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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 19, 2016


Spaceman, the Bill Lee biopic starring Josh Duhamel (and, for one scene, your pal Sully)is opening today. I brought writer/director/producer Brett Rapkin onto the show to chat about it.
He was at the airport on his way to the Boston premiere with Bill Lee.
It is a “Silver Screen” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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Reynaldo Lopez, Kris Bryant, Dillon Gee, J. J. Hardy, Justin Ruggiano, Clay Buchholz and A. J. Reed all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Who Owned Baseball August 18, 2016 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings

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Reynaldo Lopez struck out 11 Braves over 7 innings, giving up 4 hits and 1 run, earning the 8-2 decision for Washington.
Kris Bryant went 5 for 5, including 2 homers and 2 doubles as the Cubs outslugged Milwaukee 9-6.
Dillon Gee allowed 1 run over 7 innings, striking out 7 Twins as the Royals rolled to an 8-1 victory.
J. J, Hardy homered twice and doubled as the Orioles topped Houston, 13-5.
They All Owned Baseball on August 19, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 18, 2016

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The San Francisco Giants are reeling, but they aren’t getting blown out so perhaps this is simply chance working against them.
Meanwhile the Kansas City Royals are lurking in the weeds.
It is a “feels like 2014” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Chris Archer, Carlos Martinez, Yasmany Tomas, Adam Eaton, Bryce Harper, Anibal Sanchez, Christian Friedrich and Yunel Escobarall added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 17, 2016

Washington Post
What baseball fan base has suffered the longest?
Before you say “Cubs”, keep in mind what Washington fans must be going through.
You’ve got to have heart for this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Chase Utley, Jason Hammel, Mookie Betts, Danny Duffy, Mitch Haniger and Gary Sanchez all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Who Owned Baseball August 16, 2016 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings

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Chase Utley returned to Philadelphia and slammed a pair of homers, including a grand slam, and slugged the Dodgers back into first place, 15-5.
Jason Hammel threw 7 shutout innings, allowing 2 hits while striking out 7 Brewers while winning the second game of the Cubs double header sweep, 4-1.
Mookie Betts supplied all of Boston’s offense with a pair of homers and 5 RBI as they took a 5-3 thriller in Baltimore.
Danny Duffy pitched into the 8th, finishing with 3 hits and 1 run over 7 2/3 innings to get the 6-1 Royals decision over the Tigers.
They All Owned Baseball on August 16, 2016.
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Who Owned Baseball August 15, 2016 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings

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Chad Green struck out 11 Blue Jays in 6 shutout innings, allowing 2 hits and no walks as the rebuilding Yankees won a razor thin 1-0 game in the Bronx.
David Phelps recorded 8 strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings and earned the 6-3 decision for the contending Marlins over Cincinnati.
Kevin Kiermaier reached base 4 times, homered and drove in 3 to lead Tampa Bay past San Diego, 8-2.
Wellington Castillo collected 4 hits, drove in 2 and scored 2 to help Arizona top the Mets, 10-6.
They All Owned Baseball on August 15, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 15, 2016

Alex Rodriguez retired and it was significant for a strange reason: There are no more big leaguers who have gone on strike.
Recorded at a Target where I also talked closers and DVDs, enjoy this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Mookie Betts, Michael Fulmer, Steven Matz, Ryan Braun, John Lackey, Adam Eaton and Charlie Blackmon all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Who Owned Baseball August 14, 2016 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings

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Mookie Betts homered 3 times, added a fourth hit and drove in 8 to lead the Red Sox to a 16-2 laugher over Arizona.
Michael Fulmer threw a complete game 4 hit shutout, striking out 9 Rangers earning the 7-0 decision for Detroit.
Ryan Braun went 3 for 4 with 2 homers and 6 RBI and helped Milwaukee beat the Reds, 7-3.
Steven Matz pitched into the 8th, finishing with 7 1/3 innings of 1 hit shutout ball, striking out 8 Padres and got the 5-1 win for the Mets.
They All Owned Baseball on August 14, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 14, 2016

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It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.
@sullybaseball my Sunday request is this: who will be the most controversial/most hated MLB player with arod out?
— Subway Squawkers (@subwaysquawkers) August 11, 2016
We need a good bad guy. With A-Rod gone, Bryce Harper has the chance to be that bad guy… but he needs to up his game a little.
It is a “born to be bad” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Aaron Judge, Matt Boyd, Joey Votto, Madison Bumgarner, Brad Miller, Giancarlo Stanton and Kyle Hendricks all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Who Owned Baseball August 13, 2016 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings

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Aaron Judge homered in his first ever big league at bat, added another hit and a fine running catch to make quite a first impression leading the Yankees to an 8-4 victory over Tampa Bay.
Matt Boyd did not allow a run in his 7 innings of 2 hit domination of the Rangers and got the 2-0 victory for Detroit.
Joey Votto started the scoring with an RBI single. He would finish with 4 hits, including a double and a pair of runs batted in as Cincinnati clubbed Milwaukee, 11-5.
Madison Bumgarner threw 7 shutout innings, striking out 8 Orioles and earning the 6-2 decision for the Giants.
They All Owned Baseball on August 13, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 13, 2016

Friend of the Podcast and radio host Jamie Kelly is my guest today. We talked about her Texas Rangers, their chances in October and Prince Fielder saying good bye.
It is a Lone Star State episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Hanley Ramirez, Matt Szczur, Yordano Ventura, Homer Bailey, James McCann and Charlie Blackmon all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Who Owned Baseball August 11, 2016 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings

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Hanley Ramirez homered twice, driving in 6 and helped the Red Sox get a much needed 9-4 win over Arizona.
Matt Szczur went 3 for 4 with 2 homers as the Cubs topped St. Louis, 13-2.
Yordano Ventura threw 7 strong innings, striking out 9 Twins and earning the 7-3 Royals win.
Homer Bailey struck out 11 Brewers in 6 shutout innings to earn the 7-4 Reds decision.
They All Owned Baseball on August 12, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 12, 2016

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The Mets have a shot to be THE team of the New York… and it is slipping away.
Is Terry Collins to be blamed? Well, he isn’t helping.
It is a “Don’t Blow This” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Danny Duffy, Jameson Taillon, George Springer, Charlie Blackmon, Kennys Vargas, Erick Aybar and Eduardo Rodriguez all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 11, 2016

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Lisa Swan of Subway Squawkers and I wonder who the new Yankee scapegoat will be.
Then I deciding I am rooting for Tim Tebow to make it in baseball.
It is a try out for a team episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
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Edwin Jackson, Matt Carpenter, Ross Detwiler, Gary Sanchez, Bartolo Colon, Freddie Freeman, Jose Quinata and Jose Ramirez all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 10, 2016

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Clayton Kershaw is the best pitcher in the NL, but he won’t win the 2016 Cy Young.
Mike Trout is the best player in the AL, but he probably won’t win the 2016 MVP.
Who will?
Who should?
I ask the hard questions on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
John Lackey, Rick Porcello, Howie Kendrick, Jose Altuve, Miguel Cabrera, Neil Walker and Max Scherzer all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Who Owned Baseball August 9, 2016 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings

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John Lackey allowed just 3 hits and 1 run over 8 innings and earned the 5-1 decision for the Cubs over the Angels.
Howie Kendrick doubled and homered, driving in 3 and helped the Dodgers go into a first place tie by topping the Phillies, 9-3.
Rick Porcello gave the Red Sox 8 solid innings, allowing 2 runs to the Yankees and got the 5-3 victory.
Jose Altuve collected 4 hits, including an RBI single, scored 2 and stole a base as Houston came from behind to win over Minnesota, 7-5.
They All Owned Baseball on August 9, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 9, 2016

Superfan @Cu8sfan asked a bunch of questions, including about sliding into first, Las Vegas and Ichiro Suzuki.
It is a grab bag episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Brandon Crawford, Rob Whalen, Devon Travis, Hisashi Iwakuma, Christian Yelich, Tyler Anderson, Michael Fulmer and Logan Forsythe all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Who Owned Baseball August 8, 2016 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings

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Brandon Crawford tied a National League record with 7 hits, including a double, a triple,a stolen base, a run scored and 2 RBI. The second run batted in was the game winner in the 14th as the Giants held on to take the 8-7 marathon in Miami.
Rob Whalen struck out 7 Brewers in 6 innings, walking only 1. He did not get the decision but he set up Atlanta’s 4-3 victory over Milwaukee.
Devon Travis got 4 hits, scored twice and drove in the go ahead run as the Blue Jays topped the Rays 7-5.
Hisashi Iwakuma threw 7 shutout innings, striking out 8 Tigers and earned the 3-0 decision for Seattle.
They All Owned Baseball on August 8, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 8, 2016

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The Alex Rodriguez press conference took place on Sunday. I didn’t know what it was going to be about.
I got Yankee fanatics Lisa Swan of Subway Squawkers and Jason Keidel of WFAN to predict what the press conference is about.
And afterwards, I saw who was accurate.
It is a before and after episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Ichiro Suzuki, Manny Machado, James Paxton, Kyle Hendricks, Nolan Arenado, Tony Kemp, Madison Bumgarner and Anibal Sanchez all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Who Owned Baseball August 7, 2016 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings

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Ichiro Suzuki tripled off the right field wall to become the 30th member of the 3,000 Hit Club. He also walked and scored in Miami’s 10-7 victory in Colorado.
Manny Machado homered in each of the first 3 innings, driving in 7 to help the Orioles clobber the White Sox, 10-2.
Kyle Hendricks kept the A’s scoreless for the first 7 innings and finished with 1 run over 7 1/3, 3 hits and no walks and got the 3-1 win for the Cubs.
James Paxton pitched into the 9th, allowing 1 run over 8 1/3 innings, 1 walk and 5 hits and earned the 3-1 decision for the Mariners over the Angels.
They All Owned Baseball on August 7, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 7, 2016

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It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.
@sullybaseball will the batflip “display” go the way of the NFL endzone celebrations. Do you think the batflip is disrespectful.
— Laurens Groenendijk (@ItsLaurensG) July 30, 2016
Sure it is disrespectful. But does that make it a bad thing?
It is an entertainment episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Jake Arrieta, Ryan Braun, Corey Kluber, Jonathan Lucroy, Brandon Phillips, Doug Fister and Mike Trout all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Who Owned Baseball August 6, 2016 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings

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Jake Arrieta threw 8 shutout innings, allowing 3 Oakland hits and earned the 4-0 decision for the Cubs.
Ryan Braun reached base 4 times, homered twice, stole a base and drove in 7 as the Brewers outslugged Arizona, 15-6.
Corey Kluber allowed 2 runs and 5 hits over 8 strong innings and won the 5-2 Cleveland final over the Yankees.
Jonathan Lucroy homered twice in the Rangers 3-2 win over Houston.
They All Owned Baseball on August 6, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 6, 2016

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I celebrate the Johnny Appleseed of baseball happiness, Juan Uribe while feeling empathy for Nate Schierholtz and his pending PED suspension.
It is a “run the spectrum of emotions” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Devon Travis, Steven Wright, Yasmany Tomas, Jaime Garcia, Wil Myers, Jose Abreu and Anthony DeSclafani all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Who Owned Baseball August 5, 2016 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings

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Devon Travis hit two homers, the second with 2 outs in the top of the 9th that gave the Blue Jays a 4-3 win in Kansas City.
Steven Wright threw a complete game 3 hits shutout, striking out 9 Dodgers as the the Red Sox cruised to a 9-0 final.
Yasmany Tomas homered twice in the Diamondbacks 11 inning walk off 3-2 victory over Milwaukee.
Jaime Garcia struck out 11 Braves in 8 innings of shutout ball, earning the 1-0 decision for St. Louis.
They All Owned Baseball on August 5, 2016.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 5, 2016

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I know it isn’t Sunday, but I am doing a request anyway.
@sullybaseball thoughts about bringing baseball back to the Olympics https://t.co/FUaIlS3ixc
— Strictly Baseball (@strictlybba11) August 4, 2016
Olympic Baseball will always be running an uphill battle because the best players in the world won’t necessarily be playing it.
It is a pass the torch episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Dernard Span, Brandon Finnegan, Francisco Lindor, Drew Smyly, Ian Kennedy, Nolan Arenado, Ji-Man Choi and Ryan Vogelsong all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 4, 2016

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The 154 Game Schedule should come back! Also the Rockies are somehow contending.
It is rough around the edges episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Joe Mauer, Yangervis Solarte, Hisashi Iwakuma, Max Scherzer, Mike Napoli, Neil Walker, Chris Sale and Tom Koehler all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Who Owned Baseball August 3, 2016 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings

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Joe Mauer reached base 5 times, drove in 4 and scored a pair to help Minnesota beat the Indians again, 13-5.
Yangervis Solarte got 3 hits including a homer, driving in 3 and scoring 4 times in San Diego’s 12-3 thrashing of the Brewers.
Hisashi Iwakuma pitched shutout ball into the 8th and finished with 7 1/3 scoreless frames, striking out 7 Red Sox and earning the 3-1 decision for Seattle.
Max Scherzer struck out 11 Diamondbacks on way to an 8-3 Nationals win.
They All Owned Baseball on August 3, 2016.
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