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  1. Nine of twelve
    To a team that has room for a player who does a lot of things, but everything below average.
  2. Nine of twelve
    This is true for about half the players in the major leagues.
  3. Nine of twelve
    Lessons From Atlanta: occasionally a fair-to-middling team simply gets lucky and has a warm streak (11 wins, 5 losses) at just the right time.
  4. Nine of twelve
    The 2017 AL season was very unusual. There were two outstanding teams, two good teams, and two bad teams. The other nine teams were so-so, not bad, not good. One of those nine was going to qualify and any of them could have made several roster changes (at significant expense) and still have been unlikely to qualify for the postseason, much less make a strong postseason run. That is why very few knowledgeable baseball people would have advocated for the Twins to take a big shot that year.
  5. Nine of twelve
    Lessons from the majority of teams over the years: If you have a shot, be sure you don't cripple your team to take it.
  6. Nine of twelve
    Trade anyone if the return improves the team.
  7. Nine of twelve
    I'm completely aware that a 302-foot Pesky pole home run counts the same on the scoreboard as a 500-footer. But when you consider that there are maybe only about 20 people out of 7.8 billion on the planet who are able to hit ones like the top three here it's just so awesome.
  8. Nine of twelve
    I'd slightly lean toward Steve Carlton over Spahn.
  9. Nine of twelve
    Agree to disagree. Here's my description of a symphony orchestra: String musicians, auxiliary supporting musicians, and percussionists.
  10. Nine of twelve
    I suppose, but even though the Oakland game probably the worst loss of the season, it was just part of the fallout from the defining moment, not the defining moment itself.
  11. Nine of twelve
    I'll disagree as strongly as possible with the April choice. The season-defining moment, the season-killing moment, was when COVID-19 made its way to the roster. That threw the roster into chaos and it threw the schedule into chaos. It's never been specifically reported, but I'm sure team unity and morale were knocked down big-time. If I were a vaccinated team member I would have been angry, enraged, furious, livid at any and every member of the organization, uniformed and not uniformed, who refused to be vaccinated at the earliest possible juncture because that is certainly what enabled the virus to take hold.
  12. Nine of twelve
    I had a Gray Duck childhood. What is it with you people who spell it grey??
  13. Nine of twelve
    Well, I don't know if the Metrodome turf would have been a major issue. He would have spent the bulk of his time DH'ing so it would only have been while baserunning that it would have come into play.
  14. Nine of twelve
    There's more to it than just this, and analytics should be able to give an answer, at least in theory. Does the new stance actually result in more wild pitches and passed balls? Does the new stance reduce the number of baserunners as the result of (presumably) changing the ratio of strikes to balls? Does the new stance decrease the number of pitches thrown? Does the new stance impact the catcher's ability to field his position and to throw out runners attempting stolen bases? Are catchers more likely to incur injuries as the result of the new stance?
  15. Nine of twelve
    Beginning with the 1986 season through the 2021 season they have made the postseason twice in the last 36 seasons.
  16. Nine of twelve
    At the risk of veering too far off-topic, the word is bogeyman. Variations in spelling have arisen over the years.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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".
  20. Nine of twelve
    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.
  21. 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.)
  22. 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.
  23. Nine of twelve
    I've said a million times not to exaggerate.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
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