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  1. Nine of twelve
    I remember reading a Patrick Reusse column many years ago that said something to the effect that you can watch an NBA game closely and see nothing new at all, but you can watch an MLB game closely and see something new every time.
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    That was me during the 1986-1991 seasons, although I did night games as well depending on my work schedule. (I was single then, BTW.) I'd buy an upper level seat at below face value from a scal- ... uh, streetside ticket agent, sneak down to the lower level, find an unoccupied seat close to the infield, enjoy a bit of dome food along with a beverage or two, keep book while watching the game, and just enjoy major league baseball.
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    It would reduce the "we wuz robbed!" fan commentary because it would reduce robbery.
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    Nobody should have to earn a correct call. Automated pitch calling is currently at or above the level of humans and will improve. It's time to take action to install that.
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    I know there are a lot of off-days here but we still need to rest people and give others a chance to play, if for no other reason than not to get rusty. If you're going to play your B lineup do it when Berrios is pitching. It still gives you a chance to win, as shown by today's game. We came up short but we were right there. Save your best lineup for when you've got someone else starting.
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    So we're 5-3. A lot of folks will say, "meh". Well, going 5-3 every 8 games allows you to meh your way to a 100-win season.
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    I have one criticism of Astudillo's performance today. In the 4th inning he scored on Buxton's double, but with two out he needs to run full bore through home plate. He eased up coming home and if Buxton had been thrown out at second the run would not have counted.
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    I'm surprised Bert's opening day max was that low. Keep in mind that upon his retirement he was third all time in strikeouts. Third all time!!!
  9. Nine of twelve
    Tom Seaver also stressed strong legs as the reason for his success.
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    Haven't read all the posts yet and I'm not up to speed on the latest news, but if this continues much longer maybe he'd take a low-ball 1-year offer.
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    I'm not disagreeing with your description, I just think Rod Stewart is worse.
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    I stand by my original statement.
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    This reminds me of something Reusse suggested some years ago. Have a promotion called baseball only night. The scoreboard shows only text, no video. The only music is provided by the organist.
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    The Rod Stewart version of any song is always the worst one.
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    That's acceptable for a veteran pitcher on March 5.
  16. Nine of twelve
    Here's what I have read from various sources at various times: 1. The most recent CBA calls for more days off during the course of the season. This necessitated the earliest opening day ever. 2. The presence of the NCAA men's basketball Final Four in Minneapolis means the Twins need to be away during the second, third and fourth series of the season. 2a. MLB knows it's not fair to have a team open with four straight road series. 3. It's not fair to have warm weather teams open at home every year. 4. No other MLB stadium is better equipped than Target Field to handle cold weather games. That still doesn't necessarily make it a great idea, but that's why it is going to happen.
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    That would be great, but it would take a very good and unlikely set of circumstances to actually occur. With all the days off in the early season there's no reason to push a starter much beyond 80-90 pitches.
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    I don't know much about advanced stats, but I wonder if there's something called "wild pitches prevented percentage" or something similar. Track all pitches that were more than some arbitrary distance outside the strike zone (including any pitch in the dirt) with runners on base or with two strikes on the batter and find out what percentage of those pitches did not become wild pitches. HBP would not be included.
  19. Nine of twelve
    1974: Lew Ford? Must be a typo or editing error.
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    Wish I could have been at that game. One of my favorite spring training stories. For those not aware, it must have been spring of 2004. Doug Mientkiewicz got a walk or a single sometime around the 6th inning and LeCroy immediately lobbied hard with Gardy to go in as a pinch runner and Gardy said, sure, what the heck. Mientkiewicz said something to the effect that it was the longest two and a half minutes of his life waiting for LeCroy to get from the dugout to first base.
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    I'm posting just after Channing1964, and I'll echo those sentiments but I'm not quite so over-the-top. I think advanced statisical analysis is valid and worthwhile, but I think some of us get a bit too involved with that. On a 25-player roster a player like this is invaluable. He is able to play many positions satisfactorily and his batting skills are above average. And a switch-hitter no less. I think there's no doubt that our team has significantly improved with this signing.
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    Haven't read 8 (8!) pages of comments yet, but thankfully I think this marks the end of the Adrianza era. At the very least now we don't have to listen to Gladden and Blyleven continually mispronounce Adrianza.
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    Marwin Gardens, anyone?
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    I haven't gotten through the whole thread yet as I type this, but I think another factor that affects game length and, to some extent, pace of play is that there are many, many more batters working the count in today's game. Batters are much more willing to take a pitch they know is a strike if they don't think they can do anything with it. I certainly do NOT advocate any changes to the rules to change this, BTW. It is just one of the ways in which the game has evolved.
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    I wish I had noticed this thread sooner. Now I have to slog through 7 pages of comments, but before I do that I'll weigh in. Three batter minimum: Never! Universal DH: Makes sense to me, although I would propose this for fans who insist on two different sets of rules: The visiting team gets to make one roster move with no constraints before every interleague series. If they want to sign a free agent for three days they can do it. If they want to promote a minor leaguer with no loss of options they can do it. This would make it more fair for a team that assembles a roster based on one set of rules but has to play some games under a different set of rules. 20-second pitch clock (and similar batter clock): Yes, but ONLY with the bases empty. Mound visits: I think six is fine and I could live with five. But there needs to be reasonable allowance for strategizing and going down to four could get in the way of that. Roster size: An increase to 26 is overdue. Regarding the September limit, it certainly doesn't have to be 40. I think it's reasonable to give managers the opportunity to rest regulars and look at prospects, so maybe 30 or so. Anti-tanking: The owner of any baseball team that tanks games to move up a spot or two in the draft should fire their GM and manager. Selection order in the baseball draft is just not that critical with the rare exception of the case where one prospective draftee is light years beyond the others.
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