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23 hours ago, weams said:
The Orioles were always cheap until Angelos decided to go after Albert Belle.
I was always under the impression - rightly or wrongly - that it was kind of the inverse effect; that Angelos had always been willing to spend $$, until the Albert Belle deal ultimately instilled in him a fearful reluctance to bite on a big deal. I'm not sure that's the same thing as becoming cheap, but the hyper-intense focus on medical evaluations and the lack of interest in signing pitchers to long term deals, I'm pretty sure that stems in some part from the Albert Belle fiasco... All of which made the Chris Davis contract so spectacularly head-shaking... there was so much to be concerned about.
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These lists just serve to remind me that my memory recall abilities are fading faster than Rafael Palmeiro's HOF chances... I got 65%!
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Thanks, Dylan. I wish there were fewer injuries (and homers), and more wins. Maybe in LA.
I attended the 4-2 loss against the Dodgers in September, and he pitched well despite a wobbly second inning. But when Ruiz booted the third out in the sixth, and on the next batter Severino flat out failed to catch strike three of what should have been the third out, Bundy was as done with this team as any pitcher I'd ever seen. Two runs scored on Severino's passed ball, and Bundy never even moved to cover home.
As the saying goes, he's in a happier place now...
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1 hour ago, wildcard said:
Sounds like Scott Mcgregor's stuff and command.
The change off the change off the change...
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45 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:
The A's survived years of Giant wins, and playing in the 2nd worst ball park in MLB.
If, when you say "survived," you mean "barely hanging on," then yes, you're right. Still made the WC game, though...
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It's probably a stretch to call Terry Crowley a utility player, but I always had a soft spot for The Crow...
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4 hours ago, Il BuonO said:
Not to be a stickler, but self-conceited is redundant.
Stickler!
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You're welcome. When your calling card in life is the pride you take in being the smuggest, most self-conceited member of a discussion board dedicated to the second worst team in baseball, you're entitled to your accolades.
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1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:
They are.
You're a national treasure. May you be buried deep.
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One of my frustrations about the current all-or-nothing, home run heavy, strikeout circus state of the game, is the way it's perceived by little ball players. As a little league coach, my boys (10 yr olds going on 11) are all enamored with hitting home runs, and striking out everyone when pitching, because that's the game they see and hear. The inverse lesson they are learning is that if they are not hitting home runs or striking out batters, they are somehow inferior players. And the reality is that, at this age and most certainly at later ages, many of these kids won't have the power to hit lots of home runs or strike out lots of hitters. At the MLB level, the game has so heavily de-emphasized the subtler skills of bat control, speed and defense that many kids get frustrated and quit the game. My own son, who went 2-3 last weekend with two singles (and who, like his dad, is not a prodigious physical specimen - my frame is much more akin to Harry Dean Stanton than Giancarlo Stanton!), was long-faced in the car, bemoaning his lack of power. The kid is hitting .450! And he's bummed.
When I was in little league, though, and through HS into college, a had a good eye, was a solid gap-to-gap hitter who might get into an inside fastball once or twice a season, and if the porch was short, might be rewarded with an HR. But my bat control and defense allowed me to be an important and contributing member to a lot of pretty good baseball teams. I was able to ENJOY playing the game for a long time primarily because I had a couple of skills that were valued and important to every team I played on. And without being too hyperbolic, I just don't see that too much anymore. Every kid is stepping to the plate and trying to hit it out of the park. Lost is the art of hitting behind a runner, shortening up at the plate with two strikes, or working the count in your favor... or heaven forbid, just putting the ball in play and running hard out of the box. The list goes on and on. A kid makes an error on an easy two-hop ground ball and he shrugs it off. But if he grounds out on a two-hopper, he's coming back to the dugout with tears coming down his face...
I certainly understand how analytics has changed the game, and that numbers don't lie. I am now just beginning to teach launch angle and keeping the bat barrel in zone for as long as possible with good mechanics, primarily because the state of the game demands it (as well as a few parents!). But analytics are lost on the younger kids, who are just starting their baseball journeys, and who, from my perspective, feel as if they have to excel in one or two aspects of the game, or they are simply not playing it well enough to keep doing it. And that's a shame in my book. Baseball needs to, once again, spread its joy and rewards more democratically among a wider set of skills and diverse talents.
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With all this talk of "mastery of level," this entire thread is starting to sound like a Seinfeld episode....
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On 8/6/2019 at 11:30 AM, jjnono said:
August 17th against the Red Sox. Andrew Benintendi in the 7th inning off of Paul Fry. Hanging slider on the inside half... Benintendi doesn't miss it.
Well, Fry did give up a home run in the 7th inning on August 17th, but it wasn't the record breaker and it wasn't Benintendi (Devers, who is like, what? 40 for his last 50??? He's on a crazy tear...)
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August 17th against the Red Sox. Andrew Benintendi in the 7th inning off of Paul Fry. Hanging slider on the inside half... Benintendi doesn't miss it.
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Kevin Gausman on the move - outright waiver claim by the Reds.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/reds-claim-kevin-gausman-waivers-braves.html
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In a media age when catching eyeballs and generating clicks is paramount to an outlet's existence (MLB, ESPN, BleacherReport, et al.), being able to scream in large letters "Sets a New Record," "First Ever to Achieve...," or "Worst Ever!" is one way to get those eyeballs and clicks. It comes as NO surprise that the writers of those articles would jimmy stats -- without actually resorting to flat out prevarication -- to support their headlines...
First Position Player to Record a Save!
(since 1969)
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On 7/1/2019 at 3:21 PM, weams said:
Maybe Hyde means "for another team..."
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1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:
Replace management with ownership and I agree with you.
Astute, as ever... Yes, exactly.
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I do think there may come a time when management decides it's a beneficial decision to cut bait and eat bills with regard to Davis. Just not for another 2-3 years at the least, is my guess.
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12 hours ago, atomic said:
He says he doesn’t need any rehab games. The Orioles should make him do it.
How much rehabbing do you need to hit a buck seventy? Surely not much...
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I've not gotten a single televised Os game in Denver, so can someone tell me if defenses so far are shifting for Davis? (13Ks in 23 ABs would suggest that maybe they don't need to). Or maybe the shift is only situational?
If they are still shifting, why Davis has not yet tried to lay one down the third base line for a hit is beyond me. At least he'd get the O-fer monkey off his back...
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When your roster is as bad as ours, the manager doesn't have to justify his reasoning or moves. Hyde gets all the slack in the world right now. When we become a competitive team, playing close to or above .500 baseball for an entire season, then I'll scrutinize Hyde's in-game moves. Until then, I'm more interested in player development...
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3 hours ago, murph said:
Luis Severino was scratched from his scheduled Grapefruit League start Tuesday due to right shoulder discomfort.
Per the Yankees' official Twitter account, Severino "will undergo further evaluation and examination" on Tuesday afternoon. This is obviously rather ominous news, but it's not worth speculating about the severity or a recovery timetable until more information is available. Severino had some issues with his shoulder in 2017, though that proved to be a big breakout year for the Yankees' young ace.
https://www.rotoworld.com/baseball/mlb/player/20356/luis-severino
It's not worth speculating about? Really? Hmmm... I'm pretty sure there about 8 million people in New York who are, at this very moment, doing nothing BUT speculating about it! Sheesh, speculation is what spring training is all about...
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38 minutes ago, bobmc said:
Working on a plan for CD:
Not sure if that footage shows Davis working on something specific, but it looks like the lead (timing) foot is intentionally coming down early, in advance of his rotation through the ball at impact... Wondering if that's not a deliberate attempt to speed up his timing?
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I don't know if this has been brought up, but I'd imagine that if a three-batter rule were implemented for relief pitchers, the amount of intentional walks would increase noticeably. I bring my relief pitcher in one batter-early, and walk the first guy he faces in order to get to the guy I want him to face, especially if the guy I want represents the last out of an inning. Then I only have to pitch to the first guy in the next inning.
And while I understand the DH promotes job openings and career longevity for players, I wish it would be thrown out altogether... But I agree there needs to be similarity in both leagues with regard to its usage (or preferred non-usage)...
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Alone in his senescence... fearful and unsure... "Sure, Scott, let's do this..."