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Note to self - Frobby jinx not working......:boogie:

Actually, it's 13 games in a row that Nick has been on base at least twice each game -- he's hitting .373/.475/.549 in that stretch, with 19

hits and 10 walks in the 13 games.

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Great to see the homers in consecutive games, no matter how many they drove in. Nick's had a few moments in his career where when he starts hitting homers in burst, most notably towards the end of his rookie year. Maybe this will be the start of a little run for him, which certainly would bring some power to the lineup that's been missing save for Cruz and Wieters.

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Note to self - Frobby jinx not working ......:boogie:

"You give me the best pitching, and you can have the curse/jinx on your side, and we'll see who wins."

Will McDonough, 2001 when asked about the Red Sox and the "curse" of Babe Ruth.

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Actually, it's 13 games in a row that Nick has been on base at least twice each game -- he's hitting .373/.475/.549 in that stretch, with 19

hits and 10 walks in the 13 games.

And I am loving life!

I am a Nick fan, and I was able to pick him up as a backup OF for my fantasy team, and actually been starting him, so its double satisfying when he does good! :)

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I never would've thought, at any point in time during the season, that Nick Markakis and Chris Davis would have the same number of HRs. :) Davis could've only played 5 games and I still would've guessed he'd have more HRs. lol

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I never would've thought, at any point in time during the season, that Nick Markakis and Chris Davis would have the same number of HRs. :) Davis could've only played 5 games and I still would've guessed he'd have more HRs. lol

He has the same number as Miguel Cabrera as well.

On a side note Wieters has more then Davis and Miggy combined.

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I never would've thought, at any point in time during the season, that Nick Markakis and Chris Davis would have the same number of HRs. :) Davis could've only played 5 games and I still would've guessed he'd have more HRs. lol

Or that Markakis would have more home runs than Adam Jones.

ADAM JONES' HOME RUNS, SINCE WE ACQUIRED HIM

2008: 19

2009: 19

2010: 19

2011: 25

2012: 32

2013: 33

2014: 1 *

* With 126 Games Left to Play

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Or that Markakis would have more home runs than Adam Jones.

ADAM JONES' HOME RUNS, SINCE WE ACQUIRED HIM

2008: 19

2009: 19

2010: 19

2011: 25

2012: 32

2013: 33

2014: 1 *

* With 126 Games Left to Play

Adam's career stats show that May is by far his best month; let's hope he gets back on track soon. With the added guns of Cruz, Young, and Clevenger, it would help mask the absence of Crush for a while.

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Adam's career stats show that May is by far his best month; let's hope he gets back on track soon. With the added guns of Cruz, Young, and Clevenger, it would help mask the absence of Crush for a while.

I hope so.

He needs to hit at least 33 home runs by season's end to keep his streak going (increasing or at least tying the number of home runs every year since we acquired him before the 2008 season.)

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I hope so.

He needs to hit at least 33 home runs by season's end to keep his streak going (increasing or at least tying the number of home runs every year since we acquired him before the 2008 season.)

Speaking for myself, I don't care very much about that streak. I care more about him getting his OBP back to where it was in 2012, or higher. Obviously, we do need him to supply some power, too.

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I hope so.

He needs to hit at least 33 home runs by season's end to keep his streak going (increasing or at least tying the number of home runs every year since we acquired him before the 2008 season.)

I'm not holding out any hope for that type of performance the rest of the way! Returning during the remaining 126 games to his 33 homers / 160 games ratio of last season, however, would yield 26 homers (27 for the season). I think 23 for the season is a reasonable expectation, although I'd be delighted with more. I'd also hope that he could compensate somehow in other areas of offense and his work in CF.

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I can't tell you how much joy it gave me to see Nick hit those 2 HRs yesterday. I'd always been a big backer of his--not quite Frobby level, mind--but I was starting to lose faith after his slow start this season. If it turns out that the cause of his capitulation last season was really injuries and he gets near to his pre 2013 level, I will be absolutely thrilled.

AJ showed some signs of getting out of his slump in game 2 yesterday, btw. Things would look pretty damn rosy if AJ and Ubaldo were to have a good game tonight and we win...

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Nick's streak of getting on base at least twice ended on Friday when he got on base only once. He was on base twice on Saturday with a double and a single. Now hitting .310/.367/.422.

More than his solid numbers, he just looks very good at the plate right now.

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