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  1. TheLeviathan
    Don't forget Josh Willingham standing around with the bases empty waiting to get the "try and hit it" sign from his third base coach for 2-3 minutes.
  2. TheLeviathan
    I've been hearing people say this for the better part of a decade. Hell, if you had asked me if they had the goods to land a top tier ace again last year I would've said "no" and yet they did it. I'll put that tendency in the past tense when it's actually true. They've been bucking the wisdom in your post for a LONG time now.
  3. TheLeviathan
    If a dude wants to step out in a 3-2 game with two guys on....fine. But that's not the problem, some guys do it between every damn pitch in any at bat no matter how meaningless. It's not so much strategy as the superstitious, trained routines these guys need to fix.
  4. TheLeviathan
    The most amazing thing about this offseason for the Padres is they didn't really go that hard into their farm, they largely kept their best assets and added a ton of talent.
  5. TheLeviathan
    In other news, James Shields just skyrocketed up fantasy baseball draft boards.
  6. TheLeviathan
    For a lot of people outstate this package makes sense too. You can't make a 7pm game from Mankato if you work until 5 and the standard ticket packages are really inflexible.
  7. TheLeviathan
    I've always viewed these lists as best seen through a composite and the composite is awfully positive, even if one might be too generous or not generous enough.
  8. TheLeviathan
    .....a better defense.
  9. TheLeviathan
    Nickelback?
  10. TheLeviathan
    SockNet, you don't think micro-managing from the bench and bullpen use have radically changed in the last 20 or so years? I'd also suggest Nomar ushered in a whole new era of nerotic batter tendencies between pitches.
  11. TheLeviathan
    Good for Corey, he is still my favorite Twins from that era. Wildly underrated and such a good guy.
  12. TheLeviathan
    Exactly, it's also about your extended fan base. I live about an hour and a half away from the stadium and there have been times that 4 hour, obnoxiously played games have turned the trip into a marathon. Baseball has seen a flattening attendance and risks that trend going south if the game experience continues to go downhill. It's also already struggling to attract talent to the game and it isn't helped when kids watch baseball on TV and watch a dude adjust his gloves for 6 minutes only to take ball 2 and repeat his glove adjusting and sign-taking. You don't have to have ADD to think some of this stuff can be cut out. I love 4 hours of good baseball, I don't like 2.5 hours of good baseball and an 1.5 of coaches kicking dirt, adjusting batting gloves, 17 pitcher changes, 460 throw overs to first, and The Pelfrey Effect. Getting rid of that stuff will only enhance the actual baseball.
  13. TheLeviathan
    Ricky Rubio looked like an actual difference maker against Memphis. What's so frustrating about him is that he has to be able to do so little to go from what we've seen of him to a potentially elite player. (you know, hit a few open threes and make layups when he gets to the hoop) Let's hope it's a sign of good things to come.
  14. TheLeviathan
    Remember when Mike Trout put up that amazing rookie WAR? Get this, the previous year his WAR was ZERO!!!!! I hope Shredder treated him like those pesky Ninja turtles on that ranking list.
  15. TheLeviathan
    His, of course, being extra mixy thanks to our "how many DHs can we put in the field" strategy of defense.
  16. TheLeviathan
    If any second baseman on this list has a gripe it's Altuve, not Dozier.
  17. TheLeviathan
    I endorse this thread as an attempt to hex Pelfrey's chances at the rotation. Let's reverse psychology the hell out of this thing and see if it works!
  18. TheLeviathan
    Great article, it really puts a lot of hard data behind some of my concerns with Dozier. The method by which he's had success has been so oddly inconsistent it's hard not to be worried about what exactly to expect from him. Much like the article I'm confident he's still a nice piece, but how he does it is very much a question in my eyes.
  19. TheLeviathan
    This would be a more relevant place to discuss the issues with WAR that seem to be derailing things. One thought I have is that Laroche is said to do very well cleaning up poor throws by his infielders. I could be wrong, but I'm not sure UZR captures that skill very well. The unfortunate reality of defense is that we don't yet have an unbias metric, but I do hope the tracking system installed at Target Field and a few other places last year is a step in the right direction. Until that becomes a bit more reliable I'm a pretty hardened skeptic.
  20. TheLeviathan
    Let's hope what is created in the aftermath isn't every bit as bad, but instead a step forward into the modern world. That seems to be part of the problem over there.
  21. TheLeviathan
    Nick's point was only to demonstrate he wasn't "done". Mine was only to demonstrate he's not garbage. He's a pretty good player and precisely the kind of defender at 1B that the metrics are terrible at crediting for what he does well. He's a good addition for that lineup at a pretty reasonable price. He'll help them.
  22. TheLeviathan
    It doesn't need to be rehashed, go back and look at where you entered the Laroche discussion. It was after Nick pointed out that players that are "done" generally don't average 25+ HRs and an OPS over .800 for the last three years.
  23. TheLeviathan
    Chief, I think the plan is for Laroche to handle the bulk of the 1B duties so Abreu can go to DH. I stand corrected, Ventura says he wants to start him twice a week at 1B and the rest at DH. In any case, I've always heard the reputation on Laroche is average to above average.
  24. TheLeviathan
    Apparently a lot since you originally defended the idea from another poster that he was "done". Looks to me like a pretty good player that should help them.
  25. TheLeviathan
    He's a good player, not a great one. He's also a good fit for the White Sox and likely to see his power numbers improve in Chicago. I'm not hyping him, just trying to sober how much you're downplaying him. And rejecting using WAR to knock a player for his defense, of course. But I've been vocal about how overplayed that is in other places - suffice to say I'm not a fan.
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