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  1. USAFChief
    I hate that play.
  2. USAFChief
    we'll take it.
  3. USAFChief
    in play, run(s) please.
  4. USAFChief
    Haha. Evil, no. Terrible at managing a pitching staff. Part of the reason the Twins have had bad pitching over his tenure is not his fault. Part of it is. He is reactive, instead of proactive. Count how many times this year he's removed a pitcher after the damage has been done. How many RH hitters a LHer like Boshers has faced. He won't be the manager next year.
  5. USAFChief
    Molitor is awful
  6. USAFChief
    Man, Moustakis runs worse than Mauer.
  7. USAFChief
    The difference between Molitor and a major league manager: If the situations were reversed, Molitor sends Gaviglio out for the 6th, and doesn't have the lead after top 6.
  8. USAFChief
    Eddie Rosario, last 7 days, coming into tonight: .111/.190/.167
  9. USAFChief
    GROSS, MAN!!
  10. USAFChief
    acceptable DP though
  11. USAFChief
    http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/sites/default/files/inline-images/Somali_wild_ass_mare_0.jpg return of the assbats.
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  13. USAFChief
    Has Sam Gaviglio really K'd four Twins through 2??
  14. USAFChief
    For the right return, sure. The Twins need to upgrade the pitching. That's going to be tough enough as it is without ruling out trading some asset(s). I'd like to add at least one legit RH bat next year. RF is as good as any other spot.
  15. USAFChief
    I'm of the opinion baseball is just about perfectly designed at it's core...90 ft from home to first was perfect 100 years ago, it's still perfect now. I'd rather not mess with that too much. And as noted in the post you quoted...baseball has positioning rules...defenders (except the C) have to be stationed in fair territory (rule 5.02) (and I forgot earlier) that the pitcher has to assume a legal pitching position. Other than that, "Except the pitcher and the catcher, any fielder may station himself anywhere in fair territory. " In your hypothetical, I'd imagine hitters would soon learn to pick up the ball anyway, and the hole in the defense would ultimately prove more damaging than any possible benefit. Baseball's defensive positioning has evolved over time, I imagine it always will, and if standing between the pitcher and the hitter proves workable, let it go, at least until it results in drastically fewer balls in play, at which time, OK, take a look at it. If we're going to help offense, I'd rather they find a way to reduce K's and put more balls in play. And I'm also of the opinion that baseball should specifically stay away from trying to emulate other sports (at least too much), because one of the things I like about baseball is, it isn't football.
  16. USAFChief
    Under my adept management, part of that equation could also include trading an OFer--say Rosario-- and backfilling the OF with a FA.
  17. USAFChief
    concur. If baseball wants to make an improvement through rule changes, they should find a way to reduce strikeouts.
  18. USAFChief
    Upton for the Angels: 1.029 OPS. Small sample size, I know, but that might have come in handy the past week.
  19. USAFChief
    Nice job, Y! I need a snack.
  20. USAFChief
    Well no, not with the straw. Duh. Gravity.
  21. USAFChief
    It's plausible the timing of Souhan's original column is due to when he got the info from a "Twins official," no? If said Twins official is/was concerned about weight affecting rehab, then the timing makes sense.
  22. USAFChief
    Challenge...accepted.
  23. USAFChief
    He hasn't done much at the plate to earn more playing time either.
  24. USAFChief
    I guess I'd rather see hitters work on taking advantage of shifts. "Hit 'em where they ain't." Do the work necessary to learn to hit the ball to all fields, including pulling the ball and taking an outside pitch the other way. If a hitter only hits the ball to part of the field, he gets what he deserves. EDIT: I also want to leave defensive positioning to the manager. The only real rule is, only the catcher can start in foul territory...and that's enough for me. I rather like the old days, when a manager might use 5 infielders, or put his pitcher in RF for one hitter, then return him to the mound.
  25. USAFChief
    http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/is-the-lemahieu-shift-the-boldest-one-ever/ wow.
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