce is approximately 28 grams so the allowable weight difference is 14 grams. If she is seeing at most a three gram weight difference between the lots, then the lots are pretty uniform and IMO that’s damn good quality control for a factory where the product is being made by hand. I agree...
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