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  1. Nine of twelve
    Him and Arraez.
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    Chris Atteberry said on the post-game radio show that Thorpe is starting tomorrow.
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    These stats don't tell all, but I think they are worth noting. The Twins are fifth in the majors in team ERA. The Twins are fourth in the majors in OPS. Small sample size though it may be, if we can stay in this range all season I think we will do well.
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    Sometimes teams lose because a player has an off day. Sometimes teams lose because the manager has an off day. This game was the latter.
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    If the game is tied in the home half of the extra inning it would be tempting to bunt twice and win the game. Provided the batters coming up are decent bunters, of course.
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    Every pitcher, starter or reliever, should be managed based on his own strengths. Don't try to force a strategy onto your pitchers. Instead, use the strengths of your pitchers to set your strategy.
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    I misread PDX's post when I replied originally. Absolutely, air resistance varies with weather conditions. But as we get to the hot, muggy summer we will expect more carry, not less.
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    Dry air is considered to be about 78% nitrogen (molecular mass 28), about 21% oxygen (molecular mass 32), and about 1% argon (atomic mass 40). The rest are trace gases. Water vapor (molecular mass 18) rarely makes up more than about 3% of the atmosphere but it is enough to slightly decrease air resistance on very humid days.
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    Not counterintuitive. On the contrary. Water vapor is less dense than atmospheric gases. Hence, humid air is less dense than dry air and the ball will carry better. Air density is a major reason that Fulton County stadium in Atlanta was also known as The Launching Pad. First, Atlanta had the highest elevation of any MLB city at the time. Phoenix (just barely) and Denver have since supplanted it from that status. Second, Atlanta tends to have warm temperatures. Third, Atlanta tends to have higher humidity. Of course, the fact that it was a small stadium also helped a lot. I'm sure #44 was very glad to have played so many games there.
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    Absolutely. But if the ball is more resistant to airflow it will be so regardless of air density. My initial guess, based on no substantive data whatsoever, is that the ball has not changed enough to make a big difference.
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    Agree. I don't see a reason at this point to guess whether one is more important than the other.
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    Exit velocity is not the parameter to consider when talking about the change in this season's baseballs. What was supposed to be different is not that the ball is "deadened", which I would take to mean softened. Rather, the purported change is increased air resistance. That will have no bearing on the velocity of the ball upon leaving the bat. What it does mean is that a ball in flight will slow more quickly and therefore not travel as far. The question is whether air resistance has indeed changed and whether the ball indeed does not carry as well.
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    Every game lost is very precious time slipping away when there is little to no margin for that. If there is a significant work stoppage I think that seals it. 500 would not happen.
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    Spoken like someone with little to no experience with migraines. There are millions upon millions of migraineurs who would love to have something like this available but, believe it or not, there are some medical problems that can't be cured.
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    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.
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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...
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    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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    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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    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.
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    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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