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Pohlads to Let a Poor Throw Out First Pitch
USAFChief replied to RandBalls Stu's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
"...and depending on radar gun readings, a possible MLB contract--at league minimum, natch--might just be in the offing!" stated the spokesman. "Who says we don't sign free agent talent?" -
However, try the Amazon appstore for the MLB app.
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Be careful you don't break a hip but stay active. Ba-dum-tschhhh
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"Best Bullpen In Baseball" ... I kid, I kid
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At least they've been quick. If used, it would be mildly interesting to see who really knows the zone. Mildly.
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Austin Martin with a little reminder why Harrison Bader.
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Who, pray tell, is "D. McCaughan?"
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We scored!!1!
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I've developed an irrational distaste for Brooks Lee. That GIDP on a 1-0 count only serves to reinforce it.
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I LOVE these, Al From SoDak! Easily among my favorite reads on TD. I like the reminiscing, and always so well chosen and well written. And I do remember The Klaw! If only because I have something of a soft spot for people born in 1958. Lots of tremendously intelligent and easy-on-the-eyes folks born that year.
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No, I'm sorry, thanks for playing. "Yes." Yes is the answer we were looking for.
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About Hocking, or loving the idea? //there IS a correct answer....
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1990s, stocky. RH thrower. Infield glove...Denny Hocking. BTW love this idea.
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This is ridiculous. There is zero chance baseball teams are losing money continually while also seeing the value of the franchises rise year after year. Zero. Chance. None. Zip. Zilch.
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Heh.
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It's a start. Particularly the part about taking infield.
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I agree defensive stats are pretty doubtful. However, that's completely unrelated to whether saving a run is more valuable, or less valuable than scoring a run. If either. It's just harder to measure defense. If we believe Bill James old pythagorean theorem for baseball, saving a run is worth slightly more. (Rs scored)² / (Rs scored)² + (Rs allowed)² Take a team that scores 800 runs and gives up 800 runs. That team should be .500, according to the theorem. Give them 900 runs scored and the same 800 runs allowed. They should win at a .558 pace. But give them the same 800 runs scored but 700 allowed, they should win at a .566 pace. So at least according to Bill James, saving runs is worth slightly more than scoring runs.
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? Based on what? It's hard to measure defense, but I don't think the value of a run saved is less. The only research I've seen about the value of runs is intuitive....a run is more valuable in a low scoring environment than a high scoring one. That'd tend to make me think a run saved might actually be worth MORE than a run scored. I'd also posit the range of skill is narrower for defense than offense, so it's harder to actually BE a run better than another player on defense.
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Yes.
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What flavor were the Swedes? The Germans?
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I doubt you can afford me.
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"What happens if you dont follow the strategy?" seems like an important control, too. Lest you conclude it's safe to stick your tongue on the metal pole because you only looked at those who did so in July
