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  1. gil4
    Those are a couple of big ifs. Usually a major step forward like he had is at least partly due to random variations. A significant reduction in K% is unlikely, and a slight regression is a better bet (especially if he moves up in competition.)
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    I would add that Bunning was a hell of a lot better pitcher than Morris, no matter what Ted Williams said about him and his "little sh*t slider" (Ball Four). He only won 20 games once, but he won 19 games four times (not that it really matters.) Morris' peak WAR was 5.9; Bunning topped that 5 times, including a three-year stretch of 8.1, 8.9, 7.8. And he still had to wait for the vets committee to elect him.
  3. gil4
    Bunning was probably helped by his political career and Hoyte by his broadcasting career. Haines is in the running for worst player in the Hall and is only there because Frankie Frisch was on the vets committee getting all of his old teammates elected. I'm not sure how to explain Grimes - notoriety as the last legal spitballer might have been part of it. Ritter and Honig had him in their top 100 of all time, but I'm not sure why. Was he another guy elected because he knew Frisch?
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    My experience has been similar, except the HR ball I caught was in BP (Yankee Stadium, hit by Mark Salas. BP HRs sting pretty good too.) I caught a foul pop at Norwich, CT - I think they were still the Norwich Navigators (AA-Yankees), but they might have been the Connecticut Defenders (AA-Giants) by then. I had several that I caught that were tossed into the stands in San Antonio, and we had one game a couple of years ago in Arlington when we got in early and got 6 BP balls between 5 of us. My youngest son took his to get it signed by one of the Twins players. I asked him who signed it, and he said he didn't know, but he had catcher's gear on. I looked at the ball, hoping to see Joe Mauer's name. Nope - Drew Butera. Sorry Drew, but that didn't keep me from bashing you in the forum.
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    1987 and 1991, to be exact :-)
  7. gil4
    All but Morris spent significant time in the NL. On the other hand, all but Morris faced the majority of the offensive explosion caused by the steroid era. Morris never got higher than 3rd in the Cy Young voting. At his peak he was very good (not great.) He spent a lot of time as a average-to-good innings eater. His peaks were probably higher than Moyer, but nowhere near the guys on this list, and sustained greatness is more important that the career-filler. I don't know where he will stand when he's done, I put Johan ahead of Morris, and I will be surprised if he gets serious consideration, barring a comeback (which I doubt will be successful.) Johan was a great pitcher for about 6 years and pretty good for 2-3 more. Morris was never great, except in 1991 game 7.
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    Pitchers with options but likely to be on the 25-man roster: Casey Fien (RHRP) Caleb Thielbar (LHRP) Pitchers with options but with a good shot to make the 25-man roster: Kyle Gibson (RHSP) Now we're up to 14 from which to select 12 (and likely expose 1 or 2 to waivers.) I guess if Deduno starts on the DL and Gibson starts in AAA, then we're down to 12 pretty easily. Are there any guys who might make the 25-man that are not on the 40-man right now?
  9. gil4
    That might help Brock in his negotiations with his wife. At that price I'd buy a few and replace the bench on the front patio with them.
  10. gil4
    Sad news. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10198794/paul-blair-former-baltimore-orioles-great-dies-age-69 http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/12/orioles-notes-starters-tanaka-wright.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MlbTradeRumors+%28MLB+Trade+Rumors%29 http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blairpa01.shtml
  11. gil4
    My optimism is starting to feel more rational.
  12. gil4
    I guess on the surface it doesn't sound too bad. He could be some insurance in case Willingham really is as bad as he looked last year. I dread seeing him in the field, especially at 3B, and the right-handed platoon partner usually gets more AB vs. RHP than the lefty does against LHP, which means we might want to look again at his other split. OPS vs RHP Last year - .684 Career - .777 Not as bad a I thought. He's 30, so not as old as thought.
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    Completely agree. if there was a way to be a bad defensive DH, he would find it.
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    We haven't seen the rule yet, but there was some indication that blocking the plate would also be illegal. In football, the "go low" hits are head first, and it's harder to get lower than the knee that way. With a slide, the players are more likely the hit the shin area and knock the feet out from under the catcher, rather than buckle the knee back. Is there still the possibility for injury? Sure, but I think this will greatly reduce them.
  15. gil4
    I'm not sure I see how. In football you still have to tackle the guy even though you can't hit him high. That really isn't an issue in baseball. I'm no baseball historian, but Bill James says Pete Rose is the one who popularized the football block to try to knock the ball out. That's still fairly recent history for baseball.
  16. gil4
    How much cash is he throwing in?
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    That was my thought as well, but I'm glad someone else took charge of the doom-and-gloom department today. Hopefully it will prove to be unwarranted pessimism.
  18. gil4
    That's all good, but "want to play" isn't enough. Guys like Nick Punto are useful role players, as long as the role isn't too big. (Starting SS and 2 yrs/$8M back in ~2006 was too big a role for Punto.) We need guys who want to play and CAN play.
  19. gil4
    I have started to vote a couple times - I'll try to finish it this time: Greg Maddux Craig Biggio Tom Glavine Frank Thomas Barry Bonds Roger Clemens Jeff Bagwell Tim Raines Alan Trammell
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    [h=2]This user likes darin617's post and wants to buy him/her a steak dinner: johnnydakota (12-02-2013) I do too, but not a steak dinner's worth. How about something off the McD dollar menu.[/h]
  21. gil4
    "...isn’t anything possible? Kevin Garnett sure seems to think so." Is KG coming back? That would be cool.
  22. gil4
    I hope you're right. My guess is it ends up being a marginal overpay, not monumentally stupid. Their roster has a lot of opportunities for disaster and not a lot of payroll flexibility left, even if they are the Yankees. I hope Cano leaves and they crash and burn in spectacular style.
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    http://www.twinsdaily.com/entry.php/2160-Minnesota-Twins-Prospect-Ranking-Compilation Highest was #14 (Seth) BA: Not in top 10 BP: Not in top 10 Sickels: not in top 25 Cody Christie: 19 Not in the compilation: Gleeman had him #20 SB Nation voting: 21
  24. gil4
    I just came back to say I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and quantity of the fries.
  25. gil4
    Too many bad starters is a much easier problem to correct than too few good ones. I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
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