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Selig shd deposit a million into Lackey's Panamanian bank account to bean Alex Rodriguez tonight.

He (Lackey) is doing better than that.

He is beating the Yankees by a score of 4-1, and he has Rodriguez at 0-for-3 with 2 strikeouts so far.

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    • Aristotelian
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      By Aristotelian · Posted

      Who else do we have at C that can outperform Adley's .740? I agree we need to reduce Adley's C load, but then we need to replace his production at C. Basallo could be that guy but we don't know yet. Maybe with better load management they could both perform well as a C/DH platoon on a 50/50 basis. For now I think you have to roll with Adley but perhaps reduce his load a bit. 
    • Sports Guy
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      By Sports Guy · Posted

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      By Otter · Posted

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    • Moose Milligan
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      By Moose Milligan · Posted

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      By Otter · Posted

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    • eddie83
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      By eddie83 · Posted

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    • OsFanSinceThe80s
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      By OsFanSinceThe80s · Posted

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