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  1. Don
    It'd be nice to have someone that could pay attention to statistics as well.
  2. Don
    I now realize that Scioscia and DiPoto are committed to getting Ibanez 450 ABs this year, provided that Raul still has limbs. Maybe we can just try to convince Raul to retire?
  3. Don
    India is insane. It's like they said to themselves at some point, "Let's just focus on making awesome food and really cokey dance videos. Everything else will just figure itself out after that."
  4. Don
    A member of the Aybar household?
  5. Don
    I grew up in Riverside and my grandparents have lived in Adelanto for about 20 years, so I've spent a fair amount of time there. Believe the others. It is a shit hole. It'd be hard to imagine a more terrible place to live. I've spent a lot of time in rural Kansas and Nebraska, and I've yet to run into a place as WT as Adelanto/Victorville. You couldn't possibly pay me enough money to live there.
  6. Don
    I'd say timing is part of the whole "talent" thing. When you can't handle major league pitching anymore, the talent has left you.
  7. Don
    Good news. Now, let's get this kid some drugs and an ice pack and get him back on the field soon.
  8. Don
    Yeah. This is where the insane thought process becomes strangely more important than the action. Scioscia actually thought that situation could work out positively, despite the mathematical chances being less than five percent. Tony La Russa would have flogged himself for hours if he ever let that happen.
  9. Don
    Yep. A plus defender that can handle multiple positions and do all the right situational stuff on offense is a valuable guy to have off your bench. No problem at all with him. He is doing exactly what was expected of him
  10. Don
    Funny, engaging, and extremely well laid out.
  11. Don
    I usually look at K/BB rate, BAA, and WHIP more than anything. I know there are more advanced stats out there, but I think those three usually paint a pretty accurate overall picture.
  12. Don
    Obviously the actions speak more than his words, but the quotes are bothersome because it shows that he really can't understand the connection he should be making between statistical evidence and action. It's like walking barefoot through a pit of rattlesnakes, then swearing that it's a good idea.
  13. Don
    He's nowhere near Victor Wooten, or JPJ, or Mitch Mitchell, but In a fantasy world I'd love to see Tim Commerford and Jimi Hendrix play together.
  14. Don
    I've been to the CWS a few times. It's quite a bit of fun, and definitely the main event of the year here. I actually live about a mile from the new stadium.
  15. Don
    Just went through a round of 80mph winds, torrential rain, and two inch hail. That was round one. Round two is approaching. Welcome to June on the plains.
  16. Don
    I'm with you, though I'd like to see Green get some regular playing time too.
  17. Don
    I personally believe that publishing and/or linking to an online slideshow should be a felony.
  18. Don
    If that's true (standard internet skepticism is appropriate here, I think) then it's pretty damning.
  19. Don
    I understand that perspective. And I get that you can only ask questions and report a response. I've never been a professional reporter or beat writer, so I'm sure I don't have a full understanding of the relationship management involved. As a fan though, it's just frustrating to hear a manager say something that quantifiable data doesn't support.
  20. Don
    It's funny that Scioscia can say things that are categorically false and have nobody call him on it. Imagine trying that in NY or Boston.
  21. Don
    Yeah, that was pretty gruesome.
  22. Don
    People involved have hinted at a medical issue being the reason that the talks intensified. Whether or not that's true is obviously questionable, and if it is true, the severity/urgency would also be questionable. It seems to match up well with him being in a hospital though. Although, I'm guessing they'd want to observe anybody coming back from five years of captivity for a day or two.
  23. Don
    Dead on man. I understand that some people like the idea of having a weapon on them, but the chances of an accidental discharge are way higher than the chances of running into a situation where you need it to defend your life.
  24. Don
    I would love to believe that, but I could totally see Cowgill, Green, or Cron take the fall whenever Hamilton gets back. None of those guys deserve to be cut so that Ibanez can keep a job.
  25. Don
    It clearly paid off well, as he did the single dumbest possible thing he could have done.
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