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  1. moonslav59
    Same owners, same pattern, same future results
  2. moonslav59
    Rafaela went 1 for 5, but it was a 3B w 3 rbi Encarnacion went 5 IP 3H 0ER 3BB 7K Mayer got 2 hits (2B) Rosier, acquired in the Hosmer & Ferguson deal for Groome had the winning 2 run HR in the bottom of the 9th. Rodrigues-Cruz went 3 IP 1H 0ER 1BB 4K Romero 2-4 (.945 OPS) Meidroth 1-3 w HR (.983 OPS)
  3. moonslav59
    Keeping it going: 2 for 4, tonight w two DBLs.
  4. moonslav59
    This kid is really starting off on fire!
  5. moonslav59
    Dugo for 2023 DH and LF/back-up LF'er.
  6. moonslav59
    Good one, "cult leader." I will say one thing, I criticize Cora more than you say good things about him, and just leave it at that.
  7. moonslav59
    Bello looked good. Maybe left him in too long.
  8. moonslav59
    I was mocking the poster that wanted Plawecki yanked mid inning to stop a base stealer and blamed Cora for not doing what no other manager has ever done. (Should mocking be put in blue?)
  9. moonslav59
    How about Rafaela, Yorke, Murphy & Seabold for Luzardo & E Cabrera?
  10. moonslav59
    NO! Nice that Cora knew to start Wong against Mullins- not noodle arm Plawecki!
  11. moonslav59
    Just go to robo umps, and it's all good for me.
  12. moonslav59
    I'm a big believer in rafaela, but getting a young and promising pitcher like E Cab, I'd have to do it, despite the BB/9 issues.
  13. moonslav59
    I'm sure harmony won't.
  14. moonslav59
    And some of the old school boys should go sit with some stat geeks and really try to see what they are all about, and how data and intelligence can actually improve a player and team. Look what it did with JD. Look how VTek pre-dated the analytics people by having an encyclopedia brain, he used to outsmart many a batter. That damn stat geek!
  15. moonslav59
    It barely made a difference, although it put some lefty RP'ers out of business. Almost all teams carry 13 pitchers, now, and they use a lot, every game. That has "ruined the game!"
  16. moonslav59
    It doesn't bother me, but I don't think it's the fair thing to do. I doubt it makes any difference in my enjoyment of the game, just as the many shifts over the past few years didn't bother me, at all. (Well, it kinda bothered me that absolutely nobody tried bunting on a consistent basis to force the teams to stop shifting.) Hell, a good hard bunt would be a double.
  17. moonslav59
    My bad. Williams is a RP'er. Like I said, I just presented the trade suggestion as an example of how to get a good pitcher without paying big salary (MIL paid half of the Yelich deal) or giving up 3 good/top prospects.
  18. moonslav59
    I doubt Story asked for the day off. It's Cora and his confounding rigid rest protocols.
  19. moonslav59
    It's not that extreme, but I respect your opinion. I understand how the shift has grown exponentially, and yes the analytics has driven it, but it's basically playing smart and trying to outsmart your opponent (pre-planned.) All the batter needs to do is lay down a few successful bunts to outsmart "the geeks" and turn the trend around. Maybe when the RP'er role started changing due to intelligence by GMs and managers, MLB should have banned the use of so many RP'ers in a game. I mean that was ridiculous, at the time, too.
  20. moonslav59
    I don't want Yelich for 2-3 years, let alone 7, but to get a front line pitcher for just Rafaela, that's the price you pay. I'm not sure it's worth it, even by having MIL pay half his contract. I only suggested the trade I listed as an example of a way to get a top starter.
  21. moonslav59
    Not quite, yes, but Blair stood farther away from the normal CF position than many current shift players do front theirs. It's like you are allowed to use intelligence and pre-planning, but just not too much.
  22. moonslav59
    I guess they should have made Paul Blair play back in normal CF position.
  23. moonslav59
    Kinda like Ottavino + German for nothing on steroids.
  24. moonslav59
    It also accepted: Yelich, Williams & $90M for Rafaela & Barnes
  25. moonslav59
    How about a top pitcher and Yelich for Hosmer & a couple decent pieces with no money?
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