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  1. USAFChief
    My opinion: the walks aren’t exactly intentional, but not exactly unintentional either. They’re a byproduct of his changed approach. Instead of the previous regime’s “pitch to contact and avoid walks AT ALL COSTS” approach, he’s not throwing a cookie every time he falls behind 1-0 or 2-1. He’s still trying to throw a pitch on the edge of the zone. Sometimes he misses and walks guys...sometimes he hits a corner and gets back in the count. Either way, there’s fewer “sinkers” in the whomp-em zone. Walks are less damaging than hits. Giving up 2 walks more per game, but 2 fewer hits works in a pitchers favor every time. He’s also K’ing more hitters, which helps. Give me this approach every time over that pitch to contact mantra we’ve lived with for years.
  2. USAFChief
    Wrong thread, but my two cents on Gordon: the only issue I see is room on the 40 man. And if there’s room on the 40 man for Motter (or Petit for that matter), there’s room for Gordon. I don’t see roster room or service time as issues. However, there’s no reason to do that unless you’re going to call him up to Minnesota, AND play him every day while he’s here. I’m not sure he’s ready, or even a prime prospect (but I’m always skeptical of prospects), and I doubt Molitor would play him if he WAS here. So, to wrap this up, forget Gordon until next year, or until Molitor has no choice.
  3. USAFChief
    K A R S cars for kids, K A R S cars for kiiiids. K A R S cars for kids, Donate your car t’day!
  4. USAFChief
    The FRE has been pretty mundane recently.
  5. USAFChief
    WINNAH!!!
  6. USAFChief
    I love the optimism!!
  7. USAFChief
    Taylor Rogers, ladies and germs.
  8. USAFChief
    nobody.
  9. USAFChief
    And while I'm at it...nobody--NObody--has DEMANDED they trade their entire farm system.
  10. USAFChief
    Nobody--NOBODY--is arguing against building their farm system. Some of us are arguing you can use that farm system for more than improving the Ft Myers W/L record. You don't have to sit around on your hands and wait for years for the perfect confluence of talent to arrive at the big leagues all at the same time. Please stop putting words in other poster's mouths.
  11. USAFChief
    FALSE!!
  12. USAFChief
    This young couple moved in next to us a couple months ago and they're so cute. Newlyweds! Every morning he kisses her goodbye at the front door, and every evening, he brings home flowers. This morning Mrs Chief and I happened to be outside when he left, and we watched as he gave her a passionate kiss goodbye. "Boy," she said to me, "I sure wish you would do that." I looked at her and said "OK, but do you think she'll go for it?"
  13. USAFChief
    As expected.
  14. USAFChief
    Kyle Gibson has been spectacularly above average this year.
  15. USAFChief
    I think they should just leave well enough alone. Perhaps dump Miller.
  16. USAFChief
    Yeah, but the censor is easy to defeat. Just put spaces between the letters. m e s s up See?
  17. USAFChief
    *Kulber. He's a nobody, didn't you read the intro??
  18. USAFChief
    Out of curiosity, exactly which parochial school was this again?
  19. USAFChief
    Which means you can make basically any claim and nobody can dispute it.
  20. USAFChief
    Sure missed Mauer.
  21. USAFChief
    I DID NOT LOOK!!!
  22. USAFChief
    It was a rough ride home from work. My son and family is here, and they had borrowed my pickup, so Mrs Chief picked me up at my work to give me a ride home. We stopped at the bank on the way home, and wouldn't you know it...while we were there the place was robbed! And these bank robbers were vicious. They came in waving guns around, and had us all lie face down on the ground. "ANYone looks at us, we'll shoot you!" they screamed, and we were all convinced they meant it. Well, it was all over fast. On the way out, the last one stopped at the door, turned and asked "Nobody peaked, right?" Mrs Chief, without looking up, offered, a little loudly I thought, "Honey, you got a good look at them on the way in, didn't you?" EDIT: Nobody tell S the punch line.
  23. USAFChief
    DOZIER!!!!!! Good start on that .700 SLG for the rest of the year!
  24. USAFChief
    Leadoff double. Chances of scoring?
  25. USAFChief
    Hit the pitch you're given.
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