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Palmoripken Hangout Grand Counsel

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Game like that will keep you up half the night...oh, it already has!

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Rain delay more so heh but man what a nail biter. I admit- I'm usually glass half full but I got nervous when Hamilton got the Balitmore chop single. Great, great play by Big Jon to end the game. I like the kid. He's had some growing pains in the field and at the plate this year but I think he's got a bright future ahead of him.

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Rain delay more so heh but man what a nail biter. I admit- I'm usually glass half full but I got nervous when Hamilton got the Balitmore chop single. Great, great play by Big Jon to end the game. I like the kid. He's had some growing pains in the field and at the plate this year but I think he's got a bright future ahead of him.

Agreed, great game by Jonathan tonight!

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That was his second baserunning miscue in the game ... both potentially costing them runs.

More Vince Coleman than Rickey Henderson at this point. Granted he is very young but if I'm his manager, I'm teaching him to be a more smart base runner. You can't teach speed but you can teach smart baserunning.

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