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  1. jad
    Exactly. Breslow seems more concerned about showing what a bad-ass tough guy he is; you know, like running one of the star players he inherited out of town. And a number of would-be GMs seem to agree with him. Of course, RS fans have a long history of turning against their stars: Williams, of course; then Boggs, Clemens. And, although memories seem short, a number of 'fans' fully supported getting rid of Betts. (I assume this was because someone in authority made the decision, and for many contemporary Americans, this seems enough).
  2. jad
    They already found that position and he's good at it. But I suppose in contemporary business it's a GREAT idea to alienate your productive employers and thus devalue your investment. You can always declare victory and tank.
  3. jad
    Why the GM wants to micromanage a team and alienating one of his star players in the process is beyond me. You have a 300,000,000 investment! Take care of it. (What is most disturbing about this article is the suggestion that Breslow's prickly relationship with Raffy is due to the fact that Bloom signed him. ... I guess a general rule would be that when your GM is as much in the news as the players, something is seriously amiss).
  4. jad
    You guys are so ambitious. I'm driving 14 miles to town, and that pretty much should do it for the day.
  5. jad
    I'm told that one reason players are reluctant to do this is that the pay-scale for 1B is less than other positions.
  6. jad
    And a good team manager would answer: "You want me to try you at a position you've never played so that I can bench an good fielding .300 hitter?"
  7. jad
    Article says Casas has ruptured patella tendon. and is on 10-day IL. 10-day? Is that in case the diagnosis is not correct? That's like a 6-12 month recovery. no?
  8. jad
    Love Bregman's approach, Simple set-up, dead quiet when pitcher starts, completely balanced. Reminds me of Manny. It always seemed to me that the simplest swing was best (in tennis, golf, baseball. whatever). Not that it's necessarily the most effective or powerful. But when you're 'off', you can get back to the timing quickly because of the simplicity of the set-up. (And oh yes, on that last play? that's why I don't want to trade Duran for some soul-less middle reliever)
  9. jad
    Isn't the buy-out provision effectively the same thing?
  10. jad
    Again, I'm not talking baseball value (i.e., your 59crWAR+a&^4 rating). I 'm talking about who I like to watch play. (I watch lots of sports and with the exception of the RS, I don't relly care who wins--I watch great athletes because I like to see great athletes perform). So I love watching Duran run the bases; I also like Campbell, Raphaela, and even poor David Hamilton. (I was also a Piersall fan, although there were obviously MANY players who were better--[think what HE could have brought in a trade for some middle relievers]). I also like to watch players develop over time, and I thus don't give a crap about their trade value--I want to watch players I 'know' (something that is getting increasingly difficult in ALL sports).
  11. jad
    Come on, guys. 'Fewer' games. not 'less.' Let's argue about substantive matters.
  12. jad
    The issue is not whether Betts and Duran are the same person--I believe they are not, although I've never seen them photographed together. The issue is who is the most exciting player (not the best player) on the team. I realize reasonable people can disagree on this, and it's not an objective problem. But I can't think of any RS player I would rather watch (Raphaela? Campbell?). As a fan, if all I cared about was wins/losses, d%WAR#r5, and salary matters, I would just check the standings at the end of the season. Why bother to watch the games?
  13. jad
    Oh yeah. Perfect. Identify the most exciting player on team (Duran), and get rid of him. Worked great for Betts.
  14. jad
    Got it. Socks and era.
  15. jad
    after that interview a couple of weeks ago, I'm a JD fan. Love that last play; even after laying out, he recovered to get the ball back to the infield. Quite a different player (person?) from what he was two years ago.
  16. jad
    Better get a win tonight, because you can't always count on me to bail the team out when it drops below .500, ... Wait a sec ... OK . Gotta go. Shadeur is on the phone ...
  17. jad
    Sorry I staarted this. I repeat: Devers is my favorite player and I want to see him play, He's not playing. His K rate is way higher as a DH than it's been, and my 'eye-test'? I've seen him put in some of the worst at bats this spring than I've ever seen. Taking pitches right down the middle, and swinging wildly at bad pitches (and not just the high fb he's always had trouble with). I agree, last year he was hurt. But not now. If I were managing (and I'm not), I would run him out there at 3rd a couple of times a week, just to keep his head in the game. It's pretty hard to stay in shape (mentally or physically) sitting on your butt--something he has never done in his career. (And trust me, there is nothing I would rather have happen than to hve you traash-talk me in triumph when he leads the team in hitting.)
  18. jad
    Devers is my favorite player--probably since I saw him in Portland, But this DH b.s.? it's not working. I'd rather see him traded to anywhere he can play 3B (or first--just get him on the field instead of brooding in the dugout). He shows no sign of recovering from being jerked around this spring.
  19. jad
    That is as bad an AB as I have ever seen.
  20. jad
    When did Duran develop that silly toe-tap? a technique almost guaranteed to make you unbalanced at least half the time. (I first noticed it years ago when D. Nava came up with that and went from being a respectable hitter to a bust.) Just watching Bregman--absolute still and balanced,; reminds me of the way Manny set up.
  21. jad
    Wow. Why didn't Seattle challenge that? Replay (I only saw one) looked like he was in the air when he caught it.
  22. jad
    Oof. Still not concerned about pitching after that 2 strike pitch? Yikes.
  23. jad
    Might help to make contact with those fast balls right down the middle.
  24. jad
    OK. TOTALLY my fault for screwing up the game thread. I just ... I just ... well, you know, thinking of bunnies and raptures then all that 420 stuff ... I just lost focus! I'm off until the next losing streak, which I hope does not start today.
  25. jad
    Oops. Remind me not to get too caught up in holiday celebrations quite so early in the morning!
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