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  1. ashbury
    I presume every other team is getting gift hits like that from the Orioles. We shouldn't toss ours back either.
  2. ashbury
    When you take away the best results, and they still are on a 96-win pace, that's a pretty awesome year.
  3. ashbury
    No, that's specifically covered in the rules. Here's an MLB page with a pretty readable explanation. http://m.mlb.com/glossary/standard-stats/caught-stealing If he dives back to first, then it's not CS. If, less-commonly, he is caught so badly that he tries for second, then it probably is; the Official Scorer might have to make the determination.
  4. ashbury
    If Castro moves any deeper, the umpire will stop giving the borderline calls, on the grounds that he can not see. The importance of Castro lies almost entirely in the rules, namely how guys without minor-league options can not be treated the same way as those who do still have them. Had we dispensed with Castro earlier in 2019, we'd be feeling uncomfortable now, with Astudillo dinged up. Had Astudillo been optioned (the other main alternative if that spot on the roster was needed), and then got dinged up at Rochester, we still have two MLB-caliber catchers - and if one of the other two catchers was dinged instead, likewise with a quick call-up. It boils down to not doing the irreversible roster move until you have to.
  5. ashbury
    I am more concerned that the league is going to look into Melvi Acosta slamming doors on opponents.
  6. ashbury
    A quick look reveals that offense is low, so far, in all the high-A leagues this season.
  7. ashbury
    FSL has been a pitcher's league in past years when I have looked. Maybe that's changed but I doubt it. California League is where I look for gaudy inflated offensive numbers.
  8. ashbury
    The team of moderators wishes to apologize that at the present time only one copy of the above-mentioned post can be viewed at this time. We are working to correct the situation and to bring you all three four five six copies in their full glorious slop, as soon as practicable, given that we have all just been sacked.
  9. ashbury
    Agreed. I think there was considerable luck in the way the carom came basically straight to Rosario. He chose a reasonable spot to be at, but the ball could have gone in a variety of other directions.
  10. ashbury
    He has by now become a longshot for eventual enshrinement in the Hall Of Fame. But if Byron Buxton gets there, it won't be as a ninth-spot hitter. Still, I'm not in a rush. Riverbrian and I went back and forth on this already, and I still feel that there's no urgency to change something that is currently working. Buxton struggled for so long, and one of the ideas was to bat him ninth to remove some of the pressure. The fact it's working doesn't tell you when it's time to change. If Rocco announces tomorrow that Byron's batting leadoff, I won't be upset and won't second guess. I think it's nearly impossible for someone on the outside looking in to know the exact set of conditions that need to be met in order to move him up. This is as much about his mindset as anything else.
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    It killed me.
  13. ashbury
    If a vendor had been hawking hot toddies at the chilly series at Shea earlier this month I might have been a buyer.
  14. ashbury
    Contenders also lose unexpectedly to cellar-dwellers in August and September. It's a long season with many ups and downs. I'm in agreement with your main point, though, not to get too worked up or enthused at this time.
  15. ashbury
    Quoted For Truth.
  16. ashbury
    / obligatory
  17. ashbury
    Likewise for pitchers, in reverse. Clayton Kershaw seems to be capable of rocking a steady .275 BABIP. Most other good pitchers, that "ability" comes and goes.
  18. ashbury
    i don't call it luck. Because not that much in baseball is luck. I do consider BABIP "non-repeatable," until a player repeats it. Very, very few do. J.D. Martinez had a .375 BABIP last year. That's pretty awesome, and goes a long way toward explaining the awesome year he had. His prior year it was 315. So far this year it's up at .371 too. Maybe he's found some new approach that makes this an established level of ability going forward, but I want to see more than the 88 PA he's had this season to embrace that. And I want to see more than Buxton's 61 PA, by the same token.
  19. ashbury
    And who would have signed that supposed contract?
  20. ashbury
    His OPS is good but when I watch him at bat I still see a fragility to the results that I'm not tempted to mess with success quite yet. A BABIP of .390 suggests that a few fortuitous balls have fallen in for doubles for him. I see a few too many center-cut pitches missed. So, I'd give it another month at least.
  21. ashbury
    I give benefit of the doubt that DSP is good at the nuts-and-bolts of running a franchise, which covers a lot of operational aspects that would be painful if done badly. But when he speaks in public, he needs an experienced PR person at his side to tug on his sleeve in anticipation of when he's about to say something tone-deaf. Because he does that, just about every single time I've seen him quoted at any length.
  22. ashbury
    “You should not have to spend $6 on a hot dog. To me, that’s crazy.” Who is holding the gun to their head, forcing them to place that price on their menu?
  23. ashbury
    His batting average. He went 2-for-5.
  24. ashbury
    We currently have 4 guys listed as starters (Garver at this point qualifies) with an OPS above 1.000 - catcher, shortstop, left field and DH. CF and 2B aren't exactly scuffling either, above .800. Not surprisingly, this adds up to a league-leading OPS. This can only continue as the status quo for the remainder of the season.
  25. ashbury
    You resisted to summarize the AAA game as "Lehigh Valley Hitters Chase De Starter".
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