Seattle Mariners Playoff Drought | Astros Surging | Cano's New Home

MLB Takeover Pod

This week the guys discuss Seattle's 20-year playoff drought, Houston winning 11 out of their last 12 games, and Robinson Cano heading to San Diego. Later they react to Kyle Hendricks getting pulled from a complete game shutout, debate who the AL MVP is 5 weeks into the season & more!

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Headlines
Seattle Playoff Drought Outliving iPod
Apple announced that they’re discontinuing the iPod.
The Mariners have the longest active postseason drought at 20 years.
45 seasons (1977).
Never Reached the World Series.
Never Won the World Series.
15-18 so far this season.
Drought will continue to (at least) 21 years.

Astros Recent Surge
They’ve won 11of 12.
2nd best record in the American League.
Swept the Mariners, Tigers, and Twins.
Top 5 in ERA, Quality Starts, Whip, Batting Average Against.
Middle of the pack offensively.
14th-Runs, 25th-Batting Average, 18th OBP, and 9th-Slugging Percentage.

Robinson Cano to Padres
Mets released 39-year old Cano last Sunday.
Padres announced that they signed the Vet on Friday.
Padres plan to use Cano as a bat off the bench; occasionally starting at 2nd base.
Cano sat out last season serving his 2nd suspension for performance enhancing drugs.
He’s owed $44 million of his 10-year $240 million contract from the Mets.
He’s lost close to $36 million from his drug suspensions.
An 8-time All-Star, Cano has a .302 career batting average with 335 home runs, 1,305 RBIs and an .842 OPS in 17 seasons. He has 2,632 hits, including 571 double (http://ESPN.com)
Kyle Hendricks Pulled after 8 2/3 scoreless innings
Monday night against the Padres, Hendricks pitches 8 2/3’s of scoreless baseball before getting pulled.
Allowed only 3 singles, walked 1, and struck-out 7
Hendricks became the 1st Cubs starter to reach the 8th (and then 9th) inning this season.
David Ross planned to pull Hendricks in the 8th but according to Hendricks “I kind of talked him into it”.
According to http://MLB.com, they negotiated that Hendricks could stay in the game if he pitched a 1-2-3 9th inning.
Following his only walk to Jake Cronenworth, Ross pulled him at 116 pitches.

Aaron Judge - .305 Avg. 12 HR, 27 RBI’s
Stanton - .284 Avg. 10 HR, 30 RBI’s
Trout - .323 Avg. 9 HR, 19 RBI’s
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