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  1. dlk9s
    Most jobs are not so extremely success/failure like sports. I mean, players and coaches literally win or lose at their jobs every day. Most of us do not.
  2. dlk9s
    I'm only a fan of multiple teams when it comes to college sports, but even then my alma mater is still number one above all. I'll root for my brother's and father's schools (especially since my dad's is Marquette and I grew up a fan), but I don't follow them as closely. I obviously am NOT torn when my school has to play one of their's. I am 1-0 in football against my brother in football (bowl game, even) and 1-1 against him in basketball (both in the ACC/Big Ten challenge).
  3. dlk9s
    These sound like reasons to root against them, if you ask me.
  4. dlk9s
    Weeks and Fielder are definitely the two guys whose homers I love watching. As for the Braun thing, I don't get what you're saying. Aside from the PED thing, he's always said the right things, seems to be well-liked by his teammates, and as far as I can tell, always tries hard. I mean, hell, the guy played with nine fingers this year and we barely ever heard a complaint or a "woe is me" about it. I know a lot of people are down on him because of the PED's and that he "lied about it" (OH NOES), but I don't think he's ever given us reason to doubt his effort or commitment to the team. He seems like a pretty good dude overall. But I digress. This isn't another Braun thread.
  5. dlk9s
    This is highly doubtful.
  6. dlk9s
    YES! MORE BUNTING!
  7. dlk9s
    Yeah, I suppose I'd be cool with a manager who has a net neutral effect on the team, considering the other possibilities.
  8. dlk9s
    Several ex-Twins have criticized the team's coaching staff for their hitting instruction. J.J. Hardy, for example, said the Twins were dead-set on their players hitting to the opposite field, even if that tactic strays from a player's strengths. When he got to Baltimore, "....[baltimore hitting coach Jim] Presley's approach was 'I want you to drive the ball. I want you to hit homers. I want you to do what you did in '07 and '08 with Milwaukee.'" Hardy hit 30 homers for Baltimore that year.
  9. dlk9s
    "Yovani, we won't be picking up your option for next season. We appreciate everything you have done for our franchise and wish you all the success in the world wherever you may go." "But I had a good season. I'd love to stay in Milwaukee. I feel I can be a valuable pitcher for you going forward." "We have no doubt you will pitch well next year and for several more years to come. Frankly, it is your hitting that concerns us. You just haven't held up your end of the bargain at the plate, so we need to explore other options." "SCREW YOU! WHEN I COME BACK TO FACE YOU I'M GOING TO SACRIFICE BUNT DOWN YOUR THROAT!" You're missing the point. His Contract was signed with his added values as a Batter being a pitcher. http://i.imgur.com/S4Q9f.gif
  10. dlk9s
    What qualifies anybody? Considering how many terrible managers there are in MLB, including some that are in the playoffs, I can't justify discounting someone just because he hasn't paid his dues or whatever.
  11. dlk9s
    Ron Washington isn't a good manager. Not close to being worth the risk with his potential baggage. I'd get to use this a lot, though: http://i.imgur.com/AiYGk.gif
  12. dlk9s
    "Yovani, we won't be picking up your option for next season. We appreciate everything you have done for our franchise and wish you all the success in the world wherever you may go." "But I had a good season. I'd love to stay in Milwaukee. I feel I can be a valuable pitcher for you going forward." "We have no doubt you will pitch well next year and for several more years to come. Frankly, it is your hitting that concerns us. You just haven't held up your end of the bargain at the plate, so we need to explore other options." "SCREW YOU! WHEN I COME BACK TO FACE YOU I'M GOING TO SACRIFICE BUNT DOWN YOUR THROAT!"
  13. dlk9s
    If it makes you feel any better, if we win out and they lose out, we just go to a play-in game for the play-in game for the playoffs. It's not the real playoffs.
  14. dlk9s
    How about no.
  15. dlk9s
    Some of those things, like numbers 12 and 13 are just "stuff happens." At times, guys make boneheaded mistakes. I think a lot of the baserunning things, though, are just dumb players. While I think RR should coach the guys in certain, more strategic aspects of the game, I don't expect him to teach them basic baserunning. One thing I think the players need to do is consciously think about the scenario before each AB and plan out what they are going to do in certain situations. That way, they don't have to make the decisions on the fly. Example, guy on 2nd needs to consciously take note of how many outs there are and think to himself, "Ok, if the ball is hit there, I do this, there, I do that, etc." Obviously, that's oversimplifying things a bit, as the situation can change as soon as the ball is put in play, but you get the gist.
  16. dlk9s
    WE'RE STILL ALIVE. AWWWWWWYEEEAAAHHHH.JPG
  17. dlk9s
    Not officially eliminated until the Giants win or the Brewers lose one more.
  18. dlk9s
    Bottom line is that there's a difference between having a sad history and currently being a sad franchise.
  19. dlk9s
    The Cubs broadcast team is good now that Brenly left.
  20. dlk9s
    Not even remotely close.
  21. dlk9s
    The history of the franchise might be "sad," but the current iteration of it is not.
  22. dlk9s
    How in the world is this a "sad franchise?" We all may be sad that the team collapsed this year and won't make the playoffs, but I don't see the Brewers as a sad franchise at all. In fact, I see things as quite the opposite. The franchise and its fanbase has become reinvigorated over the last several years after eons of incompetence from head to toe.
  23. dlk9s
    If you are still holding out hope, which you most certainly should not be, then yes, you root against both the Pirates and the Giants.
  24. dlk9s
    It would be amazing if the A's ended up with the best run differential in MLB and missed the playoffs.
  25. dlk9s
    What's he supposed to come out and say? Frankly, I don't want to be one of those teams whose owner is always making media appearances, making it all about himself.
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