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Shakespeare wrote:gotta imagine thats it, yeah

even a bad outing that gave some indication they can squeeze one more start out of him before bringing ross back for good would have been enough. he probably even pitched himself out of a mop up role
I actually feel bad for the guy. Yesterday was his 38th birthday, today he's out of a job and it could have been his last in MLB.
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Tonight against the Twins the White Sox started a totally Garcia outfield- Avisaíl in right, Leury in center, and Willy in left.
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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:Tonight against the Twins the White Sox started a totally Garcia outfield- Avisaíl in right, Leury in center, and Willy in left.
Reminds me of this all brother outfield, though they never started together.
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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:Tonight against the Twins the White Sox started a totally Garcia outfield- Avisaíl in right, Leury in center, and Willy in left.
Reminds me of this all brother outfield, though they never started together.
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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:Tonight against the Twins the White Sox started a totally Garcia outfield- Avisaíl in right, Leury in center, and Willy in left.
Reminds me of this all brother outfield, though they never started together.
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more like Beaster Bunny

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Fascinating. I have to give it a lot more study and thought to give an actual opinion.
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Good stuff. I've been disappointed in some of Silver's recent writing (that I've read; don't keep up w/ all of it) but this is a return to form. No doubt he's diagnosed the problem correctly. I'm not the person most likely to figure out the strengths & flaws in his proposal but it does seem like he underweights the importance of stranding inherited runners - he gives it more weight than the current save stat which is good, but imho the balance of factors is not as good as it could be. In any case, it would be an improvement over the current situation and if widely adopted as meaningful I'm pretty sure it would improve bullpen usage in the big leagues.
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With Starling Marte suspended for 80 games I think Milwaukee is now the second best team in the NL Central (no I'm not worried about the Cubs' 7-7 start).
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Tequila Cowboy wrote:With Starling Marte suspended for 80 games I think Milwaukee is now the second best team in the NL Central (no I'm not worried about the Cubs' 7-7 start).
the Cards aren't what they've been in the past but do you really think they were/are the 4th or 5th best team in the central ?
they lost Holladay and gained Fowler...that's about all.

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jr29 wrote:
Tequila Cowboy wrote:With Starling Marte suspended for 80 games I think Milwaukee is now the second best team in the NL Central (no I'm not worried about the Cubs' 7-7 start).
the Cards aren't what they've been in the past but do you really think they were/are the 4th or 5th best team in the central ?
they lost Holladay and gained Fowler...that's about all.
they've sucked on ice this year. They're unathletic. They have no power.
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jr29 wrote:
Tequila Cowboy wrote:With Starling Marte suspended for 80 games I think Milwaukee is now the second best team in the NL Central (no I'm not worried about the Cubs' 7-7 start).
the Cards aren't what they've been in the past but do you really think they were/are the 4th or 5th best team in the central ?
they lost Holladay and gained Fowler...that's about all.
they've sucked on ice this year. They're unathletic. They have no power.
And they just swept the team that was gonna be second in the division.
The bats have been cold but they aren't as bad as they've looked. Fowler had done NOTHING until today......I'm sure you were crazy about him last year.

I'm not trying to make a case for them being a top tier team in the NL or anything . They are way better than they've been playing though. We're also two weeks into the season...

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jr29 wrote: We're also two weeks into the season...
Ding ding!
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Ruh roh. MadBum on the DL. You think these guys would stay off those damn bikes by now, wouldn't you?

Chris Sale is an early season monster for the Sox even though Craig Kimbrel robbed him of a win yesterday (and then got the win after the blown save in what of the stupider scoring rules out there).
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beantownbubba wrote:Ruh roh. MadBum on the DL. You think these guys would stay off those damn bikes by now, wouldn't you?
fuckin' dirt bike accident! Who the hell does he think he is, Kelly Leak?

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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:
beantownbubba wrote:Ruh roh. MadBum on the DL. You think these guys would stay off those damn bikes by now, wouldn't you?
fuckin' dirt bike accident! Who the hell does he think he is, Kelly Leak?

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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:
beantownbubba wrote:Ruh roh. MadBum on the DL. You think these guys would stay off those damn bikes by now, wouldn't you?
fuckin' dirt bike accident! Who the hell does he think he is, Kelly Leak?

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at least Bumgarner didn't lie like Jeff Kent did when he injured himself on a dirt bike but claimed he hurt himself "washing his truck"

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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:
beantownbubba wrote:Ruh roh. MadBum on the DL. You think these guys would stay off those damn bikes by now, wouldn't you?
fuckin' dirt bike accident! Who the hell does he think he is, Kelly Leak?

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And Jon Lackey proves again what a fucking dick he is. I hope the Brewers put one between his numbers the next time he faces them.
Chris Bosio handled the situation well though.........not really.

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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:
beantownbubba wrote:Ruh roh. MadBum on the DL. You think these guys would stay off those damn bikes by now, wouldn't you?
fuckin' dirt bike accident! Who the hell does he think he is, Kelly Leak?

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Smart Baseball Can Still Be Fun Baseball

I think this may be of interest to a few of y'all
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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:Smart Baseball Can Still Be Fun Baseball

I think this may be of interest to a few of y'all
From the description, the book is aiming at a very specific sweet spot and it sounds like the right one in the general marketplace. But my guess is that it will be too basic for the more regular contributors here and perhaps not basic enough for those who want to up the stathead side of the game. Writing about math, even applied baseball math, for the layman is no easy task. The excerpts make it sound like Law may be good at it, but it's hard to tell. OTOH, my measuring stick is Bill James who remains the master. Based only on that story, I'd put the book in the "I'll probably pick the book up eventually but I'm not gonna run out and buy it" category.
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beantownbubba wrote:OTOH, my measuring stick is Bill James who remains the master
speaking of Bil James, have you read this?

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A group headed by Derek Jeter and Jeb Bush have bought the Miami Marlins.
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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:
beantownbubba wrote:OTOH, my measuring stick is Bill James who remains the master
speaking of Bil James, have you read this?

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Tequila Cowboy wrote:A group headed by Derek Jeter and Jeb Bush have bought the Miami Marlins.
Anything has got to be better than Jeff Loria so that's a start. I hope this group is appropriately capitalized.
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beantownbubba wrote:
whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:
beantownbubba wrote:OTOH, my measuring stick is Bill James who remains the master
speaking of Bil James, have you read this?

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??? Is that the same Bill James? I don't know this book.
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