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  1. RU Rah Rah
    You really don't think that 79-83 would get him fired? That would mean, what, 18 games under .500 since early July? I suppose you're right, though -- I don't have any idea how he'll be evaluated. I am preparing for the worst . . .
  2. RU Rah Rah
    At this point, if the playoffs are out of reach, do you really pull for a strong finish and .500+ record? I guess I probably do, but . . . part of me keeps fearing that 84 wins will save Ned's job, even if the team doesn't make the playoffs.
  3. RU Rah Rah
    I am far more disappointed in Sheets and Bill Hall than I am with Cappy. And, to be honest, I kind of respect Cappy for how he's pitched these past couple of games -- he sucked it up, went out there, and did pretty well. (And you can't possibly hang today's loss on him, can you? Dude gave up one run in 5 IP.)
  4. RU Rah Rah
    I have been in the "nay" camp for a long time, but even I won't try to nit-pick Ned for the debacle in Atlanta on Sat. Sure, he could have done better, but there were so many glaring execution-related miscues that I wouldn't even put him among the top three culprits for the day.
  5. RU Rah Rah
    I'm not inclined to really hang this one on Nedly (although the Counsell AB did have me scratching my head). It was just an all-around tragedy.
  6. RU Rah Rah
    My only fear is the Jim/Pam romance. I am so, so, so sick of the "wedding event of the year" type thing that seems to crop up in most sitcoms, sooner or later. I hope it doesn't come to that.
  7. RU Rah Rah
    Along these lines, I almost expect to see D. Miller out at first base -- you know, to give Prince a breather.
  8. RU Rah Rah
    Yeah, I have suppressing the urge to make a similar comparison. Wise to keep things here devoid of politics.
  9. RU Rah Rah
    Maybe a place to vote for the single dumbest move in each game??? I am just thinking that we could have an economical summary of questionable decisions, game-by-game, without the venting (which I have been known to indulge in myself).
  10. RU Rah Rah
    Can we start a separate thread chronicling these individual managerial mistakes? (I've sort of lost count myself.)
  11. RU Rah Rah
    You're right -- he's probably not going to get Tommy Johned anytime soon. But it's gotten to the point where he's almost comically (or tragically, I can't decide which) unreliable.
  12. RU Rah Rah
    Since July 15, Sheets has pitched one very good game (that masterful August 29 start against the Cubs). His other starts since coming back from injury have been blah, or just downright bad. (He's given up 10 ER in his last 9 IP.) (Actually, I think you could move that date clear back to the end of June. His early July starts, before going on the DL, weren't that hot, either.) So, with the team battling down the stretch for its first playoff berth in 25 years, its number one starter is able to throw one good game in a period of well over two months. I certainly think you can make the argument that that qualifies as a "down" year.
  13. RU Rah Rah
    I was wondering last night whether Yo has been more valuable than Sheets this year. From a purely statistical standpoint, I'd probably have to say "no" (Sheets just has too many IP), but Yo really has been ace-like down the stretch here.
  14. RU Rah Rah
    Ennder is correct. (I looked at the "lineups" rather than the "batting orders" tally. I'm assuming that the difference is that Ned has used 77 different sets of 8 different position players, and that he's shuffled those 77 sets to come up with 100 different batting orders.) Although I happen to think that Ned shuffles too much, he probably doesn't do it more than most managers in the NL. What does strike me as weird is that this is the most frequently-used batting order (nine times): 1. Weeks 2. Hardy 3. Fielder 4. Hall 5. Estrada 6. Mench 7. Hart 8. Graffy
  15. RU Rah Rah
    Baseball-Reference.com says "77 total lineups." By way of comparison, Cubs have 100; Cards, 112; Reds, 76.
  16. RU Rah Rah
    Is there a list somewhere of successful protests? It has to be pretty short. (I'm assuming that the replay of the George Brett "pine tar" game resulted from a successful managerial protest, but I can't think of too many others.)
  17. RU Rah Rah
    Totally agree. Maybe we should shorthand this as AAY (anti-anti-Yost)?
  18. RU Rah Rah
    I guess lefties have hit Stanton hard this year, so I will give Ned a pass on leaving Jenkins in. But the double steal? Against a good-throwing catcher? With a lefty up, giving said catcher a nice, open view of third?
  19. RU Rah Rah
    It must be that darn mosquito bite again. Nicely done.
  20. RU Rah Rah
    Exactly what I was thinking. Not to bust one guy who just gave up a single run, when there was plenty of blame to go around, but . . . why Stetter and not Shouse? (And how many times have I posted a bullpen-related question ending that way?)
  21. RU Rah Rah
    It's one of the weirder cultural norms in baseball.
  22. RU Rah Rah
    My feeling exactly. I wouldn't be too quick to fault Ned for thinking that one of his starters could at least put the bat on the ball (which Hall failed to do). But the Turnbow decable was just an accident waiting to happen.
  23. RU Rah Rah
    Just to reiterate (quoting myself at the beginning of the thread): "I'm not going to suggest that players shouldn't be present for the births of their children. (If it were me, I would be there to see my kid come into the world.)" I guess the argument is that, to the extent that it can be controlled, perhaps intentionally conceiving a child in January/February isn't ideal for an MLB player. I don't think that's really a crazy claim. And that certainly isn't to suggest that Shouse is a bad guy, or that he shouldn't be in Peoria. Also, I don't think the comparison with religious holidays is valid. Individuals really can't control the date of Yom Kippur, but they often can control when their children are born. (Obviously, that isn't 100% in every case, given the vagaries of conception.)
  24. RU Rah Rah
    Oh, you're right, we don't. I should have been clearer and shaped the question as, "Assuming it is intentional, is it irresponsible?"
  25. RU Rah Rah
    Twice this season, the Brewers have been left semi-shorthanded in the bullpen because relievers were traveling to be with their wives as they gave birth. (First Linebrink, and now Shouse, who is currently in Peoria with his expectant wife.) I'm not going to suggest that players shouldn't be present for the births of their children. (If it were me, I would be there to see my kid come into the world.) But is it irresponsible for players to intentionally conceive children in, say, January when they know there's a chance that it might interfere with their work nine months down the road (September)? People in other professions (teachers come to mind) often will plan pregnancies around their work calendars. I'm sort of on the fence on this one.......
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