With Morrow still recovering from elbow surgery this spring, the Cubs first used Pedro Strop as a closer, but Strop injured his hamstring in early May.
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Pedro Strop pitched the ninth inning for his eighth save.
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"They told me, 'No, you're in left field,'" Strop said.
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Justin Wilson, Pedro Strop and Luke Farrell each pitched one inning.
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Pedro Strop got the last three outs for his second save.
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Chase Utley then drew a pinch-hit walk against Pedro Strop.
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Pinch-hitter Chase Utley followed with a walk from Pedro Strop.
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Ryan Zimmerman followed with an RBI double off reliever Pedro Strop.
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Strop said he will have to pitch on back-to-back days.
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Pedro Strop relieved and got an out, then struggled with his control.
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Strop is a relief pitcher, after all, and that is his job.
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You can feel Edgerton striving manfully to strop his character into toughness.
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Strop was helped off the field and replaced by left-hander Travis Wood.
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Chicago RHP Pedro Strop, who has been on the disabled list since Aug.
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"He's a really good pitcher with a good fastball," Peraza said of Strop.
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But after Chapman walked the lead batter, Maddon summoned the now-ready Strop.
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After Pedro Strop retired the leadoff batter, he was replaced by Travis Wood.
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Pedro Strop (0-2) took the loss after allowing one run in two innings.
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Strop, 33, has 13 saves and a 2.26 ERA in 60 outings this year.
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Herrera drew a bases-loaded walk from Strop to even the score at 4.
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"I just didn't think he was on his game today," Maddon said of Strop.
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"But then Starlin drove back from the hospital," Strop recalled, chuckling at the memory.
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He later scored the decisive run on a wild pitch from RHP Pedro Strop.
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The right-handed Strop struck Perez out looking to end the inning, stranding Ramirez.
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USA Inc's Sino-strop would then end up enabling the opposite of what it wants.
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Bruce's ninth-inning home run came off Cubs reliever Pedro Strop and drove in Votto.
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With the Cubs out of position players, Strop played left as Wood finished the game.
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Strop walked Carlos Santana and Maddon was out there again, removing him for Travis Wood.
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Strop hit up Alex Vega at the Auto Firm to re-pimp his 2015 Infiniti QX80.
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Cubs reliever Pedro Strop pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his first save of the season.
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Amazingly, no fly balls were hit to Patton, Wood, or Strop during their left field stints.
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Two other Cubs relievers — Pedro Strop and Brian Duensing — followed Edwards and both pitched capably, too.
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Cubs right-hander Pedro Strop (21-24) drew the loss after serving up McCutchen's three-run blast.
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But Strop fanned Jayson Werth for the final out of the inning with a runner on second.
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Then in May, he took a 95 MPH fastball from Cubs reliever Pedro Strop off the helmet.
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Lester combined with relievers Steve Cishek, Carl Edwards Jr. and Pedro Strop for a six-hit shutout.
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Lindor grounded out, and the Cubs then turned to their fifth pitcher of the night, Pedro Strop.
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Arrieta got through the sixth unscathed, though, and relievers Pedro Strop and Travis Wood navigated the seventh.
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Pedro Strop entered and induced a groundout from Carpenter to earn his seventh save of the year.
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Strop got the first out of the inning on a long flyball to left from Rajai Davis.
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Cubs right-hander Pedro Strop (1-1) earned the win despite blowing a save opportunity in the ninth.
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Cubs reliever Pedro Strop (1-43) took the loss after blowing his second save opportunity in seven chances.
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After the game, Maddon said it was as a result of Pedro Strop not being warmed up yet.
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Steve Cishek (3-1) earned the win in relief, and Pedro Strop closed it for his ninth save.
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Pedro Strop (3-0), who got the final out of the top of the seventh, got the win.
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Reliever Pedro Strop (3-2) worked a perfect seventh inning to earn the victory for the Cubs (42-42).
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RHP Pedro Strop said he expects to return next month and help the Cubs in their final playoff push.
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Steve Cishek (2-4) pitched a scoreless eighth inning and Pedro Strop pitched the ninth for his ninth save.
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Strop gave up three runs by surrendering one hit and three walks without retiring a batter in the ninth.
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Pedro Strop pitched a scoreless ninth for his eighth save, working around a two-out walk to Max Muncy.
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She is so far accustomed to going barefoot that she could strop a razor on the soles of her feet.
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When the Cubs submit their official National League Wild Card roster on Tuesday morning, closer Pedro Strop could be included.
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He then doubled in another run in the sixth off reliever Pedro Strop and scored on a single by Sierra.
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Cubs relievers Brandon Kintzler, Steve Cishek, Pedro Strop and Craig Kimbrel held the Padres scoreless over the final four innings.
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Travis Wood and Pedro Strop are warming up for Cubs as this game is basically settled after Rizzo's home run.
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A sacrifice fly by Washington's Ben Revere in the seventh off reliever Pedro Strop cut the Cubs lead to 3-2.
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Strop gave up a pair of two-out singles before exiting for Trevor Cahill, who walked Goldschmidt to load the bases.
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But the Orioles — who also dealt Pedro Strop, a useful reliever — also acquired a backup catcher, Steve Clevenger, from the Cubs.
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Pedro Strop (6-1), the eighth of nine Cubs' pitchers, got the victory, and Randy Rosario recorded his first career save.
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Jesus Aguilar popped out, but Gamel lined a 1-0 pitch from Pedro Strop to right, scoring Keston Hiura and Eric Thames.
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Josh Naylor led off the eighth with the first pinch-hit homer of his career on the first pitch thrown by Strop.
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RHP Pedro Strop (1-2) worked one-third of the eighth inning but collected his first victory since July 10, 2016, at Pittsburgh.
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Strop was under consideration to return for the win-or-go-home game against the Colorado Rockies after missing the past two weeks.
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Cincinnati's Eugenio Suarez tied it at 214-2 in the top of the ninth with a leadoff homer off Cubs closer Pedro Strop.
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Cincinnati's Eugenio Suarez tied it at 2-2 in the top of the ninth with a leadoff homer off Cubs closer Pedro Strop.
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The Nationals roused their home crowd in the bottom of the inning with two runs off Cubs relievers Pedro Strop and Mike Montgomery.
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Strop was one of four relief pitchers to follow starting right-hander Jake Arrieta, who allowed three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings.
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Rowan Wick struck out four over two innings before Pedro Strop retired the side in the ninth for his 10th save of the season.
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At that point, with Roberto Perez due up, Joe Maddon came out to remove Lester from the game in favor of reliever Pedro Strop.
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Stephen Drew hit a pinch-hit homer off reliever Pedro Strop with one out in eighth to give the Nationals a 24-03 edge.
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The Cubs seem to have few other reliable relievers — besides, perhaps, Pedro Strop, who has not had a save in more than two years.
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Closer Pedro Strop was on the 25-man wild card roster submitted by the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, marking his return from a hamstring injury.
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Christian Yelich walked, advanced on a wild pitch by reliever Pedro Strop (21-225) and scored on Stanton's two-out, opposite-field single to right.
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On Baseball When the bullpen phone rang in the 15th inning of Tuesday's road game in Cincinnati, Pedro Strop assumed he would start warming up.
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Cubs reliever Pedro Strop replaced Hammel to start the eighth but injured his left knee while chasing Yunel Escobar's leadoff grounder down the third base line.
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The blast off Strop spoiled a would-be victory for right-hander Tyler Chatwood, who pitched six scoreless innings in his first start since Aug. 18.
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Tempers flared after Chicago reliever Pedro Strop drilled Yasiel Puig with a 3-0 fastball in the left leg with two outs in the eighth inning.
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Tempers flared after Chicago reliever Pedro Strop drilled Yasiel Puig with a 3-133 fastball in the left leg with two outs in the eighth inning.
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It's just as awesome as you'd imagine -- so says Cubs pitcher Pedro Strop ... who says the pep talk was like something out of a Hollywood movie.
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With two outs in the eighth and Pedro Strop (23-33) on the mound for the Cubs, Eugenio Suarez was intentionally walked to load the bases.
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"You see how Strop a lot of times throws the ball underhanded, you figure that maybe he has a problem with some touch throws," Girardi said.
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However, after pinch hitter Keon Broxton drew a walk, the Cubs turned to Pedro Strop to face another pinch hitter, Jesus Aguilar, who drew another walk.
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"That took a lot of pride, a lot of heart and a lot of love of the game," said one of Davis's fellow relievers, Pedro Strop.
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The Cubs insurance runs and the final out of the top of the ninth came too close together for Strop to have enough time to warm up.
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Phelps could arrive in time to replace right-handed reliever Pedro Strop for the Cubs' important three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals starting Tuesday night.
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Reliever Pedro Strop, the third pitcher to enter, was in the Cubs' bullpen that inning when the phone rang, but he knew better than to assume anything.
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Strop was forced to leave the game when he sustained a left leg injury while attempting to beat out a double-play grounder to end the 10th.
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But with the Cubs leading by seven runs, and Chapman having walked Brandon Guyer to start the ninth, Joe Maddon decided to pull him for Pedro Strop.
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The always-aggressive Cubs have added Jesse Chavez, Brandon Kintzler and Jorge De La Rosa in his absence and gotten strong work from Pedro Strop and others.
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Anthony Rizzo's eighth-inning RBI double gave them 63-2 lead, but the Giants stormed back with four hits against the fifth Chicago pitcher, Pedro Strop (2-4).
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Starling Marte hit a three-run home run with two outs off Pedro Strop before winning pitcher Randy Rosario (1-0) got the final out of the inning.
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Pedro Strop was summoned from the bullpen, and after Brandon Crawford was intentionally walked, Sandoval went the opposite way with a two-strike slider for the game-winner.
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MLB pitcher Pedro Strop can breathe a sigh of relief after a custom car job gone bad ... 'cause the Chicago Cubs reliever gave his car a complete $30,000 makeover.
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Pinch-hitter Brian Goodwin of Washington had a bases-loaded single to drive in a run against reliever Pedro Strop to make it 4-2 later in the seventh.
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Relievers Pedro Strop and Carl Edwards Jr. each pitched a scoreless, hitless inning of relief, and Wade Davis fanned all three batters in the ninth for his 32nd save.
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With closer Pedro Strop out for at least the remainder of the regular season with a hamstring injury, Cubs left-hander Jorge De La Rosa pitched the ninth inning.
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Right-hander Brandon Kintzler worked a perfect eighth and Pedro Strop, who struggled Friday, worked a perfect ninth to get his seventh save and second in as many games.
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Last week, when the Cubs had a day off in Boston while the Yankees finished a series there, Castro lunched with a good friend, the Cubs reliever Pedro Strop.
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The ground ball he hit came against his good friend Pedro Strop, with whom he had lunch last week when the Yankees and the Cubs were both in Boston.
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Pedro Strop, who replaced Morrow as the closer, is done for the regular season due to a hamstring injury, and his status for the postseason has yet to be determined.
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Anthony Rizzo's eighth-inning RBI double gave the visitors a 4-2 lead, but the Giants stormed back with four hits against the fifth Chicago pitcher, Pedro Strop (2-4).
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SS Trea Turner was put on the disabled list Friday after he injured his right wrist when he was hit by a pitch Thursday against Chicago Cubs RHP Pedro Strop.
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A "cutting edge producer" is not necessarily about a producer who makes au courant films or plays; it could also be something that produces a sharp edge, like a STROP.
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Chicago right-handed reliever Pedro Strop was greeted by Eugenio Suarez's two-out double down the left field line to bring home Joey Votto and Duvall and make it 7-5.
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Christian Yelich's sacrifice fly against Brian Duensing got Milwaukee even, before Strop came on and stranded the potential go-ahead run in scoring position by getting Jesus Aguilar to fly out.
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"Great question, but I have no idea," said Cubs reliever Pedro Strop, who celebrated a lot last year when his team snapped a 113-year drought and finally won the Series.
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Pedro Strop, making his second appearance since missing almost a month with a hamstring injury, gave up a one-out home run to Paul DeJong in the ninth to lose the shutout.
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According to WGN's Len Kasper, Strop was under consideration to return for the win-or-go-home game against the Colorado Rockies after missing the past two weeks with a hamstring injury.
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My memories of those few years are vivid: the Broadway-level drama of Zaha's arrival at the office each afternoon (which made Meryl Streep's strop in The Devil Wears Prada seem positively quaint).
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Jimenez, a rookie left fielder, smacked a 260-0 pitch from Pedro Strop (1-3) into the left field bleachers for his 12th home run of the season and sixth in nine games.
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Jimenez, a rookie left fielder, smacked a 1-0 pitch from Pedro Strop (1-33) into the left field bleachers for his 12th home run of the season and sixth in nine games.
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Playing in just his second game for the Cubs, Carlos Gonzalez doubled and drove in two runs against his former team, and Pedro Strop pitched the ninth for his fifth save of the season.
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After the Chapman episode last season, and his departure as a free agent, Maddon had to do some fence-mending with the likes of Carl Edwards Jr., Pedro Strop, Hector Rondon and Mike Montgomery.
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Puig tossed his helmet and walked toward Strop before initially being restrained by Cubs catcher Willson Contreras and first baseman Anthony Rizzo, then by teammate Joey Votto as players from both teams spilled onto the field.
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Pedro Strop got the final four outs for his first save of the season, the final out coming when left fielder Ian Happ made a diving catch on a ball down the line with a runner on third base.
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Pedro Strop retired the next two A's in order, and closer Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth for his 23rd save of the season overall and third since coming to the Cubs from the Yankees in a trade on July 25.
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Strop has been a pitcher since he broke into the majors in 2009, but he had played more than 200 games at shortstop in the Rockies' minor league system before a weak bat persuaded him to try throwing off a mound.
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Starlin Castro was hitless in eight at-bats, but his ground ball to short with one out in the 24th inning — off his good friend Pedro Strop — was good enough to get Hicks home from third base ahead of Russell's errant throw.
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We have the spirit of rebellion in us and, completely incapable as we are of turning that into a coherent political movement, we have turned it full force on an austere sexagenarian who fills us with truculent resentment, a mean grandad who refuses to buy us a world-class striker for Christmas, no matter how big a strop we throw.
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There's nothing wrong with pancake day per se, because pancakes are quite nice and getting annoyed about the existence of pancake day makes you the kind of person who thinks that railing against Valentine's Day is an act of radicalism worthy of the class of '68, but there's something deeply, deeply saddening about a day created to celebrate the simple joys of pouring batter into a frying pan, and dropping the resulting tasteless nothingness on the kitchen floor before having a massive strop and vowing to never do it again, being taken for a ride by greedy club owners.
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