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  1. ashbury
    The panel would also have accepted Slaggers, Sloggers, Sluggers or Sleeeegers.
  2. ashbury
    As the Adopt-a-Prospect "owner" of Aaron Slegers, can I make a humble request to not spell the poor guy's name with the double-E? His name isn't pronounced like that anyway - it's SLAY-gers - in case that helps. The misspelling is starting to gain traction here for some reason.
  3. ashbury
    http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/9b/9b4c5146e6cd2feeaa2067cb08cd0987076663267b84f939f51e29e2b966bdd4.jpg
  4. ashbury
    Don't anybody else move there - the place is apparently overcrowded! (Unless maybe 10% live in La Jolla.)
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  6. ashbury
    Tucking away this quote for reference later on... Competing for a wild card was always a will o' the wisp in my book. These deadline moves are appropriate, in that same book. The Garcia trades were educational, in that the fungibility of rental talent should be made use of more often. Though, there is probably a limit as to how early the Braves could have been pushed to trade him for just one far-away prospect.
  7. ashbury
    Thanks for the shout-out to the moderators!
  8. ashbury
    lol
  9. ashbury
    Slegers is my Adopt-A-Prospect and I couldn't be more encouraged by his progress this season. He seems a lock for a September look-see, and depending on how the big club navigates the trade winds he could get the call sometime in August maybe.
  10. ashbury
    Yet another TD Pitcher of the Day award for Aaron. This time it was to mark his eight innings of shutout ball in a return engagement against Toledo on the road. Four hits and no walks is pretty good. The only black mark on the night would be the solitary strikeout he recorded. After his 106th pitch, he turned over the ninth inning to John Curtiss who preserved the 2-0 win. The game lowered Aaron's season ERA to 3.13, and ran his record to a very fine 12-4. He is the first pitcher to win 8 straight games since the working agreement between Rochester and the Twins began in 2003.
  11. ashbury
    It happens that the TD Comment Policy covers this almost exactly: "Sometimes it is difficult to separate the person from the subject being discussed. Maybe someone's opinion is truly stupid or laughable; it's still better to say "I disagree because..." rather than "that's stupid/laughable because...". Trying to maintain that "I said the idea was idiotic, not that you are idiotic" is too fine a distinction to maintain in a thread with multiple posters and hundreds of readers. Words like "silly" and "ridiculous" are going to catch a moderator's eye, likewise a response consisting only of "lol". Explain why an idea is mistaken, don't just lazily attach an adjective, epithet or emoticon to the idea."
  12. ashbury
    http://static.cinemagia.ro/img/resize/db/movie/56/75/83/arbitrage-835904l-175x0-w-34279bc0.jpg
  13. ashbury
    A left-handed Rich Harden with that Bugs Bunny change? A fan can dream.
  14. ashbury
    I don't care one way or the other about perceived Negative/Pessimistic or Positive/Optimistic points of view. What I don't enjoy or have much patience for in game threads is a rehash of topics that have gotten plenty of play already in regular threads, particularly broad sweeping conclusions. During games the trafic in the regular forums tends to diminish. I feel as though some posters zero in on the game threads solely because they feel it gives them a larger audience for them to orate to. In extreme cases, they don't seem to care about either the day's game itself or the camaraderie among the community that's been developed - we're just a natural resource to be strip mined for eyeballs*, and then discarded if it becomes less rich of a target. The analogy as usual is to fans watching a game in the cheap seats. Who wants to sit next to That Guy, who invariably turns the pitcher failing to cover first into a critique of the front office? Talk about the game as it progresses, or engage in small talk with friends and acquaintances - but take the big-picture discussion back to the normal threads except as a very brief aside. * Admittedly one of my worse metaphors of the year.
  15. ashbury
    For reference, that prospect's name is Ynoa. Pronunciation: \ee-know-uh\ from b-ref.com, in case that helps remember. It detracts from credibility to keep misspelling the name of the guy you are touting.
  16. ashbury
    That required some googling as I didn't recognize either half of this play on words. Kudos.
  17. ashbury
    Probably. I guess my question is whether the ump should be issuing warnings, a reminder of the rules really, while a play is still in progress. The catcher hadn't finished gathering up the ball, although it hadn't rolled far away and the runner at first gave no indication of even considering a dash to second.
  18. ashbury
    ... where he was the youngest hitter not named Byron. An .813 OPS is better than decent, in that context. And his body of work the seasons after that look like steady progression by a young player.
  19. ashbury
    So you're giving them credit for improving?
  20. ashbury
    On the play I saw yesterday, which was outside Organized Ball (Cape Cod League), the umpire took a step or two toward first base and barked something (which I couldn't make out) and the batter stopped. It looked odd to me, but I can't say I have seen a lot of dropped third strikes mistakenly run on by the batter. The play's not dead, so I assume that wasn't what Blue was saying. Somewhere in the back of my mind I have it that it's not proper to try to draw a throw in that situation. In that case the umpire probably went by accepted procedure. But I looked in the MLB rulebook, which usually covers other leagues too, and the only rule I can find that pertains is this: "Rule 7.09(e) Comment: If the batter or a runner continues to advance after he has been put out, he shall not by that act alone be considered as confusing, hindering or impeding the fielders." The batter was out, period, because he's not entitled to try for first in that situation. Lacking any other guidance, this suggests the ump was premature to say anything. Further thoughts, anyone? BTW, the batter was UofM's own Terrin Vavra, playing this summer for the Cotuit Kettleers.
  21. ashbury
    Man on first, one out. Catcher drops strike three. Batter makes a break for first base, going several steps with clear intent to try for first. Obviously the batter is not entitled to try this, as the base is occupied with fewer than two outs. Any umpiring experts here? What is correct action for the plate umpire at that moment?
  22. ashbury
    And with that, it's time for this guy to hit the hay. Plan for tomorrow is to go watch some Cape Cod League ball - crossing fingers for some better weather than the past several days.
  23. ashbury
    In support of a couple other comments, it would be surprising if a shortstop listed at 6'0" and 160 was any kind of comp for a shortstop at 6'4" weighing 220. Gordon is good but the difference in power numbers looks kind of baked in from the outset.
  24. ashbury
    Kind of a quiet thread tonight. As Yogi might have said, If people don't want to come out to a west coast game thread, nobody's gonna stop 'em.
  25. ashbury
    That section of seats is surprisingly sparsely populated. Plenty of elbow room for you.
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