Hunt and Peck: Links of the Weekend

This NL Central race isn't for the faint of heart. This season has been up and down, but look, just look at that beautiful spot at the end of the lines where the red line cross over the blue. Wonderful.

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what else is going on in baseball...

• the league cannot hit high heat. - Just a Bit Outside
• the astros fire bo porter...  you know, because that was the problem. - CBS Sports; Sports Illustrated
• holy shift. - Hardball Talk
• what an august! - Cut4
• speaking of shift. - Grantland

what the cardinals are up to...

• oh nuthin', just being in first place and stuff
  

  . http://t.co/raB5Twar3f

  — VHS (@VanHicklestein) September 2, 2014

  
  - MLB
• michael wacha looks good at AA outing. - STL Today
• justin masterson is out of the starting rotation. - CBS Sports; Viva el Birdos
• viva el podcast episode ii is ready for public consumption! - Viva el Birdos

KNOW THINE ENEMY...

the nl central

• ryan braun since the all star break: 
  

  93 wRC+...RT @jonmorosi: Ryan Braun since All-Star break: .229 AVG, .280 OBP, .414 SLG, with 7 HR in 40 games . . .

  — Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) September 2, 2014

• one brewers prospect plays all nine positions in a single game. - Sports Illustrated
• jorge solar's heatmap:
  

  Jorge Soler is off to a red-hot start for the @Cubs. Check out his heat map pic.twitter.com/zxN9GA4kcw

  — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 2, 2014

• ken rosenthal talks "Strike Out Cancer" with skip schumaker. - Fox Sports
• johnny cueto flicks mike leake's junk. - Deadspin
• STANDINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  

the pittsburgh pirates

• aaron previews the series for us. - Viva el Birdos
• jonah keri talks pirates on this podcast. - Grantland
• for all things pirates, check out bucs dugout! - Bucs Dugout

weekend scoreboard:

Oh dear, I am out of time. Tonight at 7:15pm Waino takes on Jeff Locke.

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