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  1. Nine of twelve
    I'd rather use him as about the 30th man on the roster - sixth-string outfielder, logging time at St. Paul to try to stay sharp for the occasional call-up during the season.
  2. Nine of twelve
    I have never thought that Mudville was intended to be a real place. I still don't. I think it was just a name (that would never be given to a real town) that was well-chosen by the poet to reflect the mood of the team and its fans after experiencing the anticipation of a come-from-behind victory that turns into the disappointment of a loss.
  3. Nine of twelve
    The script is OK, I guess. Better than the ugly 1960's script. But when I look at it I see T u π n s. I know there's a dot there but it can't overcome the third-rate mathematician in me.
  4. Nine of twelve
    The save as a statistic didn't become official until 1969, following the start of the trend of using a designated closer in the 1960's. I think the trend of moving away from that strategy is going to continue and for that reason the save statistic is going to become less and less useful in telling us which relief pitching performances are the most important. Remember when GWRBI was an official stat in the 1980's? It was based on the same criterion that determined the winning pitcher: it was the RBI that gave the team a lead for the remainder of the game. Turns out it wasn't a very useful stat so its official status was discontinued. I can easily foresee the save going the same way. What would be more revealing is to use a formula of some kind to weigh the game situation into a reliever's performance to produce something akin to WAR or WPA. It could even take into account factors like whether your opponent is a division rival close to your team in the standings or whether it's a game in early April as opposed to an elimination game in the last week of the season
  5. Nine of twelve
    It is understandable why teams designated closers for so many years. The consistency of the same pitchers working the same innings helped pitchers prepare for individual games. But this approach didn't take into account the most important thing, something Tom Kelly is famous for saying: put players in situations where they are most likely to succeed. This means you set up your pitching so that you don't have your fourth-best reliever facing the opposition's best hitters, no matter what inning it is. Use your best reliever in the most important situations.
  6. Nine of twelve
    Chief appears to be saying the Twins have not had satisfactory success with their current strategy, so therefore the strategy is bad. MLR appears to be saying that there is evidence that Twins' lack of satisfactory success is not necessarily because the strategy is bad, it's also possible that Twins management is not executing the strategy well enough. Is that about right?
  7. Nine of twelve
    The performances of approximately 15 other teams at or below average revenue. I'm not taking a position in this discussion, I'm simply answering your question.
  8. Nine of twelve
    Yeah, it's too bad that Pressly didn't pitch up to his talent level while he was here, for whatever reason. And certainly as of now Houston has won that trade. Keep in mind we still have to see how Alcala and Celestino do for their careers before we make a full evaluation. But even if they do pan out well we could/should have gotten more than we did considering it was a deadline sell.
  9. Nine of twelve
    I've said it before and I'll say it again: There are two seasons in every year. Baseball season and Waiting for Baseball season.
  10. Nine of twelve
    My favorite comic strip!
  11. Nine of twelve
    I would expect that Correa is totally at peace with the situation. He has to be very aware of Pena's skill level and the difference in salary between the two of them. I'm sure he realized long ago that this is how he would leave the Astros.
  12. Nine of twelve
    Preposterous. This will have no effect whatsoever on his decision. First, we all know that this affects only about half of his earnings. Players pay income tax based on where games are played. Second, if the highest offer exceeds the second highest offer by even just a little that makes up for any difference in taxes. Third, the team itself and how it is expected to perform is a high priority, if not the highest priority, for almost all free agents. Fourth, there are only 5 teams located in a state with no income tax: Miami, Tampa Bay, Houston, Texas, and Seattle. I don't think any of those teams would be considered a likely destination for Correa.
  13. Nine of twelve
    I don't have anything against Pete Maki but I don't know enough about him to have anything for him either. I expected the team to do a more thorough search for a pitching coach, including interviewing anyone they had interest in. I hope they did due diligence after Johnson left before making Maki the permanent coach. Regarding the philosophy of lifting the starter after two times through the opposing lineup, I don't care whether the starter throws 60 pitches or 120. But if the game is reasonably winnable, of the pitchers who are available the one most likely to get outs should be on the mound.
  14. Nine of twelve
    It looks cream to me also, as opposed to gold. I hope the home unis will follow suit, cream instead of white or powder blue or red. Regarding the blue, this is not 1977. We don't look like the Twins wearing red.
  15. Nine of twelve
    I don't think it's that simple. 70 innings of relief in close-and-late situations is probably more valuable to the team than 140 innings as a starter.
  16. Nine of twelve
    I'm quite confident the Twins will make an offer. I'm just as confident it will not be the best offer Correa receives.
  17. Nine of twelve
    Given this team's philosophy regarding pulling starters after two trips through the batting order the bullpen is as important as the starting rotation, maybe more so. We need shutdown relievers and Duran is elite. Keep him in the bullpen.
  18. Nine of twelve
    If I ran a MLB team the Head Trainer's responsibilities would include defining the culture.
  19. Nine of twelve
    No hands = LF. The most important thing a left fielder contributes to the team is his performance at the plate. And BTW Buck is elite speed, elite arm. So to answer the question asked in this thread's title: No.
  20. Nine of twelve
    Looking good for Phila tonight. I like the Philadelphia team better than the Houston team. The only thing keeping me from jumping on the Phillie bandwagon is the well-earned reputation of Philadelphia sports fans as being jerks. Or worse. However, my mom has friends and neighbors, a married couple, who are the biggest-hearted, most sincerely nice people I have ever met in my life. And they are Phillie fans. Simply for the sake of these wonderful people I hope the Phillies finish this World Series with a 4-game winning streak and wrap it up at home.
  21. Nine of twelve
    There are elite catchers who are not elite hitters. There are elite hitters who are not elite catchers but are able function acceptably in the position. What is rare is elite catchers who are elite hitters. They come along only rarely. Without doing extensive research I bet there haven't been more than a dozen or so in the history of MLB. We were very fortunate to have seen the most recent specimen of this rare breed playing for our favorite team. There will be another such player in the future who will catch and win a batting title. Someday.
  22. Nine of twelve
    My unscientific, unresearched opinion (in other words, my guess) is that more and more players are pushing themselves (or being pushed) closer and closer to the physical limitations of the human body. Hence a higher number of injuries and injuries that are more serious.
  23. Nine of twelve
    I think the relative injury risk varies greatly from one pitcher to another. Some pitchers are sprinters (relievers), and some pitchers are distance runners (starters). For some, pitching short intense stretches with short rest works better than pitching long, more measured stretches with long rest. For some it's the other way around. And in this case what's best for the individual will wind up being best for the team. We just need to identify which pitchers are which and have the right mix of pitchers to cover the innings that need to be covered.
  24. Nine of twelve
    OK, I concur. That wasn't clear to me in your post that I originally cited.
  25. Nine of twelve
    I think we are in agreement. As I said, I think he should be spending as much of the team's money as is required to optimize the roster. And whatever cut he himself takes from the team's profits should be considered to be part of that. But because you referenced the owner's personal wealth it can be inferred that you feel the team's money could or should be supplemented with his personal wealth as well.
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