JudasIscariotTheBird
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Everything posted by JudasIscariotTheBird
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Heed the coach advice Additional runs result An instead of a
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If there ever was a time to sell high on The Southern League Player of the Week, INFIELDER Dan Vogelbach, now is the time. If the medicals look alright I want Alex Cobb, he's under control through 2017 and dominant. I just wonder if it could get done without Baez or Schwarber. So what is that we're giving up here? Vogelbach, Almora, Alcantara, CJ Edwards and throw in Jackson without his contract. -
Looking ahead, all I can see are dongs:
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Addison Russell is awesome and deserves a thread
JudasIscariotTheBird replied to David's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Brother just texted me and I did not believe him because of circumstances. Dood. -
If Bryant bats .280 what is his OPS? .920? I'm all but certain that if Kris hits .280 it won't be considered a failure by anyone.
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That maybe explains it (or you loaded the vid, saw it was long, and didn't watch it before the youtube ad finished. In which case, I can't blame you too much.) Nice call about Soler to 2 and Rizzo to 3 by TT.
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It isn't my fault your computer machine didn't jump to 13 minutes 50 seconds like the link I posted did, so you could go directly to the reference I was making. And since the reference was audio, I'd need something fancier than a standard gif. Thanks for the pro-tip, though.
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Kris Bryant Being Called Up!
JudasIscariotTheBird replied to TruffleShuffle's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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What kind of league are you playing in where he wasn't drafted? It is a keeper league where if you aren't on the 40 man, you aren't eligible. I'm spending my entire budget on him.
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Get your fantasy FAAB bids ready, everyone. Woooooo!
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That and I went to the games on Saturday and Sunday. I'm pumped.
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http://www.trbimg.com/img-5184ef07/turbine/chi-maddux-1220090318151804 Why would you do this? It should be obvious in context.* *hint: it's sad. That is not why he asked the question. This is a time for both rational and irrational exuberance. Take yer downerism to Cub Discussions. (Also, screw pitchers.)
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I guess word hasn't gotten out about Soler's gun yet.
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Am I miscounting, or has Rizzo been hit by a pitch in his last 3 ABs? Is that some kind of record?
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Wait...why did that just happen?
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Orioles
JudasIscariotTheBird replied to Tim's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
After checking Gausman's stats (including minors and what most sites have projected for this season as a starter) I wasn't so sure he'd be an improvement upon our starting 5, until I read something like this: should-kevin-gausman-and-james-paxton-throw-more-high-fastballs ...and then I start to wonder. Are the Orioles just really, really dumb? -
In case anyone missed it, Herrera made the squad along with Szczer. Sweeney was DFA'd.
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I'll have you know that I averaged over a sack a game during my short stint as a high school JV defensive tackle. I know my football almost as well Roy Knitski.
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OD Roster final stretch
JudasIscariotTheBird replied to Hairyducked Idiot's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I thought Morgan was making a go of it in the Alaskan leagues. -
You don't dive at a pylon though, you only dive to avoid being tackled/stepping out of bounds, before your arm crosses over an imaginary line Yes, you do dive at a pylon, because touching the pylon is a touchdown, and that exact point is often the best route to take toward the endzone because of the angle the potential tacklers are taking to try and tackle you, since standing on the sideline would be a waste of space. What are you talking about? The line isn't imaginary, and neither is the pylon.
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The ability to adjust is a good point, but I'm saying that athletes are fully capable of jumping and touching something at a point. The difficulty level is being grossly over estimated here. You could also use the "diving at a pylon" example. As for injuries, each group was apprised to ignore that aspect of this matter, but yeah, no one here is advocating actually doing the dive on every close play. I myself think maybe this could be worthwhile in high leverage situations in a pennant race or in playoff games by your replacement level players (how devastating would it be if Couglan broke his wrist beating out a dp to drive in the winning run in the 9th of game 2 of the nlcs?)
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I'm getting sucked in here. They dive because that is where the baseball is going and that is the only way to catch it. If you dive at a stationary object it is impossible (or close to it) to run full speed before you leave your feet. After you leave your feet you are going slower (by definition) than when you are running. You'd have to time the dive to the last step from the base to wherever you could make it to the base in the air to not encounter friction from hitting the ground before you reach the base. So you are saying you can dive to a point that a moving object is heading toward, but a stationary object is too difficult to pathom? (Yes, you will slow down ever so slowly after you take your dive, but if you reach the bag without sliding with an outstretched arm, you get to arrive before your center of gravity does, and that would more than make up for air drag. I'm not even positive that "by definition" is right, as just taking steps has a frictional cost, too.)
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I think I was involved in this chat 7 years ago, and on the pro-dive side. The sprinter arguement doesn't really apply, as crossing the line is defined by the torso. Reaching your arm out doesn't count like just touching the bag does in baseball. I also don't see why this would be impossible to pull off with some practice. People run and dive at moving objects like baseballs all the time. How much harder (or easier) is it to dive at a stationary base?
