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  1. mickeymental
    does chris carter and his .914 ops fit anywhere in the picture?
  2. mickeymental
    well, it was a "quality start" ...
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  4. mickeymental
    for what it's worth, espn's 2018 world fame top 100 includes zero baseball players. zero. eight basketballers make the list -- three in the top 10 (lbj, durant, curry) and all eight among the top 36. brady, at 38, is the only football player. http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/WorldFame/espn-world-fame-100-2018
  5. mickeymental
    In American high schools and other amateur baseball leagues that use National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) rules, a DH may bat in place of one player in any position, not just a pitcher. Many coaches use a designated hitter in place of the weakest hitter in the lineup, if they use one at all.
  6. mickeymental
    then why stop with pitchers? major-league fielding talent at catcher, shortstop and centerfield can also be considered something some athletes are born with -- but it doesn't necessarily mean they can hit major-league pitching. so why not add a dh for bobby wilson, ehire adrianza, byron buxton and any other spot in the order where the hitter is slumping or simply not very good? why not just have separate lineups for hitters and fielders with only the best "two-way" players doing both? ("forcing" wilson, adrianza and buxton to pitch is, in my opinion, off topic.) of course, it's also my belief that there is no right and wrong here. just preference.
  7. mickeymental
    coddling. like shaq with a designated free-throw shooter. (coddle: treat in an indulgent or overprotective way. "I was coddled and cosseted"; synonyms: pamper, cosset, mollycoddle.) disadvantage the team with dean chance (.183 ops, 0 hr, 16 rbi, 420 k in 759 pa), not madison bumgarner (.552 ops, 17 hr, 54 rbi, 196 k in 559 pa). also, why let beanball artists hide behind the dh? make 'em all bat! "no right and wrong here, just preference" ... isn't that true regarding most things at twins daily?
  8. mickeymental
    maybe lindbergh has the problem backwards: stop coddling pitchers by taking the bat out of their hands as youngsters. let them learn to hit. i used to love when jim kaat, jim grant, etc., came up to bat for the twins. for every dean chance there's a dave boswell. as it should be.
  9. mickeymental
    apparently not a big game for james.
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  11. mickeymental
    ho-hum. setting the stage for another comeback.
  12. mickeymental
    i can't believe rosario took a pitch with a full count.
  13. mickeymental
    well that's an interesting development.
  14. mickeymental
    eddie monster.
  15. mickeymental
    eddie done good!
  16. mickeymental
    "how can i miss you when you won't go away" -- dan hicks & his hot licks (1969)
  17. mickeymental
    ya can't have a comeback if you never fall behind.
  18. mickeymental
    aaron hicks?
  19. mickeymental
    no comeback. i’m not impressed.
  20. mickeymental
    they had em right where they wanted em.
  21. mickeymental
    twins have em right where they want em.
  22. mickeymental
    major-league bummer.
  23. mickeymental
    not too funny so far.
  24. mickeymental
    last year's second-half polanco and joe mauer's .404 obp wouldn't hurt.
  25. mickeymental
    trade him for paul blair.
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