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  1. USSoccer
    Yeah, it is. I also said that people might want to pump the brakes on him being some sort of magical beast of destruction but I get that reading is a difficult skill to master. Nope you went full on viagra fueled doom boner. Do you honestly think we're too stupid to not realize the odds he does something amazing are slim? It's [expletive] baseball and the odds something awesome happening in a given at bat are slim. You also have no clue about the hitting regiment he's been going through and what timing as a Major League hitter actually means. Then you got defensive and self-righteous about how nobody understands how hard hitting a baseball is after coming off an injury and now you're insufferable. I have a feeling you're going to feel so good about yourself if he goes 0 for 4 with 3 Ks because you'll feel it validated you trying to be a wet blanket. Enjoy the ride. Enjoy the news. This is pretty incredible and sports shock us all the [expletive] time. You got me pegged, that's for sure.
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    But thats not really what you did. Yeah, it is. I also said that people might want to pump the brakes on him being some sort of magical beast of destruction but I get that reading is a difficult skill to master.
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    Holy lord, whatever. I didn't realize expressing doubt he's going to be useful would be such a horrifying line of thought. My bad.
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    Hell, if I'm wrong, that means great things are happening and it'll be awesome, but I just have a hard time believing he's going to be any good right now. Maybe I severely underrate Schwarber as a hitter or something; I'm just not nearly as hype as pretty much everyone else here. I don't get it. good point, we should DH w/soler instead, who is guaranteed to be bad --------------other stuff "The Cubs have Schwarber available, so why wouldn’t they use him? Because he’s rusty? Maybe his bat is just un-tired. Probably didn’t think of that." that's an awesome line from that Brisbee article lol. he's great I'd have assumed they'd DH Contreras and start Montero or Ross.
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    Yeah, that's exactly what I'm saying. You hit the nail on the head. Excellent work.
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    I quoted the wrong post. But I'm insisting that people are overstating the impact he's likely to have, and I don't think its a particularly whacked out sentiment. Which is more likely: guy who hasn't faced major league pitching in 6 months struggling in a 20 or so AB sample size, or guy who hasn't faced major league pitching crushing the crap out of the ball during a 20 AB sample size? it's baseball, so, to be honest, i don't think there's a particularly wide chasm between either of those possibilities. and a whole lot of other good ones in between. Hell, if I'm wrong, that means great things are happening and it'll be awesome, but I just have a hard time believing he's going to be any good right now. Maybe I severely underrate Schwarber as a hitter or something; I'm just not nearly as hype as pretty much everyone else here. I don't get it.
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    Classy as always. Wait, I'm sorry. Are you seriously acting as though that was a classless response to your insistence that people are blind? I quoted the wrong post. But I'm insisting that people are overstating the impact he's likely to have, and I don't think its a particularly whacked out sentiment. Which is more likely: guy who hasn't faced major league pitching in 6 months struggling in a 20 or so AB sample size, or guy who hasn't faced major league pitching crushing the crap out of the ball during a 20 AB sample size?
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    Yeah, my bad for trying to inject a marginal amount of rationality to the neverending stream of posts declaring that Babe Ruth IV is coming back and is going to just crush the ball right away. http://i.imgur.com/mZvWeXq.jpg
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    Yeah, he's a guy who was medically cleared to hit but not play the field and has had his knee reconstructed 6 months ago, and had a handful of ABs in AZ against high-ceiling, lower level pitching. Unless you completely believe he's a generationally great hitter, he's not going to step in after that long of a layoff and be crushing the ball against major league pitching of the Indians' caliber, and I don't particularly give a horsefeathers how unpopular that opinion is. But you are sure as hell going to make sure everyone knows you have it, and do your best to make sure nobody can enjoy the moment. Yeah, my bad for trying to inject a marginal amount of rationality to the neverending stream of posts declaring that Babe Ruth IV is coming back and is going to just crush the ball right away.
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    Omg....do you think that Theo, Jed and Joe have thought of this? I'm saying temper your expectations.
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    okay we will be sure to stop being excited thanks for reminder Classy as always.
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    Do you know who Kyle Schwarber is?! Yeah, he's a guy who was medically cleared to hit but not play the field and has had his knee reconstructed 6 months ago, and had a handful of ABs in AZ against high-ceiling, lower level pitching. Unless you completely believe he's a generationally great hitter, he's not going to step in after that long of a layoff and be crushing the ball against major league pitching of the Indians' caliber, and I don't particularly give a horsefeathers how unpopular that opinion is.
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    Jesus. I hope you guys aren't blind to the fact that he's probably going to struggle, at least in the first few ABs against, you know, actual pitching.
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    Yeah, Cleveland's a really good team. This should be a very competitive series. I think we shade it, but we're not going to just steamroll them.
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    Well so long as the decision is being made for objective reasons so are we not giving the benefit of the doubt to this staff and management team? I guess. I would just be a lot more cautious with an asset like Schwarber. If they feel like he's that much of an upgrade as the bench bat/PH that it outweighs the rust and potential injury risk..i guess if any management team has earned that benefit it's this one.
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    Well so long as the decision is being made for objective reasons
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    No, it's both. I'm saying that the low likelihood of him having success against high level pitching right now isn't worth the injury risk. Well, not all the AB's will come against Kluber and Miller. Do you think he'll be able to hit Tomlin? I don't think a rusty Schwarber with a newly reconstructed knee is likely to have success against any of Cleveland's pitching and I'd rather not risk him putting game-stress on that newly reconstructed knee, regardless of medical clearance, for a low chance he his a ball over a fence and can jog.
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    LaStella sucks out loud. But only Jesse Rogers cares if Slappy the Seal blows his knee out rounding 1st. I'm confused if your issue is the threat of reinjury or if it is whether he'll be able to hit off Kluber. You keep changing the argument. No, it's both. I'm saying that the low likelihood of him having success against high level pitching right now isn't worth the potential injury risk.
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    Its a lot different than facing Kluber in a World Series game, so there's that. How, exactly, is LaStella much more ready for that? LaStella sucks out loud. But only Jesse Rogers cares if Slappy the Seal blows his knee out rounding 1st.
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    He's medically cleared for that already. I mean, I don't think you have him stealing bases...but no reason you can't have him mash. I understand that, but given the severity of the injury with the time elapsed from the injury, I'd err on the side of caution with an asset like Schwarber.
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    Its a lot different than facing Kluber in a World Series game, so there's that.
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    I don't think it's the same. There's not really a way for a guy to play a limited, specific role in soccer. I don't think it would've worked in another series, but with the AL rules for 4 games, and the diminished need for a deep bullpen, I don't think you lose much by having him on the roster. Yeah. I mean the downside is he goes 0-3 or 0-4 or something instead of what Coghlan or maybe Soler vs. a righty would've done. The downside would be him trying to run the bases and aggravating the newly reconstructed knee.
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    The Cubs are playing in the World Series, no one cares about your soccer stories. Class response, right here.
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    For the record, I think adding Schwarber onto the WS roster would be a mistake; there's no way the guy is going to be ready to hit major league pitching of that caliber based on a handful of AFL at-bats. For the three people who will get this reference, this isn't much different than Charlie Davies and Stuart Holden trying to rush back from severe injuries to make the World Cup roster in 2010. One guy made it and played 45 seconds and was clearly not game-ready and the other guy didn't make it back and in part because of rushed rehab took 3 more years to get his career back on track. It's not worth rushing him back.
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