Hunt and Peck: ¡Viva el Jaime!

You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that?
Come up with a smiling face.
It's nothing against you to fall down flat,
But to lie there -- that's disgrace.
The harder you're thrown, why the higher you bounce;
Be proud of your blackened eye!
It isn't the fact that you're licked that counts,
It's how did you fight -- and why?

How Did You Die?
Edmund Vance Cooke

what else is going on in baseball

• Shelby Miller gets one out away from his first no-hitter. - MLB
• And shortly after, Marlins manager Mike Redmond was canned. - MLB
• And, in a surprise twist, the Marlins hired their GM Dan Jennings as the field manager. - SBNation
• Bryce Harper has walked thirty-seven times this season. - Cut4
• What do players think of on-field celebrations? - SBNation
• I am not sure what is more impressive: the homer, or the barehanded catch of the homer. - MLB
• Giancarlo Stanton hits the ball very hard. - Fangraphs
• Adrian Beltre hit home run number 400. - MLB
• Miguel Cabrera hit home run number 400. - MLB
• This is the best response to a hit-by-pitch I have ever seen. - Cut4
• John Axford talks about his son, who was bitten by a snake back in March, throwing out the first pitch. - MLB
• The lawsuit over MLB and NHL blackout restrictions has moved forward. - SBNation
• Should the MLB minimum salary be increased? - Fangraphs

what the cardinals are up to...

• Jaime Garcia is coming back! - Viva el Birdos; STLToday
• A look at the playoff odds. - Viva el Birdos
• Do the Cards need to trade for a starter? - STLToday

KNOW THINE ENEMY

the new york metropolitans

• For all things Mets, check out Amazin' Avenue. - Amazin' Avenue

the nl central

• Andrew McCutchen makes a great play and it is on Statcast. - MLB
• Poor Gregory Polanco. - MLB
• With Jon Jay on the DL, Anthony Rizzo is making a run at the HBP throne. - Sports on Earth
• Carlos Gomez was drilled in the head by a 97 mph pitch. - NESN
• Standings:
  

  St. Louis Cardinals	25	12	.676
  Chicago Cubs	21	16	.568
  Cincinnati Reds	18	20	.474
  Pittsburgh Pirates	18	20	.474
  Milwaukee Brewers	13	25	.342

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