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Keith said the Twins "must have had a bed-check". In other words, they weren't out partying last night, so they were ready to play today.
I think I'd rather have had the hangover than watched that game. Bleccch.
(Even with the drink-and-phone guy making a nice catch in the 9th.)
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In case you passed out from the pain, Gary mentioned that the Mets' nadir was not Strawberry Sunday (when they were 24-35 before they started playing ball) but 10 days later, because the Phillies got even hotter for a bit.
On June 11th. it was
PHI 46-20 -----
NY 28-37 17.5
Since then, the Phils have gone 19-23, and the Mets 29-14. And a 17.5 game margin has shrunk to 8.
It would be ridiculous if the Mets pulled off the comeback, since the old record was only 15 games back. (1914 "Miracle" Braves out of the cellar and blowing past the Giants.) But chopping more than half of the tree before the end of July is…intriguing, to say the least.
Speaking of the end of July, why was the trade deadline on July 30 this season, rather than the traditional 31st? Curious.
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