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  1. RobertR
    Except for possibly San Diego purely as a circus act, I think if Gwynn can't beat out Iribarren/Duffy, he'll sail through waivers. Every organization has stats people. Every single stats person is going to say Pass. There's no shortage of 5th outfielders that can't hit. Robert
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    No, that would mean that Sammy Sosa is the new single season HR king. I think we all have our suspicions, but there's no proof involving Sosa of anything as he was apparently uninvolved in the whole BALCO mess. Bud's biggest weakness is as a public speaker and at PR. It's extremely silly to talk about messing with the record book, with is just a collection of facts. You're getting into old school Kremlin politics when you start to talk about erasing things from history. Honestly, Bud's best course of action is just to acknowledge that it's very disappointing to learn these things. And that hopefully baseball has turned a corner with the new drug policy. And then just move on. Robert
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    I have to say that I'm loving the alternate history viral campaign. Much in the spirit of the original work, which utilized supplemental prose sections to fill in the blanks of the main story. Robert
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    The system is already set up so that likely areas of financial expansion, i.e. the internet and MLB Network, is going to be split equally. It won't happen overnight, but the playing field will be evened up some in the changing media environment. The world is too unorganized to implement an international draft. It's just too easy to stash someone away in an academy somewhere and there's no easy way to handle defections. A Cuban defectee, a Japanese or Korean veteran, and an 18 year old from the Dominican are not equivalents and it really makes no sense to handle them that way. I do think there's a better way to handle the Japanese leagues, but Japan appears to be pretty happy with the current system and they have no real incentive to change. The big hurdle with the Luxury Tax was when the Union agreed to it in principle. It's not perfect, but I doubt that the Union will have any real argument against tweaking the formula some as long as the revenue generated goes back into the players pockets in some form. Robert
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    I know where you guys are coming from, but I long ago decided that rotisserie mirroring real life baseball wasn't necessarily the point of the game. You might as well just join a sim league at that point. Or just use VORP as a category. The flakiness of BA and the fact that SBs are often associated with guys that may have a tenuous hold on their job enhances the game, IMO. Risk, variability, and the possibility of outside the box strategies aren't necessarily bad things in a game. Robert
  6. RobertR
    Well, overdue, and I'm not done, but I'll get started. 1986 Best Picture Platoon (winner) Children of a Lesser God Hannah and Her Sisters The Mission A Room With a View HM: Blue Velvet, Aliens, Mona Lisa, Hoosiers, The Color of Money, Salvador, Stand By Me, The Fly, Down By Law, Sid and Nancy, The River's Edge, My Beautiful Laundrette, Manhunter, Peggy Sue Got Married, The Mosquito Coast, Jean de Florette My Pick of all films: Blue Velvet 1986 is a surprisingly deep year. Too bad it's not reflected in the nominees. Merchant/Ivory arrives, which is notable. Platoon has endured, although Oliver Stone's later work has taken the luster off it a little. It's hard to remember but Hannah and Her Sisters was the favorite on Oscar night, and it's still regarded as one of Woody Allen's better films. I don't know if Platoon would win again, but I'd bet it would be in the running. But look at the list of honorable mentions. There are some genuine classics there. And some flawed but notable films. I credit the one two punch of Ran and Blue Velvet for really igniting my love of movies beyond the standard Hollywood blockbuster. For my money, Blue Velvet is the best American film of the 1980s, although it was never going to win anything due to it's audience divisiveness. I've never witnessed anything like that in a theater before. Or since. Even the Siskel/Ebert review is a classic. To be continued.... Robert
  7. RobertR
    I agree that the Brewers need to find another decent starter one way or another. The odds of you getting through a season with only 5 starters are very slim. That said, unless you have Cal Ripken Jr. in his prime, you still need a backup shortstop. You're not going to find a veteran backup SS for much less than $1 million. Robert
  8. RobertR
    While I agree that the lefty reliever isn't likely to present a problem too many times, there are going to be certain scenarios where a righty pinch hitter is helpful. Most likely when there's a lefty starter still in the game in the 6th or 7th and the pitcher is due up and done for the day. I don't think it's asking all that much to have a righty on the bench who will bat every now and then. Even just as depth. Robert
  9. RobertR
    I just don't see Casey being a good fit for the Brewers with his lack of defensive versatility. Lamb, Nelson, and probably Hart and Nixon could also play 1B. And other spots. Maybe, if the Brewers didn't have a platoon at third, they could afford the luxury of a backup 1B / pinch hitting specialist, but a backup SS / middle infielder has to be much higher on their list of priorities at the moment. Robert
  10. RobertR
    It's quite possible that Macha won't be as stubborn as Yost about not using his backup catcher as a pinch hitter and Rivera will see some ABs in that situation. Robert
  11. RobertR
    OK, with the latest Oscar noms out, of which I don't have really much to say as they're very safe choices, it reminded me that I'm long overdue to finish this topic off. Expect more tomorrow. Robert
  12. RobertR
    MiLB overrates Escobar, IMO. There's upside there, but a good year at AA doesn't erase all questions about his bat. And Gamel's glove is even more of a question mark. Law doesn't have any Brewer prospect in his top 25, so he's being internally consistent. Perhaps wrong, but consistent. Saying that the Brewers farm system is deep, but perhaps lacking in truly extraordinary prospects strikes me as very defensible. We could quibble over the exact rankings a bit, but the Brewers are saying that they need the extra draft picks to restock the farm system, so I don't see anything wrong with saying that the current farm system is slightly above average. Robert
  13. RobertR
    MiLB overrates Escobar, IMO. There's upside there, but a good year at AA doesn't erase all questions about his bat. And Gamel's glove is even more of a question mark. Law doesn't have any Brewer prospect in his top 25, so he's being internally consistent. Perhaps wrong, but consistent. Saying that the Brewers farm system is deep, but perhaps lacking in truly extraordinary prospects strikes me as very defensible. We could quibble over the exact rankings a bit, but the Brewers are saying that they need the extra draft picks to restock the farm system, so I don't see anything wrong with saying that the current farm system is slightly above average. Robert
  14. RobertR
    MiLB overrates Escobar, IMO. There's upside there, but a good year at AA doesn't erase all questions about his bat. And Gamel's glove is even more of a question mark. Law doesn't have any Brewer prospect in his top 25, so he's being internally consistent. Perhaps wrong, but consistent. Saying that the Brewers farm system is deep, but perhaps lacking in truly extraordinary prospects strikes me as very defensible. We could quibble over the exact rankings a bit, but the Brewers are saying that they need the extra draft picks to restock the farm system, so I don't see anything wrong with saying that the current farm system is slightly above average. Robert
  15. RobertR
    At least the documentaries category is not an embarrassment for a change. I loved Man on Wire. Robert
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    I liked that they came up with a new way to play with time in their storytelling. The skipping record metaphor was a nice touch too. Almost like they've planned this for awhile. Not really a fan of Hurley and Sayid dodging assassins, though. I certainly could do with less of that. Although Hurley explaining the truth to his mother was a nice payoff. The Desmond/Faraday meeting seemed to create more problems than it solved. But, overall, the show seems to be on track. And already the season has a distinct feel to it that separates it from past seasons. That's a good way to keep a show fresh. Robert
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    I suppose now is as good a time as any to bump this back up. WB and Fox settled the lawsuit. Viral sites are starting to roll out. A second trailer came out in November. And we had high profile ads during the NFL playoffs the past two weekends, with the second one being much better. I'm a little concerned that the advertising is more than a trifle misleading trying to sell WATCHMEN as much more action packed and straightforward than it actually is. (Or if it is, then Snyder is going to have a lot of scorn heading his way.) I think it did no favors to SWEENEY TODD to disguise the fact that it was a musical. Bait and switch might work opening weekend, but it's bad for word of mouth. Robert
  19. RobertR
    The categories are HRs, RBIs, SBs, Avg, WHIP, ERA, Wins, and Saves. I'll get back with other pertinent information. Robert
  20. RobertR
    Why, look at all those replies. My AL only league still needs 1 or 2 owners. Or team of owners. Robert
  21. RobertR
    I get the feeling that we're conflating prospect ranking with drafting strategy and player development a bit. I'm certain that it does make sense to go after relief pitchers, especially lefties, later in the draft than, say, drafting a good field, no hit catcher or shortstop. Or drafting a starting pitcher that gets by mostly on guile. There's certainly a place for developing relievers. But, ranking them, because of their limited innings and development hurdles, is hardly an exact science. Which is why I'm cautious about singling out any reliever. Robert
  22. RobertR
    "There's an old Klingon proverb. Revenge is a dish best served cold. It is very cold in space." I'll be the guy. Montalban was flat out terrific in Star Trek II. Robert
  23. RobertR
    My understanding is that you can see every episode of The Prisoner on AMC's website (to tie in with the upcoming update). See http://www.amctv.com/orig...he-prisoner-1960s-series/ I have a complete set of The Prisoner dvds and that truly was a groundbreaking series. Way ahead of its time. Beyond that, I don't think I ever saw McGoohan give a bad performance. Got to be a multiple time villain on Columbo. Was terrific in Braveheart. And starred in Howard Hughes' favorite movie. Robert
  24. RobertR
    That all depends on how good you think Young is. If I was the Rangers, I'd be happy to send Young to the Angels, and turn around and spend the money I saved on Lackey next offseason. Robert
  25. RobertR
    There's been plenty of looking the other way when it was convenient for MLB. They've finally gotten around to doing something about amphetamines which have been around since, at least, the fifties. And, if we're looking at illegality in general, there's probably not a Hall of Famer who played during the Prohibition Era that didn't break the law on some occasion. Ruth was no choir boy. (And, don't get me started on the NFL. How many players do you think take HGH regularly?) I'm guessing Bonds and Clemens will get in, although not on the first ballot. They're just too good not to get in. And I'm certain many who played during the "Steroid Era" but were never associated with PEDs will get in. Heck, Henderson, Ripken, and Gwynn played during that era. Robert
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