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  1. ashbury
    No doubt they have a lead but Julien is rising fast and still has 2+ months of the season remaining. If they slow down somewhat and Julien continues at his pace, he'll have the numbers that the award voters like. It could happen, sure. Longshot still. At a glance, Wil Myers in 2013 might be the model. Royce Lewis and Matt Wallner, probably no shot, even if Lewis comes back from injury and resumes his pace.
  2. ashbury
    Switch hitting is great, if it provides proficiency against lefty and righty pitchers alike. If not, then it's no better than being a platoon bat. But the Cardinals will be expecting full value for him in trade, making him not much of a value. In 2019, his most recent season with any significant playing time in the minors, he was a force from both sides of the plate. As a major leaguer, he's been less than average against right-handed pitchers. That trend has continued in 2023. If he can't step up his production batting as a lefty, then he's just another platoon bat covering the smaller '"half" of the workload. Another "lefty killer" bat like Garlick and a parade of others, albeit with apparently better defense. If we're confident David Popkins can unlock the missing potential, where the mighty Cardinals braintrust has failed, then sure, trade away valuable assets for him. I'm skeptical.
  3. ashbury
    Pretty good for a 44-year old! Welcome back to the organization, old man. (Hint: yet another mistaken link for a player. What is the process that leads to so much of this?)
  4. ashbury
    Subsiding at that point, if I'm reading the NWS hourly forecast right. I think they'll get this game in.
  5. ashbury
    Just to be contrary, I am not downvoting this post of yours.
  6. ashbury
    It's so weird. (I'm obviously looking at the same page of stats as you are.) Man on third only? OPS is a reasonable .793 in 72 PA - better than their overall average, almost exactly MLB-average (.785) this year for this situation. Man on second and third? OPS .950 in 62 PA. All-Star good. Fourth in the majors. Man on first and third? OPS 1.112 in 91 PA - Hall of Fame good. We lead the majors. Man on first, second and third? OPS .451 in 85 PA. What the what? I really think this is "one of those things" due to small samples, that hasn't evened out yet in the course of time. What in the world would distinguish these scenarios from one another in terms of clutchiness?
  7. ashbury
    Merely grazing the uniform is sufficient for it to be a tag, so the baserunner may not be aware if a legal tag is made. He has other things on his mind in that instant anyway.
  8. ashbury
    Okay, but this sounds like if there is simply an opt-out, then if it's not exercised on or by the date specified, the player is committed for the rest of the season. Which makes sense, I just want to know.
  9. ashbury
    Biblical in its beauty.
  10. ashbury
    Says Mister Bigshot.
  11. ashbury
    When a player decides against the opt-out on the given date, is he committed to the team for the rest of the season, or can he later decide he's out?
  12. ashbury
    Julien has his warts when the bat isn't in his hands, but big time props to him for that 2-out slide at home. A beauty!
  13. ashbury
    It would never catch on with the drivers here, I'm certain.
  14. ashbury
    I thought the reverse was true. "How can I know what's enough, until I've had too much?"
  15. ashbury
    Third base, I know!
  16. ashbury
    You left out your specialty during your lengthy career: the unknown knowns.
  17. ashbury
    Oh. Well, let us know when you schedule one of those. We'll plan a party. / i keed, i keed
  18. ashbury
    Oh, well, it's about a girl named Dorothy, and she has this cute doggy, but then a storm picks up and ....
  19. ashbury
    Or, not enough.
  20. ashbury
    Nice ninth by Moran. I clicked refresh on the game thread, and by the time the screen updated, the game was done!
  21. ashbury
    The event horizon is greater than you may expect. Keep at it.
  22. ashbury
    Probably most here have seen this movie review before, but in case not:
  23. ashbury
    Aha! BABIP doesn't pay attention to home runs either. We're getting through to you!
  24. ashbury
    I am Optimistic that we will continue to get good posting events from you in these game threads!
  25. ashbury
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