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  1. USAFChief
    And a free runner at 2nd.
  2. USAFChief
    Pagan for the bottom of the 11th?
  3. USAFChief
    uffda
  4. USAFChief
    For example...Twins get a base hit with a runner in scoring position...but do not score.
  5. USAFChief
    My bad on 2019. You are correct. And yes. I'll take RBI at the end of the season over any other offensive stat. I'd say in this case the exception proves the rule.
  6. USAFChief
    Not everything that can be counted, counts. Not everything that counts, can be counted. How can a baserunning blunder that awful happen? Things like that cost games, or win games. I realize we need analytics. But we also need to find a way to play effing baseball.
  7. USAFChief
    Rosario didn't have more RBI than Trout in either of those years.
  8. USAFChief
    This is true. I like guys who get on base. But someone still needs to drive them in. At the end of the game, they decide who won based on who crossed home plate the most, not who got to first base most.
  9. USAFChief
    It's still on the manager. Why was Hamilton in the game in the 6th inning?
  10. USAFChief
    He's in the game because for some reason Billy Hamilton was in the game, causing a PH by Kepler who can't play the field apparently, meaning someone had to go into the game. Gordon to the OF, Palacios to 2b.
  11. USAFChief
    winner.
  12. USAFChief
    This means, best case, Duran for 2 innings.
  13. USAFChief
    I'm not sure what the National League has to do with it, but yeah. If he gets few opportunities, then he can contribute by cashing a good percentage of the opportunities he gets, driving himself in, and getting on base a lot. Running the bases well. I fully understand there are many componants to a good offense. But at the end of the day. only scoring runs matters. And it's tough to consistently score runs if you don't have guys in the lineup who drive them in.
  14. USAFChief
    Right. And some players take advantage of the opportunity, often, and some don't. OBP in an RBI situation is pretty overrated. The object of the game is to cross home plate. That doesn't happen very often unless someone drives in runs. At the end of the season, I'll take RBI as a contribution to winning games over any other offensive stat. Any. Other. Offensive. Stat.
  15. USAFChief
    Not a good throw, but Arraez probably should have had that.
  16. USAFChief
    meltdown in progress.
  17. USAFChief
    Thankd god it wasn't pulled.
  18. USAFChief
    Heh. Weak ass broken bat bloop FC from Urshela and 3 pitch K from Kepler. I'm going postal on the next person who tells me RBI are meaningless. And now we learn Kepler isn't even healthy enough to take the field. Then I ask again...WTF was Hamilton doing in the game, and why would you then PH Kepler for him? I was fully off the Rocco bandwagaon a few weeks ago, and remain fully there. He's not a very good manager, and the FO had nothing to do with those decisions today. Nothing.
  19. USAFChief
    What a tough AB there, Carlos. We've got like a 3 man lineup, it'd be nice if you'd contribute for a change.
  20. USAFChief
    I would hope that isn't the reason.
  21. USAFChief
    Why is Billy Hamilton in this game?
  22. USAFChief
    1. The Pitching Pipeline(tm) is, predictably IMO, the biggest disappointment. And unfortunately, I don't think ANYone will be touting it this offseason. 2. Buxton. A couple scintillating weeks to start the season, then the "100 game plan" which featured thoroughly unremarkable results, and then the seemingly inevitable trip to the IL, from which we may or may not see a return. 3. Falvine. Whether through poor decision making (Rogers trade) or poor luck, we're left with Nick Gordon hitting 4th or 5th, no starter seemingly capable of a 6 inning start, and question marks at more positions than not. 4. Everything else.
  23. USAFChief
    33 appearances, with 21 starts over 3 years, totalling 125.2 IP at a 4.94 ERA and 1.38 WHIP doesn't do it for you?
  24. USAFChief
    Interesting. Care to elaborate? I don't recall it that way.
  25. USAFChief
    Couldn't agree more. "Getting to the big leagues" means zilch towards winning. Every team needs 26 players, 28 in September. Every team is going to call up rookies on occasion. That's nothing to celebrate as a fan. Or at the least, a poor measure of organizational "success." Developing players that get to the big leagues, stick, and outperform others is the trick. "Success" is building players that win championships.
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