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  1. 1992casey
    …in the Arizona spring most everyone has a power boost. That and breaking balls don't break.
  2. 1992casey
    I think Yhonathan is already covered. Unless he's already been optioned to the minors, I don't think a trip to the minor league DL is possible. If there's going to be a trip to the DL, I'd bet on it being the Major League DL.
  3. 1992casey
    They're separate logins, so you'll need to sign up. You can use the same username if you'd like. Almost all of our members choose to do that. Once you create your account, an administrator will approve posting access. For current members, that's just a rubber-stamp thing. We do more extensive screening for people we don't know.
  4. 1992casey
    Yeah, he was outrighted to the Sky Sox on November 25, 2014, and wasn't added back to the 40-man until last September.
  5. 1992casey
    You can make a comparison simply by watching Brewers telecasts. There's a mild but noticeable drop in quality when Matt Lepay takes over for Anderson. And there's a huge drop in quality when Coshun calls games.
  6. 1992casey
    I can't figure out how to quote multiple posts For the posts you'd like to quote, open the Quote links in new tabs. Then copy and paste the material you’d like to use into the reply box that you plan on using for composing and posting. For me, I put the line at taunting vs celebrating. I think that's a good distinction that's stated in very simple terms. Of course, in practicality, the line is fuzzier than the words. The distinction between taunting and celebrating would differ from one person from the next, and that’s a likely the root cause of disagreement on celebrations. We’ve talked about keeping celebrations, i.e. expressions of joy, in proportion to the situation at hand. A home run when a team is up by five runs in the fifth inning is likely worth handshakes and restrained high fives. A walkoff is worthy of a bigger fuss. Also, celebrating can generally be ramped up in bigger games. We haven’t talked about who starts a celebration. I think there’s a lot more leeway when teammates of the “hero of the moment” initiate congratulatory celebration. But the slope starts to get slippery when the “hero of the moment” initiates celebration on his own. That starts to get self-congratulatory and generally needs to be more restrained. I see a fist pump after a big strikeout or an exuberant trot around the bases after a big home run as fine, though. They're expressing joy more than being self-congratulatory.
  7. 1992casey
    if you're dying to get Davies up to log some MLB innings, you can just have him be the middle relief guy as well. If the Brewers were contending and it were the best way to help the major league team win, I could see Davies as a bullpen option. But under current circumstances, I think it'd be best for Davies and the team if he pitched 180 innings. Since he's pretty much crowded out as of today, a combination of AAA and the majors would work for me. Jungmann's another guy where innings should be a priority at whatever level he happens to get them. He has options available, so I wouldn't be against a relatively short leash. But I'd like to see him pitch through September without tiring out, hopefully matching or exceeding last year's 179 innings.
  8. 1992casey
    According to JSOnline, he's been working on a new grip for his curve. A perfectly reasonable thing to do in spring training, and it's also reasonable to expect a few to be hung and launched. This is the kind of information we have to look for. Spring training box score stats are next to useless. Game plans are set up for practice rather than to win. Players may be working on certain skills, in this case, a new grip. It's really necessary to watch the players, know what their goals are, and judge from there. From a fan standpoint, hopefully some of this stuff is reported, but in many cases, it may not be.
  9. 1992casey
    The "political and financial drama" is detailed in the article linked to in post 178. I'll post the link again: Can Cactus League remain MLB's ideal setting? It appears that the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority (AZSTA), which has funded stadiums over the years, is out of money. Mark Coronado, president of the Cactus League, states that relocation of the Brewers in the valley is unlikely unless private funds can be secured. Tom Sadler, president of AZSTA, confirmed that AZSTA doesn't have the funds for a new facility. It also appears that AZSTA still owes money to several cities for stadiums that have already been constructed, and it's unclear if it's going to be able to meet its obligations to pay them back.
  10. 1992casey
    I mind people that think every home run is worth a bat flip. Bingo! I'm fine with celebration in proportion to the situation at hand. I'm not fine when celebrating crosses the line into poor sportsmanship. The one thing that bothers me is staring at home runs. Players should be running until the ball leaves the park. Staring at a flyball that gets caught makes the hitter look dumb. Turning a triple into a double because the hitter stood and stared hurts the team. GMs that didn't play aren't new, so I don't get that complaint. I'll grant that David Stearns has nerdy qualities, but so what?
  11. 1992casey
    Air conditioning would be required in Florida. That would be a big ongoing cost. All of the retractable roof and domed stadiums in the south have it. However, if you read the article that Toby linked to [a=p975104]two messages above[/a], there's now an option to traditional air conditioning, currently used in an arena in Singapore, that could cut cooling costs.
  12. 1992casey
    So I'm not the only one wondering how a kid that age has a phone that size? It's possible that the kid was using his dad's phone, but it's just as possible that it was the kid's phone. Phones definitely add to the distractions that were already present. It seems to me that people have phones in hand way too much, although it's usually none of my business. Within reason, looking up stats, taking pictures and sending them to mom, and ordering concessions would seem to be legit uses. I'm mostly in agreement with Plush's assessment of the effect of netting on watching the games. I see it as a non-factor when your far enough away from it. When you're close, it takes some getting used to: some people might be able to do that while others won't. It's definitely subjective. My personal feeling is that when sitting up close, the net is a distraction at first, but it's something I can get used to and start to ignore.
  13. 1992casey
    I believe it's Opening Day, although it's possible that spring telecasts might be available in the app anyway since they're not subject to blackouts. You'll need to follow the directions for authorizing with your cable provider. Fox says: Your TV provider credentials would be the login you use to manage your cable account, view bills, etc.
  14. 1992casey
    This is the perfect forum to mention one's eBay store. It's up to jerichoholicninja whether or not he wants to share his ID either in this thread or via PM. But this forum isn't public, and it's shielded from the search engines.
  15. 1992casey
    The three-corner situation was actually a factor during every work stoppage since free agency started. Larger markets were much more willing to acquiesce to player demands. One thing that Bud Selig was able to accomplish as commissioner was to build consensus and get all of owners to be basically on the same page.
  16. 1992casey
    Cole's situation is strange. Players generally get a raise of a thousand or two just for showing up. Gerrit wasn't raised at all, despite the fact that he pitched 208 innings and had a 2.60 ERA. Also, this is pretty inconsistent with the fact that the Pirates were generous in regard to his 2014 and 2015 salaries ($12,500 above minimum in 2014 and $23,500 plus a $10,000 All Star bonus in 2015). You'd think that at the very least, another $12,000 and another All Star incentive would be consistent with what was done in the past. I can see where nothing at all would be a shock.
  17. 1992casey
    Computer projections aren't unbiased, their algorithms on based on the programmer's bias, his or her base assumptions, just like all of the metrics currently around baseball. Computer based projections aren't any more factual than anyone else's opinion… There are definitely biases. And there are other flaws, some of which are directly acknowledged by the creator. But they'd be objective in the sense that players are treated equally once the switch is flipped. At the risk of being nit-picky, I'd say that the results are facts but that by definition, there's no requirement that facts be accurate. It's probably better to use terms like "results" or "data."
  18. 1992casey
    The pay system is theoretically balanced already. "Theoretically" is the operative word. In theory, it's balanced as long as the players get their fair share of the profits. How the money is distributed is subject to debate. In the last CBA, MLB and the union moved a little more money into the pockets of younger players when they expanded the number that qualified for super-two. Of course, super-two isn't performance based. That's not necessarily a bad thing. We saw how goofy things got when baseball attempted to rank free agents by performance. The system wasn't accurate enough to work very well, and even with much better stats being available nowadays, I don't see a replacement system working a whole lot better.
  19. 1992casey
    The way I read it, Jacob's $100,000 above the minimum right now. Most pre-arby players are paid within $20,000 or so of the minimum. Many are only $1–2,000 above.
  20. 1992casey
    Adam's article indicates that the press conference was all in fun. It likely took the four days to set up the fun. Had Hank actually been dead, the news would have been treated with dignity. And dignity would call for the end of Hank promotions. I have no clue what Hank's PR demands are, and I don't know what kind of appearances he makes. But it appears that the "original" likes showing up at the park and that the players and other staff like having him around. I'm satisfied with the information that different grooming tacks can make dogs look markedly different. And I don't see evidence that's substantial enough to bother theorizing that there might be than one dog.
  21. 1992casey
    I don't think it matters much. All types of ratings are completely based off opinion not facts. They are projections.... He is telling you what he thinks the players are now, what he thinks… I won't comment specifically on these projections because I haven't looked into them to see how they were arrived it. But I'll comment generally by saying that computerized systems would be objective and based on fact. Of course, that doesn't mean that the facts can't produce head-scratching and eyebrow-raising results. The point is that we probably shouldn't be lumping every rating and projection into a category that covers "all." Some are completely objective, some are completely subjective, and others are a hybrid.
  22. 1992casey
    We have an existing discussion on minor league salaries if you'd like to use it: Minor League Wages -- A Major Issue in the MLB Boom Era It has links to lots of articles, and any news updates are likely to be placed in that thread. Regarding deGrom, I don't see any big deal. Jacob is using the only recourse available to pre-arby players, which is not to sign and to let the team renew him. When you read the quotes and watch the interviews, it appears that Jacob's not pissed, his agent isn't pissed, and Alderson isn't pissed. While nobody actually says this, I don't believe he's thinking that he should be bumped to the next pay scale. Rather, I think he would have been pleased had the Mets recognized his contributions with a salary in the $700–750,000 range. The Mets are actually already recognizing his contributions, though, as it's unusual to pay a pre-arby player $100,000 above the minimum.
  23. 1992casey
    Tim partnered with Brian Anderson on today's radio broadcast. He started out tentatively but got with the program quickly. If one game is any indication, he'd be a great addition to the broadcast team in some capacity. He's scheduled for the March 17 broadcast, and it's possible that more dates will be added.
  24. 1992casey
    Here's the McCalvy Hank article.
  25. 1992casey
    On today's Mariners pregame show, Scott Servais was talking about how much he liked Sardiñas. He and Luis go back to the Rangers organization. Scott didn't say it, but it's possible that he had some input into this acquisition.
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