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  1. TheLeviathan
    You can see the talent on display in a start like last nights. And then you can also see the nerves and the need for adjustment. That's all part of the process, happy to have it happening now so we can be excited for next year.
  2. TheLeviathan
    Improvement next year is still likely to be minimal. You might be right that I should've said 74-78, but there are still an awfully long list of regression candidates imbedded in that estimate. I don't expect a significant jump until the big four (Meyer, Berrios, Buxton, Sano) all have at least gotten their feet wet in the big leagues.
  3. TheLeviathan
    I think these improvements are all very reasonable, the problem is they don't account for likely regression. I do think 70-75 wins next year looks very possible with this roster and a bit of offseason aggression.
  4. TheLeviathan
    Ok so does Pinto look much leaner to anyone else?
  5. TheLeviathan
    A good example of another consequence (positive) with baseball being untimed.
  6. TheLeviathan
    The Diamond comp is appropriate because Milone is a pitcher with a small margin for error to be successful. Guys like that are often on the wrong side of the margin.
  7. TheLeviathan
    If untimed extra points are the best retort I'd suggest the exception proves the rule pretty much handles that argument. The difference with every pitch is that there isn't a finite, known number the game will have. In football, the game will be played in a designated amount of time that is chunked into designated smaller amounts of time that don't change much. (OT/extra innings doesn't change this for either argument) The important distinction there is "time" as opposed to "events". Time is a unit of measure that doesn't change, the "events" that drive progress in baseball are frequently subject to change. So no matter what the result of a particular bit of "action", football will advance more towards the conclusion on average than a bit of baseball "action". Again, I'm not saying this is a negative about baseball, but it is a consequence of being an untimed game. There are consequences people probably like about that feature too, but it's not what ben was arguing.
  8. TheLeviathan
    That's fine but that's not the same point. An incomplete pass still winds time and advances a down. QBs that stand at the line are still eating play clock that shortens the game. Mike Pelfrey's song and dance does not. Baseball being untimed comes with many positives, but there are drawbacks too. One of those is that some of the "action" is utterly meaningless. That is less the case in any timed contest be it football or otherwise.
  9. TheLeviathan
    I think you missed my point. It was a complaint about the number of pitches, just pointing out that the notion of how action "progresses" the two games are very different. Just because an incomplete pass doesn't move the offense forward, doesn't mean it's the same as a pitch fouled off. The component of football being a timed game makes that analogy bunk IMO.
  10. TheLeviathan
    Except it does accomplish more because football is a timed game. An at-bat can go 1 pitch or 20, so one pitch transpiring doesn't really progress the game for sure. Whereas every timed football play DOES in fact progress the game. Football action has a finite amount of action because it's timed, but baseball can have "action" that is utterly meaningless to the game.
  11. TheLeviathan
    Stop gaps are fine too, but not addressing it at all is what cannot happen. However, until "played at" Double A represents a better indication of readiness I'm not going to plan on them being slotted into this team's plans. And neither should the team.
  12. TheLeviathan
    The month of August was a very nice step forward for him. He's an awful defender, but his bat is improving. People set the bar too high for a second year player with some contact concerns - he's coming around and getting better. That's why it's so damn crucial for people to temper their expectations with young players.
  13. TheLeviathan
    Time to start getting both of them playing those positions then. Like, yesterday.
  14. TheLeviathan
    There are two outfield spots to fill and the top of the rotation still needs help. I'd say those are some mighty big holes to fill. Any expectation and Buxton and Sano are there to help is hope talking, not logic. I'm ok with hoping they have an impact next year, but the roster should be addressed by logic, not hope.
  15. TheLeviathan
    Given that there is a confidence concern there is a chance that a months worth of MLB experience could undermine any positives of the last two months. That's my concern at least.
  16. TheLeviathan
    I'd have fired Porter 13 or 14 seconds after he turned an opponents bunt into a war. Game is better with him out of it, which is to say nothing positive about his employers either.
  17. TheLeviathan
    Was really hoping Hicks wasn't coming up again until sometime in the middle of next season.
  18. TheLeviathan
    The problem exists in the OF regardless of whether Santana is out there or not. Buxton is this team's future CF, or at least that's the assumption it needs to operate under. So then the question is does Santana help this team more as a COF or a SS? And to me, that answer is clearly SS.
  19. TheLeviathan
    I should clarify, dominant may not have been the best word choice. He needs to demonstrate clearly that he's ready. A .240 BA and sub .700 OPS at AAA isn't doing that. Just play Schafer in CF and Parms in LF for the last month and put Santana where he belongs.
  20. TheLeviathan
    Well, for the record - Souhan edited his story after news of Meyer being pulled got out. Originally 3 was calling up Meyer immediately and 4 was calling up Hicks as well. For me, 1 needs to happen. If Santana's bat sticks that would be fantastic to have at SS and he should be playing his natural position. The bungling of CF has forced him to SS, but we need to get him going where he will be long term and not play him somewhere as a patch. 2. I can take it or leave it. Basically it transforms Plouffe/Escobar into utility players, which is probably what they both ultimately end up as. 3. kab hit this one on the head. Hicks needs to stay down until he's had sustained dominance in AAA.
  21. TheLeviathan
    Absolutely, with his injury issues and the team past the point where calling him up would be good for him....it's time to wait until next year.
  22. TheLeviathan
    Jim Souhan posted four moves he'd make right now if he was in charge. What say you to each? I give the first three (especially 1 and 3) my full support. I'm not on board with #4, not until spring next year at the soonest.
  23. TheLeviathan
    I think it's important to keep the point of the article in mind. For those of us that do love the game, we will appreciate a lot about it. But our personal affection for the game isn't shared by most casual fans and (like it or not) it's the devotion of the casual fan that drives a sport to new heights. I love baseball and I find it MUCH easier to flip in and out of a game than football or hockey.
  24. TheLeviathan
    Rick Anderson's "coaching" takes effect really fast maybe? *Ducks*
  25. TheLeviathan
    I simply could not disagree more with this assessment and I question your initial remark. Baseball games are averaging 3 hours and 8 minutes this season and football stands at 3 hours and 10 minutes. I'm also not a huge fan of comparing the "action" between the two sports. Yes, the violent aspect of football is important for fan interest, but if that's all it was we'd still love boxing and we'd be increasing our rugby love and not soccer. So tracing it back to that is misplaced IMO. The NFL huddle is regulated and enforced strictly to the point that it's common for an NFL huddle to take a shorter amount of time than what exists between pitches in the same at-bat. Baseball's problem is that it's not only slow but it FEELS slow. In football you know you're going to get something happen at least every 30-40 seconds. In baseball? You may wait 10 minutes before anything notable happens. Feeling slow is a great asset for those of us that just love to go to the ballpark and watch. It's an awful problem if you're a TV game.
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