If you found us from Google due to this title, you might want National Geographic or an African safari forum where discussion quickly turns into a story about how 'your old lady doesn't let you watch scary movies.' Here, when we say our 'old lady,' we're not using a euphemism for a wife. It's for my fiancee. Gio Gonzalez had a throwback to the days of wine and roses. The wine being anything but Boone's. The roses being McGowan. He went seven innings and didn't give up a hit past the first inning with only 4 baserunners and 11 Ks vs. the Phils and Kyle Kendrick (7 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 6 Ks). This was a battle between two teams you think are good offensively, but are not. The Bryceless Nats couldn't score for Gonzalez and needed an Ian Desmond grand slam in the eleventh to win. This no decision was Gio's 7th in his last 8 starts -- c'mon, Gio, make up your mind. Or console yourself with a QS, Gio! This was a nice start after I had reservations about his falling K-rate and rising walk rate. Again, it was the Phils, so I wouldn't just accept he's back to last year's tricks. It's an illusion! Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
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