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  1. a700hitter
    lol!
  2. a700hitter
    lol!
  3. a700hitter
    It is alarming the first time you see your reflection in a mirror or window and think "what is my father doing here?"
  4. a700hitter
    Abe Lincoln's hat was a myth.
  5. a700hitter
    Lol! If they came back in style, scouts would have to look for pitchers who are 7 feet tall.
  6. a700hitter
    Ben painted himself into a corner by signing both the Doughnut and Hanley. He left himself with no contingency plan and no maneuverability.
  7. a700hitter
    I heard that Panda's off season conditioning plan is targeted at adding height.
  8. a700hitter
    Couldn't you have stopped after the first sentence?
  9. a700hitter
    Like weathermen, everyone listens to what they have to say, but no one keeps a record of how often they are right.
  10. a700hitter
    i know someone who was an excellent power hitter in college and then he got extremely heavy (over 300 lbs). We were in a group taking BP at Shea Stadium and he was blasting balls up the gaps to the warning track and wall. When we congratulated him on his hitting, he told us that if he could have rotated his hips that he would have been driving those balls out of the park. He was hitting with all arms. No did not notice the hip rotation limitation by Panda, but I will be looking for it this year.
  11. a700hitter
    Is that one of those subtle insults? LOL!
  12. a700hitter
    Is there an easy way to get the projections for prior years versus actual results -- on a year by year and cumulative basis?
  13. a700hitter
    It is so reliable that they don't keep a record of it.
  14. a700hitter
    It was my point. What was your point?
  15. a700hitter
    Misuse of resources was the point.
  16. a700hitter
    I am proud of my views too, but I don't like being labeled.
  17. a700hitter
    If your father doesn't mind the label, that is his business.
  18. a700hitter
    And read my reply to that post, where I stated that I had no strong opinion on that issue and didn't find the studies convincing despite not having any strong opinion on the issue. This was to correct your claim that I rejected the studies because the conflicted with my traditionalist views.
  19. a700hitter
    Maybe I have worked with Employment Lawyers for too long, your intent doesn't matter when using a term that is derogatory. Calling someone a traditionalist is an insult in my opinion. Most labels are offensive, no matter how subtle you intend them to be.
  20. a700hitter
    That was not the discussion in this thread, and I stated several times in this thread that I have no strong opinion on whether the batter has an advantage. Despite the fact that I don't have a strong opinion on that issue, I don't think those studies that you cited months ago present enough evidence to make a reliable case either way. The discussion in this thread has been centered on speed disrupting defense.
  21. a700hitter
    That is a good story.
  22. a700hitter
    Chen is being signed by the Marlins for 5 years $80 million -- a better deal than the Porcello extension.
  23. a700hitter
    I heard good things about him from the old time Giants and Brooklyn Dodger fans when I was a kid.
  24. a700hitter
    It is a very simple and obvious truth in baseball that disruption to defense caused by speed is not a positive for the defense. Yet, you have contributed to pages of discussion attempting to challenge that and when the absurdity of the challenge became apparent there has been an effort to misstate my position and to steer the discussion into other directions that are irrelevant, and now you are claiming that you have been just examining the pros and cons of the situation. While there is nothing in baseball (no skill or attribute) that guarantees success, there are certain skills and abilities that are clearly advantageous -- arm strength and speed are on that list. You say that you were just examining the pros and cons and nuances of the situation, but you were presenting it as a challenge to the position that I put forth. Anyway, I guess that you have tired of this pointless endeavor. It has been a slow few weeks with regard to Red Sox news, so we had to discuss something. No hard feelings.
  25. a700hitter
    There you go. None of it is derogatory.
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