DUFFMCWALIN
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MLB Regular Season 2013 |OT| - Natinals Already Won
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Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
7 Innings and only 82 pitches. Damn you stud Bum.
Jive Turkey
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Still gettin' DPed.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Hey look another DP!
It's a video game you moron.
HarryDemeanor
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Hey look another popout!
Jive Turkey
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Way to go Ellis! Let's get this rally started!
HarryDemeanor
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Can we get hits like those throughout the game? Please?
sf2fanatic
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First two games and no runs through first 6,7 innings. Fire Mattingly!!!
brianjones
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dodgers offensive struggles still continuing huh
HarryDemeanor
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This Jack in the Box commercial sums up our offense.
I'm not sure what to think of the Cardinals for the year, but I can say I'm excited for the future. We already have several exciting young players on the team (Jay, Rosenthal, Miller, Kelly) and there are quite a few more rising through the ranks to be added within the next few years.
As another note, the small sample size available so far always reminds me of players who start off slow -- or who are notorious for having dry spells at some point in the year -- and how you always have fans arguing, "well if you take out August they hit 300 with XXX OPS" etc. etc.
And if it's a single one off event, that's not entirely unreasonable. But some players start making this a habit, with a slow first month, or they tire down the stretch, or just have random bursts and dry spells. At that point, taking out the bad patches becomes a meaningless exercise because you can expect them to happen again. A guy who consistently hits .270 through out the year is not worse than a guy who also averages.270 but actually hits .330 for the second half of the year -- unless you have real reason to believe that .330 is sustainable going forward.
As another note, the small sample size available so far always reminds me of players who start off slow -- or who are notorious for having dry spells at some point in the year -- and how you always have fans arguing, "well if you take out August they hit 300 with XXX OPS" etc. etc.
And if it's a single one off event, that's not entirely unreasonable. But some players start making this a habit, with a slow first month, or they tire down the stretch, or just have random bursts and dry spells. At that point, taking out the bad patches becomes a meaningless exercise because you can expect them to happen again. A guy who consistently hits .270 through out the year is not worse than a guy who also averages.270 but actually hits .330 for the second half of the year -- unless you have real reason to believe that .330 is sustainable going forward.
sf2fanatic
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Opiate,
Is Mejia gonna be the shortstop of the future?
I drafted him in my late rounds of my minor league draft
Is Mejia gonna be the shortstop of the future?
I drafted him in my late rounds of my minor league draft
Little Green Yoda
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Rosenthal was electric tonight; can't wait for him to get his shot in a starting role. Hopefully not because of an injury to our better starters though.
Can't imagine Beltran staying healthy and productive through another season so we may see Taveras up before long.
Corran Horn
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DUFFMCWALIN
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Niiiiice Romo. Mad pop ups that game.
sf2fanatic
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Wow ump.I know they were good tonight but seriously?
Sir Alemeth
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Nice!
Great game MadBum!
Romo is a beast as usual.
GG. On to the next one....Timmy time!
Edit: Buster and the team's gotta work on the DPs.....this just won't do.
On the other hand, our starters have been lights out so far with a 0.00 ERA!
Great game MadBum!
Romo is a beast as usual.
GG. On to the next one....Timmy time!
Edit: Buster and the team's gotta work on the DPs.....this just won't do.
On the other hand, our starters have been lights out so far with a 0.00 ERA!
I don't have too much of a problem with people bringing up your August example. The season is six months long and most players do go through some stretch where they aren't quite as productive. Though I suppose when that's the case, it's a moot point to bring up with individual players.
But I think you're right about people who invoke this argument when talking about stretches like a quarter or third or even half the season. Sometimes it seems guys start getting MVP talk when they're having great second halves, and then you go and look and see that the guy was straight mediocre in the first half.
Corran Horn
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http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/4/3/4177494/hello-arizona-my-name-is-heath-bell
Well, howdy. My name is Heath Bell! My last job didn't go so well, but I'm here to turn over a new leaf! I'm kind of wacky, like the next-door neighbor on a sitcom. You're going to love me.
But enough of my yammer-yappin'! Let me throw a pitch! That's what they pay me for, after all. Alright, here's the first pitch of a new era!
Dammit.
Dammit so much.
HarryDemeanor
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Fuck that t-rex. Tommy doesn't deserve that!
sf2fanatic
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He's not highly touted. The only value you'll get is because Furcal is out for the year.
Its one game.
I have much less problem in general if they go through the next season performing consistently at a high rate, too.
It's only a problem for those select players you can essentially rely on to get injured once a year. Some guys play 120 games, consistently, year in and year out. Or guys who always start slow.
If it's a once-in-a-career slump for a month or two, then I can see cutting it out and pretending the slump doesn't exist. But if you slump every year for a month, then cutting it out simply doesn't make sense because it's clearly part of who they are.
sf2fanatic
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Thx for the info..
This years minor draft I tried to look for the hidden gems that I may get lucky with in the future(I'm in a keeper league). My first pick(4th overall) was the SS from Houston. I needed to fill some minor leaguer spots in my roster so I tried to grab as much middle infielders I can...
lazybones18
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I want out of Bizarro World
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
RumblingRosco
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Damn at that homerun. Girl got clocked something fierce. That dude next to her is a sissy.
Kershaw dominance neutralized.
HarryDemeanor
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We'll get that Bum next time!
Dominican Power
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Thank you Morse. : )
I just want to point out that the Mariners are not just leading the AL West, but actually have the best record in baseball; no one else has started 2-0, amazingly enough. Many still haven't played 2 games, though.
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