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  1. homer
    I switched over to Kashi brand cereal. They also make "granola" bars (they aren't granola but can't think of what they are called) that are pretty good. I usually put some fruit (bananas, blueberries) into the cereal to add some flavor because at first it can be quite bland. My basic recommendation is to "eat a rainbow often". That's a very simple way to remember to eat a lot of different types of food - none of it being brown. Eat fish, fruits, and lots of veggies. Lean turkey breast, chicken breast, etc.
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    Finally got around to see Bertolucci's The Conformist last night. It's a visual masterpiece. Some of the shots are just breathtaking in their framing, lighting, and art design. Storraro is one of the desbt cinematographers of all time (Apocalypse Now, The Last Emporer) and this is considered one of his best efforts. I had some issues with the story and I didn't like some of the editing choices and the English dubbed version I watched probably took away from the performances. Quite frankly I could have watched the film on mute and probably liked it just fine. If you are a fan of photography in film, this is a good place to start.
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    In order to save some money, I'm attempting a non gym, non weight lifting exercise routine. Lots of running, lots of core (i.e. exercise ball, active stretching, etc), lots of those stretch band thingys, and lots of body weight resistance exercises (pushups, jump squats, etc.). Just started a few weeks ago but I like how I feel especially the flexibility part of it.
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    Anyone ever see the article about the guy that was sitting next to Bartman? Pretty interesting stuff: http://sports.espn.go.com...ry?page=110927/PatLooney
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    Given how similar their offensive stat lines are (and for arguments sake, let's say they are identical) I would use defense as the tiebreaker. In that case, Braun wins hands down. He's not all that great a left fielder but Prince is much worse as a first baseman.
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    Guillen may regret this move. He's as much about getting attention for himself as he is about managing a team. The disinterested Florida fans probably won't give a rats behind about his antics like Sox fans did.
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    I think you are posting outliers for the most part in regards to baseball. Some of those guys had real mental disorders which is, in terms of performance, equivalent to having a physical injury. And yes I think some guys can let off field stuff affect them but I think on the whole they just use it as an excuse for a down year. Some years you don't get breaks, some years you do. My overall point is that the mental stuff, while having an effect, is way overblown. Guys get hot, guys get cold. Who knows? Maybe streaks are mental and we as humans are just incapable of maintaining the mental fortitude to keep a hot streak going. No one can be perfect 100% of the time (unless you are Michael Jordan and even he probably failed in the clutch a time or two) But in the end that all shows up in the stats.
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    The theory for baseball is that to get to the majors you have to be a mentally strong person in the first place. So to say one guy chokes while another thrives in a tense situation isn't all that accurate since they are all more or less the same in terms of mental fortitude.
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    YES! He is human being, not a fair die. Right. So he's not going to go 10 - 10 every game or 0 - 10 every game. He's going to be somewhere in the middle. Stats just say "No he didn't come up clutch, he just moved closer to what we could normally expect out of him over time." That's the whole sample argument. You can't use one game or one stretch of games to say whether or not a guy is clutch. There's just not enough evidence to say one way or the other. People will probably now call Braun a huge clutch hitter because he's hit important home runs twice and that's what people remember. They don't remember the many times late this season when he wasn't clutch in similar situations.
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    I think you are completely wrong here but rather than nitpick lets look at a real world example. If Kemp ends the season hitting .003 off of the lead league in average should that really change whether he is MVP or not, should falling just short by a really small margin change who is most valuable? Just being the triple crown guy shouldn't win or lose it, being just shy in all 3 should most likely still place him heavily in the running but gaining small amounts in all 3 making him the triple crown guy should never be what pushes him into the MVP, it is just silly. OK, that side of the argument I can understand. But I would like to know how the guys who have won the triple crown ended up in terms of metrics you use to judge their value. When Yaz won he had a WAR of 12.2 - 10th best all time. Frank Robinson led the league in WAR when he won it in 1966. I don't have time to go back through all the winners but if you lead the league in HR and BA you are more than likely going to lead in OPS, OPS+, SLG, etc. You would have to be a complete slug on defense to bring those numbers down to a point where you wouldn't be in the top five most valuable.
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    I would say that any player who is in the top 3 in RBI, HR, and AVG is probably among the top five most valuable based on whatever other metrics you want to use. Kinda like if a pitcher has 25 quality starts in a year he's more than likely going to have decent numbers across the board even though a quality start in and of itself isn't all that impressive.
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    What should? WAR?
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    I agree he should win (and maybe even if he doesn't get all three) but I just feel like the writer's put too much emphasis on getting into the playoffs.
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    The only way Braun doesn't win is if Kemp wins the Triple Crown. And even then I still think Braun wins.
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    I've been posting on this site since the year Prince Fielder was drafted. Can't believe we finally have a division crown.
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    I don't have Laettner's numbers overall but isn't it possible he also had a crappy game at some clutch time? How do you explain that? Did he choke one game and come up clutch in the other?
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    I would say that a number of things that can't directly be measured eventually show up in a stat in some way shape or form. Guys that hustle probably get on base a little more often than someone of similar talent that doesn't. Similarly they might get to more balls in the gap than other guys. But I will also say that the intangibles, while excellent teaching tools for young people, are probably overrated in terms of how much better a baseball player they make you. I'm not saying they shouldn't be utilized in little league because that should be about more than baseball but in terms of judging if a guy is a good player or not the intangibles are typically over used in my humble opinion.
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    I look at all the advanced defensive metrics with skepticism. To me, defense is the one thing where you absolutely have to see a guy play to get a true read on how good he is. Hence, I will look at UZR and all encompassing WAR but don't bring them into the argument too much. As for bunting, I hate bunting in the early inning to get one run. I don't mind it late in the game when all you need is one run. In the first inning, how do you know all you'll need is a single run to win a game? I especially hate it when you have two MVP candidates coming up to bat.
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    Take if from someone who has questioned the stat geeks. Whitlock is right on the money. Check out the threads that discuss Mark Kotsay for instance. Because some stat geek came up with "Wins above Replacement" as a measure of value, and Kotsay has been marginally negative on this for the last several years. the argument (and if you refute it you are an idiot) is that Kotsay is completely worthless and doesn't belong in the game. The true stat geeks are zealots. Sabermetrics is their religion.You believe you learned everything there is to know about baseball about 30 years ago. I haven't. You are always certain that your opinion is correct. I don't. Who's the zealot?Well said, Russ.
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    This is pretty funny.
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    You are not. I ran into another guy at a wedding last weekend that said the same thing. So there are two of you. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
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    Too small a sample for anyone to be impressed or disappointed. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
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    I remember reading one front office guy saying he didn't think the Royals got enough for Greinke. I think that was one of those anonymous quotes that Jayson Stark uses.
  25. homer
    I think a Catholic league would be a great idea.
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