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one thing i'm sure i can root for is me scoring more points than raw. if oakland continues to use ziegler for two inning saves, he might end up being a good pickup (and possible keeper). it'd be pretty nice to get two or three 12 point outings a week from a RP.
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Dunn to the Dbacks
abuck1220 replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
as opposed to the brief period from 1898-1904 where a single was worth four bases and a homerun worth one. -
i don't know how that would work. it'd be possible that i could have the H2H tiebreaker against you and the points tiebreaker against raw (we each beat each other once). it would suck for me to have the tiebreaker edge on both of you and still not win the division.
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you should change yours to sixpackofwinecoolersandaboxofcondoms.
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actually, I think you want raw to win. you can only win the division if raw wins and then loses next week and you overtake him in points while beating tootie. if tootie wins, you win if raw loses again next week and you beat tootie. so, I guess you mostly need raw to lose his last game. so stop cheering against HBC! yeah, i think there are two scenarios where i could win the division...1) raw going 0-2, me going 2-0 or 2) raw going 1-1, me going 2-0 and passing raw in points.
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someone please tell me who i want to win the raw/tootie matchup. edit: i think i want tootie to win.
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lol...what an embarrassing olympics for the sport of gymnastics. what a joke.
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Dunn to the Dbacks
abuck1220 replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
my goodness, video game nerd, are you seriously basing your argument on how good the defense would be with eight adam dunns in the lineup? are you trying to miss the point or what? -
Dunn to the Dbacks
abuck1220 replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Or 2B, 3B, CF, or C. I'll take my chances with a few sluggers, a few of great hitters (by my definition), and a few singles hitters over 8 Dunns, especially if they have to play the field. The 8 Dunns would score 18 runs one game and score nothing for the next two games as they strike out 20 times in each game. Seriously, this discussion has become absolutely absurd. 8 Dunns might make a great fantasy team in a points league. The World of Warcraft crowd is getting a little nutty in this thread. SUCK ON THAT NERDS!!!!! -
Dunn to the Dbacks
abuck1220 replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Or 2B, 3B, CF, or C. I'll take my chances with a few sluggers, a few of great hitters (by my definition), and a few singles hitters over 8 Dunns, especially if they have to play the field. The 8 Dunns would score 18 runs one game and score nothing for the next two games as they strike out 20 times in each game. i never get this argument that a lineup full of dunns (or whatever strikeout prone slugger) would be inconsistent. is it based just on the fact that he strikes out a lot? because that would be stupid. -
huge game in the east. i can clinch a playoff spot (and keep a shot at the division alive) with a win. HBC needs to finish 2-0 (including beating me this week) and have me finish 0-2. after two weeks of winning despite not liking my matchups, i actually do feel good about my matchups this week. two starts against washington, and one each against seattle, oakland and minnesota. a lot of yankees and red sox matchups for HBC. HBC has a full week of vlad, but that means a full week of teix for me. berkman should be facing both sheets and sabathia. i could use a decent week out of a struggling uggla... the marlins miss lincecum, webb and haren. after george sherrill helped get me to within one win of clinching a playoff spot, i have heartlessly cast him aside in favor of that guy from oakland that doesn't give up runs. hope that doesn't cost me. the west is a sloppy mess that i neither care about nor fully understand. so i'll leave that analysis to someone else.
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yeah, they should strip germany of that gold medal in men's basketball.
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glad i wasn't facing tootielicious this week...i would have scored 381 points...and lost by .5!
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good game, raw. told you it was a bad week to be facing you. but after my three big starts (and huge week from nathan), it turns out it was a worse week to be facing me. i'll be pulling for you and all those damn mets these next two weeks.
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it's not like she just stumbled a little bit or hopped on the landing. she practically fell on her face. i was really looking forward to this olympics, mostly because of shawn johnson, but the gymnastics stuff has been more annoying than enjoyable. and i feel like johnson is being criticized more than she should around here, and it's kind of bothersome.
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the only way next week's game wasn't going to completely determine the third playoff spot was if i won this week and HBC lost...and that's what it looks like will happen. i actually have good pitching matchups next week...two vs wash, and starts against oak, minn and sea. meanwhile lots of yankees and red sox matchups for HBC.
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maybe, but in 4 years Liuken and Johnson will be 20 and there will be a 1/2 dozen 16 year olds who are probably better Not to mention the 4 12 year olds China will bring with passports fresh off the printer. liukin is a month shy of being 19. so johnson doing well at 20 isn't so far-fetched.
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there's a waiting list yes. iowa LOVES her. I am guessing we will see her again in 2012.
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there's a waiting list yes. iowa LOVES her. I am guessing we will see her again in 2012. hope so. i'm kinda bummed that she didn't win gold actually.
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there's a waiting list yes. iowa LOVES her.
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wait, are we talking about baseball games or one of those big puzzles you see on like the real world/road rules challenge?
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I'm saying in a general sense that having someone with experience on the team might help in the overall anxiety level of the team. Just like if you're in a room full of anxious people in a crisis, the results probably won't be as good as if you were in a room full of calm, cool-headed people. That's all. I'm not saying it's going to impact specific at-bats. And I never did. There's something to be said for how environment affects a person's ability to work, and that exists, in sports, business, and life. If a player has a positive calming effect on said environment, it certainly can't hurt and probably will help the overall mood and approach of his surroundings. what goony said for your crisis analogy. and if it's not going to impact specific at-bats, then what does it impact?
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i can't tell you guys how willing i was to trade galarraga. his three exemptions are looking pretty good right now.
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what are you saying then?
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As am I. I don't think it's an absolute by any means but depending on the guy and team I think it does have an impact from time to time. I buy into it. I agree with CCF69. I can give various examples from all aspects of life, but being surrounded by people who are calm and cool definitely influences your own ability to manage emotions. This goes for everything in life from sports, to crisis situations, to family conflicts. It's just human nature. so if it's the 9th inning of game 7th of the nlcs and soriano's up with the bases loaded (but really nervous), he's going to think about how edmonds was just totally relaxing listening to tunes before the game and he'll feel better? come on.