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Kim So Hye as Lee Kwon Sook/Lee Yu Ri in episode: 03-04 MY LOVELY BOXER 순정복서 (2023) dir. choi sang yeol, hong eun mi

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Closer Questions

Jace Fry - He’s probably your leader in this category now that Soria went to the Brewers. Aside from Sunday, Fry has been solid. He has a 4.50 ERA and 1.03 WHIP. Unless he royally messes up, I don’t see him moving out of the closer position for now.

Thyago Vieira - He was just pulled up last week and got absolutely smacked his first appearance, but he throws 100 MPH. Anyone who throws that hard has the propensity to be a closer. He could be the closer of the future, but he was sitting at a 5.00+ ERA in AAA. Obviously, he’s not shaking off the rust yet. The same thing will happen in the MLB if you get pulled up without figuring everything out first. He had a 3.55 FIP in AAA, so maybe he was just unlucky for most appearances.

Juan Minaya - Minaya throws hard, and he was the closer at the end of last season. I don’t see him being ahead of Fry or Vieira, but if he’s consistent, he might be the fallback option. Especially if the former two struggle. He’s sitting at a 4.32 ERA, which is just average. I’d prefer he doesn’t take over the role, but he’s a possibility.

Jeanmar Gómez - Gómez struggled on Sunday. That said, he was pretty solid as the closer a couple years ago with the Phillies. Even though it’s a useless stat, he did have 37 saves in 2016. He also sported a 3.01 ERA in 2015 with a 128 ERA+. Now that’s solid. If he gets on track, and the guys above struggle, you could be seeing Gómez closing out games.

Matt Davidson - Hey, I had to throw his name out there. TWO 1-2-3 innings, and he’s got a wicked curveball. He’s on his way to manning the bullpen with the way this season is going. That 2.16 FIP is looking tempting, seeing how that pitching (outside of Davidson and Rodon) looked this past weekend against the Blue Jays.

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El lanzador de los @astrosbaseball. Framber valdez realizó un extraordinario relevo largo  de 6.1 entradas de cinco hits, una carrera sucia, un boleto y 8 ponches, dando oportunidad a los Astros a superar una desventaja de 0-4  y  ganar el partido  6-5 a los @angels , en 11 entradas. El zurdo dominicano, que ha sido utilizado también como abridor, ahora tiene 0-1  y bajó la efectividad a 2.53 en dos salidas, lleva 10.2 de entradas, en las que ha permitido 9 hits, 3 carreras limpias  dos bases por bolas  y ha ponchado 10. Tiene 1.03 de WHIP. @mlb . . . . . . . .#beisboldominicano #beisbollatinord #loquepasohoy #osnyenlosdeportes #mlb #pasiondeportivas. #béisbol #lasmayores #grandesligas #loquepasohoy #aguiluchos https://www.instagram.com/p/CDbyf2PDpy0/?igshid=10drul0flnt01

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Brewers vs. Braves pick’em odds matchup set for Friday night

The Atlanta Braves host the Milwaukee Brewers in a critical series for both teams this weekend, with the sportsbooks setting a tight betting line for the opener.

The Atlanta Braves are 8-3 over their last 11 games including a 3-0 run in their last three games at home. After wrapping up an eight game road trip on Thursday, the Braves return home to host the Milwaukee Brewers in a three-game series starting this Friday night.

Milwaukee at Atlanta is listed as a pick’em with both teams going off at -105 at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Trade deadline acquisition Kevin Gausman gets the nod for Atlanta facing Milwaukee’s Freddy Peralta.

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Atlanta Braves

When: Friday, August 10, 7:35 p.m. ET

Where: SunTrust Park, Cobb County, Georgia

Betting Line / Total: Atlanta -105 / 8.5 Runs

Brewers vs. Braves OddsShark Matchup Report

Atlanta Braves

The Braves suffered through a major slump in the month of July going 5-13 over an 18-game run that included a 1-3 record in four games against Milwaukee.

Atlanta has since turned things back around, stringing together an 8-3 record over its last 11 games to get back to 62-50 on the season and just one game behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the top spot in the NL East.

In 19 games against NL Central opponents this season the Braves are 10-9.

This will be Gausman’s second start for his new team after he lost 3-0 in his Braves debut last weekend. Including his time in Baltimore, Gausman’s team has picked up the loss in 12 of his last 14 starts.

Milwaukee Brewers

Unable to find a favorable deal for a pitcher at the trade deadline, the Brewers bolstered their already solid offense with the acquisitions of Mike Moustakas and Jonathan Schoop.

Over the team’s current 3-5 slump, the Brewers have given up an average of 7.75 runs per game. Freddy Peralta will try to help stop the bleeding for Milwaukee entering this game with a 3.54 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP across 10 starts in which he has led the Brewers to seven wins.

Friday night’s total is set at 8.5 runs. The OVER is 4-0-1 in Milwaukee’s last five games per the OddsShark MLB Database.

With both of these teams battling for their own division titles and a potential spot in the Wild Card standing, all three games in this series should have a playoff atmosphere. The series wraps up with Wade Miley vs. Julio Teheran on Saturday and Chase Anderson vs. Sean Newcomb on Sunday.

For more odds information, betting picks and a breakdown of this week’s top sports betting news check out the OddsShark podcast with Jon Campbell and Andrew Avery. Subscribe on iTunes or listen to it at OddsShark.libsyn.com.

[niklausxcaroline]

Lee Sang Yeob as Kim Tae Young in episode: 03-04 MY LOVELY BOXER 순정복서 (2023) dir. choi sang yeol, hong eun mi

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2018-03-16 22 GAME now

GAME

Attack of the Fanboy

Lugia Raids Return to Pokemon GO

Super Bomberman R Heading To PS4, Xbox One And PC With Platform-Exclusive Characters

Attack on Titan 2 Review

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Officially Announced

The Witcher’s Geralt Confirmed As SoulCalibur 6’s ‘First’ Guest Character

Brutal Gamer

Inquisitor – Martyr gets release date, new trailer, and fresh screens

March 21st Valiant Previews: Ninja-K and Quantum and Woody

Toys R Us announces sale or closure of all US stores, addresses global operations

Nintendo Download: Best Puffballs Forever!

Toy Fair 2018: DC Collectibles booth highlights

Game Banshee

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr Release Date Announced

Anthem Developer Q&A

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Tech Interview

Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness DLC Feature Overview

Monster Hunter: World Free Content Update Detailed

Game Informer

EA Details New Progression System For Battlefront II

The International 2018 Taking Place In Canada

Ace Attorney Anime Getting Second Season

Fortnite Mobile Invites Going Out Now

GI Show – Our 10 Favorite Games, Blizzard Interview

Game Watch

Tropico 6 New Gameplay Trailer Shows New Features

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Patch Notes - Patch 1.03 Released

The Best Indie Games on PC

Creative Assembly Updates Community On Warhammer III And All Total War Projects

Surviving Mars Review

Gematsu

My Hero Academia: One’s Justice adds Tsuyu Asui, Momo Yaoyorozu, and Denki Kaminari

Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth for smartphones ‘Artolian Mountain Ruins’ and ‘Gorhla Cult Headquarters’ dungeon gameplay

Happy Birthdays demo launches March 22 in Japan

Lode Runner Legacy for Switch debut trailer, details, and screenshots

Digimon ReArise opening movie

IGN

GTA Online: Adversary Mode Bonuses

Sea of Thieves Achievements are Actually Riddles

Kirby Star Allies Hides Amazing HD Rumble Secret

Dota 2's International Moves to Canada

Tomb Raider: 7 Biggest Differences Between the Games and New Movie

Niche Gamer

DotEmu Announces Publishing Label The Arcade Crew, First Title is Throwback Shooter Blazing Chrome

505 Games Publishing Monster-Ranching RPG Re:Legend

Thimbleweed Park Gets Physical Release on PS4 and Switch

Valkyria Chronicles 4 Western Release Set for Fall 2018

Japanese Launch Trailer for Gal Gun 2

Nintendo Life

Video: Take A Tour Of The Now Closed Final Fantasy "Memories of You" Museum

Guide: Kirby Star Allies Dream Friends List

Explore A Land That Grows And Evolves Around You In The Shape Of The World

Guide: Kirby Star Allies Beginner's Guide

Music: There's A Secret Of Mana Folk Album And It's Beautiful

PC Invasion

DOTA 2 The International 2018 heads to Vancouver – Dates announced

Skyrim VR heading to PC in April

Antigraviator racer looking for beta testers

1920s alternative reality RTS Iron Harvest lands on Kickstarter

Fortnite v3.3 update release has been delayed

Playstation Blog

The Crew 2 Races to PS4 June 29, First Look at the Harley Davidson Iron 883

Minit is A Grand Adventure Played One Minute at a Time, Out April 3

Save Humanity from Extinction in Genesis: Alpha One

Everything New in MLB The Show 18’s Franchise Mode

Geralt of Rivia Returns in SoulCalibur VI

Reddit Gaming

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New Preview Beta 1804 System Update – 3/15/18

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Morton Mystifies Orioles

http://tinyurl.com/y2zyn3es Whether or not it’s the prolonged harm historical past, or surprising late-career metamorphosis right into a flamethrowing strikeout machine with the Astros, fantasy homeowners have been reluctant to treat Charlie Morton as a reputable upper-echelon fantasy starter. That should change. The 35-year-old veteran righty, who will likely be making his first All-Star sport look of his profession subsequent week, struck out a season-high 12 batters over seven innings of one-run ball within the Rays’ victory over the Orioles. He was completely good on this one, permitting solely 4 hits over seven frames. An opposite-field solo house run by Chris Davis within the third inning represented the lone tally in opposition to him. In the meantime, he generated a staggering 10 swinging strikes on 36 curveballs and recorded every of his remaining seven outs through strikeout. Granted, it was the bottom-feeding Orioles, however he’s been mowing down opposing lineups all season lengthy. Morton’s glowing 2.36 ERA ranks second within the majors, coaching solely Dodgers ace Hyun-Jin Ryu’s league-leading 1.83 mark this season. He additionally ranks eighth in WHIP (1.03), seventh in strikeouts (132) and fourth in opponent batting common (.194). From a fantasy perspective, it’s dangerous to challenge Morton to eclipse the 175-inning plateau, however contemplating the league-wide decline in beginning pitcher workloads, that is what a reputable fantasy ace seems like in 2019.  Editor’s Observe: Keep forward of the competitors from wire to wire with rankings, customizable projections, commerce evaluator, unique columns and extra in our Season Pass. And begin utilizing optimized lineups on Yahoo!, DraftKings and FanDuel with our DFS Toolkit!.     Devers Dominates Jays  Maybe essentially the most notable omission from the American League All-Star roster, third baseman Rafael Devers continued his torrid 2019 marketing campaign with a monster efficiency, going 4-for-5 with a pair of house runs and 6 RBI to steer the Red Sox previous the Blue Jays on Tuesday. The 22-year-old burgeoning famous person clobbered a gargantuan 419-foot two-run blast to right-center area off Blue Jays starter Trent Thornton within the opening body. He adopted it up with an opposite-field tater to left area in opposition to reliever Joe Biagini within the eighth to document his first multi-homer effort of the season. He’s been on an absolute tear on the plate in current weeks, elevating his batting common from .293 all the way in which as much as .329, which represents the fifth-highest mark within the main leagues this season, by going 31-for-66 (.470) over his final 16 video games. He is now gone deep 14 occasions on the 12 months. That is what a franchise cornerstone seems like in 2019.   Working With Barreto  With Jurickson Profar scuffling in his first season within the Bay Space, the Athletics have determined to shake issues up on the keystone. Supervisor Bob Melvin stated Tuesday that Franklin Barreto will get the “majority” of begins at second base for the foreseeable future. That call is predicted to relegate Profar, who’s hitting a ghastly .215/.277/.377 with 10 house runs and 6 steals in 310 plate appearances this season, to a modified super-utility function. Barreto posted a shiny .296/.379/.549 batting line with 12 house runs, 48 RBI, 13 stolen bases, and 65 runs scored in 73 video games this season on the Triple-A Las Vegas previous to his promotion again to the large leagues on Sunday.  Within the period of a renewed emphasis on participant improvement, it’s not inconceivable {that a} former high prospect, who flopped in spectacular style in restricted publicity to major-league pitching over a number of stints early in his profession, may lastly blossom right into a viable mixed-league asset. It will be hyperbolic to recommend that Barreto is a post-hype fantasy sleeper, however he actually matches the mildew on the floor. He’s been on the fantasy radar for what looks like an eternity after he was the centerpiece the Athletics’ controversial Josh Donaldson commerce again in 2014. It’s onerous to consider that he’s nonetheless solely 23-years-old. Sooner or later, he must translate his prodigious uncooked expertise and stellar minor-league manufacturing into high quality statistical manufacturing on the big-league stage. It hasn’t occurred but, however that doesn’t imply fantasy homeowners ought to write him off completely as yet one more prospect who didn’t ship on the appreciable power-speed combo upside that the whole trade forecasted previous to his debut. Story continues In deeper fantasy codecs, taking possibilities, speculating on expertise and shopping for low on toolsy, dangerous speedsters with some semblance of plate abilities and energy is an important a part of developing a profitable roster, particularly in keeper and dynasty codecs. There’s an opportunity that Barreto’s elegant manufacturing at Triple-A – is merely a merciless mirage and never a harbinger of an impending second-half breakout. Not solely has he excelled within the minors, however he additionally made some noise throughout the offseason, practically taking house MVP Award honors within the Venezuelan Winter League, the place he hit .352 with seven house runs, 38 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. Extra importantly, he struck out solely 35 occasions in 199 at-bats throughout that stint. To be utterly truthful, Barreto has washed out in a number of alternatives because of sub-par plate self-discipline and a propensity to swing and miss. He’s nonetheless putting out at a wholesome clip, whiffing in practically 1 / 4 of his minor-league plate appearances this season, however that charge nonetheless represents a big enchancment from the place he was final 12 months and in earlier seasons. Even a marginal enchancment in his strikeout charge would give him an opportunity to capitalize on his alternative to determine himself as an on a regular basis choice at second base in Oakland. On the very least, Barreto is worthy of a speculative pickup in deeper blended leagues proper now.   AL Fast Hits: Hunter Pence underwent an MRI, which revealed no new harm, after re-aggravated his proper groin harm throughout a rehab sport with Double-A Frisco on Monday. He can safely be dominated out of subsequent week’s MLB All-Star Recreation, and it’s extremely potential his absence will lengthen previous the break. … Joey Gallo won’t take part within the Dwelling Run Derby throughout subsequent week’s All-Star festivities. … Yankees positioned Luke Voit on the 10-day injured listing, retroactive to June 30, with an belly pressure. … Domingo German (hip) will certainly be activated off the injured listing on Wednesday to begin for the Yankees in opposition to the Mets. … Carlos Correa (ribs) is headed to the Astros’ spring coaching complicated in Florida to ramp up rehab actions. … Nathan Eovaldi (elbow) is on observe to return shortly after the All-Star break. He’s anticipated to take over because the Crimson Sox nearer. … Andrew Benintendi returned to the Crimson Sox’ beginning lineup in opposition to the Blue Jays on Tuesday after lacking three of their final 4 video games attributable to leg points. … Tuesday night time’s sport between the White Sox and Tigers was postponed attributable to rain. Matthew Boyd, who was initially slated to toe the rubber on this one, will make his subsequent begin on Thursday afternoon in opposition to the White Sox. … Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe was faraway from Tuesday’s sport in opposition to the Orioles after fouling a ball off his proper leg within the backside of the sixth inning. He was 3-for-Three with a house run and two RBI previous to exiting the competition. X-rays turned up damaging and he’s thought-about day-to-day with a contusion. … Tommy La Stella was faraway from Tuesday night time’s sport in opposition to the Rangers with a proper shin contusion. … Adalberto Mondesi homered and drove in three runs in his return from the 10-day injured listing in opposition to the Indians. He ended up lacking 12 video games with proper groin ache. … Yuli Gurriel went 3-for-5 with a pair of house runs to steer the Astros to a win over the Rockies. … Jose Altuve went 4-for-5 with an RBI double, a stolen base and two runs scored in that one. … Jason Castro went 3-for-Four with a pair of solo house runs within the Twins’ loss to the Athletics. … Jake Bauers went 4-for-5 with three RBI to steer the Indians previous the Royals. … An MRI taken Monday on Stephen Piscotty‘s proper knee confirmed no structural injury. … Sean Manaea (shoulder) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session on Tuesday. … Hunter Strickland (lat) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. … Felix Hernandez (lat) is aiming to start throwing off a mound someday after the All-Star break. … Rays optioned Ryan Yarbrough to Triple-A Durham. … Steve Pearce (again, knee) will likely be out for not less than one other month. … Astros designated A.J. Reed for project. … Yankees launched Kendrys Morales. NL Fast Hits: Trevor Story returned to the Rockies’ beginning lineup on Tuesday night time in opposition to the Astros after lacking just a little beneath two weeks with a proper thumb sprain. … J.T. Realmuto (hamstring) was again within the Phillies’ beginning lineup in opposition to the Braves on Tuesday. … Justin Turner was absent from the Dodgers’ beginning lineup Tuesday due to a sore left elbow. … Corey Seager (hamstring) could not require a minor-league rehab project earlier than returning to the Dodgers’ lively roster. … Cole Hamels underwent an MRI on Monday, which confirmed the prognosis of an indirect pressure. … Steven Matz will likely be skipped within the Mets’ rotation this weekend. … Cubs optioned Adbert Alzolay to Triple-A Iowa. … Cardinals positioned Matt Carpenter on the 10-day injured listing with a decrease again pressure. He expects to return on July 12, proper after the All-Star break. … A.J. Pollock (elbow) took at-bats in a simulated sport Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. … Manny Machado missed Tuesday’s sport in opposition to the Giants after his one-game suspension was upheld. … Brian Anderson was faraway from Tuesday night time’s sport in opposition to the Nationals with a proper elbow contusion. … Michael Conforto delivered a go-ahead two-run double to propel the Mets to a comeback win over the Yankees after he was dropped to seventh within the Mets’ lineup on Tuesday. … Aaron Nola fanned eight batters over eight scoreless innings in a win over the Braves. … Hector Neris struck out the facet within the ninth to safe his 17th save of the season in that one. … Eugenio Suarez launched his 20th homer within the Reds’ extra-innings victory over the Brewers … Christian Yelich clobbered his 31st lengthy ball within the loss. … Adam Frazier went 4-for-Four with a three-run house run within the Pirates’ win over the Cubs. … Kyle Hendricks allowed two runs over three innings Tuesday versus the Pirates in his return from the injured listing. … Evan Longoria went 4-for-5 with a pair of house runs and 5 RBI within the Giants’ blowout win over the Padres. … Cody Bellinger drew a bases-loaded stroll within the backside of the ninth inning to steer the Dodgers to an inconceivable walk-off victory over Diamondbacks. … Jose Martinez walloped a pair of solo homers within the Cardinals’ loss to the Mariners. … Patrick Corbin whiffed seven batters over seven innings of one-run ball in a no-decision in opposition to the Marlins. … Juan Soto cranked a two-run house run and reached base thrice in that one … Dinelson Lamet (elbow) is on observe to make his season debut in opposition to the Dodgers this weekend. … Kevin Gausman (foot) is ready to start a minor league rehab project this week at Excessive-A Florida. … Mets activated Jeurys Familia from the 10-day injured listing. … Anthony Swarzak (shoulder) is predicted to return to the Braves’ bullpen proper after the All-Star break. … Rockies optioned Chi Chi Gonzalez to Triple-A Albuquerque … Odubel Herrera‘s administrative depart has been prolonged via July 5. 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Sean Manaea and destiny might be colliding for good this time

Saturday’s Say Hey, Baseball looks at, you guessed it, Sean Manaea and destiny.

Imagine for a moment, if you will, an enactment of the phrase “taking candy from a baby.” Now, imagine it taken a step further, and the candy-taker then plays keep-away from the baby. That scene is what Sean Manaea’s 14-inning no-hit streak, which runs across three games and breaks a franchise record, looked like, with (very good) hitters playing the part of the baby, and hits playing the part of the candy.

Exactly seven days ago, Manaea withheld hits from baseball’s hottest team for a full game. The Red Sox were on a merry eight-game win streak before he dealt them only their third loss all season. Friday, six days later against the Astros, he skipped no beats and took no names, delivering three more innings of no-hit stuff. Astros hitters greeted Manaea with waving bats, as he struck out seven across seven-innings. Manaea’s night ended with four-hits and one-run allowed, leaving his season ERA at 1.03. Houston doesn’t have as many wins to show for it, but they have scored only 11 fewer runs than Boston and sit just behind them in fWAR in team batting. Essentially, these are some big babies Manaea has toyed with.

Manaea is only 26 years old in his third season in the majors. Blossoming with this kind of performance is quite a way to do it, even for a second-round draft pick who quickly slotted himself at the top of Kansas City’s prospect pool. He proved himself capable of streaks of dominance, breaking the Cape Cod strikeout record in 2013 with 145 in 121 innings. The dominance, maybe due in part to nagging injury, would slink off as consistently as it appeared, though. His debut season and sophomore year followed that pattern. The promise he showed in 2016, finishing with a 1.19 WHIP and a 3.86 ERA, looked diluted in 2017, it turned out, due to side-effects from new ADD medication.

The velocity Manaea lost in 2017 seems to be back, and Eno Sarris noted at the Athletic just before his no-hitter that he was showing much better command of his changeup and slider this season. Manaea looks like he’s turned his promise into fulfillment. Hopefully, he can take that and keep running.

Did anyone else think about Max Scherzer during ‘Avengers: Infinity War’? Whitney poses a good question. The answer is probably yes, though, because you should always be thinking about Max Scherzer .

Look, all I’m saying is that when Kole Calhoun robbed Neil Walker, it was never going to be an ordinary play. But a go-ahead run scored on a sac fly from a robbery is always extra wild. And also confusing.

Dr. Suess could probably write a book about all the home runs the Indians hit in the first inning against the Mariners.

There is a lot of stuff in this edition of MLB’s week in review, but, personally, I am fixated on Gabe Kapler in a fedora. Also, probably unrelated, my brain is never going to stop repeating “M’Phillies.”

The only cure for Oakland’s Friday night curse was more homers.

Erasmo Ramírez faced Corey Kluber. *Twilight Zone voice* What you are about to watch is a nightmare.

Hunter Pence is making his way back to the Giants. But should he have a spot in left field waiting for him when he gets back?

The Yankees won in LA. Anything is possible.

Nothing the Angels love was safe last night. Not a late lead and not Shohei Ohtani’s ankle.

”Braves plead Nola contendere.” Get it?? Nola?? Aaron Nola pitched?? And he won?? Wow. Good. So good.

The Dodgers are still struggling to find wins. Even against the Giants.

[niklausxcaroline]

My blood sugar is low. It's all your fault.

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We Checked 50 Years Of Sports History To Find The Team That Stands Out The Least

At 64-67, the Pittsburgh Pirates are nobody’s idea of a special team. Although they harbored some aspirations of contending before the season — and even held a half-game lead over the NL Central as late as May 17 — Pittsburgh has been pretty mediocre for most of the 2018 campaign, even after inexplicably picking up pitcher Chris Archer at the trade deadline.

One way in which the Pirates have been exceptional, however, is in their lack of exceptionality. In addition to their .500-ish record, they’ve scored almost exactly as many runs (576) as they’ve allowed (577), at per-game rates that are almost exactly average on each side of the ball, in a manner — as measured by their on-base and slugging percentages for and against — that is almost exactly average. The Bucs are unspectacular right down to the core, and that makes them, statistically, the world’s most middle-of-the-road baseball team — not just of this season, but in all of modern history (since 1901).

Or at least, they are according to a method I put together to seek out the North American pro teams in the big four leagues (so, MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL) who hewed closest to their sport’s average numbers in a season. For each team, I calculated its z-scores (standard deviations above or below average) in winning percentage, per-game victory margin and scoring per game (both for and against), plus a metric I threw in (varying by sport) to represent each team’s style of play. Then I squared each z-score, weighted them (see below) and added up those numbers to arrive at a team’s overall difference from league average, where lower is better.

Here are the numbers I looked at for each sport, along with how much weight each one carries:

Finding the most average teams

Categories (and weights) considered when measuring MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL teams against their league’s average for a given season

Sport Weight Category MLB 10 PTS Winning percentage 8 Run differential 6 Runs per game* vs. avg. 4 On-base percentage and slugging percentage* vs. avg. NFL 10 Winning percentage 8 Point differential 6 Points per game* vs. avg. 4 Passing/rushing yards per attempt* vs. avg. NBA 10 Winning percentage 8 Point differential 6 Points per game* vs. avg. 4 True shooting percentage and free throw rate* vs. avg. NHL 10 Points percentage 8 Goal differential 6 Goals per game* vs. avg. 4 Shots per game and shooting percentage* vs. avg.

* Both for and against the team in question.

The weights are somewhat arbitrary, but hopefully they make sense: A record close to .500 is the essence of average-ness — and worthy of the strongest weight — but we can also give bonus points for being average at every level as we dig deeper into a team’s statistical portfolio.

(The components I chose at the deepest level — true shooting percentage, yards per attempt, etc. — in each sport were also arbitrary, but I wanted to include metrics that summarize how a team plays on both offense and defense. To truly be the most average team, you must not only finish as close to .500 as possible, but you must do so while playing like a typical team of the era.)

And by that standard, the Pirates have managed to outshine every other current team, easily topping the other sports’ most mediocre contenders: the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, the NBA’s Washington Wizards and the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.1

The Pirates are the most average team in sports

Teams whose weighted sum of squared z-scores were closest to 0.0 (perfectly average) for the most recent MLB/NFL/NBA/NHL season

Z-Score (std. deviations above/below avg.) Team Sport Win PCT. Scoring Diff. Scoring Off. Scoring Def. Sum of Sq. Z-scores* 1 PIT MLB -0.09 +0.02 -0.10 +0.11 0.30 2 NJD NHL +0.35 +0.10 +0.18 -0.02 1.44 3 LAA MLB -0.16 +0.20 +0.25 +0.12 1.54 4 WAS NBA +0.16 +0.13 +0.07 +0.09 1.64 5 PHI MLB +0.37 -0.01 -0.33 +0.24 3.06 6 SEA NFL +0.31 +0.34 +0.28 +0.35 3.36 7 TEN NFL +0.31 -0.22 -0.21 -0.19 3.85 8 MIL MLB +0.54 +0.17 -0.14 +0.39 3.92 9 DAL NFL +0.31 +0.22 +0.10 +0.35 4.06 10 PHI NHL +0.42 +0.20 +0.31 +0.03 4.08 11 MIN MLB -0.29 -0.29 +0.05 -0.51 4.32 12 MIL NBA +0.25 -0.07 +0.04 -0.14 4.49 13 WSN MLB -0.09 +0.50 +0.21 +0.64 4.56 14 DAL NHL +0.03 +0.25 -0.36 +0.82 5.29 15 CBJ NHL +0.35 +0.30 -0.07 +0.60 5.47 16 NYM MLB -0.54 -0.31 -0.57 -0.04 5.75 17 COL MLB +0.54 -0.02 +0.63 -0.53 5.76 18 DET NBA -0.16 -0.03 -0.68 +0.73 6.03 19 FLA NHL +0.28 +0.05 +0.18 -0.10 6.17 20 LAC NBA +0.08 +0.01 +0.70 -0.79 6.62

*In addition to categories shown here, the weighted sum of the squares includes sport-specific categories not listed in the table.

Source: Sports-Reference.com

The old MLB single-season record holder for mediocrity — who could reclaim their crown, I suppose, if the Pirates play too well or too poorly over the next month — were the 1923 Brooklyn Robins,2 whose record and number of runs scored and allowed were impeccably ordinary. But the Robins’ OBP was a little outside the norm, and that might prove to be their downfall against a team as relentlessly humdrum as this year’s Pirates. Pittsburgh’s only real historical competition could be the NHL’s 1976 Vancouver Canucks (who went 33-32 with 15 ties, scoring just one less goal than they allowed) and the NFL’s 1984 Cincinnati Bengals. With an 8-8 record and precisely identical numbers for points scored and allowed (339), those Bengals were the 2007 Patriots of garden-variety football. Pittsburgh needs to bear down and really focus on being as unremarkable as possible if it has any hope of catching the Bengals.

Here are the most average teams in each sport since 1971, when the NBA began tracking opponent statistics (which allows us to calculate our detailed numbers for all four leagues):

Who’s the most average of them all?

Most average single-season teams in MLB/NFL/NBA/NHL since 1971,* measured in squared, weighted sums of the difference from league average

MLB SQ. DIFF. NFL SQ. DIFF. 1 2018 Pittsburgh Pirates 0.30 1 1984 Cincinnati Bengals 0.20 2 1979 Chicago Cubs 0.49 2 1972 Atlanta Falcons 0.56 3 2010 Florida Marlins 0.51 3 1981 Washington 0.79 4 1993 Seattle Mariners 0.64 4 1991 New York Jets 0.87 5 2000 Detroit Tigers 0.75 5 1999 Detroit Lions 0.88 6 2013 Arizona Diamondbacks 0.78 6 1999 Green Bay Packers 1.03 7 1997 Detroit Tigers 0.83 7 1978 Washington 1.12 8 1984 California Angels 0.85 8 2011 Chicago Bears 1.14 9 2001 Toronto Blue Jays 0.86 9 1970 San Diego Chargers 1.15 10 1976 Cleveland Indians 0.86 10 1987 Minnesota Vikings 1.17 NBA SQ. DIFF. NHL SQ. DIFF. 1 2016 Dallas Mavericks 0.42 1 1976 Vancouver Canucks 0.23 2 2017 Indiana Pacers 0.69 2 2008 Nashville Predators 0.23 3 1989 Boston Celtics 1.01 3 1997 Phoenix Coyotes 0.34 4 2007 New Jersey Nets 1.17 4 1975 St. Louis Blues 0.35 5 1998 Washington Wizards 1.23 5 2009 Anaheim Ducks 0.55 6 2005 Cleveland Cavaliers 1.33 6 1979 Los Angeles Kings 0.70 7 1997 Minnesota Timberwolves 1.38 7 2014 Detroit Red Wings 0.72 8 2008 Washington Wizards 1.42 8 1989 Hartford Whalers 0.72 9 1982 Portland Trail Blazers 1.59 9 1983 Vancouver Canucks 0.78 10 2018 Washington Wizards 1.64 10 1978 Detroit Red Wings 0.83

*1971 is the earliest season for which detailed opponent stats are available for all four sports, making our calculation possible.

Source: Sports-Reference.com

Pittsburgh wasn’t always this nondescript, of course. As of a few years ago, they’d been quite good — making the playoffs3 in three straight years from 2013 to 2015 — and before that, they’d been extremely bad, missing the postseason for 20 straight years. Obviously, neither of those performances will land you anywhere near our list of the most average teams. But Pittsburgh has turned in some faultlessly pedestrian play recently, with a string of near-.500 seasons that culminated in this year’s middling masterpiece.

For fans seeking long-term mediocrity, the Philadelphia Flyers might be a good option, having finished with between 39 and 42 wins in four of their last five seasons. (And in the one season they didn’t, they still racked up points for a league-leading 18 overtime losses, which could easily have turned into ties — aka the best possible outcome for fans of .500 play — under the NHL’s old standings system.) According to our algorithm, no team in major pro sports has been more consistently mediocre over the past five seasons than the Flyers, although they narrowly edged out the NBA’s Washington Wizards — another great pick if you want to watch dependably so-so basketball.

In the long run, the Pirates still have a ways to go to catch the Flyers and Wizards, not to mention the Tampa Bay Rays (MLB’s current five-year kings of the commonplace). But for one magical season, Pittsburgh has been home to one of the most fiercely undistinguished teams in pro sports history.

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10 players who could become first-time MLB All-Stars

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is an extremely cool event that showcases many of baseball’s best players. One of the best storylines every summer involves those who are making it to the Midsummer Classic for the first time in their careers. Their stories often vary. Some are young guys who have long been touted for superstardom and are living up to their potential, while others are journeymen or veterans who never really expected to be in the position they’re in.

Here are ten players who could certainly find themselves in Washington, D.C. in July for their first All-Star appearances.

1) Shohei Ohtani, Angels

At the rate he’s going, the question isn’t whether Ohtani will be an All-Star, but how he gets in. Given how he’s captured the sport’s imagination, it seems eminently possible he’ll be voted in as a possible starter by the fans, though it will be very intriguing to see how the league handles his ability to both hit and pitch. Whatever the case, the guy has potential to be an All-Star as both a hitter, where he’s off to a fine start, or as a pitcher. Barring a dropoff, he’ll be in Washington.

2) Carlos Carrasco, Indians

Carrasco has been pitching at an ace level for Cleveland for several years now, and this could be the year he gets All-Star recognition for it. He’s given up just 29 hits in 38 innings, winning four of his first five starts with an ERA of 3.08 on the season. Often overshadowed by Corey Kluber, Carrasco finished fourth in AL Cy Young voting a year ago. The time has come for him to get the recognition he’s owed from the rest of the sport.

3) Javier Baez, Cubs

One of the flashiest and most fun players to watch, Baez has begun to put up star numbers to go with his awesome personality. The slick-fielding infielder is off to a very good start in 2018, hitting .304, walking more than he has in years past, and leading the NL in RBIs through the first few weeks of the season. He’s still fielding his position well, and when you combine all this, there’s a real chance he becomes an All-Star for the first time.

4) Didi Gregorius, Yankees

It’s tough to fill Derek Jeter’s shoes at shortstop for the Yankees, but Gregorius has done about as well as anyone conceivably could have. In a lineup that features Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge, it is Gregorius who leads the the team — and league — with an .800 slugging percentage. He’s begun the season with eight doubles and ten home runs in 26 games. He continues to come into his own as a legitimate star at short, and there’s a real possibility he could push Carlos Correa in the fan vote this time around.

5) Tommy Pham, Cardinals

Pham took a very long time to cement himself as a Cardinals starter — much to his annoyance — but his play might have them wondering what they were waiting for. After hitting .306 and picking up MVP votes in 2017, Pham is showing that it was no fluke. He’s hitting .353 thus far in his role as the Cardinals’ starting center fielder. His .461 OBP stands out as well, and it could very easily get him a trip to D.C. later this summer.

6) Rick Porcello, Red Sox

Porcello seems like he’s been around forever, but he’s still only 29 and has really just come into his own as a pitcher. He’s won a Cy Young Award, but amazingly, he doesn’t have an All-Star appearance to his credit. That could change this year. Porcello bounced back from a down 2017 by winning his first four starts with a 1.93 ERA, striking out more batters and walking fewer than he ever has before. Porcello won’t be denied if he continues pitching at an ace level.

7) Sean Manaea, Athletics

Even before he threw the 2018 season’s first no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox, Manaea was showing signs of a breakout campaign. Once the prize in the 2015 Ben Zobrist trade with the Kansas City Royals, Manaea looks like he’s developing into an ace, with a 1.03 ERA over 43.2 innings. The Athletics have a lot of young talent, but Manaea stands out among the bunch, and he looks like he’s only getting better.

8) Archie Bradley, Diamondbacks

MLB has more consistently recognized non-closers, including the game’s elite setup men — remember when Wade Davis was simply a Kansas City Royals eighth inning guy? That culture shift could benefit Bradley, who was outstanding enough to earn MVP votes in 2017. Still not Arizona’s closer, he continues to be deployed in a fireman role, sometimes pitching multiple innings to help Arizona out of jams. He has a 1.76 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 15.1 innings. All-Star recognition could well follow for one of the game’s best relievers.

9) Jose Berrios, Twins

Long touted as one of the better pitching prospects in baseball, Berrios looks like he’s finally putting it all together for the Twins and evolving into the ace they hoped he would be. Still just 23, Berrios has demonstrated unbelievable dominance so far in 2018, striking out 36 and walking just three over 31.2 outstanding innings of work. It’s impossible to expect him to keep that up, but he’s making a huge impression, and he would fit in perfectly in D.C. this summer.

10) Charlie Morton, Astros

Morton didn’t look like a big impact signing when he joined the Astros before 2017. He proceeded to get the last out of Houston’s first World Series title, and he’s following that up with one of the best starts to 2018 of any pitcher in baseball. He’s given up seven runs (six earned) in his first 29 innings of work, good for a 1.76 ERA. He’s also striking a lot of guys out, with 35 of them, good for a career-best 10.9 per nine innings. Morton looks excellent. The only thing that could cost him an All-Star bid will be that Houston will have plenty of candidates. Still, Morton is doing everything he can to not be denied.

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It is potential former Cy Younger winner Jake Arrieta has truly turn into underrated

It is March 10, and never solely does 2015 Cy Younger winner Jake Arrieta not have a deal in place with any MLB group, however he does not look like even near signing wherever. Such a state of affairs would have been lunacy just a few years in the past, each with Arrieta particularly and with any high-profile beginning pitcher. This offseason, although, it isn’t even shocking anymore. 

On the subject of Arrieta at this juncture, two issues come to thoughts. First off, I am unable to assist however marvel if the asking value from agent Scott Boras was far too excessive to open the bidding. We have seen a report that signifies Mike Moustakas and Boras turned down a rather more profitable deal just a few months in the past than the one they needed to settle for this previous week. It is potential one thing related has occurred with Arrieta. 

Secondly, I am unable to assist however marvel if Arrieta has turn into underrated.

Clearly, such a time period is subjective, and it is all within the eye of the beholder. Anecdotally talking, I comply with a number of totally different fan bases on social media and the overall sentiment appears to be that each time a group is talked about as having conversations about signing Arrieta, the collective response is one thing like, “NOOOOOOOOO!!!” 

In lots of circles, you will see one thing like “he was actually solely good for like a half-season” or some by-product thereof. 

Such thought course of could not be farther from the reality. 

It is humorous the way it occurs, is not it? Had Arrieta put collectively the very same physique of labor and as a substitute simply spaced out his excellence as a substitute of clustering it so closely in 2015, he’d in all probability be rather more extremely praised. You disagree? Listed here are his numbers over the course of roughly four half of seasons with the Cubs: 

Common season: 128 begins, 68-31, 2.73 ERA, 147 ERA+, 1.03 WHIP, 793 Ok, 244 BB, 803 IP, two no-hitters, one Cy Younger Postseason: 9 begins, 5-Three, Three.08 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 66 Ok, 21 BB, 52 2/Three IP, shutout in 2015 wild card recreation

That is a reasonably stellar pitcher. 

Now, a few of that is because of him morphing into baseball’s model of the Terminator in 2015. In his final 20 begins that season, he went 16-1 with a Zero.86 ERA (Notice: LOL). The subsequent begin was his wild-card shutout. 

Arrieta celebrates his wild-card shutout in Pittsburgh. USATSI

It wasn’t simply that stretch, although. Folks appear to both neglect or ignore that. 

By two months in 2016, Arrieta was 9-Zero with a 1.56 ERA. He battled command points by the remainder of that season, however he nonetheless completed 18-Eight with a Three.10 ERA (135 ERA+). He was finest within the majors in hit charge (6.Three hits allowed per 9 innings, popping out to a .194 allowed batting common). That postseason, he went 2-Zero in his two World Sequence begins, permitting three earned runs in 11 1/Three innings (2.38 ERA) with 15 strikeouts. In a must-win Recreation 6, he did not permit a success till the fourth inning. In Recreation 2, with the Cubs trailing 1-Zero within the sequence, he took a no-hitter into the sixth. 

What in regards to the forgotten 2014 season from Arrieta? Possibly nobody outdoors the higher Chicago space (or those that had Arrieta in Fantasy baseball) observed, however he was excellent for a non-contending Cubs group that yr. He began the season injured however made 25 begins. Arrieta would go 10-5 (for a 73-89 group) with a 2.53 ERA (150 ERA+), Zero.99 WHIP and 167 strikeouts in opposition to 41 walks in 156 2/Three innings. Regardless of the abbreviated season, Arrieta’s 5.Three WAR ranked fifth amongst NL pitchers, behind solely established aces Clayton Kershaw, Cole Hamels, Johnny Cueto and Adam Wainwright. 

Once more, this isn’t a man who had one fluky half-season. However that is all within the distant previous, proper? 

Nope. 

Final yr, earlier than injuring his hamstring in his first September begin, Arrieta was on fairly the run. In 11 July and August begins, he was 7-2 with a 1.69 ERA and Zero.95 WHIP whereas holding opposing hitters to a .183/.259/.309 line in the midst of a record-setting energy growth. 

As soon as he was recovered, he made two postseason begins, permitting only one earned run in 10 2/Three innings whereas hanging out 13. 

Arrieta is not with out flaws. In these two playoff begins, he walked 5 in every. His command is inconsistent at finest and that figures to proceed to be a difficulty for the 32-year-old, thanks partly to him throwing throughout his physique. 

Nonetheless, he is clearly confirmed to be a superb run-prevention man over the previous four half of seasons. It wasn’t only one fluky streak. He is has a number of prolonged stretches of greatness, and he is contemporary off one in all them. 

We do not know precisely what sort of gives Arrieta has gotten or will get and we won’t be 100 p.c certain what Boras is asking. 

I do know this: It’s best to need your favourite group to signal Arrieta. He is a stud and has turn into an underrated one in my eyes. 

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Yanks' pen magic runs out in Game 6 as questions arise for Game 7

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Yanks' pen magic runs out in Game 6 as questions arise for Game 7

HOUSTON — Joe Girardi’s diminished confidence in All-Star setup man Dellin Betances was bound to come back and bite the Yankees during this postseason run, and this likely was that time.

David Robertson, so reliable since his reacquisition in late July and through most of October, was entrusted with keeping the Yanks close when he was summoned with a two-run deficit in the eighth inning of Game 6 of the ALCS on Friday night.

The righty reliever promptly was smacked for a solo homer by Jose Altuve — and surprisingly was left in to allow three more hits without recording an out — as the Astros ran away with a 7-1 victory to force Game 7 on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.

“I threw it exactly where I wanted to, and he hit it out of the park,” Robertson said of Altuve’s leadoff shot to left, the AL MVP candidate’s first homer of the series. “I didn’t get the job done today. I know it would have been nice to get a 1-2-3 inning right there and give us a chance to come back in the ninth, but I just went out there and got my butt kicked.”

Betances essentially had lost any meaningful relief role with multiple late-season and postseason bouts with wildness. The four-time All-Star was lifted after walking the only two batters he faced in each of his previous two appearances — with a 7-3 lead in the Yanks’ Game 4 win against Cleveland on Oct. 9 in the division series and then again a week later with an eight-run bulge in Game 3 of this series.

That inability to throw strikes raised the valid question of whether Betances even would be included on a potential World Series roster if the Yanks advance to the Fall Classic.

Thus, it was somewhat surprising to see the 6-foot-8 righty up and warming in Friday’s seventh inning with the Yanks trailing 3-0 against Houston workhorse Justin Verlander.

After Aaron Judge lofted a towering homer to the elevated train tracks above the wall in left-center against reliever Brad Peacock in the eighth, Betances sat down and Girardi instead turned to Robertson for the bottom half.

One of three current Yanks to be active members of their previous World Series team in 2009, Robertson has been a terrific pickup — coming with fellow reliever Tommy Kahnle and third baseman Todd Frazier from the White Sox — since returning to the Bronx at the trade deadline. He’d posted a 1.03 ERA over 30 games down the stretch of the regular season, and a 1.64 ERA through his first six postseason appearances.

Chad Green.

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Not this time. The overdue Astros’ lineup knocked him around — Altuve’s homer, plus a hard-hit double by Carlos Correa, a single by Yuli Gurriel and a two-run double by Alex Bregman. It was the first time in Robertson’s 10-year career that he allowed at least four hits without recording an out.

“I think they were just all over me,” he said. “They had the lead. They had the crowd behind them and every good pitch I made got hit. That’s baseball. They’re a good team. They wouldn’t be here if they weren’t. Tomorrow is Game 7 and we’ll come back and be ready to go again.”

Girardi probably should have pulled Robertson a batter or two earlier once Houston had extended the lead to further preserve him for Saturday. The righty has made seven appearances and logged 11 innings already during this October run, yet he insisted that he will be among those “ready to go” as the Yanks look to improve to 5-0 in elimination games in the playoffs.

“Yeah, I only think I threw 12 pitches,” Robertson said. “I didn’t get an out, but I gave everything I had. They just got me today.”

Dellin Betances was given another short leash in Game 6.

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Notably, Chad Green recorded seven outs in relief of Luis Severino bridging the fifth and seventh innings, likely burning him for Game 7, as well.

“Maybe in an emergency, but I don’t know right now,” Green said after the game.

Girardi admitted as much afterward, but surmised he’ll “have everyone else, though.”

Betances at least mopped up and tossed a scoreless inning in relief of Robertson, but the odds of him being entrusted with any high-leverage innings on Saturday — or should the Yanks move on to face the Dodgers — still appear slim.

Yankees vs. Astros 2017 American League Championship Series

The Yanks’ pen had been an expected strength and the projected advantage in this series over what Houston manager A.J. Hinch has been dealing with from the other dugout, even using closer Ken Giles for 23 pitches with a six-run lead in the ninth. Who knows if co-aces Dallas Keuchel and the “superhuman” Verlander, as his manager called him, will be used out of their pen in Game 7.

“There was no tomorrow, so we didn’t have the luxury of limping into that inning,” Hinch said. “We’ve seen how these guys can explode in these innings. We just wanted the three outs. We wanted to shake hands and get to tomorrow.”

Robertson, on this night, couldn’t get the Yanks to the ninth within two runs. Betances once again wasn’t even trusted with that opportunity. 

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