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  1. jad
    Actually, that answers my question about what's wrong with O'Neill. For some reason, I didn't consider that. I would assume the 'post-concussion' effects would show up particularly for baseball players. In football, hockey, etc., you can more or less power through it. But hitting a 95mph fastball? different matter.
  2. jad
    Has anyone been watching closely enough to figure out what other teams have apparently figured out about O'Neill? Is there a pitch/location that he simply cannot hit?
  3. jad
    Not many posters would post two dozen posts on the same thread, object to everything anyone else said, then repeat the point made by others, then conclude by referring to one of his own posts as definitive. I'm used to this in academia, but I've rarely seen it here!
  4. jad
    Personally, I would rather have a guy with a high BA than a high 'line-drive-rate'. Since he hasn't hit a HR in two years, and fewer than half those line drives are hits, I'm guessing they aren't exactly bullets.
  5. jad
    But then, I've never seen a call where Fred was wrong
  6. jad
    Yup. That's why I prefer Raphaela to some ho-hum journeyman.
  7. jad
    I agree with all that. But again, do we really want umpires huddling discussing things like this? "You know, Fred, I'm pretty sure the ball was foul, but damn he got good wood on it and deserves a hit; whaddya say?" or "Come on, Fred, the throw clearly beat the runner; so what if he missed the tag?" And how is replay going to determine whether the interference affected the play? The worst use of replay is to get involved with pure 'judgment' calls like this.
  8. jad
    I'm with the ump. MLB says there is discretion on that play, but they didn't cite the rule-book page (or I didn't see it). You interfere with a fielder and you're out. Why should it be otherwise? Do we really want umpires huddling and deciding, well, I don't think it REALLY affected the play, whaddayou think, Fred? or 'Dunno, I think that throw mighta got him, mebbe not. Fred?'
  9. jad
    Of course, then there's the fact that Raphaela is great to watch, and sports is (or was, I guess) a form of entertainment. I have no interest in seeing him replaced with a .200 hitting journeyman who may have a better dx7wWAR++.
  10. jad
    Agree. And they probably should have brought him in in game 7.
  11. jad
    There is also the illusion of the 'hop', which apparently is due to the eye/brain switching from distant to close focus. Dunno. But I know I've read that somewhere. UI remember as a kid, one of the few RS games I got to go to, i had the illusion that outfielder throws rose--again, because of the speed? (The guy I remember focussing on was Carroll Hardy!, who apparently was much better at football than baseball, leading to some mean-spirited razzing: "T'row 'im a football; mebbe he can hit THAT."
  12. jad
    Well, one of them was Jim Rice, but in fairness, he seemed to realize that the only issue was that it cost the batter an RBI/
  13. jad
    Twice announcers criticize TB runner for not scoring from 3rd in the 9th. WHY? His run meant nothing; the two potential runners behind him are the ones that count. So he stayed right where he should have.
  14. jad
    Didn't see the double steal. Why didn't they just tag Devers out with 2 outs?
  15. jad
    Or Rafy or Abreu or Wong or Bello or hell, trade the whole team, or better yet, sell it. Whatever you do, don't keep players who are productive and who fans want to see. That is SO last year!
  16. jad
    I believe it is a safe rule that any post that begins "If you recall, I was the one who ..." or "Where are all of you who in 20xx said ..." or any of many variants, can be quickly answered "Strange as it may sound, I am much less well-versed in our literary histories on sports boards than you may think."
  17. jad
    I've never seen a 6-5-3 DP, at least, I'm not aware that I have.
  18. jad
    Yeah that Devers guy sucks.
  19. jad
    You clearly know nothing about advanced stats! What about d.rc.tkWAR+???
  20. jad
    You would prefer he strike out in those situations? While hitting 162 HR a year?
  21. jad
    Salaries are never ridiculous if there are employers willing to pay them. And if the owners were losing money, they would SURELY open the books to prove it, something they are not willing to do.
  22. jad
    Why is the stadium empty? when the self-laudatory Cardinal fans constantly claim they are the best in the league?
  23. jad
    I think Refsnyder has made up for his hit.
  24. jad
    Oh good. now we know.
  25. jad
    Did Koji throw anything other than that unhittable splitter?
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