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  1. CDog
    Umm...cuz of addition and the fact that either Edwin Jackson, his agent, or both are capable of it?
  2. CDog
    Like being hoodwinked by rumors and assuming that the Twins could have had Cliff Lee for a couple of prospects? Or being hoodwinked by one's own twisted logic that winning and profit are unrelated?
  3. CDog
    I'll go with the class that he showed through what will likely be the most difficult time in his life and the several weeks since then while he's struggled. Even if he wasn't always shown that same respect and class in return.
  4. CDog
    25 is late 20's?
  5. CDog
    Except I'm still not sure (or haven't heard/read) that Morneau's past the point where he/they want him at 1B full time, and the attempt to keep Mauer a little fresher both keep DH a little bit too full to have the Hammer there full time, no?
  6. CDog
    It may not change your main point, but as far as facts go...the '91 Twins were not exactly a recent contender that was just 1 pitcher away from a title. They were a last place team (in a 7-team division even) that added a bunch of pieces and had a couple others take huge leaps in their early careers. Which makes the Morris signing stand out as out of the ordinary even more, I think.
  7. CDog
    Mauer took three pitches that were called strikes against Grienke on the day. One was outside the zone. The other two were low and away, one actually cutting the outer border of the strike zone, and the other barely above the lower border of the zone and not far from the outer edge. None were anywhere close to down the middle. When you have to tell a lie to make your point, it's probably not a very good point.
  8. CDog
    That must be rhetorical...you're around enough that I feel like you must have a pretty good idea of the answer to that.
  9. CDog
    Bremer said 75.
  10. CDog
    I think I would have, too. I just don't know that for sure (based on things that I just don't know), and I don't think the reason for it is properly assigned to the Accomodating Bacon. That's all.
  11. CDog
    You mean the Matt Garza who performed almost exactly as he had in his last year in Minnesota for the next three years after he left and THEN took a step forward in his fourth? Oh...and it should probably be noted that a big part of Ortiz's success after leaving the Twins was his willingness and ability to drive the ball the other way and pound the Green Monster...which happens to be the approach he supposedly was resistant to that those very Twins were recommending.
  12. CDog
    1. What other people said. 2. Well no kidding he hits worse behind in the count. So does another really good player named Everybody. He does NOT, however, hit as poorly compared to ahead in the count as many or most. For instance, a player he hits better than when behind in the count...Miguel Cabrera. And as another point, even when he does fall behind 0-1, there are lots o' times he ends up in hitter's counts later on. 4. It's not a pace he needs to "maintain" in the same sense as a race. Looking at his top ten comparables at his age, five are in the hall, one is guaranteed to go, and three others "could." All of those guys slowed down their accumulation with age, too.
  13. CDog
    I would agree that Gardy is who you are after from what I've seen and read and all that (assuming one finds blame necessary...I don't know enough to know if there is any need for it). But to answer B, yes the comments came from fairly early in spring training (again, not saying they were correct, but that's when they happened) that boiled down to not liking some things about Revere in LF. But we certainly know it wasn't unwillingness from Willingham...cuz otherwise his name would be Unwillingham. I don't care if that seems forced, I've been dying to use some form of that joke for a while now. I couldn't hold it in any longer.
  14. CDog
    Super classy.
  15. CDog
    You're mostly right. Generally there is an average and most players tend to stick close to it, more for hitters. But in reality, there's probably a slightly different "true" number for each person. It's just that it doesn't tend to differ much. For instance, Mauer has consistently (always) had a BABIP higher than average. He hits a ton of line drives compared to average, those are harder to field, etc...basically just what you said. So yeah, when a particular player over and over again goes above (or below) the average, then one can surmise that there's something different about them that makes them different. But overall, people tend to cluster close to that overall average in the long run.
  16. CDog
    STILL haven't seen anywhere where he was unwilling. Everything at the time was about Revere not impressing as expected in left (and for reasons listed aplenty here and elsewhere) or offensively. Take away that and now put the Hammer in right field and all you do is switch the hole from one side to the other. All the other options used are either equally adept (or not adept) at either corner or equally inexperienced at either one. So why not put Willingham where he's likely better and more comfortable? If he was unwilling, why wouldn't he have been so from the get go?
  17. CDog
    Ohhhhhhhhh. I see. Seemed quick to have had a conference call with other managers. Or is it general managers? Owners? Bench coaches? Is it all of the other teams on one big call or just some of them? Within the division? The whole league? Or do they get together before the games? I guess I don't know how many teams get involved with Leyland there. There's a lot for me to learn.
  18. CDog
    Seems a wee bit speculative to be stated as a fact.
  19. CDog
    "Watching" on Gameday (shhhhh)...Anyone know the significance of the various colors of the trail of the pitches that are shown? Did a google search and looked briefly at the site, but couldn't find a quick answer.
  20. CDog
    ...Says the man who once said he doesn't allow individual plate appearances to prove things. That was a long time ago, of course.
  21. CDog
    As long as it gets brought up endlessly, I guess I'll endlessly keep mentioning that he gets first pitch strikes less than the overall average. Then, of course, there's the possibility that he doesn't feel as stressed out over having a strike or even two against him that many observers apparently do. And as long as we're heaven forbidding...heaven forbid that he ask for some information, likely to use that information to make himself a better hitter. Yes, everyone can always improve all the time, especially in this game, but the overwhelming thoughts from the peanut gallery that think their approach is so much better than someone who has used their own to put up the first half pace of a hall of fame career just seems so out of place that I'm just amazed by it over and over again. How do you get the rant font turned off here?
  22. CDog
    He strained a muscle. They've even said which one. Is that really a mystery injury?
  23. CDog
    Must be exciting to get to sit in on meetings and be inside the loop of the hometown nine, eh? Congrats on the sweet job, whatever it is.
  24. CDog
    I see this sentiment a lot and I'm not sure it's true. There are very few times when a player is obviously that elite and special. Off the top of my head, they made Puckett the highest paid player in baseball with an obscene 3-yr/$9M contract (seriously, how hilarious is that). They signed Viola to a ridiculous-at-the-time deal (I recall that one being for like $1.3M or $1.13M or something and the local news putting up a graphic that said "Frank Viola -- Very Rich Man"). Morneau was extended or re-signed at a premium (I forget if he actually hit free agency, but I don't think he did). Obviously small number of examples there, but like I said...for guys in the super-elite (MVPs and Cy Youngs and Pucketts) there has been a bit of precedent to believe they're going to keep their guys around.
  25. CDog
    I would say the really sad part is a person being unable to understand the rank-ordering of the standard numbering system. But that's just me.
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