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  1. Nine of twelve
    To me this is further evidence to contradict the stance of Morris and Blyleven that it is better for starters to throw more pitches.
  2. Nine of twelve
    Each year has two seasons: baseball season and waiting for baseball season.
  3. Nine of twelve
    I don't recall hearing this before either. Obviously the OP has. From where, I don't know. Maybe he just made it up.
  4. Nine of twelve
    Again, I apologize for inaccurately expressing my thoughts. I think Buxton's past incaution in certain situations, such as running into fences, increased his risk of injury. During the last three seasons he appears to have learned from his past and to have become more aware of putting himself at higher risk, and I don't think that any of his injuries during the last two seasons were the result of incaution. Nor do I believe future injuries he may suffer are likely to be due to this. He has also taken steps to improve his physical conditioning. I have seen no data to suggest that Buxton is physiologically injury prone. If you believe that to be the case, the burden is on you to produce data to support that hypothesis. Again, keep in mind that it is invalid to use population-based statistics to prove or disprove an hypothesis about an individual. If you are unable to produce this data you should refrain from making such an assertion. Due to the absence of data to suggest that Buxton is physiologically injury prone and due to his having taken steps to reduce his injury risk, it appears to me that bad luck is the biggest factor in his missing as many games as he has in recent seasons.
  5. Nine of twelve
    You obviously missed my point, and I believe I am at fault for not making it clear. Please accept my apology. It appears that you are using faulty logic. The fact that some people get injured more than others due physiological reason(s) does not mean that everyone who has more frequent injuries suffered them because of those reasons. Only if Buxton is demonstrated to be in the subset of people with those conditions can it be stated that this contributed to his injuries. Therefore the only data that will support your hypothesis are data collected from Buxton himself. Also, I did not state that every injury Buxton suffered was purely due to luck. I only specifically cited three injuries. And I certainly never stated that "injuries are purely luck".
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    Please post data on Buxton's collagen proteins, bone-mineral density genetic markers, and genetic protein structures. That way you can prove that your hypothesis is correct and not just an attempt to apply a general statement to a specific individual. And while you're at it, please do an analysis of the collision that resulted in a concussion in 2014 and show that "another player, perhaps with better genetic protein structures, may have walked away uninjured". I've provided the video for you.
  7. Nine of twelve
    How does this apply to a concussion when being crashed into by another player, a broken hand on a HBP, and a broken toe on a foul ball? (Answer: it doesn't.)
  8. Nine of twelve
    This, and getting a pitcher or two.
  9. Nine of twelve
    If Buxton repeatedly suffered the same type of injury then yes, it's legitimate to say that he's injury prone. In Donaldson's case, he has a long history of leg muscle injuries and it's expected for that to continue. Buxton does not have a history of multiple instances of a particular type of injury. That leads me (and most people) to conclude that his injuries are a statistical anomaly. In other words, bad luck. Edit: I didn't read Chief's post before I posted this. Great minds think alike.
  10. Nine of twelve
    I've said a million times not to exaggerate.
  11. Nine of twelve
    They played competitively for most of the season. There was the season-killing stretch in April and May when they went 9-26. They were 64-63 otherwise. Had they not gone through that horrid time the front office would have done things much differently and that 64-63 might have been even better.
  12. Nine of twelve
    Dick Bremer is spouting false information. He said that if Toronto and the Yankees meet in the wild card postseason game that Toronto would host due to a better head-to-head record. This is wrong. The Yankees will host the wild card postseason game no matter who is the opponent because they have a better 162-game record than any of the other teams.
  13. Nine of twelve
    Almost every left fielder in the majors makes that catch. But not every left fielder.
  14. Nine of twelve
    My first thought at this point is, "Where was this team in April and May?" My second thought is, "I think this poor guy on the mound is overmatched."
  15. Nine of twelve
    If the injuries were due to something Buxton does on a day-to-day basis then there is some basis to predict the future. But they are not. Hence, it's just as legitimate, probably more so, to say that the odds are that he is due for a few injury-free seasons. But in either case past results are no guarantee of future performance.
  16. Nine of twelve
    This is an agree to disagree moment. Watching him during the last month or two I think he has closer stuff and has developed a bit of swagger that comes from confidence. Subjective observations but I think he has grown to the point where he can do it. I'm making him a pick to click for next season. Even if we trade him.
  17. Nine of twelve
    It probably only took two games. I bet this is only the second game in which this scenario occurred.
  18. Nine of twelve
    I already forget if it was Dick or Justin (or both) who said they've never seen a double play like that. Nor have I. That's one of the great things about baseball--you can have seen thousands of games but still see something new. Oh, and winnah!
  19. Nine of twelve
    Speedster Sano coming in for the run!
  20. Nine of twelve
    Red Sox win. Yankees and Red Sox with 91 wins. Toronto with 90. Seattle with 89 with today's game yet to be played.
  21. Nine of twelve
    That is a prime example of why Astudillo should not be on the 26-man next season.
  22. Nine of twelve
    I can't decide if I'm hoping for a 3-way wild card tie or a 4-game one. https://www.mlb.com/news/american-league-wild-card-tiebreakers-explained A 3-team tie would mess with the postseason schedule more than a 4-team tie would so in some ways that's what I hope for. But whatever could result in the Yankees being eliminated from the postseason is a positive outcome.
  23. Nine of twelve
    Toronto won and the Yankees lost. Those are the preferred outcomes.
  24. Nine of twelve
    With all due respect to Taylor Rogers, Duffey should be our closer. It's better to have a righty in that role, and Rogers and Alcala can mix and match for the 7th and 8th. Now we just need to find a way to get through the first 6 innings...
  25. Nine of twelve
    There's nothing strange about that. Herb was one of the best two announcers in the history of baseball and anything he said that brings back a memory is wonderful.
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