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  1. USAFChief
    My thought would be I would rather the hitter swing away in hopes of an extra base hit. The most likely outcome of a single is, two more hits are needed to score a run, particularly with the bottom of the lineup due up.
  2. USAFChief
    Personally, I can do without 2 out bunt attempts, YMMV.
  3. USAFChief
    Add Nolasco to the deal and there's the salary relief, while giving CO a potentially useful piece rather than just shipping dollars off.
  4. USAFChief
    Personally, if not Santana, I'd rather give Polanco a shot. At least he might hit.
  5. USAFChief
    A massive risk? You've said you don't like their chances anyway. ..what's the risk? And this keeps getting left out. ..Tulowitzki is not a 2 month rental
  6. USAFChief
    It's important, I think to differentiate between true "rent a player" deadline deals and other types of deadline deals. In some of these cases, viewing the trade solely in terms of the year the deal was made undervalues the trade. In regards to the above, several of the players you listed provided value to the team acquiring him after the season in question. David Price is still a Tiger, providing value and will bring back a piece or two if they deal him. Hunter Pence is still a Giant (and has won 2 WS as a Giant, not 1.) It's also important to consider what the teams gave up, too, I think. Just to pick one example...Pence cost the Giants their number 2 rated (by BA) prospect, AA C Tommy Joseph (has yet to appear in a major league game), P Seth Rosin (yes, the one from MN), who has 6 big league innings to date, and OFer Nate Schierholz. Think the Giants regret giving up that haul? Prospects are great, we all love 'em. But the reality is, most of em don't end up worth a hill of beans. Berrios is a nice prospect, but the chances the Twins seriously regret losing him down the road are not that high. Gibson is a decent MLB pitcher, and he might actually get better...but he's 28, and the chances of that aren't great. A Tulo trade has a very good chance of filling one need, and filling it well, for the next several years. Not just 2015. That might not happen, but then again Buxton might never be a good, healthy big leaguer, either. I'd let either Gibson or Berrios form that basis of that trade 100 times out of 100.
  7. USAFChief
    Oh for #**)'s sake.
  8. USAFChief
    Oh for $**(#'s sake.
  9. USAFChief
    That 3-1 call to Sano changes the entire inning.
  10. USAFChief
    I'm incredibly jealous.
  11. USAFChief
    That's a bit harsh. A knee-capping maybe. But kill the young man??
  12. USAFChief
    so, north...didja go to the folk festival?
  13. USAFChief
    Maybe. I'm not real sure.
  14. USAFChief
    A "Canadian pipe"? Too easy.
  15. USAFChief
    When you're going good, Plouffe leads off with a double. When you're going bad, that ball gets caught. When you're going good, the ground ball that Santana booted is 3 ft left of 2nd base, and it's an easy DP, instead of behind the bag, and a tough play.
  16. USAFChief
    "pretended to smoke." Like you "pretended to inhale," too, amiright?
  17. USAFChief
    Oh for $*(((#'s sake.
  18. USAFChief
    I'm ecstatic. I thought it would feel better, TBH.
  19. USAFChief
    If we get out of this down one, I'd be ecstatic.
  20. USAFChief
    Oh for $*((#('s sake.
  21. USAFChief
    honestly, still...what?
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  23. USAFChief
    'specially at his age.
  24. USAFChief
    Somebody forget to take the garbage out one too many times??
  25. USAFChief
    in play, run(s)!
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