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Baseball is just like any other profession—you should get paid what you deserve, and it should be based on your performance. Arbitration is one way that players can fight for the money they feel they deserve, and owners can try to keep every penny they can away from these players.

In the last two days we have seen a split decision in arbitration cases: a win for Ross Ohlendorf and a loss for Jered Weaver. Are these outcomes fair? Did each player get the respect and compensation he has earned? Let’s take a look.

Ross Ohlendorf, the No. 4 starter for the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, won his arbitration hearing and will be making $2.025 million in 2011. This is a drastic increase from his 2010 salary of $413,500. The real question that lies behind all this is how did the 1-11 Ohlendorf not only win the arbitration hearing, but also increase his pay to five times the amount he was making last year?

The answer lies with the case that he presented. In 2010, Ohlendorf had an ERA of 4.07 and a WHIP approaching 1.40. Combine this with his 79 strikeouts, and we are not exactly looking at a No. 1 starter.

Combine this with the fact that he only had one win during the entire season, and you have to see that Ohlendorf made one heck of a case during this hearing. What are his points to fall back on? I had more wins than Will Ohman this year, so I should be a lock to win the hearing?

For whatever reason, the arbiter saw this case in favor of Ohlendorf, and he was awarded the money he “deserved.” Now, the Pirates—who have the second-lowest revenue in the MLB (only better than the Marlins)—are forced to give their No. 4 starter more than $2 million this year. Hopefully Ross can repay them with a two-win season.

Maybe next time he will avoid arbitration and take the offer of $1.4 million from the Pirates, be happy with that and go out and EARN his next contract. For a guy who spent time in the minors and was on the disabled list twice, I don’t think that is too much to ask.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, Jered Weaver has turned into a middle- to top-tier pitcher in the last few years. Sporting a 13-12 record for a disappointing Angels squad, Weaver won the major league strikeout title with 233 in the 2010 season. One of the lone bright spots for the Angels, Weaver without question deserved a raise from the $4.265 million he made last year.

Unlike Ohlendorf, Weaver had a real case and workload to back up his desire for $8.8 million instead of the $7.365 that was offered to him by the club. He had an ERA of 3.01 and was the best strikeout pitcher in the game—what more could the Angels ask for?

On a team that lost Kendry Morales due to a freak accident and struggled to find consistency all year, Weaver was someone who the Angels could count on every fifth day to do his best no matter how the rest of the team was performing. 

Out of these two players, which one seems to deserve the money? It is pretty clear to me that Weaver deserved to win his arbitration case over Ross Ohlendorf. Compare the stats side by side:

Weaver
13-12, 224.1 IP, 3.01 ERA, 233 K, 1.074 WHIP, All-Star, No. 1 starter

Ohlendorf
1-11, 108.1 IP, 4.07 ERA, 79 K, 1.380 WHIP, No. 4 starter

Both players were asking for approximately $1 million more than their clubs were offering; hopefully the next 10 hearings will award the money to the players who deserve it. All I know is that regardless of the money given out, I would much rather have Jered Weaver on my team than Ross Ohlendorf.

Here’s to a great season, and Jered Weaver again being the strikeout king, winning 15 games and giving a nice little “maybe I was worth the extra million dollars I wanted” to the Angels.

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Ervin Santana has been good but not great. He was 17-10 last season, with a 3.92 ERA, 1.320 WHIP and he chewed up 222.2 innings. At 28 years old, he isn’t likely to improve very much, but he could hold those numbers for some years. The Yankees lost Andy Pettite this week, who had a career 3.88 ERA, so Santana could be a logical replacement. But why would the Angels deal a valuable piece of their young rotation? 

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The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim appear to have missed their window of opportunity during the Vladimir Guerrero era by not making the World Series over his six seasons in Anaheim.

We are now seeing the ramifications of spending large and not winning. Los Angeles is left with a bloated payroll and a roster that has serious depth issues at the major and minor league level with no immediate help on the way. It’s time Tony Reagins and Arte Moreno admit the Angels have issues and change course.

With a high payroll and key Angels soon to be free agents, might it be time for the Halos to take a step back and get a franchise-changing return for a pitcher of high caliber like Jered Weaver?

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Although some of the more committed fans won’t acknowledge it, the 2010 American League Cy Young Award is a two-horse race between CC Sabathia and Felix Hernandez.

The New York Yankees’ and Seattle Mariners’ aces opened up a considerable window between themselves and the rest of the field as the season wore through its 162-game slate. Though the ratios and most of the stats tell a muddled story—with chapters of decent length devoted to Cliff Lee, Jered Weaver, Francisco Liriano, David Price, Justin Verlander, Clay Buchholz, Trevor Cahill and Jon Lester— there is one key number that separates Carsten Charles and King Felix.

That would be the number in the innings-pitched category.

The Stallions Were Also Work Horses

Hernandez led the American League with 249.2 innings pitched while Sabathia came in second with 237.2. Those two were head-and-shoulders above the other elite starters in the Junior Circuit, who wallowed between 224 and 200 (give or take a few outs).

That’s not a huge lead, but considering how similar the totality of the other circumstances are, the difference becomes hugely significant.

Compare the two front-runners’ numbers, complete with ranking in the AL, along with a couple of the second tier of contenders:

Hernandez: 249.2 IP (1st), 2.27 ERA (1st), 1.06 WHIP (2nd), .212 BAA (1st), .585 OPSA (1st), 3.31 K/BB (7th), 3.04 FIP (4th), 3.26 xFIP (3rd), 6.2 WAR (3rd)

Sabathia: 237.2 IP (2nd), 3.18 ERA (T-6th), 1.19 WHIP (T-2nd), .239 BAA (12th), .656 OPSA (11th), 2.66 K/BB (14th), 3.54 FIP (10th), 3.78 xFIP (10th), 5.1 WAR (8th)

Weaver: 224.1 IP (T-3rd), 3.01 ERA (5th), 1.07 WHIP (3rd), .228 BAA (7th),  .622 OPSA (T-5th), 4.31 K/BB (2nd), 3.06 FIP (5th), 3.51 xFIP (5th), 5.9 WAR (5th)

Lee: 212.1 (10th), 3.18 ERA (T-6th), 1.00 WHIP (1st), .246 BAA (T-16th), .618 OPSA (3rd), 10.28 K/BB (1st), 2.58 FIP (1st), 3.23 xFIP (2nd), 7.1 WAR (1st)

Clearly both men were amongst the best in hurlers in baseball, regardless of which assortment of metrics you choose. Neither case is unassailable, but take one of the other studs and you can poke holes in their arguments as well.

Weaver was excellent across the board, but he was also behind Felix across the board (except for strikeout-to-walk ratio).

Lee, on the other hand, was statistically phenomenal, but he was a hired gun who switched allegiances midseason. Additionally, his innings-pitched total, earned run average and batting average against are considerable vulnerabilities.

The same exercise can be repeated for all the top dawgs.

The Rub

Of course, the obvious two elephants in the room are the record and the degree of difficulty.

CC blows King Felix away in both regards…on the surface.

That’s only half true—the keystone of the Bronx Bombers’ rotation obliterated his counterpart in Seattle as far as wins and losses were concerned. The big fella boasted a record of 21-7 while Hernandez went 13-12, but that’s more a function of the two teams involved.

New York finished with its customarily gaudy body of work, 95-67 to be exact.

Meanwhile, the Mariners limped to the second-worst record in Major League Baseball at 61-101. Only the tragically inept Pittsburgh Pirates were worse. Combine that with the current state of baseball—in which even the best and most durable starters average seven innings or less per start—and the win-loss record ceases to have much relevance.

But degree of difficulty isn’t quite what it seems.

Context Is Everything, But It’s Not Enough

Let’s deal with an unpopular truth—performing in New York City, especially in pinstripes, is more difficult for 99 percent of human beings, with nutters like David Wells being the possible exceptions.

ESPN riled everyone up against the axis of sporting on the East Coast, so that many deny that obvious truth. But it is the truth and demonstrably so: Javier Vazquez and Randy Johnson aren’t the only individuals who have wilted to some degree (or completely) under the unreasonable bright lights of the Big Apple.

Consequently, Sabathia’s otherwise rickety numbers get a rather large bump, as they do for tossing his days away in the AL East—unquestionably the hardest division in baseball. Even though he didn’t have to throw against the Yankees’ juggernaut. CC still faced the unpleasant task of staring down barrels aimed by the Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays.

And he had to do a lot of that work in the New Yankee Stadium, not the most flattering place for pitchers.

So the Vallejo native’s season must be viewed through that jagged lens and only then can it be seen as potentially Felix Hernandez’ equal.

The Anti-Rub

Potentially.

But not actually.

Take arguably the top six 2010 AL offenses—the Yanks, Red Sox, Rays, Jays, Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins. Here’s how each Cy Young candidate fared against the biggest boppers:

Hernandez

BOS—7.1 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 9 K

MIN—15 IP, 4 ER, 12 H, 2 BB, 13 K

NYY—26 IP, 1 ER, 16 H, 8 BB, 31 K

TB—DID NOT FACE 

TEX—40 IP, 19 ER, 39 H, 12 BB, 31 K

TOR—8 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 4 BB, 5 K

TOTAL—96.1 IP, 26 ER, 73 H, 27 BB, 89 K

Sabathia

BOS—25 IP, 11 ER, 20 H, 8 BB, 17 K

MIN—DID NOT FACE 

NYY—DID NOT FACE 

TAM—34.2 IP, 13 ER, 29 H, 14 BB, 29 K

TEX—6 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 9 K

TOR—8.1 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 8 K

TOTAL—74 IP, 26 ER, 55 H, 24 BB, 63 K

When the curtain gets pulled back, you can see it was Felix Hernandez who actually saw more of the premiere offenses in baseball. What’s more, he outperformed CC Sabathia against those offenses.

Conclusion

When you look at the landscape of professional pitching this season, it’s clear that the second “Year of the Pitcher” extended to both leagues.

The Junior Circuit, like the National League, had aces come out of the woodwork and twirl unhittable frame after unhittable frame. There were at least 10 extraordinary seasons, but there is only one AL Cy Young Award, and it’s reserved for the absolute best.

Tim Lincecum and Zack Greinke showed in 2009 that wins and losses are on the brink of obsolescence, but they weren’t up against a rep from the Evil Empire with his black-robed media cabal in tow. So it remains to be seen whether the glint of 21 wins in New York City will be enough to distract the voters.

Hopefully not.

Because, in 2010, the best was Felix Hernandez.

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We’re about to present a slideshow in which we analyze the voting for the 2010 American League Cy Young Award. We’re going to look at 10 Cy Young Award candidates and analyze them along several lines, i.e. how much run support each one got, how well each player kept the ball in the yard, how hurt by his home park each one was.

But at the end of the day, none of this matters, because really all we want to know is the answer to this one question: Is this the year? Will this be the historic year in which the Baseball Writers Association of America does the correct thing and gives the Cy Young Award to the best pitcher in his league, without regard for his win-loss record?

Put another way: Will Felix Hernandez win the 2010 American League Cy Young Award?

Let’s have a look.

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Sunday afternoon’s game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago White Sox may have had no bearing on the playoffs, but it was certainly historic in nature.

In the first inning, right fielder Bobby Abreu stepped to the plate and hit his 40th double of the season, marking the fifth time in his career that he has surpassed 20 HR, 20 SB, and 40 doubles. No other player in Major League history has reached this trifecta more than three times.

It’s an extraordinary achievement for Abreu, who continues to provide speed, power, and timely hitting at the age of 36.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough for the Angels, who eventually lost 4-3 to complete the sweep of the weekend series by the White Sox.

Halos manager Mike Scioscia started four rookies in this game, who combined for five hits, four strikeouts, and two errors. Both errors were committed by rookie shortstop Andrew Romine, playing in just his second big league game.

One of his errors was a pop-up that he lost in the sun, leading to a costly unearned run that denied starter Jered Weaver a chance at his 14th victory of the season.

Rookie catcher Hank Conger collected two hits and an RBI and continues to look more comfortable behind the plate; as Scioscia ponders the future catching prospects, Conger is certainly not hurting his cause during his September evaluation.

Sunday was Family Day at Angels Stadium, and although the team lost, Weaver was impressed with what he saw.

“Things aren’t always going to go your way with things like that,” said Weaver. “But this time of the year, when the playoff chances are done, it’s fun to give those guys a chance. I was one of those young guys at one time, and I was just itching to get out there too.

“It’s fun to see those guys work. But you know they’ve got some pressure on them too.”

With the Angels out of playoff contention and playing out the string, the rookies should get more opportunities to show their worth over the last week of the season, and Scioscia will be watching.

“We had a lot of young guys on that field, and there’s going to be some growing pains. I think we saw them this afternoon,” Scioscia said. “[But] they need to get into a major league game. It’s important for their growth.

“All the stuff that separates the major leagues from triple A, those guys need to experience it. See how their talent plays and move forward.”

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We were entertained by the rockets’ red glare as these pitchers were having their own pyrotechnic shows from the hill.

1. Felix Hernandez, Seattle

Hernandez tossed the ball hard for nine innings only gave up two hits with 11 strike outs. He earned a .000 ERA and the deserved victory.

In week 13, he was dominated, and the Monday that followed Independence Day, he was equally good. However, his bullpen gave up the win he deserved.

The popular Seattle ace is 6-5 with 122 strikeouts and a .301 ERA for the season.

2. Adam Wainwright, St. Louis

Wright threw for 16 innings from the mound last week and had 16 strikeouts with only three walks. His appearances gave him two wins and a .059 ERA.

Last Sunday, he threw a complete game and picked up the victory.

The Cardinals’ starting pitcher is one of the best right now and doesn’t show signs of slowing down.

He is currently sitting pretty with a 12-5 record and a 2.24 ERA with 123 strikeouts for the season.

3. Jered Weaver, Los Angeles (Angels)

Weaver sat down six and allowed only two hits, which gave him a .000 ERA and the win.

The box score looks great, but he did hiccup when he had trouble retiring the last few batters he faced.

He is 8-4 with 130 strikeouts and a .2.97 ERA for the season.

4. Matt Capps, Washington

Capps picked up two wins in three innings of relief. He garnered a .000 ERA and only gave up two hits.

Capps has had five straight scoreless appearances.

His season has been decent with a 3-3 record, 23 saves, 32 strikeouts, 3.26 ERA.

5. Huston Street, Colorado

Street spent six innings on the hill last week and struck out six with no walks and only two hits. His performance gave him two saves and a .000 ERA.

The Colorado hurler’s fantasy ownership increased about five percent with his recent outings.

He is 1-1 with two saves and eight strikeouts for the season.

6. Matt Latos, San Diego

Latos worked eight innings to get the win. He struck out eight and only walked two which gave him a .000 ERA.

Latos and Jimenez are tied for the most shutout innings this season thus far.

He is 9-4 with a 2.62 ERA with 91 strikeouts for the season.

7. Tommy Hanson, Atlanta

Hanson played some catch with McCann and earned a victory with a .000 ERA after six innings on the mound. He sent eight back to the dugout with strikeouts and only gave up two walks.

He is 8-5 with a 4.19 ERA with 98 strikeouts for the season.

8. Roy Oswalt, Houston

Oswalt threw for seven innings on the mound and struck out seven with two walks and only three hits. His performance gave him the win and a .000 ERA.

The Houston starting pitcher may be wearing a different uniform after the All-Star break. If Texas picks him up, he won’t need to travel far for his new assignment.

The Astros haven’t helped Oswalt’s record of 5-10 despite his ERA of 3.32 with 104 strikeouts this season.

9. Brad Lincoln, Pittsburgh

Lincoln had a nice outing with six strikeouts and one walk in seven innings. He earned the win and a .000 ERA.

He did very well in week 13 but he followed it up with his worst outing this past Tuesday.

The Pirates starting pitcher is a huge risk. Fantasy owners should stay clear until he provides more consistent performances.

He is 1-3 with a 5.25 ERA for the season.

10. Bronson Arroyo, Cincinnati

Arroyo had six solid innings with three strikeouts and two walks, giving him a .000 ERA and the win.

The Reds hurler gained some fantasy ownership as a result of this performance. He is up five percent in most leagues.

Arroyo is available around 50 percent in most leagues. He would be a nice pick up if your fantasy staff has fallen by the wayside.

He is 9-4 with a 3.04 ERA with only 54 strikeouts this season.

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We were entertained by the rockets’ red glare as these pitchers were having their own pyrotechnic shows from the hill.

1)       Felix Hernandez Sea

Hernandez tossed the ball hard for nine innings, only gave up two hits, and recorded 11 strikeouts on route to picking up the deserved victory.

In Week 13, he was dominating, and the Monday that followed Independence Day he was equally good. However, his bullpen gave up the win he deserved.

The popular Seattle ace is 6-5 with 122 strikeouts and a 3.01 ERA for the season

2)       Adam Wainwright StL

Wainwright threw 16 innings from the mound last week and had 16 strikeouts with only three walks. His starts gave him two wins and a 0.59 ERA.

Last Sunday, he threw a complete game and picked up the victory.

The Cardinals starting pitcher is one of the best right now and doesn’t show any signs of slowing down.

He is currently sitting pretty with a 12-5 record and a 2.24 ERA with 123 strikeouts for the season.

3)       Jered Weaver LAA

Weaver sat down six and allowed only two hits, giving him the win.

The box score looks great, but he did encounter a minor hiccup when he had trouble retiring the last few batters he faced.

He is 8-4 with 130 strike outs and a 2.97 ERA for the season.

4)       Matt Capps Was

Capps picked up two wins in three innings of relief. He garnered a 0.00 ERA and only gave up two hits.

Capps has had five straight scoreless appearances.

His season has been decent, with a 3-3 record, 23 saves, 32 strikeouts, and a 3.26 ERA.

5)       Huston Street Col

Street spent six innings on the hill last week and struck out six with no walks and only two hits. His performance gave him two saves and a 0.00 ERA.

The Colorado hurler’s fantasy ownership increased about five percent with his recent outings. 

He is 1-1 with two saves and 8 strikeouts for the season.

6)       Matt Latos SD

Latos worked eight innings to get the win. He struck out eight and only walked two.

Latos and Jimenez are tied for the most shutout innings thus far.

He is 9-4 with a 2.62 ERA with 91 strikeouts for the season.

7)       Tommy Hanson Atl

Hanson played some catch with McCann and earned a victory after six innings on the mound. He sent eight back to the dugout on strikes and only gave up two walks.

He is 8-5 with a 4.19 ERA and 98 strikeouts for the season.

8)       Roy Oswalt Hou

Oswalt threw for seven innings on the mound and struck out seven with two walks and only three hits. His performance gave him the win.

The Houston starting pitcher may be wearing a different uniform after the all-star break. If Texas picks him up, he won’t need to travel far for his new assignment.

The Astros haven’t helped Oswalt’s record of 5-10 despite his ERA of 3.32 with 104 strikeouts.

9)       Brad Lincoln Pit

Lincoln had a nice outing with six strikeouts and one walk in seven innings. He gave up no earned runs and picked up the win.

He did very well in week 13, but he followed it up with his worst outing of the season this past Tuesday.

The Pirates starting pitcher is a huge risk. Fantasy owners should stay clear until he provides more consistent performances.

He is 1-3 with a 5.25 ERA for the season.

10)   Bronson Arroyo Cin

Arroyo had six solid innings with three strike outs and two walks, giving him a 0.00 ERA and the win.

The Reds hurler gained some fantasy ownership as a result of this performance. He is up five percent in most leagues.

Arroyo is available around 50 percent in most leagues. He would be a nice pickup if your fantasy staff has fallen by the wayside.

He is 9-4 with a 3.04 ERA with only 54 strikeouts this season.

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L.A. Angels ace Jered Weaver was officially named to the American League All-Star team this afternoon, according to MLB.com and confirmed by the Angels.

Weaver will be replacing New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia, who manager Joe Girardi says will not be able to pitch due to the way their rotation schedule is playing out.

Weaver will probably not be able to pitch for the same reason, unless tonight’s game against the Chicago White Sox is postponed. The game is currently in a 45-minute rain delay.

Weaver (8-3, 2.82 ERA, 1.06 WHIP), was a controversial exclusion from the squad. He currently leads both leagues in strikeouts and quality starts.

Although it doesn’t look like he is going to get to play, the move would at least allow Weaver to be acknowledged in front of his hometown fans as an All-Star. The Midsummer Classic will be played in Anaheim.

This will be the 27-year-old righthander’s first All-Star appearance.

Weaver has the best winning percentage of any pitcher in baseball over the past five seasons at .663.

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Fun fact: Who has the best winning percentage of any pitcher in baseball over the past five seasons?

Here’s a hint. It’s not C.C. Sabathia, Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, Johan Santana, Josh Beckett or any of the other pitchers the East Coast writing establishment loves to go on endlessly about.

It’s Jered Weaver at .663.

Weaver has clearly taken his game to another level in the absence of former Angels ace John Lackey, and has managed to single-handedly carry his team through a horrific stretch in the process.

The one constant for the Angels in 2010 has been quality starts by Weaver—a stat that he leads all of MLB in with 14, along with fellow West Coast All-Star snub Felix Hernandez.

At a time when the rest of the Angels rotation and bullpen were ranked at the bottom of the league in every category, Weaver kept them afloat.

At a time when his team had the worst batting average in baseball and gave him one of the lowest run support totals in the league, Weaver managed to keep his team in games and win most of them.

Weaver should not only be in the conversation for the Cy Young, but the MVP as well.

Weaver also:

• Leads both leagues in strikeouts with 124.
• Leads all starters in K’s per nine innings with 10.27.
• Is second to only Cliff Lee in walk to strikeout ratio at 4.77.
• Has the third best WHIP in the league at 1.06.
• Has the sixth best ERA in the league at 2.82.

The opposition is hitting .217 against him. Only Jon Lester and Colby Lewis (yet another snubbed West Coast pitcher) were better.

It is hard to be any more consistent than giving up two or less runs in 12 of your 17 starts, as the 27-year-old has done this season.

If it weren’t for Weaver, the Angels might very well be in the Seattle Mariners’ shoes right now—sellers at the trade deadline, instead of just 3.5 games out of the AL West.

Weaver doesn’t have a 100-mph, blow-you-away fastball. In fact, at times it is hard to see how he gets anyone out with a fastball that barely hits 90 mph.

The Simi Valley High School product simply knows how to pitch.

The game hasn’t seen a pitcher this crafty since Greg Maddux. Weaver is living proof that changing speeds and having control in the zone are just as important as having good “stuff.”

His ability to ring up batters through deception probably doesn’t get him noticed as much as hurlers with electric pitches like Sabathia. However, it’s his results that are electric and undeniable to anyone with an ounce of objectivity.

While most East Coast fans and writers are nestled in their beds or writing on deadline, Weaver will continue to take to the mound for his 10:05 EST starts and do his thing.

Hopefully, the outrage over Weaver’s failure to make the All-Star squad will help these misguided souls to discover this new invention called TiVo.

A whole world of baseball exists on the West Coast of your continent, East Coast homers. A world that extends beyond the former Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants.

If the East Coast writers manage to discover this world in time, and Weaver continues to demonstrate the consistency he has shown throughout his entire career—maybe, just maybe—Weaver can have his vindication at the end of the year in the form of a Cy Young Award.

Until then, the Angels, the team that had 100 wins last season.

The team that is the current three-time defending champions of the West.

The team that is hosting the Midsummer Classic, will have to settle for its hometown fans cheering for one player (Torii Hunter), as he takes to the field All-Star Weekend.

Enjoy your game, East Coast.

The West Coast fans are glad we could provide you with a neutral site on which to play it.

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