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This team is insane.  The pitching hasn’t been great but the hitting is crazy good.

They have 13 extra base hits so far tonight..12 of them by the big 5 prospects.

Kjerstad has 6 RBIs tonight and that’s not even the most on the team!  It’s insane.

As of right now, they have scored 59 runs in the 5 games they have played and been 10 or more in 4 of the 5.

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Just now, Sports Guy said:

The lineup tonight current has 7 guys with an OPS of 1000 or more and another players is at 977.

Who would have thought guys too good for the level to which they have been assigned would be doing well?

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4 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

The lineup tonight currently has 7 guys with an OPS of 1000 or more and another players is at 977.

7 guys hitting 333 or higher, led by Kjerstad hitting 565.  
 

Obviously it’s a SSS and this isn’t sustainable but holy sh!t is this insane right now.

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OPS in this lineup is goofy.

Holliday    1.227
Norby        1.375
Kjerstad    1.647
Mayo        1.000
Stowers        1.565
BurdickCF     1.341
Castillo     .650
Bañuelos     1.067
Robinson     .977

Edit: came here to post the OPS, but see sportsguy mentioned in second post...

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The look ok Hollidays face during his AB against the position player was just priceless. A real ‘are you serious right now’ kinda look, but somehow not in a disrespectful way. 
 

Had the same look standing on second after ripping a double. 

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LOL Kjerstad LAUNCHES a salami to LCF.  10 RBI on the night. Announcer has lost track of the runs and is saying he’s never seen anything like the onslaught of the last two games. Calling for the mercy rule. This is amazing. 

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