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Cards Fall to Reds 4-3
First and foremost, welcome to the new site. This is the first post for the new dig, and although the layout has changed, you’ll still find a very opinionated writer in control of the keyboard, after all, I’m Mike, and this is Mike on the Cards. You should notice that I’m part of the MLB Hub network . For those unaware, The Hub is a new blog network dedicated to providing ...
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Wasting Opportunities
C70 At The Bat — ... Mike on the Cards (note the new site, BTW) mentioned the Cardinals leaving runners on base.  Seemed like a reasonable symptom of a struggling offense, not able to get the big hit.  So I did some rough research and compared LOB for wins vs. LOB for losses. ...

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