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  1. I don't think there's much to be learned by comparing the NFL and MLB drafts. They are completely different animals.
  2. See what he has?? He's 35 yrs old. Also, Garver's "long term development?" He's 27.
  3. Typhoons spin backwards, no? Perhaps therein lies an explanation.
  4. That “career .408 OBP” is 233 PAs in two years combined of the DSL and AZ rookie league. It comes with a .253 BA and .322 SLG. He’s not really worth mentioning in this deal.
  5. I remember it as the scouts loving Stuart Turner’s defense, not Garver. Garver I remember described as “defensively, he has a chance to be a decent hitter.”
  6. Molitor’s decision to, yet again, wait until his starter had squandered a lead before removing him was the story of this game. Third time through the order, check. Hard hit balls, check. Confidence visibly eroding, compounded by infield error, check. Becoming strike zone shy, check. Manager confirms he messed up by removing pitcher immediately AFTER damage done, check. This pattern has resulted in at least half a dozen losses this year alone. And he’ll do it again, just wait.
  7. I don’t care if Ehire Adrianza OPS’d 2.000 over the last week. He’s a weak hitter, he’s not going to get much better, and no matter what his last 20 PAs were, his next 300 will be weak.
  8. Sano and Buxton simply have to hit for this team to be really good. I don’t blame Falvine for that. But, that isn’t to say they can’t be held accountable for other issues. There is no bench, and there wasn’t much to start the season. And these are the lineups you get when you start the season with no bench, and precious little in AAA that can help.
  9. I counted four balls tonight that hit Garver in the glove that he didn’t catch, including the SB in the first that led directly to Seattle’s first run. That should happen once a month, maybe. Multiple pitches that he stabbed at. I don’t think he can be the primary catcher. Catcher is just too important. He handles every pitch that isn’t put in play.
  10. BTW, our dog when I was a young boy-Aware Wolf-was a female. I remember one time I took her uptown, and wouldn't you know it, she stopped walking, plopped down, and had puppies right there on the sidewalk. Our town cop was such a jerk. He came by and yelled at me for 10 minutes, and then gave Aware Wolf a ticket. ... ... For littering.
  11. It's actually World Wine Century. Enjoy!
  12. It couldn't be more obvious they don't like his catching skills. From what I've seen, I agree with them. Unfortunately, Bobby Wilson isn't any kind of long term answer either. Bite the bullet, do what it takes to get Realmuto here.
  13. http://wanna-joke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/funny-picture-dog-cats-thoughts-food-gods.jpg
  14. Cats are better than dogs??? Can they do THIS? Case closed.
  15. Speaking of dogs... When I was a young boy, we had a large, somewhat wild canine that, believe it or not, meditated. ... ... ... We named him "Aware Wolf." http://stories.barkpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/doglaugh.jpg
  16. He might not be good, but my hat's off to anyone who is still pitching in the big leagues in their mid-40's. Bravo sir, Bravo.
  17. "The Mariners had Cano and Dee Gordon. Now 2B is a hole?" A whole what?
  18. Who's eyesight might be starting to fail me. Fair warning: though pain'd in these old creaky joints I can still assess thrashings and points Or perhaps with a permanent banning simply nail ye.
  19. and sliding feet first is bow you break your ankle. Taking a pitch off the wrist is how you break your wrist, should we not send players up to hit? I think you play the game hard and accept there are always injury risks. In a case like this, a headfirst slide away from the catcher might even have less chance of injury, since it minimizes the chance of contact.
  20. IMO the way to maximize his chances of scoring there, a head first slide on the foul side of the line was the way to go. Hand extended, it gets to the plate the quickest, and there is way less chance of it being off the ground like his lead foot was. He's also lower to the ground and therefore a bit more difficult to tag. Plenty of space to avoid contact there, too, so not a lot of increased chance of injury.
  21. dashed my world series dreams? kicked my dog? dissed my facebook post? TP'd my house?
  22. Bold prediction: Phil Hughes will pitch in a major league baseball game against the Minnesota Twins.
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