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  1. USAFChief
    Late to the party. but JACK Buck? You misheard, old man. Napping prolly.
  2. USAFChief
    Add in a couple really good bullpen arm acquisitions, and a cheap FA flyer starter candidate or two with big arms and I would be satisfied with that off season.
  3. USAFChief
    Puig's actions weren't preplanned? They weren't designed to belittle another's failure, rather than celebrate one's own success? Calculated to make Puig the center of attention?
  4. USAFChief
    Certainly health could diminish a players defensive ability. Age, too. However, Field conditions are a non factor, and in any case are unrelated to defensive ability. So is positioning....that might mean fewer or more balls fielded but that's scouting, not defensive ability. Who pitches doesn't make someone a better or worse defender, nor does the other team.
  5. USAFChief
    Again...there was little or no exuberance in anything Puig did. You said it yourself...he made sure the pitcher was watching--WAITED until the pitcher was watching--then took calculated, preplanned action. That's not exuberance. That's being an asshat. I like baseball better without it.
  6. USAFChief
    You're not the only one here.
  7. USAFChief
    I read this a lot, but I question it. Defensive ability should be pretty stable, IMO. At least way more stable than 1 yr of hitting or pitching results. It's just another reason I'm very skeptical about current publicly available defensive metrics. I might be proven wrong someday, of course.
  8. USAFChief
    http://www.twincities.com/2010/02/08/twins-owner-jim-pohlad-not-in-on-mauer-talks-but-revenue-boost-should-help-team-sign-star/ http://www.startribune.com/pohlad-twins-remain-opposed-to-giving-deferred-money/83817132/?numToShow=10 http://m.mlb.com/news/article/2398412//
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    JFK

    USAFChief replied to Badsmerf's topic in The Sports Bar

    For sure it's troubling. I will only say that as far as Ruby being able to get at Oswald...times were different. But why? That's always bothered me. Why Ruby?
  10. USAFChief
    And nobody has a problem with Kirby reacting with great joy after a walk off, or Joe Carter. Nobody. It was joyous, unrehearsed, directed at nobody. Yasiel Puig's "reaction" was exactly the opposite. Zero joy. Calculated. Preplanned. Directed at the pitcher, specifically to taunt. If you like that sort of thing, great. Me? Plant one in his *** next opening day. The game is bigger than Yadiel Puig, and I enjoy watching it more without that crap.
  11. USAFChief
    Honest emotion, not disrespectful of the game, or other players? Great. Calculated, "look at me" preening? Disrespectful asshattery? Baseball is better without it.
  12. USAFChief
    Good luck!
  13. USAFChief
    I'm not discussing the possibility of injury. Every pitcher is an injury risk. I'm talking "bust." That's the "floor" for any minor league pitcher. Getting hitters out in the minor leagues does not guarantee a successful major league career, even with perfect health. My remark is in response to a statement that JDL's floor is "4/5 starter." I do not agree. Part of why you can trade for minor leaguers in the first place is that "might never pan out" is part of the equation. And part of why a trade of JDL for Dozier would have been, IMO, a poor gamble last winter. You can't get one decent (not great) prospect for an established above average big league player. You'll lose that trade a very high percentage of the time. I imagine DeLeon will get major league starts in the future, if only because every team needs pitching, and TB has invested a lot in him. But that does not make him a "4/5 starter." It just means he will be given chances he won't have to earn, and might not deserve.
  14. USAFChief
    You haven't addressed a single word in the post you quoted.
  15. USAFChief
    DeLeon's floor is not "Back end starter." His floor is "bust," like virtually every minor leaguer.
  16. USAFChief
    We'll see. My bet is no D can win a statewide race in AZ any time soon.
  17. USAFChief
    To each his own. But if part of your objection is thinking a $140m payroll in 2018 would mean the Pohlad family will lose money, I believe you're mistaken. Just for starters, the value of their asset has gone from $44m to over $1B.
  18. USAFChief
    Or we could look at Dave Roberts, manager of the team with the best regular season record. Kenley Jansen is his best reliever. He got into 65 games, and finished 57 of them. It would be interesting to see what Franconia would have done with Miller if he lost Allen. I don't think closers are overrated as much as deep and strong bullpens are underrated.
  19. USAFChief
    Even if we accept the figures in the handbook, why shouldn't they spend the money in 2018 that they didn't spend in 2017, and 2016? They just get to bank that, without anyone questioning it? They can spend whatever they chose to spend. And they could certainly add $30m in 18 and not lose money, particularly if you average over the past several years.
  20. USAFChief
    They would view themSELVES as having failed. The point isn't to be the win per dollar spent champ, he third wins champ, the TeamWithTheMostWAR. The WeAlmostWonTeam. The point is to win the WS.
  21. USAFChief
    Actually, plenty of people say exactly that. They just couch it in terms like "can't afford to sign the best free agents," "don't trade away prospects," and "our deep minor league system will supply what we need." "That's what Falvine where hired for, to turn magic beans onto ace starters, like Cleveland!" If those are your positions, you're saying "just find the next Arrieta." For proof, I offer the "hunt for an ace" thread.
  22. USAFChief
    We'll see.
  23. USAFChief
    Instead of sitting around hoping for miracles, how about working towards reclaiming the ballot box? Stop being on the wrong side of so many issues, to start with.
  24. USAFChief
    We'll see. What Bannon has likely done here in Arizona, for example is created a situation where a pretty decent moderate, Jeff Flake, will be replaced by a fire breathing far right zealot. A Democrat can't win, and the R winner will certainly be far worse than Flake.
  25. USAFChief
    Who are the "plenty of better upside assets to deal" next year? And while we're at it, who will they deal them for, next year? Specifics, if you please.
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