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  1. I’m Straight Outta Compton… Well… No Not really… I’m from Minnesota so that would be silly. I eat hot dish.... when the weather goes cold… I dress warmly when it’s 20 below. I take walleye… from the lake… the DNR tells me how much I can take. Officer Jim… he is my neighbor… when I need something… He’ll do me a favor. Uffda.
  2. It's not the only way to judge a defender, for sure. But reliably turning the chances you get into outs is at least as important as range. Probably more. Getting to 15 extra balls per year is nice. But it doesn't outweigh booting 20 extra ground balls. Nor is range more important than knowing how to play the game, anticipate plays, and be in proper position. That's one reason why all the angst of the sabremetric community over Jeter was terribly misplaced. He didn't have range towards the end, but the Yankees kept playing him there because, in total, he was still a very good SS. He made the plays he got to, and almost never made the wrong play or was caught out of position.
  3. My impression, based on entirely too little information, is that it isn't Polanco's arm that's his primary problem, nor his range. It's his "hands." Playing SS involves accepting and catching so many hard chances that someone with a bit of a case of "iron hands" is probably destined to fail. I haven't seen enough, though, to form any kind of solid opinion. Based on lack of SS play in his recent minor league history, I'd guess the Twins already decided he's not going to be able to play the position long term. Teams don't often move players off SS in the minors until they're forced to. SS's are too valuable.
  4. I can't afford a wench.
  5. I do the same thing! Does yours end up looking like #2, like mine?
  6. Wrong thread, but it boggles my mind that Berrios can be in the organization since 2012, and they're just now deciding to change his motion.
  7. Command is somewhat important for a pitcher.
  8. And where does Molitor bat him??? NINTH ferpetesakes!!!1!11
  9. Just more proof that baseball is the most wondrous of the major sports.
  10. I started with the least desirable and moved up. Still a lot of rejection, and never did hit the right level.
  11. Shameless, self serving plug: Only 4 games left this season needing game thread vols: Sep 24, 25, 28, 29. You know the drill.
  12. "Sometimes, you can't give your money away."
  13. I believe that's "Nourth American," eh?
  14. I wish I could attend. Hoist one or five in my name. I'll do the same for each of you.
  15. Your avatar, lady. Turn it off, please.
  16. laying on the couch?? pfft. if you can still get up on the couch, you're nothing but a pantywaist lightweight! laying on the floor, like a real man, you mean, amiright?
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