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Wouldn't it have to be an error (or scored as 'interference')? It would be the same scoring that would apply if a regular fielder caught a ball,say, in his hat. (It was kind of silly,because of course, Vasquez' move was automatic--what anyone would do. Sort of like a batter retrieving a foul ball rolling at his feet w/ his bat. Unfortunately, the rule applies, so when a catcher takes his mask off, thefirst thing he has to train himself to do is TOSS it.) I don't think I've ever seen this. Wonder what the call would have been had there been no one on base? Anyone know? Why wouldn't the batter be awarded first?
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Stats geeks: help me out here. Has anyone ever tried to quantify the virtue of "defensive replacements"? i.e., what are the chances of an opposing player hitting a home run vs. the chances of a ball hit, say, just out of reach of JD, but within the range of Benitendi? (and that matched with the size of the bat replaced). I ask this in all seriousness, because I can't imagine that Gene Stephens ever made a game-saving throw or catch that Williams could not have made. Weren't these classic 'defensive replacement' moves made when games were more or less decided? (it was a matter of resting Williams, not replacing him).
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Plus he hit one about 390 to end it as well, no? I've always liked Nunez, and it would be good to see him start hitting like that again.
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(What were you just saying about Kimbrel???)
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I've wondered that too. It's such a strange and rare situation, they probably never thought of it, or at least never addressed it, since there are certainly many details of the CBA that prevent clubs from 'parking' players in the minors or punishing veterans by sending them down.
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I believe if they bring him up AT ALL, they are responsible for the entire luxury tax,whether he stays up or not, no? i.e., they can't just bring him up on, say, a ten-day contract?
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Exactly. That's what I just said. Probably wasn't clear. If he's in the minors, it doesn't count. But if he's traded and brought up, then all that money counts against the cap: whatever the other team pays him counts against them, and whatever part of his contract the RS pay to make the deal (say, agreeing to eat 50% of his salary) counts against the RS. That's why theRS won't trade him. At least, I think that's how it works.
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I believe it does. Otherwise, he would have been gone long ago. If you could do such a trade, the millions counted against the salary cap would essentially disappear.
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How about trading him for a relief pitcher? There's a guy playing for the Giants leading the league in ERA: 0.00. He's perfect through one inning--no one has even hit the ball out of the infield. Pablo something ...
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My thinking is that stretching is both dangerous and useless (but it's pointless to argue, as I noted earlier). Leg endurance certainly matters (although hammy pulls often happen to football players , who should be in good shape, but maybe aren't? Interesting, I've almost never seen one by a basketball player or hockey player--both of whom have to be in good 'sprinting' shape; I have seen it happen to sprinters, who ought to be in great shape). When I watched Ortiz and manny, they warmed up by slow jogging--no stretching. And that's the latest recommendation I've heard. Of course, I say this as one who absolutely never stretches (here goes the 'self-laudatory anecdote' part)--I've been running, playing racket sports, golf, sailing, skating pretty much all my life (or at least, the last 60 years or so). I don't do any of them particularly well, but I've almost never been injured.
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Why not send Nunez there? I mean really, what could possibly go wrong?
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Stretching is b.s., unless you need to stretch (you're a ballet dancer), or you just woke up (like a dog). But we could probably have a debate about that, filled with self-laudatory anecdotes and condescending claims that everyone who disagrees with us is a fatso, or a moron, or has questionable sexual preferences.
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Agreed! The fans, after being pretty good, now suck just as they sucked after game 1, or maybe as bad as they sucked when Grady Little left Pedro in, or perhaps when the ball went to Buckner, or like when Yaz came up in the winner take all game against Goose ...
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Just saw it. That's ENTIRELY on Benitendi for not backing up. It's a routine play, no?
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Anyone have a link to the inside the park HR? Hard to see how that's possible to CF at Fenway.
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Ah! Missed it totally. Sometimes what I have to say is of such monumental import and significance that I really don't have time to concern myself with the inconsequential matter of its relevance.
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Once again, posting seems like ethics: Anyone who spends less time on this Forum or takes it less seriously than we do is a pink hat. Anyone who spends more time on this Forum or takes it more seriously than we do really needs to get a life.
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Ha! I do all I can to play like a 40 year old! Alas, for some damn reason, I always end up playing like someone 30 years older than that.
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Yup. It's that pesky human input that so inconveniences claims of objectivity. I think our opinions on the value of stats are all very similar and can be summarized as follows: (1) anyone who does not rely on stats as much as we ourselves do is a Luddite of some sort and out of touch w/ the modern game. (2) anyone who values stats MORE than we do is a computer geek who doesn't know the first thing about baseball. It's pretty much the same way we view, say, ethics.
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He could have waited to shake hands with JD and get passed by Hanley.
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Beni! GO GO!!!! No no! Don't tag up!
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Beni-- JUST STAND THERE! Maybe he'll hit it out.
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Ah, right! I see it now. (Thanks for explaining this without heaping abuse on me, my lineage, and my knowledge of the game!)
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Hey-- I still don't get it! And you're not allowed to "lol" your own joke.
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Uh oh. That sure looked like the classic response to a hamstring pull to me.
