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I love how Richard always finds a way for his color commentator to relive his glory days in every single game.

Here's an article that touches on this in a way. Certainly a good read: http://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/mike-trout-angels-rob-manfred-comments-what-happened-angels-anaheim-statement-feud-beef/dc7bcjnez2bs1kh8t2u8osbkn Just look at Bryce Harper, one of baseball's knights in the crusade to "Make Baseball Fun Again." What would be awesome is if baseball would take to Harper's wishes and expand on that. Capitalize on it. What exactly does Harper mean? What does he want? Instead, Harper is pegged as a me-first guy, as opposed to someone bringing passion and energy to a sport that sometimes desperately needs it. Baseball in general is a sport that's still listening to Aerosmith's "Dream On" while the rest of the world is listening to Eminem's "Sing for the Moment." Both are fine in their own respect, but the insistence on tradition and old-school mentality drives fans away. At times, baseball is the epitome of "Back in my day …", or "Uphill, both ways, barefoot, in the snow …" or "Those damn millennials!" Some broadcasters take to the airwaves during games to hate on today's rendition of the game. The same game that put them in that broadcast seat. Try getting fans to get excited about a game while a color commentator sits in a chair, complaining about how "bad" the game is today. Tradition is a powerful thing and baseball needs to do a better job of bridging the gap between its history and its future. Look at some of its absurd restrictions surrounding the more jovial and light-hearted parts of the game: like having Rob Friedman — known by baseball fans as @PitchingNinja — suspended for sharing GIFs of its pitching stars on Twitter. Or its absurd blackout rules. Or some media and fans' love affair with the "unwritten rules." Just think about it: This is a sport in which some of its constituents say, "It's time for us to evolve" while at the same time fining players for wearing colorful sleeves or cleats. Any bit of personality that emerges is met by a vocal minority of fans or players saying to play the game the "right way" — a rallying cry that means absolutely nothing.

I wish I had a superpwer. Not the ability to read minds like some have, but maybe invisibility.

Be nice if we didn't draft relievers in the first round at all.

I remember that they wanted Pedroia too, who they got with their first pick in a draft (2nd round). Same draft in which we passed on him, I believe, five or six times :-(

At this point, no amount of proof against that turd will convince his ardent supporters he did even the slightest thing wrong.

Has France surrendered the World Cup match yet? :-)

Between Gibson and Snell? Still Snell. But Paxton and Morton even moreso.

The article did point out that his lack of conditioning hurt his ability to repeat his swing and that he is working hard to fix that. Proud of him taking the demotion so well and doing the work. Hopefully this will be a lifestyle change.

Good story in Sano http://m.startribune.com/miguel-sano-making-progress-at-class-a-fort-myers/487945021/?ref=nl&om_rid=1661253065&om_mid=100785609

There is zero point in engaging people who are so overwhelmingly Pro-Trump. It's the definition of an exercise in futility.

I'm enjoying the fantastic catches by Cave.

With Hunter we have an actual supposed example of leadership that was provided by someone else. It's something that can be looked at and discussed since it has often been pointed to as an act of veteran leadership. With the attack on Mauer and Dozier leadership in the thread I quoted, they attack the character of the players without pointing to anything. And Hicks decent but not overwhelming improvement in 2015 is likely more to do with getting more MLB experience and therefore more comfortable. And my post about Hunter is not an attack on a players character either, which is supposed to be against site policy and is enforced by some moderators instead of defended and applauded by others (especially in regards to Mauer)

These not so subtle kinds of attacks on Mauer's and Dozier's leadership and especially their character need to stop. Actually, needed to stop a long time ago. Neither you nor anyone else in these forums know what kind of leaders they are NOR whether they only care about themselves(as opposed to being good teammates). Yes, we do know Hunter had no problem getting violent with at least one teammate when that teammate didn't do what Hunter wanted. For some reason many people around here look to that course of action as great leadership, for reasons passing understanding. P.S. Hunter was with the Twins during Hicks last season. I don't remember him punching Hicks in the face for failing to be prepared. In fact, it was often reported he took Hicks under his wing. And yet...

I know it's a huge load off my mind not having to pay for any of the diagnosis, surgeries, radiation therapy, and all the miscellaneous other things you need to do when battling cancer. It allows me not to worry about finances and focus just on going through the process and getting better. I wish we could, as a country, get to that point for everyone. Where patients don't have to balance out whether or not to even try to fight cancer if there's a chance the debt cripples him and his family in the future (or even worse, his family after he loses the battle).

often a shortcoming of a stat comes from someone not reading up on and/or understanding the stat :-)

Watching 'Succession' on HBO. Enjoying it. Looking forward to 'Sharp Objects' which starts Amy Adams and premieres on HBO this Sunday.

Of course, he found time to make mock the #MeToo movement during his rally in Montana. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-mocks-supernumbermetoo-movement-in-montana-rally/ar-AAzDIYR Shouldn't surprise anyone considering how he treats women.

Isn't this thread about Kyle Gibson? :-)

I'd say player development has to shoulder some blame too.

Pruitt said Trump is President due to God's providence. Total whack job. More like Sauron's Providence.

yeah, I think we're farther than that.

Machado already has 3 fWAR. He'll end up with over 6 fWAR. If I was a team trying to sign him, I'd push for him to switch back to 3B, where he was an elite defender.

Hmmm, Buxton's best month last year was August, not September. And with more playoff spots available, the idea that teams bring up a bunch of September callups to have a look at them, instead of playing their best to try and make the playoffs, isn't something really done so much anymore. Certainly not to the level they used to. Discounting September numbers would be a mistake.

or look at DRS at Fangraphs instead.