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  1. Vanimal46
    Would bet 6 months' worth of rent on the under.
  2. Vanimal46
    Concur. It comes in cycles, and it sounds like our experiences are similar. Loved baseball from 8-13 years old, transitioned to loving football and hockey more in the teen/college years, now back to enjoying baseball the most.
  3. Vanimal46
    Yeah I get that. It's just crazy to see how much franchise values have grown in just a short amount of time. Or desperate billionaires are to get in on the cash cow in sports. Not sure which one is right.
  4. Vanimal46
    Looking back at the most recent baseball franchise purchases, this $1.6 B figure is insane... The Dodgers were purchased in 2012 for $2 B... That makes sense as they're an iconic franchise, yuge market, etc. The Rangers were purchased in 2010 or 2011 for $593 MM... Fairly large market, kind of crappy stadium The Astros were purchased in 2010 or 2011 for $610 MM ... Newish stadium, large market And the Cubbies were purchased in 2009 for $700 MM ... iconic franchise, yuge market, old stadium (pre-renovations) Supply and demand drives the price, but I'd sure as hell would have bought the Cubbies over the Marlins if I were a billionaire.
  5. Vanimal46
    Pedro Alvarez would not induce instant vomiting, so I guess him?
  6. Vanimal46
    Well, as we know buying sports teams for most is a hobby, not a business. And the negotiations for buying a franchise are probably irrational between both parties. Maybe if all things are equal, and 30 MLB teams are up for sale at the same time, then maybe it's worth $675 MM. But since maybe 1 sports team is up for sale every couple of years, there's competition between billionaires driving up the price.
  7. Vanimal46
    Zenser was kind enough to share on the 2016-2017 MLB Off-Season thread that Marlins owner Jeff Loria is close to selling the team for $1.6 Billion. Clearly there haven't been any rumors to say the Pohlad's would sell. And frankly, teams aren't sold nearly as much in baseball than basketball and the other sports. Are the Twins worth more or less than the $1.6 Billion price tag that Loria is getting?
  8. Vanimal46
    Hey, if a kid is named North West, there's probably a Cash Considerations out there somewhere in the world!
  9. Vanimal46
    Can't wait to see Cash Considerations tossing the ball around in Spring Training!
  10. Vanimal46
    I haven't thought much about the Regional angle, but that's also a very good point.
  11. Vanimal46
    Wow, the people in Miami have to be rejoicing knowing they're this close to saying so long to Jeff Loria.
  12. Vanimal46
    Because of the weird baseball stuff that can happen if a pitcher messes up the easy toss... We as fans seek and enjoy the obscure things that don't happen every day during a game. It's also a fun way to promote the sport via social media... I saw the Pat Light gif often on social media, including from some of the owner's twitter accounts here, as a way to poke fun at how the Twins season is going.
  13. Vanimal46
    That's a good point. I'm sounding like a broken record at this point in the thread but I agree with you that I wouldn't change this rule, and think there are much bigger fish to fry that will increase the pace of every game.
  14. Vanimal46
    That's for sure, Mike. Pick your preference, my flavor of choice is OPS. I'm hoping for ~ .750 OPS this season from Buxton. Not too concerned if Buxton has a .220 or a .275 BA, as long as he makes it count when he does make contact.
  15. Vanimal46
    There's an IBB once every 5 games on average. We're talking about 1 minute in 900 total minutes of baseball action. Is it really noticeable how much of a time waste it is?
  16. Vanimal46
    Getting rid of commercials isn't realistic... Because money. Lots and lots of money
  17. Vanimal46
    Agreed. There are many other alternatives to speed up the game. Forgoing the IBB pitches all together isn't moving the needle much at all, and decreasing the strike zone in theory should slow down the game. The proposed changes don't make much sense.
  18. Vanimal46
    Found an article on SBNation about the International Walk Rule Change. "In the 2015 season, there were 951 intentional walks in all of Major League Baseball, or 31.7 per team. That means that on average, teams would be issued an intentional walk about every five games. That's a minute of awful and boring mixed into 900 minutes of baseball." It's just a weird thing for the MLB to identify and say, YEP, this is going to help increase pace of play.
  19. Vanimal46
    I agree that they're looking at the wrong things... 95% of the time an IBB doesn't result in anything besides a walk. But an IBB takes what, a minute out of the total game time? If the goal is to speed up the pace of play, it's not going to make a difference IMO. That's why I'd like to keep it as is, so we can see the 5% of weird baseball stuff happen. Batters getting out of the box to adjust their gloves after every pitch is BORING. Concur. The pitch clock is a great tool that I've seen in action at Round Rock Express games. It doesn't come into play often, but it does keep pitchers in check that they have to throw a pitch within 30 seconds. I'm also on board with reducing the number of warm up pitches an incoming pitcher needs. They just spent 10 minutes in the bullpen throwing 20 pitches. Give them 2-3 pitches to get used to the mound, and get the show on the road.
  20. Vanimal46
    We could definitely share a pizza someday. I concur with these toppings. Also: Pepperoni, mushroom, green olive Buffalo chicken, red onion, black olives, feta cheese
  21. Vanimal46
    I don't see why not... It's been a part of the game since the beginning. If a pitcher can't throw a 65-70 mph lob to their catcher's glove, they should probably practice that more.
  22. Vanimal46
    Favorite pizza toppings, go!
  23. Vanimal46
    I would argue it is a "skill" that very few pitchers practice, which results in weird stuff happening... I could post many other videos of pitchers missing the mark, and the team batting scores from a wild pitch. There's also times when a pitcher and catcher decide halfway through they do not want to intentionally walk the batter, and strikes him out instead.
  24. Vanimal46
    Ever get a yardstick size pizza there before?
  25. Vanimal46
    Even though they all bat LH, they all do fairly well against LH pitching... For Granite, his splits are fairly similar between RH and LH, but he had over 200 PA's more against RH pitching... The story may be different if he had more PA's against LH pitching. RH - .296 / .348 OBP / .744 OPS LH - .291 / .345 OBP / .684 OPS Rosario certainly has more power against RH pitching, but he can still hold his own against lefties. Kepler hasn't proven to hit lefties well in the majors yet, but he showed he can do it in the minors.
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