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I'm guessing it's too steep to keep.

One of the best stories I've ever heard of a player dishing out the smack to a fan is about Wells...
"It was the usual stuff," Wells said yesterday. "Stuff like 'You suck' or 'You like men'.
"One guy was also yelling at me to give him a ball. He said that Torii Hunter (of the Twins) had given him a ball."
So Wells decided to do something. Between innings he got a new ball and wrote a message to the fan, then when he went back on the field the next inning he tossed it to him.
The message?
"Here's your ball, now please tell me what gas station you work at so I can come and yell at you when you're working. Please sit down, shut up and enjoy the game. From your favorite centre fielder, Vernon Wells."
Props to Wells...

How is a Dad to know what an awesome athlete he is if he can't obsessively coach his son?

How is a Dad to know what an awesome athlete he is if he can't obsessively coach his son?

I think the following contributes to the increased pitching injuries:
1.  More athletes maximizing their physical abilities through improved understanding about nutrition and strength training (Today's hitters and pitchers are better athletes than at anytime in MLB)
2.  Preference for power arms (Maximum effort with every pitch)
3.  Using data about spin rates instead of game-outcomes to monitor developmental progress (Maximum spin=maximum torque)
4.  Reducing the role of the pitcher to getting outs instead of innings (Maximum effort with maximum spin being thrown by athletes who have maximized their physical capabilities)
 
All of those items repeated over time reveals the limitations of a human body. 
The adjustment for reducing such injuries will not be found in bio mechanics or physical conditioning but in how the game is played.  The pendulum has swung to its furthest point and therefore must swing back to deception, disruption of timing, changing speeds and pitch location.  The swing and miss era will eventually come to an end because of the physical costs to the pitchers.

Cleveland wins divisions not trade quotas. 

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What if the pitcher's stayed healthy?  I think we would have a different perspective if the Angels had healthy pitching the last couple of years.
 

I think the following contributes to the increased pitching injuries:
1.  More athletes maximizing their physical abilities through improved understanding about nutrition and strength training (Today's hitters and pitchers are better athletes than at anytime in MLB)
2.  Preference for power arms (Maximum effort with every pitch)
3.  Using data about spin rates instead of game-outcomes to monitor developmental progress (Maximum spin=maximum torque)
4.  Reducing the role of the pitcher to getting outs instead of innings (Maximum effort with maximum spin being thrown by athletes who have maximized their physical capabilities)
 
All of those items repeated over time reveals the limitations of a human body. 
The adjustment for reducing such injuries will not be found in bio mechanics or physical conditioning but in how the game is played.  The pendulum has swung to its furthest point and therefore must swing back to deception, disruption of timing, changing speeds and pitch location.  The swing and miss era will eventually come to an end because of the physical costs to the pitchers.

Wil Myers would be a great get.  Continue to love that idea. 

I just assumed it was Ohtani's desire to have an opportunity to make his own way without being connected to already established Japanese stars.  I do not see this signing as a problem.  I think that Ohtani might influence whether or not the Angels are interested based on Ohtani's knowledge for Kikuchi's pitching performances.  For me, Ohtani does not present himself as a prima dona thereby eliminating the "only Japanese star" demand.

kevinb at work again

Why do they always schedule  Thanksgiving just before the biggest shopping days of the year?

Why do they always schedule  Thanksgiving just before the biggest shopping days of the year?

Why do they always schedule  Thanksgiving just before the biggest shopping days of the year?

Why do they always schedule  Thanksgiving just before the biggest shopping days of the year?

Shouldn't that be DumbPuto?

I will take the under.

I think she is a Boras client.

damn, we really could have used an injury-prone starter 

i'm having lunch with her the rest of the week. i'll see if i can confirm this.