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  1. wsnydes
    He's my answer too. I even copied his batting stance for a while as a kid.
  2. wsnydes
    Uninspiring. If the entirety of offensive output is reliant on balks and wild pitches, then I don't have a lot of hope for the rest of the series.
  3. wsnydes
    That seems like a play where gamecast doesn't really do it justice. I think I have to find some visuals...
  4. wsnydes
    For me, it was a AAA game just after they started using the pitch clock. I loved it even though I inadvertently missed half the game.
  5. wsnydes
    Personally, I blame her sobriety.
  6. wsnydes
    Well, this sucks...
  7. wsnydes
    Yeth.
  8. wsnydes
    When the beer can is as big as the TV, there's a problem.
  9. wsnydes
    On the flip side, they have yet to score a run between innings!
  10. wsnydes
    Carry around a red balloon for good measure?
  11. wsnydes
    So much for getting some extra sleep tonight...
  12. wsnydes
    As a music lover, I'm glad that things are picking up for you and people like you. I miss live music so much!
  13. wsnydes
    If someone comes along with a reasonable offer, I don't see why not. I enjoy watching him and he provides value, but I'm having trouble finding a place in the field for him. I think a bat like his still has a place in the game, but considering where this team is, everyone should be on the table and if a reasonable offer comes along, there's no reason to decline it. He's not a cornerstone player that I would think hard about losing.
  14. wsnydes
    If Buxton stays on the field, I agree completely. Unfortunately, that's the wild card. Absent injuries, you're right, this is easy.
  15. wsnydes
    I could understand the lack of promotions earlier in the season, but not at this point. Not having a season last year plus a late start, I can see why they'd want to see where these guys are at before throwing them into the fray. We're in late June now though, so they should have a pretty good idea of what they've got. At some point, they've got to start reshuffling the prospects. And, I agree, they should be aggressive with it. Especially after the trade deadline.
  16. wsnydes
    Part of this conversation has to revolve around all of the injuries and bad luck this team had early on. While I would have liked to see more adjustments, I honestly don't know that they would have made a difference. Making a change just to make a change doesn't make sense either, so perhaps trying to ride it out was the proper course. I don't know, I don't have an answer to that. Neither did they unfortunately. That said, some of this mess is also self inflicted. The bullpen and back end of the rotation were a complete disaster. Their signings may have made sense for a team that was a year or two away, but this team was expected to actually compete, and compete for more than the division. A team serious about competing needs to be more serious about its pitching staff. This is what I'm having the most difficulty with. There was a notion here before the season touting the organizational depth. I laughed at it at the time, and unfortunately was proven correct. There isn't a lot in the upper minors. I like what they've done in the draft, generally speaking. Though, I find the obsession with hitting corner outfield types interesting. I can't decide if I'm bent out of shape about the lack of high picks spent on pitching, but I lean towards yes. There are lot of things that I do like about what they've done. A change in philosophy at the top was needed, in my view. I'm not really sold one way or another at this point though. I want to see how they handle this setback. That will go a long way towards my opinion of this front office.
  17. wsnydes
    Buxton is easily my favorite player on this team, but I can't see giving him a contract of that size. Yes, he's a game changer that this team has not seen since Puckett. He's got to stay on the field though. As much as I want him around, I just don't see this team doling out that kind of coin for the guy. If they did, I'd probably be ecstatic and then rather concerned in the long run. So, I think the safest and best choice would be to sign Berrios. As mentioned in the article, this team has been trying to develop pitching forever and I'd hate to see their best success story leave because they wouldn't pony up the cash. He's not the ace that we'd like him to be, but he is pretty reliable and he's remained healthy. My only concern is that he has yet to put together a full, consistent season. The late season fades are always a concern. Nonetheless, I still think that Berrios is the safer and best option for the club. There is a touch of poor timing here too though. As this season unfolds, it'll be interesting to see how the FO handles a 90+ loss season that was full of expectations heading into it. How much does that change the conversation?
  18. wsnydes
    I don't really have much sympathy either. They made the bed, so to speak. I do think something needs to be done about controlling managers calling for checks though. I can see that getting out of hand quickly. As a fan, I don't need to see Scherzer inspected three times. That's ridiculous without obvious visual violations. But, I digress. Different topic for a different thread.
  19. wsnydes
    Maybe not misleading, but certainly could have more context to clarify. You bring up some interesting points. The curve on the graph you provided is interesting, for sure. I would expect a time when mechanics aren't as well understood to show what your graph shows. You'd think that in a time where mechanics and coaching of them are so predominant, that the rate would be lower but they're not. HBP at 1900 aren't as likely to be as damaging either. Few, if any, guys were throwing as hard as the typical pitcher does today. Definitely interesting to see things in this perspective too.
  20. wsnydes
    Agree completely. Plus, in those situations that do call for something "a little extra", if you're dialed back a bit you still have that extra few MPH in the tank that might come in handy. If you're already going all out, that little bit extra isn't there.
  21. wsnydes
    I don't like it, but other than acquiring a SS replacement in a trade, the only real option is to move Polanco back to SS for the rest of the season. Giving guys like Gordon more playing time has to be a primary consideration. Similarly, unless Sano is traded, I think moving him off of 1B to DH is the clear choice. Rooker, or another option, could be called up to play LF. This is an easiest hole to fill on this list, in my opinion. Getting Kirilloff reps at 1B should be a priority, especially since Sano appears to descending into an offensive abyss. As for the pitchers, get some of the deserving guys up from the minors and give them an opportunity to show you that they could be useful or that it's time to move on. This one is a little trickier, but I do like the idea of giving Barnes and Jax chances to start. That exposure isn't a bad thing heading into the offseason.
  22. wsnydes
    I think there's an important distinction here that should be pointed out. In my view many posters here, myself included, have referenced the max effort being the problem, not the velocity itself. The loss of control comes from the max effort, not the velocity. Not that anyone should be tossed for max effort either, but there's a cause and effect situation here. The implication being that if pitchers dialed it back a bit, they'd gain more control and thus hit fewer batters. There's a similar situation with hitters too, but that's not hurting people as frequently.
  23. wsnydes
    Part of me is glad that this team gets to sit on an off day dwelling on a game like this. Nothing frustrates me more than wasting a big inning by allowing a big inning the very next half inning. Just another way for this team to lose. Nice to see Larnach and Kirilloff come up big in a big, late game spot though.
  24. wsnydes
    I think it's a lot of the problem. While repeatability is emphasized, very few can harness the notion while giving everything they have consistently. Those that can are the elite players. It's an even rarer air that players can do it with the adrenaline flowing in big spots. I don't know how to fix it either. There are clearly benefits for not going all out every pitch, but teams and players have decided that it's worth the trade off.
  25. wsnydes
    Like @ashbury mentioned, I think this would be hard to legislate. I don't think taking away the inner half of the plate is good, nor do I want to incentivize crowding the plate. Though, one could question the intelligence in that, there will be times where a player may feel the risk is worth it. Obviously, if it is intentional then there are already mechanisms in place to deal with it. Giving max effort on every pitch, things like this will be inevitable unfortunately. Not sure how one gets around the wildness that comes along with that. If they do, I'd like to know that for my golf swing!
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