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  1. gunnarthor
    No. And baseball has very few of both. Most brawls start b/c of bad blood between the two teams. At the end of this, I just can't see your point. It's hypocritical of you to lay this at baseball's feet and ignore how often it happens in other sports. Especially when other sports - football and hockey - are much more violent and much more likely to lead to real injuries. (In fact, I'm not sure you've been able to find any real injuries that should be blamed on the rules). As I and other posters have pointed out, unwritten rules exist in all other sports (and elsewhere). And, more importantly, I think, is how the unwritten rules add something to the game. It makes rivalries better - Hunter crashing into the White Sox catcher really made the Twins/Sox series entertaining a decade ago. As Sam pointed out, there's something poetic in the idea of rules both changing and lasting through generations.
  2. gunnarthor
    He'd be a pretty big risk. I know some people see the 44 strike outs in 41 innings but that's way above his career norm (6.1 k/9 and 5.5 k/9 in the AL). And both his walks and hits are up this year.
  3. gunnarthor
    Yeah, this is a pretty good guess. Curtiss for sure.
  4. gunnarthor
    That's just silly. In every sport there is retaliation. A hockey player can (and often do) punch another human being in the face, in violation of the rules of hockey, and merely gets sent to a bench for a few minutes. My guess is you are completely ok with that assault. The unwritten rules of baseball (and every sport) deal with how to act - very little of it is "assaults." (And nothing Machado did is covered or protected by the rules) It tells hitters that they shouldn't swing away on a 3-0 pitch with a 10 run lead. Don't let an opposing player fall down the dugout steps chasing a pop fly. It sets up kangaroo courts in locker rooms to police player actions. Sometimes, a pitcher will throw a warning pitch at an opposing player. Very rarely, a pitcher will hit someone. Even rarer, benches will clear. And far less often than in football and hockey, someone might throw a punch.
  5. gunnarthor
    And the very next paragraph: "But that guy is an outlier—a reason not tolove the Code. He seizes on an institutional framework to further his own emotionally fragile goals, and becomes an easy target for critics. Some players enforce things the wrong way, and some players get upset over things that should not realistically upset them, but that’s not so different than the rest of the world. The mainstream of players who abide by the Code do it properly, and with reservation. We are, after all, a society of reasonable people."
  6. gunnarthor
    And the spot on reply. At this point, I just don't get your position. Earlier in this thread you said you were ok with a guy retaliating in certain circumstances. Later, you compared being hit with a pitch to assault but wouldn't go that far against hockey players or football players. I honestly can't follow your logic on this issue. To me, the concept of unwritten rules is fine. It makes the game more fun, makes rivalries better. I think every sport has some form of them - in tennis it's considered bad form to hit the ball into a defenseless player, for instance, and when they do, they get saddled with bad . You will never be able to (successfully) make an argument that baseball is the only sport that polices conduct. Players in every sport push, shove, hit, tackle, spit - or "assault" as you called it - after a play all the time.
  7. gunnarthor
    You keep saying that but there really is nothing to support that. Every single sport has some form of retaliation for both real and perceived slights. Baseball is a bit different than Hockey, Basketball and Football in that it doesn't really have penalties during a play or normally physical contact so the policing is a bit different. But in any event, nothing Machado did was supported by the unwritten rules (in fact, it could be clearly argued that, had Machado had a better understanding of the rules, some of this stuff wouldn't have happened).
  8. gunnarthor
    I don't think baseball indulges any bad behavior any more than any other sport. I think you can make a pretty good case that football - at all levels - does it the most. As to Machedo, I think he purposefully hit Norris on his backswing. That's potentially a lot more dangerous than a black eye or a fastball to the back. The league should really crack down on him on this. And hopefully he has guys in the locker room that tell him to knock that **** off.
  9. gunnarthor
    And, of course, it got even better today when Machado threw his bat (accidentally) down the 3rd base line. Awesome. And that was after he (accidentally) hit the A's catcher in the head with his back swing, knocking him out of the game. And the A's/Orioles rivalry gets better.
  10. gunnarthor
    http://thebaseballcodes.com/2014/06/08/is-that-your-glove-in-my-gut-or-are-you-just-happy-to-see-me/
  11. gunnarthor
    Best of luck to him. I think his ML career is over but I wonder if he would go overseas to play?
  12. gunnarthor
    I really don't think Correia has much rope left, even if he's probably been bit by a little bad luck. I'd also like to see Deduno go back to the pen so they can move up Meyer and May. Too bad about Thorpe. Nice that Rosario is hitting at AA (SSS). Let's hope he makes the Twins think hard about promoting him further.
  13. gunnarthor
    I really don't know. I think he should stay up and learn at the ML level - he is 25. Steinbach is working with him a lot. Suzuki is a good guy to watch. I'd just rather keep him up and ride it out.
  14. gunnarthor
    He's playing more than 50% of the time. He's started 5 of the last 10 games (4 at catcher, one DH) even with some NL games in there. Suzuki, right now, is hitting better and is better defensively. Keep Pinto up, starting 2/5 games and he'll eventually take over.
  15. gunnarthor
    Best of luck!
  16. gunnarthor
    Seems like a good move. If the Twins aren't in contention at the deadline they can try and trade pieces like Willingham and Morales. Or, if Morales plays well but the Twins aren't doing well, I believe they could offer him arbitration and get a pick next year? Not sure how that works under the new rules. I do suspect that the FO thinks that the Tigers are catchable (4.5 back) or the second wild card is (1.5). As the season goes on, the rotation will probably add May and Meyer. I think Correia has one bad start left and then he's moved to the pen or released.
  17. gunnarthor
    Yeah, Crawford mentioned that on his last chat on draft day - [TABLE] [TD=class: chat_time]4:08[/TD] [TD=class: chat_desc] Comment From John Quincy Adams Did last years draft have better overall 1st round talent? [/TD] [/TABLE] [TABLE] [TD=class: chat_time]4:08[/TD] [TD=class: chat_desc] Chris Crawford: The pitching is better in 2014, the hitting — sadly (again) — is much better in 2013. I give a slight edge to 2013, which is really disappointing. [/TD] [/TABLE] And someone at BA said something similar.
  18. gunnarthor
    A few weeks back, Klaw said that he was a AAAA player - too big.
  19. gunnarthor
    Yeah, I didn't get the complaints about drafting too many pitchers. It's how it played out. Big whoop. They had an excessive number of CFers a few years back and traded them. They traded a excessive number of pitchers in 08 - Smith might not have made the best trades there, but they have the track record. And, bluntly, they have a decent foundation already in place: Dozier and Mauer will be FA in 2019, Arcia, Gibson and Hicks are under team control until at least 2020. Buxton, Sano, Pinto, Meyer et al even longer. We have a good foundation of position players in place.
  20. gunnarthor
    If you only think they have Buxton and Stewart, you haven't been paying attention.
  21. gunnarthor
    Well, they also got the best position player in the draft. That's pretty good. I understand your frustration. I liked a few of the picks - Burdi I actually hoped would be there at 46. And I'm ok with Cederoth, Curtiss (solid pick) and Steele. I figure in a few years the Twins will have a rotation built around Hughes, Gibson, Meyer, Nolasco, May and a few others. That has the makings of a solid rotation. And it looks like they are trying to build a Royals like bullpen behind that. I'm ok with that. Some of the relievers will be given a shot to start. That seems to frustrate people for some reason. Let them try it. I'm not sure if it'll work but I understand the logic of it. Frankly, I miss the old Radcliff drafts where he targeted "soft tossing control" pitchers. Johnson is going after flamethrowers. That's where we are. Incidentally, I don't think this draft is that rare. Just last year, Cleveland drafted Frazier first and then didn't draft a position player until the 10th round. Maybe the Twins take a few risky sign picks tomorrow. In any event, the Twins didn't mess up the most important pick and got Gordon.
  22. gunnarthor
    At this point, you're just looking for anything to complain about, right? The Twins kept a kid (and his agent) informed of their thinking. Those bastards!
  23. gunnarthor
    No. It's a boring draft but that doesn't mean it's a bad draft. And draft picks don't nec line up with A ball either. Some guys might start at rookie, some A and some will get to AA this year. Next years draft will be the same so there will be overlap within the levels. Way too early to get concerned about the bats at Cedar Rapids.
  24. gunnarthor
    Looks like Steele will get a shot at starting. Not a bad pick for the 8th round, actually. But this has been a weird draft.
  25. gunnarthor
    Not concerned.
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