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  1. Nine of twelve
    Joe Buck referred to Puig as "flexing the bicep". The muscle is called the biceps. It's not a plural. Heezy can back me up on this. Sometimes I just can't help nitpicking.
  2. Nine of twelve
    In my line of work I deal with translators from time to time. Recently I mentioned to a Spanish interpreter that I didn't know much Spanish other than taco, cerveza and beisbol. And he said, "Oh, all the essentials!"
  3. Nine of twelve
    I think anyone hoping for a career in any phase of baseball, be it playing, coaching, scouting, broadcasting, even grounds crew and vendors, should learn as much Spanish as possible.
  4. Nine of twelve
    Actually, he has not had plenty of time to play healthy.
  5. Nine of twelve
    Sid doesn't know who Rocco Altobelli is either. My bet is that the first faux pas from him is Rocco Marciano.
  6. Nine of twelve
    Mega-like!
  7. Nine of twelve
    Just out of curiosity I checked out some of the comments on startribune.com. Ignorance. One poster said, "Never heard of him." It was really ridiculous.
  8. Nine of twelve
    My guess is that it will be a cooperative process but I think Rocco will have the final say.
  9. Nine of twelve
    This predicts the Red Sox winning in spite of the home field advantage the Dodgers would have in a 5-game WS.
  10. Nine of twelve
    Hey moderators, shouldn't this thread properly be in the MLB forum?
  11. Nine of twelve
    I don't remember how long ago it was that states recognized that visiting players, managers, coaches, etc. were earning money while working in their states and are therefore properly required to pay state income tax on their earnings for that work. It's a way that states with small-payroll teams that host large-payroll teams can increase their revenue relative to what it would be charging income tax only on home team players. And it's a boon for high-salaried players who visit Florida regularly because there's no income tax there. It would also be a boon for high-salaried players who play their home games in Florida if there were any such players.
  12. Nine of twelve
    The purpose of the metrics is to tell us now much he contributed to team defense, not to tell us how good of an outfielder he is. That doesn't make the metrics trash, it just demonstrates what the metrics do and what they don't do. Your value can and should go up and down because of the position(s) you play even though your quality of play doesn't change. Value and quality of play are not the same thing.
  13. Nine of twelve
    This is it. I've said before that the goal of a Major League Baseball organization is to field a team that is in a position to contend for the postseason every year. Every. Year. And by far the most necessary areas to accomplish this are scouting and player development. This is true for all 30 organizations but it is especially true for teams with tighter budget constraints. And there's no way around the fact that it takes time, probably 5+ years, to put the system in place, employ the people who can do the job, and cultivate a steady stream of major-league-ready players. Of course, it's also necessary to have a major league on-field staff that can achieve optimal success with the roster they are given, and I don't think our latest manager and coaches did that. I fervently hope that Falvey and Levine are people who can direct this transformation
  14. Nine of twelve
    Jean-Luc? Is that you?
  15. Nine of twelve
    I have realized that I don't want any of these teams to win. In fact, there's only one team out of 30 in MLB that I can truly root for. I may be forced to admit that I'm just a pathetic old man who can't abide other people's happiness.
  16. Nine of twelve
    If it doesn't include Kobayashi Maru it's not a real test.
  17. Nine of twelve
    I am hopeful Astudillo can become an important part of this team but I'm not sold just yet. After the 2013 season I was hopeful Josmil Pinto would become an important part of this team
  18. Nine of twelve
    I can't ****ing stand the toma****inghawk chop. It's annoying as hell and IMHO it has racist overtones besides.
  19. Nine of twelve
    Eyewitness accounts of the same incident can vary significantly due to many factors. And accuracy suffers even further when information is received via several intermediaries. I'm glad that there are many of us who did not rush to judgement and advocate rash action regarding this matter before the whole thing was more thoroughly understood. I believe this will sort itself out with very few repercussions.
  20. Nine of twelve
    My wife asked me who I wanted to win this series and I said Atlanta, I guess. And then the fans started that infernal chant so now I think I may actually want the Dodgers to win because I don't want to hear that any more than I have to.
  21. Nine of twelve
    Venezuela?
  22. Nine of twelve
    This photo is beautiful. If I lived there I'd be there regularly. But even an ugly baseball stadium is still prettier than a beautiful football stadium.
  23. Nine of twelve
    The main reason they believe they can is because they have almost as much money to work with as the Yankees do. The teams that the Twins should be like, the ones that are admirable, are Tampa Bay and Oakland.
  24. Nine of twelve
    Thank goodness for modern analytics. Here's what would happen with an old-school manager. http://mydrainbamage.blogspot.com/2012/08/far-side-rock-paper-scissors.html
  25. Nine of twelve
    I root against the Yankees, the Red Sox (who are the Yankees with beards) and the Dodgers (who are the Yankees of the NL). I hope the Yankees/Red Sox series goes 5 games and that each game is at least 15 innings long so that the winning team's pitching staff is totally burned out and fails spectacularly against either the Astros or Cleveland.
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