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  1. PDX Twin
    It is possible to recognize them as "major," yet not pool them for establishing records. To the extent that statistics allow, they could give them a separate analysis and let people decide whether X home runs in the Negro Leagues is equivalent to X home runs in the traditional major leagues.
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    And, of course, "Vikings" is offensive and must go, to say nothing of the "Fighting Irish."
  3. PDX Twin
    Aren't the ones with Cleveland the gray, away jerseys? I think most teams wear the nickname at home and the city away.
  4. PDX Twin
    Just saw in the New York Times that Cleveland is dropping the Indians moniker. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/sports/baseball/cleveland-indians-baseball-name-change.html No word about to what they might change. Wind Surge seems to already be taken.
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    Perhaps the Wichita Warlocks would be more appropriate and also alliterate. But Kansas is full of Bible-thumpers, so I'm sure this wouldn't be politically acceptable.
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    This makes sense if we want to find at-bats for the three young outfield prospects over the next couple of seasons.
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    Aren't prototypes by definition experimental?
  8. PDX Twin
    So 37 on the roster means 3 slots for FAs? Or are there injured players that need to be added?
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    Offer him an outsized 5-year contract, but with incentive clauses that keep the cost down if he only plays 90 games. If the number is big enough, he will take it. And the incentive clauses are only fair given his track record.
  10. PDX Twin
    These things tend to be self-correcting, and this will too. Good hitters will start taking advantage of the open space more often. Bad hitters--even super-strong ones who hit 30 HRs---will get weeded out as their OBPs drop into the .200s. The game will be better for it: fewer HRs and fewer strikeouts: More like baseball and less like homerun derby. Arise, Arraezs of the world!
  11. PDX Twin
    I vote for Trevor Rogers to join Taylor Rogers and, for good measure, acquiring Taylor's brother Tyler Rogers. This would give us the most confusing bullpen in baseball history! Would they put first names on their jerseys?
  12. PDX Twin
    Is Nick Gordon not in the conversation at all? I know that he has had recurring health issues and that he has often disappointed on the field, but I find it shocking that we have a whole article with 8 lengthy comments about replacing Polanco and that Gordon (a first-round choice with AAA experience) doesn't get even a mention.
  13. PDX Twin
    I haven't lived in Minnesota for 50 years, so my recollections are very old, but fond memories of devouring the sports section of the Trib (no S because the Star was in the evening back then) with breakfast. I had a trivial and distant personal connection with Sid because a classmate of mine was his nephew. Never got to meet him, but in our little town any connection to fame was exciting!
  14. PDX Twin
    So they gave up on Joe Cronin. He might be in the Hall of Fame some day!
  15. PDX Twin
    I worry about trading Kepler/Rosario/Polanco for the latest incarnation of Matt Capps.
  16. PDX Twin
    In every sport, a winning strategy works because it beats yesterday's opposing strategy. The shift works more often than not against a player who continues to follow his past spray chart. The comment about Rod Carew is spot-on. Every minor leaguer should be drilled on learning the bat control to put the ball in the defensive gaps. It might take 5 years, but as more players learn to do this and more teams look for players who can do this, the shift will wane in success and popularity.
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    Seems like an ideal candidate for a contract with performance clauses. Half guaranteed and the rest kicking in at 80 games and 120 games played.
  18. PDX Twin
    Choke + Clutch = Ruined engine and transmission.
  19. PDX Twin
    Speak for yourself. I still rely on it as an important indicator.
  20. PDX Twin
    Miguel TBW Sano. (The Big Whiff)
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    with the catcher able to reach it.
  22. PDX Twin
    Least-deserved save in a while, there.
  23. PDX Twin
    Uggh
  24. PDX Twin
    I'd rather have a SAFE situation!
  25. PDX Twin
    Whew.
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