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  1. Mr. Brooks
    We don't know what Mauer (nor any other player) brought to the clubhouse, nor will anyone who isn't in there everyday ever know. That goes both ways, to those suggesting that we're better without it, and to those rudely mocking those that do.
  2. Mr. Brooks
    Sure, it's rare. However, keep in mind that the vast majority of cases are setting precedence, not reviewing it, so the percentage of overturned rulings may be higher in relation to the number of opportunities to do so. Mainly though, I just mean that it does happen. And it's not nearly rare enough to just dismiss the possibility out of hand. I mean, this is the reason, the only reason that evangelicals supported someone like Trump. So that he could stack the SC with justices willing to overturn Roe v Wade. I think Gorsuch seems to be a man of principle, but I think Bart is 100% in the bag for Trump.
  3. Mr. Brooks
    You are comparing opening day 25 man salaries this year to year end total 40 man salaries last year. That's not apples to apples.
  4. Mr. Brooks
    According to bbref, the following are his recorded appearances in national top 100 lists: Baseball America: 2017: #99 2018: #97 MLB Pipeline: 2017: #92 2018: #78 Edit: Saw your link. Bbref must only show preseason rankings.
  5. Mr. Brooks
    Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you were arguing the opposite of what you actually are. My mistake.
  6. Mr. Brooks
    Apples to apples they are only $9 million below last year's payroll.
  7. Mr. Brooks
    Verlander had a full no trade clause. He didn't seem interested in going anywhere else but Houston. Tough to squeeze max value from a single bidder.
  8. Mr. Brooks
    Oops, embarrassing user error. Bbref was only showing me through June for some reason. I'd quibble with a complete game, 11k,0bb,3 er game being mediocre though.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    Scherzer gave up 3+ earned runs exactly once, and went less than 6 innings exactly once. Might be time to recheck your math.
  10. Mr. Brooks
    I think you are using far too many pitchers as "aces" if that's what your data shows. The first ace I thought to pull up was Max Scherzer, and his results last year were 16 good starts to 1 clunker, or 94%.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    Accounts were that the Twins tried for a second year when they signed him, but he preferred to test free agency after a year. I don't think he's open to an extension, but the Twins could still try to re-sign him in free agency.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    It's baseball. He can play baseball 4 days in a row. I get that it's become a thing here to make fun of Sano like he's some 600 pound freak. But, he's a 26 year old athlete, and again, it's baseball.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    Sano needs at bats to catch up, not more time not playing baseball. I don't get this.
  14. Mr. Brooks
    Only 35 of his 169 plate appearances have been against lefties. So I think he's actually faced a disproportionately low ratio of lefties so far.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    I'm in no rush either... just as long as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" isn't the reason for keeping him there. That is what Blockbuster Video told themselves. The youngsters here will have to Google that.
  16. Mr. Brooks
    I've never used social media, unless Twins Daily counts. I'm just pointing out how pissed people are. And Imdb ratings are incredibly stable, from episode to episode, you never see outliers like this unless it's for a reason. They clearly rushed it. I don't even see how that's debatable, given that not once, but twice in season 8, a rogue paper cup or plastic bottle made it passed the editing room. I do think that people are overreacting, but I think that speaks to how beloved this show was, and the crazy high standard they set through the first 6+ seasons.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    I'm a private citizen. And if I'm on public property, you have every right to record me. And I'm not sure how you came to equate holding government accountable with condoning provoking police. It's entirely possible to support one while denouncing the other.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    I'm not claiming to be confident on it. Simply asking if there is any evidence one way or the other. Perhaps Buxton is thriving because he's batting 9th. But, it could also be for reasons completely unrelated to where in the order he bats.
  19. Mr. Brooks
    I only visit on mobile, and haven't once had to re login. I just keep my browser tab open, and when I open it up I'm always still logged in.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    Happily eating a plate of crow, so far.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    Do we have any evidence, and not anecdotal, that there is more pressure in certain spots in the lineup? If I had to rank all the reasons that Buxton struggled in the past, I think I'd rank batting order spot dead last.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    I can't imagine what could go wrong if we allow the government to decide what is "fair" to post online. We could look at media access in North Korea for a rough equivalent though.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    No financial decisions are made based on individual wins anymore. If Berrios is upset, it's because he puts his individual stats over the team, which would be very disappointing to me. I think that if he is upset though, it's at himself for pitching poorly, not at Baldelli for removing him.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    That's not at all what he said. The officers job is to use whatever force is necessary to detain the suspect. Any force beyond that is punative. Why does the cop get to dole out punishment? Isn't that what the courts are for?
  25. Mr. Brooks
    I don't have a problem with where they ended up. My problem is with how they got there. The pacing felt off, the character development became flawed, scenes and storytelling became less gripping than previous seasons, the writing became downright awful at times. It just didn't "feel" like it did for most of the first 6 seasons.
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