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  1. PopRiveter
    Thanks Jerr. We needed you in the stands, but we probably could have used you in the bullpen too.
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    Wish I could click "Like" 100 times
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    I appreciate the point even if it doesn't sway me to switch sides. It is insightful and needs to be weighed. I expect I'd be all for human umps influencing the game for drama and excitement if I were a fan of one of mlb's elite big market teams.
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    I can't imagine the technology will disappoint me more than the skewed crews and a slanted playing fields we've faced in recent playoff series. I want fair baseball. Feels like electronic strike zones will be an important step closer.
  5. PopRiveter
    I'm really liking the game a lot better this year, but maybe my perception is skewed by watching primarily Twins games. Hope it keeps trending toward more action and more contact.
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    It's been a rough go for hitters for sure, but I think the 2022 version of baseball makes for a much better game to watch. There's been balls in play, defense, rallies of strung-together hits. The last few years, games have been 4+ hours of strikeout-strikeout-walk-home run-strikeout. Baseball feels like baseball again this year. Gah, baseball is so resurrected right now. You are, of course, entitled to your own opinions.
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    I don't like the thought of Cleveland leaving town in first place. Recent developments have me on edge
  8. PopRiveter
    There we go Correa. Let's get him in so I can start to breathe.
  9. PopRiveter
    Perhaps your best headline yet. Had me laughing even before I started reading the article. Well done!!
  10. PopRiveter
    mikelink45 for the win!
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    I remember guys making that kind of argument a some years back. Saying Ichiro's batting titles meant little because he was just a hollow batting average and so on. However, it feels like we've arrived at a more balanced, mature understanding and appreciation of stats today. Discussions have become more respectful and nuanced and you'd be hard-pressed today to find any baseball lover who would claim a .350 batting average could be hollow.
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    The first thing I learned to admire in a hitter was a .300 batting average, but even as little kid reading the backs of baseball cards, no one used batting average all by itself. In my experience, it never was a standalone stat, even before analytics we knew that Tom Brunansky was a more impactful hitter at .245 than Greg Gagne was at .254 Batting average never was a stat indicative of true performance in and of itself -but it is a useful measure. The arguments from analytics enthusiasts seem to be based on a perception that users of old school stats don't understand this. Not true. We do. I like to use classic and modern, advanced stats. Somehow though, there is a romantic nostalgia for describing a player's performance with the measures I learned as a young fan and I still admire a batting champion. I want Luis to stay strong and productive so we're still having this conversation at the end of the year.
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    I think the author seemed awfully careful to point that out repeatedly throughout the article. Makes a fella want to stand up and cheer Rod Carew again when you watch a player performing this way for part of a season, then consider that Carew averaged that over 18 years. What a player!
  14. PopRiveter
    I can't lie. I miss my guy.
  15. PopRiveter
    By keeping Kepler, Pagan, Thielbar and Megill company.
  16. PopRiveter
    I’m ready to just say it. I love Chris Archer. Full stop.
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    I thought they created a problem the moment they moved Garver but I've been so positivley impressed and surprised by Sanchez. I've been so impressed that the FO was able to unburden the team of Donaldson while getting similar catcher production with that swap, that I've totally ignored Jeffers. He's been a disappointment, but now that he's the backup catcher... Eh. How much does a backup catcher matter? There should be a replacement-caliber player available by trade or on the waiver wire at some point this season. If not, Jose Godoy is holding a golden ticket.
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    Ouch. I've been kind of ignoring him and letting him fly under the radar, but when you lay it out like that makes me want other catcher's names in the plans. In the short term, I'm grateful for Sanchez (really didn't expect I'd ever be saying that back when he was acquired.) Maybe this is the spot they should be look to upgrade when trade season arrives.
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    Aha. I don’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth, but trying to interview a player while they’re up to bat is maybe not the best approach.
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    I was watching on Apple TV+. Not sure if that was a different b’cast team, but they ised some wrong terms and had a really awkward moment where they were attempting to interview Buxton when he had to bat. They were silent for awhile and then said something like, I guess we’ll stop asking him questions so he can focus on his at-bat. Yup. Prolly a good idea.
  21. PopRiveter
    No one needs to do that Squirrel.
  22. PopRiveter
    That was a very good win. I’m satisfied
  23. PopRiveter
    You’re sometimes TOO funny
  24. PopRiveter
    Pagan is looking strong tonight
  25. PopRiveter
    They won’t. You can calm down.
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