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  1. USAFChief
    indeed.
  2. USAFChief
    He has been amazing, but color me skeptical. If he can continue to hit .350, and draw some walks on top of that sure, he's really valuable. But it's really hard to hit .350, and it's hard to continue to draw walks when you present no power threat. He's also a weak armed, moderately slow infielder, so it's going to be hard to provide much value elsewhere. Hope he can keep it up, but I'm going to need to see a couple years of this to fully buy in. All that said, ride this wave right through the WS.
  3. USAFChief
    Last walk off HBP in MLB? 8-31-17: Chicago at Minnesota. After the White Sox take a 4-3 lead in the top of the 9th, Max Kepler's 2 out HBP drives in Brian Dozier to complete a 2 run rally. Winning pitcher: Matt Belisle.
  4. USAFChief
    Torreyes: "No habla."
  5. USAFChief
    Arraez Arraez Arraez Arraez Arraez Arraez Arraez Arraez Garver
  6. USAFChief
    Walk off HBP. The most exciting play in baseball!
  7. USAFChief
    Someone's itching for a bannin'.
  8. USAFChief
    Huh? There were six players just in the AL Central that played 155 or more games in 2018.
  9. USAFChief
    Between 2010 and 2018, just in the AL East, I found 63 seasons of 155 or more games played. Too lazy to look up all of baseball, and the AL may get more seasons due to the DH, but 155 games played is not at all unusual.
  10. USAFChief
    Try 155, and add in all the times players played every day when healthy but didn't meet the 155 game threshold due to injury. EDIT: see below. 2010-2018, AL East, 63 seasons of 155 or more games played.
  11. USAFChief
    Yes, I'm specifically saying I do not believe playing MLB baseball six or 7 times per week is too much for a 20 or 30 year old. I do not believe resting players makes any significant difference in future injury or performance. I do not believe the "fatigue" associated with playing MLB is a factor, or enough of a factor to justify not playing your best players nearly every game. My opinion is that all it accomplishes is needlessly limiting the playing time of your better players. I think history is on my side here.
  12. USAFChief
    I don't have any research data, but think it fair to say I have plenty of history and anecdotal evidence on my side. I also think it fair to respond to those demanding evidence with a similar response, particularly since it's Baldelli who is changing what had been standard practice. Not to mention if any season ever demonstrated that scheduled time off has no influence on preventing injury, it would be this one.
  13. USAFChief
    I dont think managing injuries and resting players are related. There's zero evidence resting players results in fewer future injuries.
  14. USAFChief
    I doubt there was or is any consideration of Romero for the post season roster. Nor would a good outing today have changed that.
  15. USAFChief
    to bring this conversation back on topic, Beltre's another guy who was going to play 150 plus games every single healthy season. Also, I dont think there's anything "sneaky" about Beltre as a HOFer, 3100+ hits and 477 HRs. He's a no brainer.
  16. USAFChief
    Schoop started the game winning rally in game 2 Saturday, and made 2 really nice defensive plays that were pretty important in that game. Schoop isnt a great player, and Mike's probably right about spending his money elsewhere next year, but he's contributed many times to this year's team.
  17. USAFChief
    Give back the 7 points stolen by the officiating on that ridiculous offensive pass interference call, that wasnt even called, and the Vikings win. The NFL is such a joke.
  18. USAFChief
    Its becoming more and more rare for teams to start the season with 4 starters. In the specific case of the 2020 Twins they start the season Mar 26 with 8 straight scheduled games (@ Oak and Seattle for 7 straight, then the home opener) before they get a scheduled day off. Then only 5 off days sprinkled through April. So I don't think they will even consider 4 starters.
  19. USAFChief
    Polanco.
  20. USAFChief
    nope. Do you have any data to refute it? The default through MLB history has been to keep your best players on the field while you can. I support that theory. I posted earlier in this thread an average of more than 3 players per team were essentially every day players this year, and that ignores those who play every day but have missed time through injury. My personal theory is that Rocco's own inability to avoid injury, and then his chronic illness is overly influencing his management of playing time. If they're healthy, and they're better than the bench alternative, play em. And For the millionth time, obviously injury changes the equation.
  21. USAFChief
    Hats off all around, but the bullpen deserves the lions share of the credit. Fantastic job.
  22. USAFChief
    Swing the bat.
  23. USAFChief
    Cleveland had a really nice trade deadline.
  24. USAFChief
    I wonder if Kepler's throwing is hampered by the injury. Not a very strong throw.
  25. USAFChief
    Rosario's monthy OPS has declined every single month this season. From .886 in Mar/April, to the current .459 in Sep/Oct. It's been a steady decline all year.
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