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[DOUGHBOYS]

A player that has Kardasian asstributes (shuddup spell checker!) is Gregory Polanco

The 30 second clock on the field...One of those ideas that sounded better than its implementation

Do we take a number one player in a draft based on latest stats?
Partially.
I made the statement that if a draft were held for next year, today, that Clayton Kershaw would be a dominant number one pick. I feel that is true.
As for me, I would still take Mike Trout.
My reckoning being that we still have not seen the best of Mike Trout. He has a year in him for the ages.
Just as Kershaw's year, this year, is one for the ages.

Chris Hermann's nickname has to be 'Pee Wee', right?

With the MLB package, I can't tell you how much I love listening to Giants, Red Sox, Orioles, and Mets broadcasts.
I avoid Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, and Colorado broadcasts.
Everybody else is in the middle.

I wish Ron Santo were around for the 'Good Cubs'

The new White Sox guy is well liked. And I know he is a relative of an NFBC/NFFC fella.
That said, I think it has changed Steve Stone a little for the worse. Stone, more comfortable, is yakking more and analyzing less.
Understandable on all sides, but I miss the analysis.

Ron Darling is now the best in baseball as far as that goes

Somewhere in Drew Smyly is an ace pitcher. I don't think we'll ever see that guy.
Same for Carlos Martinez.
There is something that is hard to define that won't let them be 'The Guy'

Matt Carpenter, Troy Tulowitzki, Manny Machado, Jose Bautista, George Springer, Charlie Blackmon.
I believe that Managers are starting to get it. Leading off with a power hitter is a good thing.
If managing the Nationals, I would let Bryce Harper lead off. At the least for 10 games or more.
Harper is screwed up. He needs to see strikes. The leadoff man sees strikes.
Probably wouldn't hurt Paul Goldschmidt too

Belatedly speaking of Mike Trout...
I would separate him from Pujols in their lineup. Pujols has made no bones about baserunners trying to steal during one of his at bats. Trout is tethered on the bases as long as tethered to Pujols in the lineup.

In the days of black and white tv, the DBacks uniforms would have been great

We should see Taillon, Glasnow, Reed, and Snell in the next couple of weeks

Each year, I wonder whether it is a good thing to roster these types....still wonder

Teixeira, ARod, McCann, Beltre, Ellsbury...
The Yankees have five DH candidates and only one spot

Where does AJ Pollock go in drafts next year?

With a year's supension looming for the next offense, how high do we take Dee Gordon?

The Yankees have three Closers at the end of their bullpen.
Maybe signing Jose Reyes and having three leadoff men makes sense...somehow

Taking contract and negotiations out of the equation, I believe that the Royals could really use Reyes as a leadoff hitter and second baseman

Matt Carpenter with Paternity Leave...
HAVE BABIES ON YOUR OWN TIME!

I'm an official scorekeeper.
Unlike what people think, we make few hard decisions. The rules of scorekeeping define our job for us.
I would like one thing to change.
That instance happened today in the ARI-PIT game.
GerrIt Cole pitched five innings and left the game with the lead.
In one inning, Schugel gave up two runs. It tied the game and the chance for a Win for Cole.
Instead, Schugel will get the Win, because the Pirates happened to score at the right time for him.
It isn't right.
Failure should not be rewarded with a Win

Yasiel Puig is like my watch. It only seems to run when it wants

Cincy relievers are like my Mother-in-law. Odds are that nothing good will come from it

Trevor Story was benched 'rested' and is now hitting seventh today.
Things that make you go "Hmmmm"

Xander Bogaerts is a whole lot better than I thought during draft season
I hate finding things like that out later!

The Rockies get a DH in playing in Boston tonight.
I thought that this series would have been a good time to give Ben Paulsen some whacks.
No dice from that Management.
Tonight's DH?
Daniel Descalso.
Seriously

[knuckleheads]

I'm an official scorekeeper.
Unlike what people think, we make few hard decisions. The rules of scorekeeping define our job for us.
I would like one thing to change.
That instance happened today in the ARI-PIT game.
GerrIt Cole pitched five innings and left the game with the lead.
In one inning, Schugel gave up two runs. It tied the game and the chance for a Win for Cole.
Instead, Schugel will get the Win, because the Pirates happened to score at the right time for him.
It isn't right.
Failure should not be rewarded with a Win

If a starter really wants the win, he should pitch well for longer than five innings...

[DOUGHBOYS]

I'm an official scorekeeper.
Unlike what people think, we make few hard decisions. The rules of scorekeeping define our job for us.
I would like one thing to change.
That instance happened today in the ARI-PIT game.
GerrIt Cole pitched five innings and left the game with the lead.
In one inning, Schugel gave up two runs. It tied the game and the chance for a Win for Cole.
Instead, Schugel will get the Win, because the Pirates happened to score at the right time for him.
It isn't right.
Failure should not be rewarded with a Win

If a starter really wants the win, he should pitch well for longer than five innings...

Absolutely nothing to do with the rule, but thanks for the opinion.
The Cole game today was just an example.
Cole could have thrown seven innings and had the same thing happen.

[DOUGHBOYS]

Better example....
Tonight, deGROM pitches seven innings, gives up one run.
Familia blows the Save and gets hammered for four runs....and gets the Win.

[Edwards Kings]

Damn non-save situations...

[DOUGHBOYS]

Damn non-save situations...

Said by Familia owners yesterday.
Said by Robertson owners today.

[Edwards Kings]

And Brad Ziegler....

[Bronx Yankees]

Better example....
Tonight, deGROM pitches seven innings, gives up one run.
Familia blows the Save and gets hammered for four runs....and gets the Win.

Just saw this. As a DeGrom owner in a big league for me, this was painful to watch. Isn't there a rule where the official scorer does not have to award a win to a reliever that pitched poorly? If so, I understand it may never be applied in real life, but didn't the scorer have the option not to award Familia a win when he got lit up and blew the save? Can't recall the rule, or if there even is one, but for some reason I seem to recall knowing about it at some point.

Mike

[Bronx Yankees]

With the MLB package, I can't tell you how much I love listening to Giants, Red Sox, Orioles, and Mets broadcasts.
I avoid Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, and Colorado broadcasts.
Everybody else is in the middle.

Ron Darling is now the best in baseball as far as that goes.


Matt Carpenter with Paternity Leave...
HAVE BABIES ON YOUR OWN TIME!

Dan, you have great taste. Those definitely are some of the best. As a Yankees fan, it pains me to say this, but the Mets have the best announcers and Darling is the single best. Great analysis and definitely not afraid to criticize the home team when deserved. I'd put the Giants second. The only omission, for me at least, is I still find it a joy to listen to Vin Scully doing Dodger home games. Folks should give him a listen while they can.

Regarding Carpenter, I think fantasy baseball players need a website that tracks due dates of players' wives and significant others.

Mike

[Atlas]

The Yankees have three Closers at the end of their bullpen.
Maybe signing Jose Reyes and having three leadoff men makes sense...somehow

Wasn't too long ago that the Yankees had Gardner, Ischiro, Brian Roberts and Jeter ...4 leadoff men.
That didn't work too well.