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I have MLB TV. I usually get blacked out of all Yankees and Red Sox games up here in CT, all 38 of them. I've tried like 10 IP Blockers/VPNs, none of them have worked well. I figured out the my Norton

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God it's fun to enjoy Oriole baseball again.

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Gametime:  7:05 pm Weather:  Hot and humid, no rain expected Matchup:  JamesonTaillon (R) vs Tyler Wells (R) Lineups 1. DJ LeMahieu (R) 2B 2. Aaron Judge (R) CF 3. Anthony

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4 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Tapia just needs a triple for the cycle.  Wonder if anyone has ever hit for the cycle without hitting the ball out of the ballpark?

https://www.mlb.com/news/the-coolest-cycles-in-baseball-history

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Leon Culberson, Red Sox -- July 3, 1943
Why it was cool:An inside-the-parker, and a natural

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No one has hit for a cycle like Culberson's in the near-80 years since it happened -- that is, a cycle with an inside-the-park home run. Leading off the eighth inning at Cleveland Stadium, the Red Sox rookie needed a homer for the cycle, and he got it when his drive to left field glanced off the glove of the Indians' Pat Seerey. By the time the ball was relayed back to the infield, Culberson had already circled the bases. The other cool thing about Culberson's cycle: it was a natural cycle. He got each hit in order: first the single, then the double, then the triple, then the home run. That's rarer than you might think; there have only been 14 natural cycles in MLB history, most recently Gary Matthews Jr. in 2006.

 

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2 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

Chapman bounced that last WP, so it has to be scored that way, but that’s about as lazy as you’ll see a catcher attempt to backhand a ball right in front instead of block it. 

An improvement on Gary Sanchez nonetheless!

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