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Auggie

(31,208 posts) Mon Jun 29, 2015, 10:27 AM Jun 2015

I think we've discovered another of Superman's alter egos:

Rockies' third baseman Nolan Arenado. In the last seven games he's hit 8 home runs, batted-in 15 and is hitting .407 with a 1.333 slugging percentage. That's what I call super ...

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I think we've discovered another of Superman's alter egos: (Original Post) Auggie Jun 2015 OP

One of the things that makes baseball fun is streaks. malthaussen Jun 2015 #1

June Swoon? Brother Buzz Jun 2015 #2

We'll see. It's hard to pitch around him with LeMahieu, Gonzalez & Tulo in the lineup. Auggie Jun 2015 #3

malthaussen

(17,217 posts)

1. One of the things that makes baseball fun is streaks.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 10:31 AM

Jun 2015

When you play 162 games a season, all sorts of cool stuff can happen.

-- Mal

Brother Buzz

(36,479 posts)

2. June Swoon?

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:23 AM

Jun 2015

Nolan Arenado's Kryptonite may be the calendar, especially after the pitchers wise up and start pitching around him. Still, pretty impressive for a boy from Southern California, and I guarantee his agent is already negotiating a bump in his MLB 'minimum wage' contract.

Auggie

(31,208 posts)

3. We'll see. It's hard to pitch around him with LeMahieu, Gonzalez & Tulo in the lineup.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:48 AM

Jun 2015

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