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  1. jad
    Oh, I see. Didn't realize you can bring a pitcher back in ST. Didn't matter; he wasn't much better the second time through the order.
  2. jad
    WTH just happened? Houck pitched to seven batters (3 hits, 2W and 3runs) and got lifted; reliever gets a double-play. Now Houck is said to be pitching in the second inning. No tv or radio-- Anyone know what just went down?
  3. jad
    Well, at least Houck looks ready: today's line, 7 batters, 1 out, 4 hits and two walks. 3 runs (so far), leaving the ducks on the pond. Bailed out by ... Cy ... or is it Isaac? Delock?? No Isaac Stebens.
  4. jad
    I'm guessing (and it's only that) that baseballs are more precisely made and tested today? 'Back in the day' (whenever that was), there was likely a greater margin of error and occasionally one of these big boppers got into a livelier outlier? (Of course I have no evidence whatsoever for this, other than the image in my mind of an exploited worker bending over to pull some stitches tight. Maybe every now and then, for her 1.75/hour, she said, 'damn it, I've putting a little extra on this puppy ...')
  5. jad
    Here are a couple more, both with conclusions that counter many statements made here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298909145_Injury_Trends_in_Major_League_Baseball_Over_18_Seasons_1998-2015/link/5865731308ae329d620459e1/download?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIn19 This one shows a steady rise in injuries well before institution of pitch clock. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0972978X24002460 This one addresses the exact question raised here: has the pitch clock resulted in more injuries? Again, the conclusion is the same as in all studies I've looked at. NO. (But, you know, I mean science is, you know, not real, as my cousin Vinnie, whose friend had an uncle who was really into sports, used to say when he was wasted enough.)
  6. jad
    Is it unseemly to ask why the f. Ottavino is in a RS uniform?
  7. jad
    Statements such as "studies have shown" or "experts say" are not data. If they don't cite and describe the study (or 'experts'), they don't even rise to the level of 'secondary sourced anecdote.' There has only been one study cited here, I think. And it can be critiqued if anyone is so inclined. Otherwise, it's just "Back in aught-6, I was talking to my cousin, who told me of a guy who ..."
  8. jad
    Injuries every day? You have that in EVERY sport. The one piece of evidence (non-anecdotal) offered above suggests that there is no increase in injury for pitchers related to the pitch clock. That evidence may or may not be valid, but it's the only thing offered except pure speculation and the whining of individual pitchers.
  9. jad
    Clearly it's the fault of the pitch clock, which doesn't allow them to dig in. As in golf (or at least for the group in front of me), every hitter should be allowed time between pitches to check for wind, calculate the distance to a particular part of the wall, consult his scorecard notes, step out due to crowd noise, and mock-bounce the bat eight times off the plate.
  10. jad
    Good article. Also, I wouldn't care if there were a rise in injurieies. I don't want to sit through a 5 hour game or wait for Josh Beckett to walk around the mound between pitches like my dog determining which leg to raise on a fence post, just bec. a pitcher (or his mom) is worried about Tommy John.
  11. jad
    I'm with OR-- Brock Holt.
  12. jad
    Numbers don't lie: Toro with a 5.000 OPS. DFA Devers and Mayer
  13. jad
    Aren't there rules against putting guys on the 60-day IL just to open up a spot on the 40-man roster?
  14. jad
    Incredible discipline and control of strike zone. I suspect the new ABS has something to do with it,
  15. jad
    But he is also ERROR-FREE! with no strikeouts, so his ei0qojo9ehgWAR must be off the charts.
  16. jad
    Does any position player routinely a grip like that? I guess so? (I would have said Pedey, but I in fact have no idea.)
  17. jad
    For a primer on hustle, check out Hamilton's caught stealing. https://www.espn.co.uk/video/clip?id=44012684
  18. jad
    I assume t-storms took the game out today?
  19. jad
    Ah yes,, another bad-ass, tough guy business owner. (Sorry about all that minimum wage, no-child-labor, 40-hr-workweek b.s., and all those inconvenient safety regulations.)
  20. jad
    I TOTALLY DISAGREE!!!!! What is wrong with you?????
  21. jad
    Now we're getting somewhere. Who says rational discussion cannot lead to a consensus?
  22. jad
    But again, why bother perfecting or tweaking an unnecessary 'challenge' system when there is absolutely no need for such a system whatsover? you still have the live ump there for tip balls, enforcing time etc. or to serve as a check (e.g., bounced balls that end up in the zone). Just turn the ABS on. Why they didn't do this in the minors is beyond me instead of experimenting with a half-measure?
  23. jad
    But unless you review ALL calls, how do you protect this hypothetical kid's psyche? He'll never know what the right call would be unless he challenges. Again, what I'm looking for is the argument showing why they should NOT use ABS throughout. What is the advantage of having a live ump get, say, 80-90% of the calls right, adding another half dozen on challenge, when you could easily get 100% of the calls right? That's the argument I want to see someone to try to advance.
  24. jad
    But the point is not to 'hold umps accountable' (i.e., punish umpires); that will not make the calls better. The point is to get the RIGHT calls, and the way to do that is to use ABS. I really cannot see ANY reasonable argument against it. (Unless, as noted above, fans enjoy seeing people punished; same fans, I suppose, who would LOVE to see, say, Devers ' held accountable' by being benched). Personally, I'd rather see the correct b/st calls made; I have no interest in the idiotic faux-drama of using challenges.
  25. jad
    Ah, I see I wasn't clear. I meant " use ABS all the time" (no challenges), not allow unlimited challenges. (I actually hate any replay system; make the call--by humans or in this case automatically--and play the game. I realize with today's betting establishment, this is a pipe dream.)
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