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3 hours ago, ptatc said:
Is it trying to swing less hard or have the leg injuries decreased his power?
Tough to generate power without leg strength.
Is it possible there was still residual pain when swinging too hard from his oblique injury? IIRC those injuries, or at least discomfort from them, tend to linger especially given lots of a swing's torque is generated from the oblique. I certainly hope that's a cause of the reduced EV and that he's had ample time to recover by now.
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Anyone else think the coaching staff has instructed guys not to go all out running out grounders? With all the injuries they've suffered from dudes running too hard to 1B, I think it'd be justified. I can't think of another explanation why TLR would let these dudes loaf it.
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57 minutes ago, Spumoni said:
Outside of batting Vaughn ninth I have no complaints.
Fucking finally, please just run this defensive alignment out there through the NYY series. I'll even take Vaughn hitting 9th (ugh) as a tradeoff.
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11 hours ago, Texsox said:
I'm wondering why someone hasn't created a product that will allow the output of these vehicles to easily be connected to a home. There are whole house generators that automatically come in line when power goes out, why not have that attached to an electric vehicle or generator installed vehicle?
Yep, that's a great idea. I have no need for a truck but something like this in an electric vehicle I'd actually buy would give me peace of mind for when the big Cascadia quake hits the pacific northwest.
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20 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:
The problem is that our #4 starter is Dallas Keuchel who is coming off a terrible year and whose stuff has been declining for multiple seasons. Is it possible he rebounds? Sure, but I really don’t want to bank on it.
And if he does manage to somewhat rebound and reaches 160IP, then the fucker sticks around for 2024 at $20MM. I sincerely hope he's long man out of the bullpen/spot starter.
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16 minutes ago, Chisoxfn said:
What would it take to get Harbaugh. 7yr deal worth $75M or something like that? 5yr 60M? Or am I way overshooting. I think he only makes like $4M at Michigan. Could you get him more at a 7YR $45M. 5YR 35M?
FWIW, Dolphins owner is a huge Michigan booster and is working behind the scenes to get Harbaugh an extension and a raise to keep him there. He's my dream hire so we'll see where this goes.
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5 hours ago, turnin' two said:
I was on my honeymoon in Italy during the blackout game. Now I have 3 great kids and we are about to celebrate our 13th anniversary. Also on the plus side, still have my hair, and I'm only a little bit fatter. At least that's what I tell myself.
That's funny shit. I was also in Italy on my honeymoon for the blackout game (and the ensuing ALDS sweep). Obviously regret missing the blackout game but can't say the same for the playoffs.
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Bartolo Colon and Mark Kotsay come to mind.
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Wasn't Jonathon India linked pretty heavily to the Sox in that draft? Ended up going 5th right after Nick. Coincidentally he's shifted to 2B and has a nice little start to his MLB career with the Reds. It'll be fun to track their careers going forward as he was probably a more realistic alternative to Nicky than Kelenic (given the Sox reluctance to draft HS guys in the first round).
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What kind of deal is Kimbrel looking for? If they're going to dive into the free agent market at this point, I'd much prefer to lose a pick signing him than Kuechel. It's clear they've lost their opportunity to sign a game-changing free agent over the next couple years on the offensive side, so maybe they need to change plans and bolster the fuck out of the bullpen instead. A trio of Kimbrel, Colome, Herrara plus all the youngins might do the trick. Would something like 4/56 do it?
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I love what Lopez did down stretch last year. Through July, he had a 1.56 K/BB ratio. August and September (all late season, expanded roster caveats aside) it was 3.25. He seemed like a dude who just decided to stop fucking around, get a plan, and execute the hell out of it. Maybe it will prove to be nothing more than a late season blip, but I've got high hopes. Sure as hell I expect a FIP below 5.12!
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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 25, 2016 -> 03:26 PM)I don't think that's the case. Part of any rebuild is making the decision to protect certain key prospects that are part of "the plan", which in this case means they'd go get some scrap heap guys, combined with a few of last year's AAA guys that are fringe prospects or AAAA guys, and finding stopgaps for the rotation.
Man, and there are some real Coop'll fix 'em candidates out there on the free agent market this year. The kind of guys you get a couple good months out of then flip at the deadline. Ya know, like, John Danks, Dan Hudson, Jake Peavy, Edwin Jackson types. I really think Coop could wring some values out of those guys.
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So what's Chris Bosh get this summer if he opts out to become a free agent? He was obviously viewed as a max contract guy 4 summers ago but how have his 4 seasons with the Heat affected his value? On one hand, statistically he had some very nice seasons as a third piece on championship teams. And coaches obviously still rate him highly as he was chosen for the all star team every year IIRC despite not having huge numbers. On the other hand, maybe he showed that he's not the guy to lead your team on a max contract, but as a complementary piece he's great. In which case, he's not a guy that deserves a max contract at 30. He wouldn't be a Bulls target obviously but just curious what others think the Bostrich gets. I think he'll still land a max deal.
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It baffles me how upfront KW has been about Tanaka, their meeting, his desired circumstances, etc. It's just so damn out of character. I don't know if he's more loose-lipped because of his new position or if he knows he's got no chance and is looking to keep the fanbase interested or what. He normally saves these talks for after his target signs with somebody else, or is traded to another team.
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I absolutely want Sale in the rotation next year and am running on the assumption that we don't want 3 lefties in there, meaning one of Buehrle or Danks is gone. Where's Danksy stack up relative to other available LH SP this offseason?
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QUOTE (JoshPR @ Sep 6, 2011 -> 10:51 PM)You can get some at nick tahoe's. Never had a garbage plate
Yeah that was the original joint. You really gotta give it a try while you're living there. They used to serve garbage plates at Red Wings games but I can't remember if it was by Nick Tahou's or one of the other 50 garbage plate places that dotted the Rochester landscape.
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QUOTE (ROC Sox Fan @ Sep 6, 2011 -> 09:57 PM)Great place to catch a ball game, great food too. They were giving away next year's schedule at the game, Charlotte will be in town for 4 games on a weekend in June, you should check it out. Fun to cheer against future Twins when the Knights aren't in town too.
Do they still serve garbage plates? Man I miss Rochester.
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Homer Badman tops my list, where Homer is accused of sexually harrassing a feminist grad student. What a fantastic show The Simpsons was. There may be some great episodes from the last 10 years but it's too hard to sift through the lousy ones that sully the good name of the series. Not that I blame them for raking in the money and continuing it.
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It would be really difficult to root for that dbag Dwight Howard. Not to mention having to hide him late in games on the offensive end. Obviously, physically he's a beast, but he's a limited beast on the offensive end with a VERY slowly evolving, limited arsenal of post moves who can't hit free throws. He's far and away the Magic's best player, yet he gets limited looks late in games. Speaks volumes when SVG would rather have the ball in Jameer Nelson's hands in crunch time.
That said, I think he might flourish not having to be the leader of his team because obviously he either isn't mature enough for that role or just doesn't want it.
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Haha read the last post, I was very specific, I said you can't call them the most disappointing team in MLB history based on payroll and compare them to teams from 1920, before free agency and 90 years worth of inflation.
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Juuuust a bit of hyperbole? I'm sure there have been more disappointing teams in MLB history. This is a team that was objectively expected to contend, or perhaps slightly favored, to win a weak division. This wasn't an odds-on favorite to win the Series or anything. And for an analysis of this to encompass MLB History, you also have to ignore payroll and focus on the roster (so as to include teams prior to free agency, inflation, etc). Teams with much higher expectations have also s*** the bed.
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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 11, 2011 -> 05:03 PM)Not happening. You see how chicken s*** the Rangers are. They're so scared that Feliz will be scarred for life if they remove him from the closer role they'll cheat themselves, Feliz and their fans. Once Sale establishes himself, and I believe he will, in whatever relief role he's put in, he'll be there to stay. But don't fear. Jacob Petricka, Jimmy Gallagher, and Dylan Axelrod are here.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I read Feliz wants to stay in the closer role.
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"He showed up once a week to pitch," Guillen said. "We were loyal to him, played him. I was a very bad manager because I kept him as my closer when he couldn't (close).
This is from Gonzalez' article I think yesterday. I don't know whether to be pleased that Ozzie actually recognized that Jenks sucked last year and didn't just have blind faith that he'd turn it around, or to be pissed that he knew Jenks sucked and needed to be demoted but didn't do it for personal reasons.
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I'd rather Sale close than Thornton for largely contractual purposes. IIRC, Matty's deal is up after this season. If he excels as closer (as I expect he would), the cost of keeping him is going to skyrocket beyond what will already be the case. Keep him in that setup role and you've got a better chance of keeping him around beyond 2011.
I can totally see them being reluctant to pull Sale from the role if he's successful though. Which would be a shame.
White Sox’ trade-deadline decisions will depend on ability to compete in playoffs, not just for AL Central crown
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I do wonder if the blowback following the '97 White Flag trade has any bearing on how they handle this deadline. Based on these Hahn quotes, no, but at that time they were like 3.5 games out of first, traded two studs, and heard all about it for years. Having said that, the obvious move this year is to sell sell sell, unfortunately. Hopefully JR still doesn't care about public perception and it happens.