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  1. Mr. Brooks
    Those were both AA, they played a doubleheader.
  2. Mr. Brooks
    Well I guess I'm hopeful that they aren't making important decisions based off a few spring training innings.
  3. Mr. Brooks
    I think the point is that one of each HR,3B,2B,1B isn't really any more significant than say, 2 HR and a 2B, both are 10 bases. One is just more quirky than the other so we take note of it.
  4. Mr. Brooks
    Every game counts. The games now count the same as the ones after his theoretical call up. I guess I was under the impression that you were theorizing that they moved him to the bullpen to help them compete. The fact that he's in the Rochester bullpen suggests to me the move is more about his development than it is to help the big club compete.
  5. Mr. Brooks
    They have to draw the line somewhere. Driving at .07 isn't much different than .08, but that's going to be the case no matter where they put the line. It's like a stop loss. Some people have a set maximum they they'll allow themselves to lose when they go to the casino. Losing 499 dollars isn't materially different than losing 500.
  6. Mr. Brooks
    How does he help them compete from Rochester?
  7. Mr. Brooks
    Wanna bet?
  8. Mr. Brooks
    And for the record, I'm definitely team Cheese Whiz over provolone on cheesesteak.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    There isn't a cheesesteak outside of Philadelphia that's worth $10.I make them at home sometimes, they're ok, I've had a few at restaurants that were decent, but they just can't compare to the real thing. As a home cook who is fairly serious about cooking, I've researched them, and supposedly there is something unique in the water in that part of the country that brings out a certain taste/texture in the bread.
  10. Mr. Brooks
    This actually explains a lot, regarding his contact skills. If you'll excuse me now, I'm going to head out to the backyard with my son, a broom, and some corn kernels...
  11. Mr. Brooks
    Ok, LA might have out kicked their coverage, but on the other side of that are markets, like the Twins, that are still stuck in under valued media deals.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    The NRA is suggesting that women are coming out against Biden as part of a conspiracy to take your guns away. How anyone still takes this organization seriously is beyond me, they've gone full PETA over the last decade plus.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    Declining ratings doesn't necessarily mean declining revenue is ahead. As media consumption becomes more diversified, the cost per share goes up. You can't make assumptions based on trends from when each household chose from 3 channels. Or even based on 5 years ago before streaming took off. The actual ratings numbers may be down, but they are still strong compared to most other individual shows.
  14. Mr. Brooks
    Growth hasn't slowed, it has accelerated rapidly. Revenue has grown 325% over the last 25 years, and the league has set record revenues 15 consecutive years.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    There is really only so much the union can do, unless the current players are willing to become sacrificial lambs for future generations. This isn't the primary source of income for owners. It is for the players. Not saying the owners would welcome a strike/lockout, I'm sure they'd rather keep the peace, if possible. But, they can afford to miss a season or two of revenue much more than the players can. Ownership skills don't dissolve with age, they can make the money back later. Giving up a year or two in your prime is money the players can never get back.
  16. Mr. Brooks
    Jason Castro is a significantly better hitter than Sandy Leon. 60 points of OPS is a huge margin, especially at the catcher position. The only thing Leon and Castro have in common is that they are both catchers. I'm not advocating to trade Castro, I'd also keep him. But he would fetch a decent return.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    Chris Davis is now 0 for his last 35 AB's, dating back to last season. He needs just 11 more hitless AB's to tie the all time consecutive 0-fer record.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    You could take Gonzalez out. Isn't that why he was signed, to be a super sub?
  19. Mr. Brooks
    It's almost as if nobody here remembers Torii breaking his foot on the Fenway wall.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    Correct, you can understand why a person in his shoes would take the money, while also believing that the Braves got a steal, relatively speaking. The two are not mutually exclusive. When I was a young man, I had a classic muscle car. I bought it when I was sixteen, and put thousands of dollars into it over several years. Later, when I was an adult with a young family, we had to make a sudden, unexpected move for work. The only place we could find on short notice was an apartment, and the building had a one car per registered driver rule. I couldn't find affordable storage on short notice, and had literally a few days to sell it. I got taken advantage of big time, selling it for a fraction of it's worth (today, with the internet I could have probably found close to fair value). It sucked, I'm occasionally still bitter about it now, 15 years later, and the guy who bought it got a steal. But, it was still the correct decision to take what I could get for it. Not a very apt analogy, I realize as I type this, but it reminded me of that, so I went with it.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    Wheel.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    MLB Pipeline has a 50 grade for Wade's arm, compared to a 45 grade for Raley's hit tool. So if Raley has 5 tools, then Wade has 4.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    Anything could happen, but how often do position players suffer career ending injuries? Maybe it happens and we don't hear about it/ remember it, I'm not sure. Is Baldelli the last one who has?
  24. Mr. Brooks
    And, the data shows that young people today also smoke cigarettes less, drink less, experiment with drugs less, have unprotected sex less, and get divorced less than other generations have. I do take issue with their seemingly thin skin- "safe spaces", fear of controversial speech, etc. But, overall I agree they don't deserve the hate they get.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    He also didn't do himself any favors by walking Hamilton. I'd call the blame between him and his infield there a wash. Seriously, why would you ever nibble to a guy like Hamilton?
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