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1. Assorted Notes on the Futures Game
2. Other Notable Games (Including MLB.TV Free Game)
3. Today’s Complete Schedule

Assorted Notes on the Futures Game
A Note on Right-Thinking People Everywhere, Their Opinions
It’s the opinion of right-thinking people everywhere that the Futures Game — which occurs tonight (Sunday) at 5pm ET — is the very best (and/or, perhaps, only tolerable) thing about the All-Star break and its attendant festivities.

A Note on Wrong-Thinking People Everywhere, Their Opinions
With regard to wrong-thinking people and their opinions, the author has considerably less to say — except that they (i.e. wrong-thinking people) are very likely responsible for the design and manufacture of the PT Cruiser.

The Futures Games, Some Information About It
The Futures Game, for those who are unacquainted with it, is a contest between the very best American-born and also other-country-born prospects in baseball. It is, for example, the medium by which the author was first introduced to the athletic stylings of an 18-year-old Mike Trout.

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1. Featured Game: New York AL at Boston, 12:35 ET
2. Other Notable Games (Including MLB.TV Free Game)
3. Today’s Complete Schedule

Featured Game: New York AL at Boston, 12:35 ET
Regarding a Thing About This Game
A thing about this game is that — owing both to its early start time and also the semi-belated appearance of the present Notes — is that it’s probably beginning now, or just about to begin, even as you’re reading these words.

Regarding Another Possibility
Another possibility is that the game is maybe even over already — ended, in fact, some time ago — and the reader is fully aware of the result, but curious as to what his expectations might have been had he read these Notes earlier, and to what degree those expectations would have been borne out, or perhaps contradicted (if that’s a thing that can be done to expectations), by the actual game itself.

In the Event That That’s the Case
If that is the case — the thing about the game being over already — allow me to salute the Gentlereader of the Future. Allow me to commend, moreoever, his taste in baseballing internet sites.

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1. Stirring Hyperlink: BA’s Midseason Top-50 Prospects
2. Notable MLB Games (Including MLB.TV Free Game)
3. Today’s Complete Schedule

Stirring Hyperlink: BA’s Midseason Top-50 Prospects
Regarding What Happened Yesterday
The thing that happened yesterday is, is Baseball America made available to Navigators of the Internet its midseason top-50 prospect list.

The Reader’s Likely Reaction to That
Rendered in video form, here’s how the reader is likely reacting to that sort of information:

In Terms of Navigating to the Aforementioned Prospect List
In terms of navigating to BA’s midseason prospect list, it’s necessary to follow this hyperlink.

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Episode 209
David Laurila, curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, talks with SABR president Vince Gennaro and chair of SABR’s Minneapolis chapter — and Twins official scorer — Stew Thornley.

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1. Leaderboard from the Future: Rest-of-Season Hitters
2. Notable MLB Games (Including MLB.TV Free Game)
3. Today’s Complete Schedule

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1. Notes of Import™
2. Notable MLB Games (Including MLB.TV Free Game)
3. Today’s Complete Schedule

Notes of Import™
Need to know information for men and women who need to know.

Scouting Report of Cole’s July 2nd Start
Internetting Gentleman mattp31 attended top-ranked Pittsburgh prospect and right-hander Gerrit Cole’s start against the Binghamton Mets on Monday and has written a detailed report of same for Minor League Ball. Cole’s fastball seemed to sit at around 94-96 mph and, according to the aforementioned author, hit 96 or higher about a third of the time. The start was the 21-year-old Cole’s third at Double-A. Here’s his line from same: 5.2 IP, 25 TBF, 5 K, 1 BB, 0 HR, 7:3 GO:FO, 6 H.

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1. Featured Game: San Diego at Arizona, 21:40 ET
2. Video: Andrew Cashner’s Last Start, Just Because
3. Other Notable Games (Including MLB.TV Free Game)
4. Today’s Complete Schedule

Featured Game: San Diego at Arizona, 21:40 ET
Regarding What’s Happening Tonight
Tonight what’s happening is the author is traveling via car and then boat and then car again to his in-laws’ house in the northern-most regions of Michigan — in advance of the July 4th holiday, that is, like an American.

Regarding What Else Is Happening Tonight
The other thing that’s happening tonight is Very Interesting Right-Hander Andrew Cashner of the San Diego Padres is facing Other Interesting Right-Hander Trevor Bauer of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Thing That’s Interesting About Andrew Cashner
The thing that’s interesting about Andrew Cashner is his fastball sits at 98 mph as a starter — the highest such figure for any pitcher who’s started a game this season.

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Episode 208
FanGraphs managing editor Dave Cameron, as per usual, makes his weekly appearance on FanGraphs Audio and analyzes all baseball.

Discussed: how to win an All-Star Game to the max.

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1. Potent Minor-League News
2. Notable MLB Games (Including MLB.TV Free Game)
3. Today’s Complete Schedule

Potent Minor-League News
Featuring entirely — perhaps even excessively — fertile news.

Ynoa Pitches 10th Professional Inning
Ben Badler of Baseball America tweets — and is not lying when he notes — that Michael Ynoa, the recipient of a $4.25 million bonus out of the Dominican in 2008 (the largest such bonus for a Latin American amateur at the time), pitched his first competitive inning of the season on Saturday and his 10th as a professional. Here’s (the now 20-year-old) Ynoa’s line from his appearance with the rookie-level AZL Athletics: 1.0 IP, 4 TBF, 1 K, 1 BB, 0 H.

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