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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 11, 2015

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AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

James Shields cleared waivers, and trading for him makes a lot of sense for a lot of contenders

It is a “Help ourselves this year and next” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Johnny Cueto, Gio Gonzalez, Avisail Garcia, Wellington Castillo, Jon Gray, Maikel Franco and Franklin Gutierrez  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball



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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 10, 2015

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Greg Fiume/Getty Images North America

The idea of the Dodgers and the Nationals missing the post season was inconceivable this April, but possible.

It is a “To Hell with Predictions” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Jackie Bradley Jr, Francisco Cervelli, Corey Kluber, Jake Arrieta, Ryan Zimmerman, Colby Rasmus and Masahiro Tanaka  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball



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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 9, 2015

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(Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

 

It is time for the Sunday Request!

You bet. The numbers are on his side. As are many other arguments.

Plus I praise Jeff Banister for managing for the situation rather than the book.

Not all is what it seems on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Stephen Strasburg, Andrew McCutchen, Ubaldo Jimenez, Abraham Almonte, Tyson Ross, Curtis Granderson and David Ortiz  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball



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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 8, 2015

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Since changing managers in May, the Marlins have the worst record in the National League. If they have a new manager for 2016, who should it be?

Here is one hope that they hire Dusty Baker!

That and my sons get more into A’s Baseball on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Sonny Gray, Mike Trout, Chase Anderson, Dexter Fowler, Jimmy Rollins, Nathan Eovaldi, J. D. Martinez and Jordan Zimmermann  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball



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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 7, 2015

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The Mets are in first place! Better call Poppi Kramer and get her take! A glass half full Mets conversation? Who would have thought it?

It is a talk first place while you can episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Ian Kinsler, Khris Davis, Mark Buehrle, Michael Wacha, Brett Lawrie, Domonic Brown and Aaron Brooks all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball


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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 6, 2015

Photo: Carlos Osorio Associated Press

Photo: Carlos Osorio Associated Press

 

Dave Dombrowski has left the Tigers and is moving on. He is VERY good at his job.

Hey Angels, Red Sox and Mariners. Why don’t you call him? Like a lot!

It is a “Honoring the Brains Behind the Organization” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

 Steven Wright, Chris Davis, Matt Harvey, Yasiel Puig, Johnny Cueto, Miguel Sano and Jeff Francoeur all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball



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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 5, 2015

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Gary A.Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

 

Mike Trout is putting together a career we have not seen since… well… Hank Aaron and Mickey Mantle. Let’s all savor it, shall we?

Plus I reluctantly talk a little Red Sox and Yankees in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Carlos Carrasco, Chris Young, Jake Arrieta, Matt Duffy, Matt Shoemaker, Carlos Gomez, Shelby Miller and Nick Hundley all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball



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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 4, 2015

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Gary A.Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

 

Red Sox vs Yankees! YAY! (Sigh… I have to watch this, don’t I?)

Meanwhile, I keep banging the drum for Adrian Beltre and his Hall of Fame case.

It is a reluctant rivalry episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Adrian Beltre, A. J. Pierzynski, David Price, Bartolo Colon, Brandon Crawford, Jose Abreu and Jose Quintana all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball



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The Most Recent Cycle Hit For Each Team (Updated for Adrian Beltre, August 3, 2015 )

SportsGrid.com

SportsGrid.com

Adrian Beltre with the Tri Cycle.

The Rangers third baseman, who is quietly assembling a Hall of Fame resume, joined Bob Meusel, Babe Herman and Long John Reilly in the exclusive “Three Cycles in a Career” club.

OK, it isn’t quite Bonds, Aaron, Ruth, Mays… but it is kind of cool.

Bad news for Shin-Soo Choo who didn’t even last 3 weeks on this list!

Meanwhile Beltre is on here twice as the most recent cycle for the Rangers and the Mariners.

 

Here is the list, updated for today’s action!

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 3, 2015

 

Fred Thornhill Associated Press

Fred Thornhill Associated Press

Talking Wild Card Races and how MY schedule would make it even better.

The season is unfolding in a super dramatic way. I wish the “two months to go” part was in July!

It is a think differently episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Andre Ethier, Stephen Drew, Noah Syndergaard, Martin Perez, Kole Calhoun, Alexi Amarista and Mike Pelfrey all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball



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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 2, 2015

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Matthew Emmons/USA Today Sports, via Reuter

It is time for the Sunday Request.

It pains me to say it, but the Yankees look like they are in the drivers seat… for the Division if not the World Series.

It is a hold my nose and be honest episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Lucas Duda, Travis Shaw, Clayton Kershaw, Aaron Brooks, Freddie Freeman, Jose Bautista and Joe Ross  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball



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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 1, 2015

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Today is part 2 of my interview with author Jeff Katz.

He is the mayor of Cooperstown and the writer of the wonderful book Split Season about the fateful 1981 baseball year.

We talk about Fernando Mania, Billy Ball, Steinbrenner and the Expos.

It is a turn back the clock episode 1,012 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Mark Teixeira, Taijuan Walker, Welington Castillo, Matt Harvey, Adam LaRoche, Marlon Byrd and Kendall Graveman  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 31, 2015

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Gail Burton/Associated Press

The trade deadline has come and gone.

The Giants and Mets walk away looking good. The Padres? They look kind of confused.

It is a beyond the closing bell episode 1,011 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Brandon Phillips, Eddie Rosario, Max Scherzer, Carlos Carrasco, Curtis Granderson, Mark Teixeira, Jon Niese and Matt Shoemaker all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 30, 2015

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Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

 

 

Deadline deals are becoming insane.

I give the Cardinals the benefit of the doubt even though I am confused. I am glad the Mets don’t get damaged goods.

And I recorded this BEFORE I found out David Price was dealt!

It is an already obsolete episode 1,010 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Troy Tulowitzki, Bryce Harper, Corey Kluber, Jon Lester, Brett Lawrie, Chris Archer, Lucas Duda and John Lackey all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 28, 2015

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(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

What the hell are the Blue Jays doing?

The team desperately needs pitching, so they trade for a shortstop. Am I the only one confused?

It is perplexing episode 1,008 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Kris Bryant, Curt Casali, Lance Lynn, Kevin Gausman, Carlos Gonzalez, Mookie Betts, Alex Wood and Mike Montgomery  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 27, 2015

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Getty Images

I loved loved LOVED the Hall of Fame ceremony.

Then again, I always do. This year was different though. My guy, Pedro Martinez, was honored.

It is an unapologetic loving episode 1,007 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

David Ortiz, Eduardo Rodriguez, Carlos Gonzalez, Jacob deGrom, Zack Greinke, Ezquiel Carrera and Jay Bruce  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 26, 2015

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Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

It is time for the SUNDAY REQUEST!

There are many things I would do in all sincerity. Most of my changes would simply revolve around justifying votes and the credentials of the voters.

That plus Cueto, Hamels and Cowherd in a jam packed episode 1,006 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Cole Hamels, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Alex Rodriguez, Miguel Gonzalez, Shelby Miller, Joc Pederson, Scott Feldman and Johnny Giavotella  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball


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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 25, 2015

 

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Greg M. Cooper / USA TODAY Sports

Bill Mueller’s legacy among Red Sox fans has been short changed. Imagine how 2004 would have ended without him!

I wound up having a disagreement with a Red Sox fan named @commycon about that topic.

Plus I give the Mets faint praise for an OK deal.

It is a giving players their due on episode 1,005 for The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Jose Quintana, Andrew Cashner, Trevor Plouffe, Carlos Gonzalez, Mike Trout, Patrick Corbin, Chris Tilman and Chris Coghlan  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball


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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 24, 2015

Photo Credit: Jim McIsaac

Photo Credit: Jim McIsaac

The A’s had 7 All Stars in 2014. After today’s deal of Scott Kazmir, only the injured Sean Doolittle is left.

Michael Conforto is heading to the Mets. But their lineup needs a savior with at least one at bat above Double A!

It is a Flushing Centric episode 1,004 for The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Jose Altuve, Clayton Kershaw, Andrew McCutchen, Ervin Santana, Mike Napoli, David Price, Ian Desmond and Bartolo Colon all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 23, 2015

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USA TODAY SPORTS

The A’s had 7 All Stars in 2014. After today’s deal of Scott Kazmir, only the injured Sean Doolittle is left.

The Astros made a smart deal to improve and the A’s did the right thing by selling at the peak value.

Also, I talk about gum throwing and styling at home after a grand slam.

The trading season has begun and it is episode 1,003 for The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Joey Votto, Preston Tucker, Mike Leake, Edinson Volquez, Adam Lind, Nelson Cruz and Julio Teheran all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 22, 2015

An independent league in Northern California will be experimenting with a computerized strike zone. I for one am all for it.

That and some more David Price thoughts on episode 1,002 for The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Cycle hitter Shin So Choo, Chris Heston, Mark Buehrle, Kyle Schwarber, Bryan Pena, Nick Castellanos, Wei Yin and Gerrit Cole  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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The Most Recent Cycle Hit For Each Team (Updated for Shin-Soo Choo, July 21, 2015)

DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP

DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP

First Texas cycle in 2 years!

Lots of people hit their cycles in Colorado. Choo is the latest. In fact his teammate Delino DeShields almost joined him if only he could have connected for a Coors homer himself.

Either way, it was safe to say that humidor or no humidor, it was a good night to hit in Colorado (except for the Rockies who were shutout, 9-0.

Here is the list, updated for today’s action!

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 21, 2015

 

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There was seismic activity last night. An Earthquake hit the Bay Area and the Tigers might become sellers. Detroit is showing intelligence and is doing what the Phillies should have done in 2012.

The train keeps moving to episode 1,001 for The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Albert Pujols. Travis Ishikawa, Rubby De La Rosa, Andrew Heaney, Eric Hosmer, Justin Turner and J. A. Happ all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – 1000TH EPISODE! July 20, 2015

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IT IS FINALLY EPISODE 1,000!

Every single day since October 24, 2012, I have posted an original podcast episode. And now the streak has reached quadruple digits.

For show 1,000, I recorded video as well as audio. I performed in front of a studio audience at the Mid Peninsula Community Media Center in Palo Alto, California.

Comcast Sports Net personality Eireann Dolan was my guest and we discussed the state of the A’s and some of the trinkets that she and her boyfriend, A’s pitcher Sean Doolittle, have accumulated over the years.

Plus I give my thoughts on what I would do WHEN I become commissioner. (When, not if.)

It was a fun show and here is to the next 1,000 for The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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Dallas Keuchel, Zack Greinke, Jake Smolinski, Andre Ethier, Jose Iglesias, Cole Gillespie, Chris Archer and Shelby Miller all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 19, 2015

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It is time for THE SUNDAY REQUEST

The Astros are in a strange place where the bar is super low for success this season but the opportunity is super high.

They should take advantage of the current AL and go for it.

It is episode 999 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Clayton Kershaw, Randal Grichuk, Garrett Richard, Robinson Cano, David Peralta, Alexei Ramirez and David Price all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 18, 2015

New York Mets' Curtis Granderson heads back to the dugout after striking out during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Friday, July 17, 2015, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

The Red Sox season is over and Mike Trout shows why he is the best players in the game.

Meanwhile the very notion that the Mets would not make wild changes to their outfield is nothing short of mindboggling.

It is episode 998 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Alex Rodriguez, C. J. Wilson, Marlon Byrd, Lance Lynn, Kyle Seager, Wade Miley, Kyle Schwarber and Noah Syndergaard all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 17, 2015

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After a Giants game in May at AT&T Park, I wandered around the ballpark and pondered the fabric of the universe and the connections that constitute reality.

It is what I do.

It is a cosmic and Giant episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.



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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 16, 2015

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Why hasn’t the season started up again?

What the hell have are we waiting for?

While we wait, I take a look at my preseason picks and make some more predictions for the second half of the season.

It is Episode 996 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast recorded at Homer Field at Willie Mays Ballpark in Atherton California.

 

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 15, 2015

David Kohl - USA Today Sports

David Kohl – USA Today Sports

Thinking about Pluto, rain during the All Star Game and the new In Memoriam Video

It is Episode 995 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Mike Trout, David Price, Andrew McCutchen and Jacob deGrom added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 14, 2015

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NASA

 

Thinking about Pluto, rain during the All Star Game and the new In Memoriam Video

Getting super close to the 1,000th show on this cosmic episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Todd Frazier and Joc Pederson added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?

Watch the new In Memoriam Video HERE

 

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