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2014 Draft Discussion
bukie replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
The only real meaning I can get from draft lists at this point is hoping that somehow Rodon falls due to some non-injury reason, like he decided to take next spring off to rest his arm, so he falls to 4th. -
Well, here's McCutchen's biggest chance so far to become a Pirate legend...
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Week 6 - Giants (0-5) @ Burrs (3-2) 7:25 CT Thurs NFLN
bukie replied to ctcf's topic in Other Sports
Trolling is stupid, so there is no difference. -
So...sign me up for something other than a Spain/Germany - Netherlands/Belgium - Uruguay pool, please. EDIT: The USMNT had pretty good luck last cycle (not Mexico luck...) with England/Slovenia/Algeria, couldn't ask for much better than that, especially with nobody wanting any part of the host pool this cycle.
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Probable top 10 next week based on predictable results (like Netherlands winning their simple but meaningless matches): 1 Spain 2 Argentina 3 Colombia 4 Germany 4 Italy 6 Croatia 7 Switzerland 8 Netherlands 9 Uruguay 10 Belgium So...note that Brazil isn't in this list, so take Brazil and the top 7, and that's your seeds...if Croatia wins their playoff.
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Of course the game counts against season point totals. It's a regular season game.
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Analysis of last night's game, including why the Rays brought in a lefty pitcher to face a lefty-killing righty batter with 2 out in the 8th: http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/76784/five-takeaways-from-indians-rays
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2013-14 Defending Champion Blackhawks Regular Season Thread
bukie replied to Drew Doughty's topic in Other Sports
The division rival Jets. -
I met a real live one last weekend in Windsor. He was drunk talking trash about one of the teams in the late 90s that went to the conference championship. You never said you met the Jags GM.
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@LenKasper 1m Dale is good baseball man & a lifer in the game. Taught me a lot. Will miss him. Next mgr will be my 5th in 10 yrs here. Not an easy job. My first thought...Len's been here 10 years!?
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ATL is not a good team, and NYJ are not a bad team, so that's a risky proposition. STL is probably your best bet on account of "anyone at home vs JAX".
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On the plus side, the Cubs can be the victims of their third postseason clinching celebration in a week.
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They're probably more annoyed by the four error inning that accounted for 3 of the runs.
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I'm concerned whether the Cubs will have any hitters with the combination of power and patience, but power looks to be available in spades.
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21 players total have an OPS over .850. The last place Blue Jays have 3 of them, and the last place Rockies have another two. The Rays and Indians have zero, and the only playoff teams that have more than one are the Cardinals (Carpenter, Holliday) and Reds (Votto, Choo). Four playoff teams have a player with a .900 OPS or better (Cabrera, Ortiz, Votto, McCutchen). The offensive environment is severely changed from what it was 3-5 years ago, and will remain that way for the foreseeable future. Your opinions are so far from the realm of reality, it's pointless to even address them, but hopefully this minor look gives you a vague idea how absurd you are.
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Southeastern Louisiana State University is a big name.
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The Indians went 17-2 against the White Sox this season.
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FO's pass protection numbers is pure sack rate, and the run protection numbers is some combination of power run rate, % of plays stuffed (behind LOS), 2nd level yardage (<10 yards past line), and open field yardage (>10 yards past line). Broken down by run direction, they struggle more often with runs to the right than runs to the left. http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ol
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Looking at the rest of the Pirate lineup, getting through Walker-McCutchen-Morneau-Jones was more important.
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Through 3 weeks, the Bears' OL has been 22nd most efficient against the run (struggling most to the right side), and the 2nd most efficient in pass protection.
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They gave up on 2012 or they weren't good enough. I'm comfortable with either. Prioritizing differently than you is not equivalent to either in that false dichotomy.
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Most of the reason I posted the playoff odds at this point was to show that we're just 3 weeks in and already 12 teams are basically DOA. Also, Seattle's schedule is so easy this season they've already got a 14% chance of going 15-1 and a 78% chance of landing the 1 seed in the NFC.
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@robneyer 16m Mark your calendars, gang: On September the 25th, Billy Hamilton got thrown out stealing.
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I always thought of a thrower as someone who relies on his velocity to get outs, not so much pitch selection or location.
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Current playoff odds via FO: AFC Team Mean Wins Odds Denver 12.7 97.9% New England 10.5 79.0% Cincinnati 9.6 68.6% Indianapolis 8.9 49.7% Kansas City 10.6 74.1% Miami 9.2 48.5% ------------------------------ Houston 8.7 47.2% Baltimore 8.7 44.8% New York Jets 8.7 36.3% Tennessee 8.0 25.6% San Diego 7.1 8.1% Buffalo 6.6 6.2% Cleveland 6.3 5.7% Pittsburgh 6.1 6.1% Oakland 5.6 1.4% Jacksonville 4.6 0.3% NFC Team Mean Wins Odds Seattle 13.1 99.8% Chicago 10.4 79.2% New Orleans 10.0 79.8% Dallas 8.2 51.2% Green Bay 9.5 68.9% Carolina 8.7 52.6% ------------------------------ Detroit 8.5 42.7% Philadelphia 8.1 54.5% Atlanta 7.5 24.6% San Francisco 7.1 18.0% Tampa Bay 6.2 8.9% Washington 6.0 9.6% St. Louis 5.9 3.6% Arizona 5.6 3.2% NY Giants 4.6 2.4% Minnesota 4.6 1.1%
