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    Yusniel Padron-Artiles

    I think if a guy strikes out 12 straight batters he's worthy of his own thread? More seriously though, he sounds like a kid who has a great feel for his craft, and that alone might get him to the show someday. Padron-Artilles is a native of Cuba but was drafted in 2018 out of Miami-Dade...
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    The Bagwell-Andersen fleecing

    Now I really don't get the definition of "fleecing." Gorman went looking for Andersen, who did about what Gorman would have expected of him, and offered up Bagwell. Did Houston know something about Bagwell that Gorman didn't? I think we fans can claim to have been "fleeced" but Gorman has...
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    Who are you rooting for in October?

    October, to me, always means baseball at its best, where pitchers are usually dealing and any mistake is punished, no quarter taken. Even when the Sox aren't in it, I can't help but watch.    Here are your current standings in terms of playoff odds. In brief (numbers rounded):   Toronto Div: 68%...
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    Eric Wilbur: Boston.com Tipping Point?

    Eric Wilbur wrote one of the most wretched columns in recent memory today, straight from the Larry Lucchino ex-player hatchet job category. Some jewels:     Nope, not really fair. It's been documented to utter exhaustion here that Ellsbury has missed significant time over the years due to...