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Everything posted by a700hitter

  1. a700hitter
    There is too much money in the game and the temptation is too great.
  2. a700hitter
    Every new stadium should be built with a retractable roof. i'll never understand how NY built 2 new stadiums neither of which have retractable roofs.
  3. a700hitter
    Dropping like flies.
  4. a700hitter
    I guess we now know why he has progressed so well.
  5. a700hitter
    I did not take exception to you taking the side of the manager on that move. It took exception to the accusation that criticism of that move is a condemnation of Cora and your subsequent accusation that Cora is getting blamed for the loss and that people claim the wins are in spite of Cora. Neither of those things is true.
  6. a700hitter
    Oh, you took me seriously.
  7. a700hitter
    So, then there is often not a deserving first place team or deserving champion as most of the time the margins of victory are the difference in winning more close games than the other team, especially in the post season. Since you have unequivocally stated that I am wrong, I will pay you the same deference. You are wrong. The good teams win more of the close games than the bad teams, because they are good teams, not because they are lucky.
  8. a700hitter
    No, your original point was that people have been saying that the Red Sox are winning games in spite of Cora. Let’s not lose sight of what started this. That was made up. No one has done that. As for the game thread, you shouldn’t lump me in unless you know. Otherwise, you are just making up stuff regardless of the use of the word “if” which just brings your statement into the realm of a hypothetical — a madeup scenario.
  9. a700hitter
    "Good teams will tend to win a slightly larger % of close games than bad teams." That is the same as what I said "that good teams find ways to win close games, more often than not."
  10. a700hitter
    They aren't. It is a 1 game elimination. Can't use the plural playoffs for that.
  11. a700hitter
    Not an attack at all, just an observation. I think you are a very nice and good person.
  12. a700hitter
    Put me in the camp believing that good teams find ways to win close games, more often than not. While there is randomness, luck is the residue of design. You make your own luck.
  13. a700hitter
    ...and your wife won't put up with it?
  14. a700hitter
    Me too! It helped me get through the lack of baseball for several winters.
  15. a700hitter
    That is because you are fundamentally adverse to accountability. When the managers make a mistake, it is the players' fault. When the players make a mistake, it is the whims of randomness. Do any of your students get less than a B+?
  16. a700hitter
    If this is the case, we should all just get strat-o-matic baseball and roll the dice and play out every season with randomness.
  17. a700hitter
    The criticism on the game thread was that I saw was that he should have taken out Smith AFTER the home run. I didn't see any criticism for putting him in to start the inning, but you will just make it up as you go along. Your post indicates that because you stated it in the form of a bet... because you don't know.
  18. a700hitter
    I have commented on these boards about how great it is to be 6-1 while others have said that it has been against weak competition. Good managing is like good umpiring -- no one notices it or comments on it as the focus is on the players on the field. That is why you will not find me making positive comments about any manager (except on rare occasions), but a lack of positive comments about Cora should not have a negative connotation, just as a criticism of a particular managerial decision should not be interpreted as a condemnation of Cora. You can't seem to grasp that.
  19. a700hitter
    6-1 is great even if we are playing the Bad News Bears.
  20. a700hitter
    Tanaka had big trouble with the HR ball last year.
  21. a700hitter
    It will be tough to keep him from reaching his option.
  22. a700hitter
    Hanley is the Extra Innings legend!!
  23. a700hitter
    He was excellent.
  24. a700hitter
    This is pretty cool. A bald eagle landed on James Paxton before he pitched against the Twins | MLB.com WWW.MLB.COM The Official Site of Major League Baseball
  25. a700hitter
    They hit the only good pitcher that Tampa put out there today.
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