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Writing around the idea that baseball is a game slightly ahead of its time. A 'simple' game the qualities of which include physical and metaphysical paradoxes: the two dimensional diamond with-in the sphere; the struggle between individuals with-in a complex group dynamic.
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Jays win 7th in a row - Esmil Rogers stymies NL batting order - winning run plates in bottom of 1st

Scorecard for this game, Rockies at Jays - Game 2: http://internetbaseballscorecard2013.blogspot.ca/2013/06/18-rockies-at-jays-game-2.html

Image: Rockies at Jays - Game 2 box score, Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Image: MLB AL East Standings 2013 06 19

(Image via mlb.com - http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/index.jsp?tcid=mm_mlb_standings#20130402)

John Gibbons used the nice defensive replacement cycle again:

Bonifacio started at 2B. In the top of the 8th he moved to LF - Melky Cabrera out of the game. Batting in Cabrera's place at the top of the order, Kawasaki comes into the game playing SS, which moves Maicer Izturis from SS to 2B - where Bonifacio started.

Maicer Izturis started at SS. In the top of the 7th he made 1 of the Jays' 2 errors. It was the 3rd and final run of the Rockies 7th. Mark DeRosa started at 3B. In the 2nd he threw one over 1B into RF - no run scored.

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