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  1. ashbury
    I don't see the purpose of saving money on the #1 pick in order to try to play bonus-pool games with the later picks. Look at the history of #35 or #37 June draft picks over the years, to be reminded that these picks are hardly sure shots by that point in the draft. Yes they're prospects, not suspects - but still projects, too - 50/50 to contribute in any meaningful way at the major league level, 20% to have a real career, <5% to be in a HoF conversation. The sure things are gone by then. Pick the guy at 1:1 who you think will produce the most in his career, and negotiate hard beforehand (all the feinting we're currently seeing) but ultimately pay him. Play games with all the rest of the picks if you want. http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?overall_pick=35&draft_type=junreg&query_type=overall_pick&from_type_jc=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_4y=0&from_type_unk=0
  2. ashbury
    Yeah, if he's walking so many but otherwise succeeding because that's how he avoids the toughest batters at AA, that form of strategery is going to stop working when he reaches the majors and finds he has to walk hitters 1 through 7 in every lineup, and #8 in a few. Best to get that, ahem, under control now. He's been better about that lately, maybe. I want to see a bit more before drawing a conclusion to promote him. But he's close.
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    OKC isn't very interesting to drive through when going west, but I remember as a kid when riding back east on route 66, the desolate western landscape starts to green up when you get near the city, and thus I have unreasonably fond memories of the area.
  4. ashbury
    It seemed like every time there was an opening, such as a pitcher going on the DL, Meyer was hurt. Or, when he did pitch, he was just all over the place, too often. Actually, last night when I tuned in to watch, it seemed like he had no command; but apparently he did well enough when I wasn't looking to get batters to swing ineffectively. I would have still hung onto him, when I heard about the trade, but I accepted that the evaluators had concluded they would never be able to tap his potential. If the Angels do tap that potential, then I hope FalVine have been given the history and know whom to let go when they clean house. It's looking like a bad outcome.
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    http://www.saintannparish.org/media/1/19/Chicken%20Dinner(1).jpg
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    Except in Little League the coach would give me that advice leading off, or any other situation for that matter.
  7. ashbury
    All he does is drive in those sweet, sweet runs.
  8. ashbury
    I'm sending Mauer the same message I always got in Little League: "walk's good as a hit".
  9. ashbury
    Late contender for best post.
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    We all know this rally just sets us up for a different flavor of heartbreak in the bottom of the 9th, but it's fun anyway.
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    Grossman cursing fate for not taking second on Revere's arm, but with two out and Sano coming up I endorse the caution.
  15. ashbury
    This conundrum has baffled philosophers of every century, so here is a gif of a donkey in a swing.
  16. ashbury
    I guess the pressure of batting eighth is too much for Buxton as yet. Drop him back down.
  17. ashbury
    OK, that was a nice play against us in CF by Sugar Shane.
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  19. ashbury
    People assume his defense must be stellar because, well, look at that bat.
  20. ashbury
    If he were Wile E. Coyote, it would have started as a sedan but ended up as two motorcycles.
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    How would repeatedly stepping on some undeserving woman's feet make him a better pitcher?
  23. ashbury
    You were a bit pokey in responding.
  24. ashbury
    You must find Phil Hughes utterly fascinating.
  25. ashbury
    It depends, because the other factor which I don't remember seeing brought up is how well he disguises it. If the batter thinks a fastball is coming down the middle and it drops out of sight, it might not matter whether IT ever crosses the strike zone - the bat will. I am guessing there's a tell that comes early in his delivery, and he thinks he can live with it in order to get maximum break on the pitch. Maybe he could disguise the curve for longer, at some expense in the pitch's quality, and still be more effective. I am no pitching coach, however.
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