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  1. Nine of twelve
    Nick Nelson's week in review post from last night stated what I heard yesterday, that his removal from the game was due to a non-COVID illness. I also heard speculation that it was due to a migraine. Hope his recovery is quick.
  2. Nine of twelve
    The Twins' Brant Alyea.
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    George Will writes about baseball every now and again and I'd guess he always employs proper verbiage. So he might have done so. And of course there is the legendary Strib wordsmith who passed away at age 100 a few months back...
  4. Nine of twelve
    To expand on what I was saying about Arraez, if Cruz needs a day off keep Donaldson and Sano at 3B and 1B and let Arraez DH.
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    Winner winner tastes-a-little-like-chicken dinner! https://whatsinthepan.com/how-to-cook-pan-roasted-rabbit-in-wine-sauce/
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    This is a good point. Not only will some teams be better or worse than currently expected but every team goes through hot and cold streaks. It calls to mind the axiom that it's not just whom you play it's when you play them.
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    And, as I said before in another thread, being currently scheduled for 2022 they probably already have some people and plans in place so I expect it would be easier for them to ramp up than it would be for any other location.
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    I know this won't last the whole season, but there can not be a better prototype leadoff man than Arraez when he is hot like this. Gotta have him in the lineup as much as all the other regulars. When Donaldson is off he plays third. When Simmons or Polanco is off he plays second. He can be in LF when an outfielder is off.
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    This is exactly what I was going to post, except I woulda included a woulda.
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    Should some rules be changed? I am in favor of that, with the goal of changing the balance of factors in how the game is played. I think the game would be improved with fewer strikeouts, fewer bases on balls, and fewer home runs. To that end, specifically, I would advocate a lower mound, a larger strike zone, and, as has been done, changing the specifications of the ball to increase resistance to air flow. But that is incidental to the point I was making that maximizing performance (under whatever rules happen to be in place) is the object of major league baseball. Too many people use the term "analytics" as a pejorative, but it's always been a part of the game. It has simply evolved to be more precise and more useful.
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    Your point is well taken, but the object of playing major league baseball *is* maximizing performance. If spectating experience is the object then maybe we need the baseball equivalent of the Harlem Globetrotters for those who do not enjoy watching maximized performance.
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    In fact, the old ways are rarely the best. That's why new ways supplant the old ways.
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    It's not 100% certain but IMHO it is at least 95% certain.
  14. Nine of twelve
    You can frame it as "frankly unwatchable" if you must but I will respectfully strongly disagree. Baseball is not just about action produced by batted balls. Seeing one pitcher at the top of his game is good stuff, and seeing two opposing pitchers both at the top of their games like last night is great stuff. I found it to be highly watchable. I'll admit that it does require actually paying attention to the game but I thought last night's game was much closer to how high level baseball should look than a 10-8 slugfest.
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    I am totally on board with Baldelli's pitcher management last night. Keep in mind that a manager's job is to get his team to advance as far as possible over the course of the regular season (and the postseason, we hope). Regarding last night, most importantly, it was a 1-run game. The manager has to decide who is more likely to keep the other team down, a fresh set of bullpen arms or a starter who has thrown 84 pitches in his first start of the season. The manager also has to take into account what would be best for the pitcher and the team in the pitcher's future starts. The fact that the starter happened to be no-hitting the opponent was a factor, but it was low on the list of factors to consider.
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    I thought I had posted the following already, but now I don't see it. My apologies if it appears twice. Regarding 2021, I agree. I was speaking in more general terms about where a suitable neutral baseball venue might be.
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    Yes, I have heard that his existence is only a fable.
  18. Nine of twelve
    Good game for the good guys. Pretty good game for the Brewers, too.
  19. Nine of twelve
    Under the mask into the throat. Nasty.
  20. Nine of twelve
    I know you are, but what am I?
  21. Nine of twelve
    Not me. I'm the same age. I've been 39 for many years.
  22. Nine of twelve
    I'd mention how glad I am not to see a commercial for a certain dough-cheese-and-topping restaurant chain but I won't because I don't want to jinx it.
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    Into, and, more importantly, out of trouble. Yes!
  24. Nine of twelve
    Wes Johnson needs to bring a stepstool with him when he visits the mound.
  25. Nine of twelve
    Yes.
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