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  1. wsnydes
    Tanks! Don't recall the game, but we had one where we were cowboys shooting through a cactus. That was another good one. Literally duel (digitally) for control of the console.
  2. wsnydes
    Blink-182 music video isn't it? Don't remember which one though.
  3. wsnydes
    Sounds familiar. We also always fought about who would be the 49er's in NES Football and the Twins in RBI Baseball.
  4. wsnydes
    There's a fantastic NCAA golf commercial on the Golf Channel I believe. It has the Oregon Duck lining up a chip shot in the fairway and the Stanford mascot sneaks into the middle of the fairway completely blocking the line to the hole. I don't do it justice, but I was very amused.
  5. wsnydes
    As the older brother in my family, you're darn right you're stuck with Luigi!!!
  6. wsnydes
    Not sure what my favorite would be, but I think most of us can get behind my least favorite...Norm Green.
  7. wsnydes
    I'm the slam dunk champ of my house on our tiny basketball hoop in the garage! Back in the day, I could grab the net. That was an accomplishment in and of itself for someone of that height. Now, I'd probably pull a hamstring and calf simply preparing to try that. Muggsy had some made ups, no doubt. Massive hands as well. I can't even come close to palming a ball.
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    As a 5'-4" tall guy, I can attest to the shear size of both Paul Bunyan and Kent Hrbek. My wife is from Bemidji, so we know Paul well and I've stood next to Hrbek and they both tower over me. I've seen the Jolly Green Giant, but he seems too jolly to approach. I don't want to ruin his mood. I quite enjoy Coors Field. Not much of an atmosphere around the place, but the park itself is awesome with some nice mountain views if positioned correctly.
  9. wsnydes
    The more things change, the more they remain the same...
  10. wsnydes
    Agreed entirely. It's very subjective with multiple ways to look at it. I think there are a handful of guys that you could basically interchange and get very little disagreement. When talking about a 17 year span though, I tend to look at cumulatively over shorter spans that would take guys like Tanaka out of the discussion simply by sample size.
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    5th best among 1B doesn't really say much...They aren't exactly an athletic bunch. I don't really see much of this roster as being particularly great on the base paths either, so comparing him in that context doesn't do much for me either. I just don't think this team has been a great baserunning team for the last handful of years. The lack of SB attempts reflects that, even with Gardy's reluctance to send guys. If the talent was there, he would have used it. Buxton in particular would be everyone's choice at the top if he would get on base more. Obviously that isn't happening right now, so no I don't want him there right now. All that being said, Mauer at the 2 is a better option than most on this current roster. He isn't my ideal #2 for reasons already stated, but I don't have a better candidate at this time either. The roster simply isn't constructed in a way that provides a viable #1 and #2 hitter. I agree that Mauer is baseball smart and generally has good instincts, I just don't think baserunning is a strength of his though. He's much stronger defensively and at the plate.
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    The part that sucks about that is that I don't view Mauer as a great baserunner. I'd like my top of the order guys to be very good on the bases. Mauer isn't speedy or particularly adept at baserunning. He's not terrible, but just not what I like at the top of the order.
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    I'll like this as soon as the site allows...I appreciate the effort. my preference would be fWAR because that means that I was right!
  14. wsnydes
    Did you ever look up what the actual answer is?
  15. wsnydes
    Kintzler is getting as bad as his bullpen coach was...
  16. wsnydes
    Nothing can be easy...
  17. wsnydes
    I don't really have the desire of a repeat of last nights 9th. Just shut 'em down and lets go home.
  18. wsnydes
    Rosario wants to play too!
  19. wsnydes
    Dang it, the site isn't letting me "Like This"...
  20. wsnydes
    Will you settle for Kepler instead?
  21. wsnydes
    KEPLER!!!
  22. wsnydes
    For better or for worse, popularity plays into the voting more than it should. I mean, if there were hold outs that didn't vote for any of the original HoF class, it's clearly a system that has some flaws. It's still better than football though.
  23. wsnydes
    Mussina had the higher winning % as well. Mussina had the benefit of playing with some offensive juggernaut's that Glavine didn't resulting in more wins. That goes back to the voting flaws that we've touched on.
  24. wsnydes
    No doubt that wins and awards play into this quite a bit. All-Star appearances too. Glavine has the 2 Cy Young's and twice the number of ASG appearances. Glavine lead the NL in wins 5 times to Mussina's 1 despite playing for the Yankees during their absurd run. Glavine had another 35 wins, getting to that magical 300 mark that Mussina didn't get to. Admittedly, this was a lot closer than I thought it was prior to looking further. Judging on the voting practices of the time, I think it's pretty obvious why one is in and the other isn't. Not to say that is right or not.
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    I wouldn't have put Glavine in first ballot either. Their numbers are similar, I'm wouldn't say Mussina is clearly better. Glavine had 2 CYs and pitched 4 more years as well. It's certainly a good talker.
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