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Who Owned Baseball April 8, 2016 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings
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Jordan Zimmermann held the Yankees to 2 hits and no runs over seven strong innings and earned the 4-0 decision in Detroit.
Brock Holt collected a pair of hits including a grand slam that sparked Boston’s 8-7 comeback win in Toronto.
Jacob deGrom threw six solid innings, allowing 1 run and no walks as the Mets made quick work of the Phillies, 7-2.
Starling Marte launched a go ahead grand slam and added two more hits as the Pirates came from behind in Cincinnati, 6-5.
They all owned baseball on April 8, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 8, 2016
The Reds are off to a great start that could go sour quickly.
Meanwhile, I want the naming rights for the A’s ballpark.
It all in the name for this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Jay Bruce, Mark Teixeira, David Phelps, Mat Latos, David Peralta and Tyler White all added to their total of Who Owned Baseball.
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Who Owned Baseball April 7, 2016 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings
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Jay Bruce went 3 for 4 with a pair of homers, driving in 5 and helped the Reds complete the sweep of Philadelphia with a 10-6 win.
Mark Teixeira collected a pair of hits, including a homer, driving in 3 and leading the Yankees to an 8-5 victory over Houston.
David Phelps came out of the bullpen and gave Miami 4 shutout innings and added an RBI single to boot, earning the 6-4 decision over the Nationals.
Mat Latos held the A’s to no runs and 1 hit over 6 innings as the White Sox took the game, 6-1.
They all owned baseball on April 7, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 7, 2016
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The Pirates are off to a great start. I know it is only three games in, but they were important in terms of a quest for 95 wins.
It all adds up in episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Kenta Maeda, DJ LeMahieu,Steven Souza Jr., Sonny Gray, Carlos Rodon, Carlos Correa, Aaron Nola and Angel Pagan all added to their total of Who Owned Baseball.
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Who Owned Baseball April 6, 2016 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings
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Kenta Maeda threw six shutout innings in his major league debut, striking out 4 and walking none. He added a home run as well and took complete credit for the Dodgers 7-0 blanking of the Padres.
DJ LeMahieu went 2 for 4 with a homer and two runs scored in the Rockies 4-3 victory in Arizona.
Sonny Gray pitched 7 strong innings, allowing just 1 run and 3 hits and earned the first A’s win of the year over the White sox, 2-1.
Steven Souza Jr., went 4 for 4 with a pair of homers and 4 RBI in Tampa Bay’s 5-3 win over the Blue Jays.
They all owned baseball on April 6, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 6, 2016
Jose Bautista grabbed an ankle in a slide and that was correctly called. Naturally everyone is losing their mind.
It is a review the tape episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Noah Syndergaard, Dallas Keuchel, Paul Goldschmidt, Ian Kinsler, Aaron Sanchez, Jed Lowrie, Dee Gordon and Jimmy Nelson all added to their total of Who Owned Baseball.
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Who Owned Baseball April 5, 2016 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings
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Noah Syndergaard threw six shutout innings, allowing 3 hits and striking out 9 Royals in the Mets 2-0 victory.
Dallas Keuchel went 7 innings, keeping the Yankees to 3 hits and 2 runs and picked up the 5-3 decision for the Astros.
Paul Goldschmidt reached base three times, including a homer run and a bases clearing three run triple as the Diamondbacks came from behind, 11-6, over the Rockies.
Ian Kinsler went 3 for 6 with a homer, a go ahead single in the 11th and made a key defensive play in extra innings to lead the Tigers to a wild 8-7 win in Miami.
They all owned baseball on April 5, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 5, 2016
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Read between the lines of Chip Hale’s rant. He knows the Diamondbacks can’t afford to lose a lot of games to the Rockies, especially with Zack Greinke on the mound.
It is a “They all Count” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Trevor Story, Clayton Kershaw, Mark Trumbo, Cole Hamels, Adonis Garcia, Jeremy Hellickson, Kevin Kiermaier and Felix Hernandez all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Who Owned Baseball April 4, 2016 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings
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Trevor Story had a big league debut for the ages by clobbering a pair of homers off of Greinke and driving in four to lead Colorado past Arizona, 10-5.
Clayton Kershaw threw 7 sparkling shutout innings, allowing 1 hit, 1 walk while striking out 9 Padres. Collected a hit for himself and scored a run as the Dodgers rolled, 15-0.
Mark Trumbo went 4 for 5 including a 2 out single that set up the Orioles 3-2 walk off victory over Minnesota.
Cole Hamels out dueled King Felix, going 7 innings, allowing 2 runs and striking out 8 as the Rangers squeaked past the Mariners, 3-2.
They all owned baseball on April 4, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 4, 2016
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I check in throughout the day as the season officially began for three times, did not for two more and was blacked out for the finale.
It is a “Let’s Get Things Started” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Francisco Liriano, Marcus Stroman, Gregory Polanco, Eric Hosmer, Michael Conforto and Evan Longoria all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball.
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Who Owned Baseball April 3, 2016 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings
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Francisco Liriano struck out 10 Cardinals in 6 shutout innings and drove in the first run on the season to earn the 4-1 opening day decision for the Pirates.
Marcus Stroman pitched into the ninth inning, finished with 8 plus frames, 3 runs and 1 walk, getting the 5-3 Toronto win in Tampa Bay.
Gregory Polanco singled, doubled, walked and scored twice in Pittsburgh’s 4-1 victory over St. Louis.
Eric Hosmer went 3 for 4 with an RBI as the Royals took the World Series rematch over the Mets, 4-3.
They all owned baseball on April 3, 2016.
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A Whole New Season Of WOB (Who Owns Baseball) Begins Tonight.
WOB equals “WHO OWNED BASEBALL” Yesterday #WOB
A whole new season of WOB (Who Owns Baseball) begins tonight.
As with the three previous seasons, I will select the best AL and NL pitcher and hitter on a winning team and award them with a WOB.
As I adjusted 2 years ago, the top performance on a losing team will be awarded a 1/2 WOB at my discretion.
The results will be tabulated here at MLB Reports and the 4 highest totals will win the title of “Owning Baseball.”
Last year Joey Votto, Clayton Kershaw, Dallas Keuchel and Mike Trout were the winners. Kind of hard to argue with those results.
Sometimes the results are purely statistical. Other times the WOB will be awarded with some context attached. A 2 hit game off of an elite pitcher is more impressive than a 3 hit game off of a below average pitcher.
I get the sole vote, but if you have any ideas of who should Own Baseball for the day, send it out to either my Twitter feed (@SullyBaseball) or use the hashtag #WOB .
And as always, if you do not like my methodology, please feel free to do your own stat for 162 games.
Let’s get the season started and see who owns baseball for 2016!
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 3, 2016
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I give my official picks for the 2016 season on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 2, 2016
I speak about the love I have for my cousins on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast Archives Apr 1, 2016 – Apr 30, 2016 (Episodes 1256 – 1285)
Paul Francis Sullivan (please call him Sully) does a podcast 365 days a year – unless it is a leap year – then he will do another 1. He has done a show everyday since Oct.24/2012. This to date represents a streak of 1257 days consecutively!
Past the CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY are episodes 1256 – 1285 of the Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
We will also archive all of his podcasts to date (in coming weeks) so they are easily accessible for all his fans. Check out all his Archived info here.
Our website followers have grown larger each year for his podcast.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 1, 2016
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The Giants could have a great year without Tim Lincecum. Where will he land? Plus why I hate April Fools Day on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 31, 2016
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More from Pullman, Washington. The Blue Jays are no longer going to have the infield cutouts in the Rogers Centre. A part of 1970s and 1980s nostalgia is now over.
It’s a pining for MY good old days episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast Archives May 1, 2014 – May 31, 2014 (Episodes 555 – 585)
Paul Francis Sullivan (please call him Sully) does a podcast 365 days a year – unless it is a leap year – then he will do another 1. He has done a show everyday since Oct.24/2012. This to date represents a streak of 1254 days consecutively!
Past the CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY are episodes 555 – 585 of the Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Check out all Sully’s Podcasts Archived info here.
Our website followers have grown larger each year for his podcast.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 30, 2016
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With several teams tanking the 2016 season, some people think maybe baseball should have a draft lottery like the NBA.
It will never work. The baseball draft is a different animal.
From the campus of Washington State University, it is the latest episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast Archives June 1, 2014 – June 30, 2014 (Episodes 586 – 615)
Paul Francis Sullivan (please call him Sully) does a podcast 365 days a year – unless it is a leap year – then he will do another 1. He has done a show everyday since Oct.24/2012. This to date represents a streak of 1254 days consecutively!
Past the CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY are episodes 586 – 615 of the Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
We will also archive all of his podcasts to date (in coming weeks) so they are easily accessible for all his fans. Check out all his Archived info here.
Our website followers have grown larger each year for his podcast.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast Archives July 1, 2014 – July 31, 2014 (Episodes 616 – 646)
Paul Francis Sullivan (please call him Sully) does a podcast 365 days a year – unless it is a leap year – then he will do another 1. He has done a show everyday since Oct.24/2012. This to date represents a streak of 1254 days consecutively!
Past the CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY are episodes 616 – 646 of the Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
We will also archive all of his podcasts to date (in coming weeks) so they are easily accessible for all his fans. Check out all his Archived info here.
Our website followers have grown larger each year for his podcast.
Follow Sully Baseball On Twitter Follow @sullybaseball
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 29, 2016
Recorded on the campus of The University of Idaho, I applaud commissioner Manfred for embracing social media. But does MLB still not get what they need to do with new technology?
It is a great potatoes episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 28, 2016
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Sure the Cubs are the consensus pick. But why is everyone discounting a team that nearly won 100 games last year? The Pirates could be making some in house moves that can only help Andrew McCutchen’s numbers.
It is a spoil the party episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 27, 2016
It is Easter Sunday and time for The Sunday Request
@sullybaseball Sunday request: can we have a Joe Garagiola tribute?
— Jim Vilk (@JimVilk) March 23, 2016
Joe Garagiola deserves as many tributes as possible.
I am glad to give mine in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Here is the clip of oe Garagiola/Bazooka Bubblegum Blowing Championship.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 26, 2016
The Washington State Cougars baseball team is not where they should be, the Diamondbacks want a new park and Tony Womack deserves more love.
Plus I refer to “The Triceratops in the MiniFridge” on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Here is the clip of Tony Womack’s hit.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast Archives Sep 1, 2014 – Sept 30, 2014 (Episodes 678 – 707)
Paul Francis Sullivan (please call him Sully) does a podcast 365 days a year – unless it is a leap year – then he will do another 1. He has done a show everyday since Oct.24/2012. This to date represents a streak of 1250 days consecutively!
Past the CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY are episodes 678 – 707 of the Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
We will also archive all of his podcasts to date (in coming weeks) so they are easily accessible for all his fans. Check out all his Archived info here.
Our website followers have grown larger each year for his podcast.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast Archives Sep 1, 2015 – Sept 30, 2015 (Episodes 1043 – 1072)
Paul Francis Sullivan (please call him Sully) does a podcast 365 days a year – unless it is a leap year – then he will do another 1. He has done a show everyday since Oct.24/2012. This to date represents a streak of 1250 days consecutively!
Past the CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY are episodes 1043 – 1072 of the Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
We will also archive all of his podcasts to date (in coming weeks) so they are easily accessible for all his fans. Check out all his Archived info here.
Our website followers have grown larger each year for his podcast.
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The All Time 25 Player Roster of Fictional Baseball Players
I got a tweet from my friend Andres DuBouchet. He has one of the great comedy brains of anyone in the world. It exists in a jar. He writes for Conanand frequently appears on the show.
He is also a lifelong Mets fan and is no doubt enjoying this September.
Here is the Tweet he sent me.
Hey @sullybaseball have you ever written an article in which you assemble a team of the best fictional baseball players ever?
— Andrés du Bouchet (@dubouchet) September 11, 2015
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Knowing my sweet spot of making lists, talking baseball and thinking about the movies, I could not resist.
So here is my 25 player roster of movie ballplayers.
9 starters, including a designated hitter, 5 starting pitchers, 5 relievers and 6 role players coming off the bench make up the roster.
Also a manager, coaches, a super fan. a scout and a…
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 25, 2016
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We all saw that video of Randy Johnson exploding the bird.
Is it strange, unforgettable and darkly funny?
Yes.
It may also hold the key to explaining the universe.
That and telling Mike Schmidt and Rich Gossage to shut up on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast Archives Oct 1, 2014 – Oct 31, 2014 (Episodes 708 – 738)
Paul Francis Sullivan (please call him Sully) does a podcast 365 days a year – unless it is a leap year – then he will do another 1. He has done a show everyday since Oct.24/2012. This to date represents a streak of 1249 days consecutively!
Past the CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY are episodes 708 – 738 of the Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
We will also archive all of his podcasts to date (in coming weeks) so they are easily accessible for all his fans. Check out all his Archived info here.
Our website followers have grown larger each year for his podcast.
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