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  1. XZero771679666304
    His control was pretty bad, but not ridiculously so.
  2. XZero771679666304
    I really can't fathom why Schlitter was they brought up. I want to rip his stupid beard right out of his stupid face.
  3. XZero771679666304
    I really, really, really hate Schlitter.
  4. XZero771679666304
    I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, we're pretty much all adults here and a little bit of colorful vocabulary enhancement would add some flair to our discourse. On the other, I think a few posters would lace almost every post with profanity or feel like every point made needs an f-bomb for emphasis, and that would quickly become tedious. And I think the majority of us have little trouble quickly interpreting what words are really behind most of the [expletive]s.
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    have you been there? i kinda see where he's coming from Explain this. Yeah, I'm curious about this too. I'm ok with the board because we're a pro team and revenue is part of the deal, but I don't see how it makes Wrigley 'more intimate'. I'm not saying I agree with it, but one might see the big board as making the park feel smaller and more enclosed/confined, which can be looked at as some manner of intimate.
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    It's the same as every other college basketball thread in NSBB's history Sulley hasn't shown up and done his thing yet.
  7. XZero771679666304
    Seems like the ump likes the outside strike but he hasn't been calling it the whole time. Yeah, ESPN's crew says it's been consistent, but it has been the opposite. I have no idea when he's going to call that outside strike, and when he isn't. It has to be infuriating for the hitters.
  8. XZero771679666304
    This strike zone is just absurd, for both sides. All over the place.
  9. XZero771679666304
    I think trading Kimbrel was a smart move. They're probably not going to compete until 2017, and for closers, sometimes even the dominant ones, success is often fleeting. Better to get something for him now while his value is high, imo. That said, I'd be less than thrilled with the actual return if I were a Braves fan.
  10. XZero771679666304
    I don't see that happening. Even if he is decent as a 3B, I think he'll be better in the OF. Based on what? He played in the OF in college (some center field, even), so it's not as if there's nothing to base this on. His college coach said he could be a great right fielder, potentially gold glove caliber with experience. He's athletic, and though he throws a bit like an infielder, he has a plus arm.
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    I don't see that happening. Even if he is decent as a 3B, I think he'll be better in the OF.
  12. XZero771679666304
    I wouldn't be a fan of writing any season off, but I'm just not the type to leave a known problem unresolved. And it's not as if the Yankees have a closing window they need to squeeze through in 2015 or anything. I understand the reasoning (Tanaka probably wants to justify the investment and the Yankees want to win) for not having the surgery, I just don't think it was the prudent move.
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    While I certainly wouldn't call the Tanaka signing a bust, I can't imagine that too many would have been as eager to sign him (and I doubt the Yankees would have invested as much as they did) if they knew he'd miss a huge chunk of his first season because of an elbow issue, then have to dial it down the next year, ostensibly to prevent that elbow from exploding. None of it augurs well, for the near future, at least. He should have just had the elbow operated on, imo. The Yankees probably aren't going to the postseason this year, and if his elbow blows up late in the season, then it's going to impact 2016 heavily. Even if nothing happens this year, there's going to be a death watch over Tanaka's (presumably less effective) arm until the seemingly inevitable strikes.
  14. XZero771679666304
    Holy hell that ball got out fast
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    I know it's spring and his patience could still use some work, but if lowering his hands is helping him get the bat to the ball and make hard contact more consistently, he may actually prove to be quite useful.
  16. XZero771679666304
    even if olt's power and patience are as good as you're making them out to be, he'll never hit for enough average to OBP .390 in the majors Almost certainly not, but if he can get to .240/.320, he'll be worth keeping around (or make him attractive enough to trade). There is a ton of power there, and hopefully he can make enough contact to get to it with some consistency. I'm certainly not holding my breath, but it wouldn't shock me.
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    Care to elaborate? He jumped too early on a catch at the wall and landed very awkwardly. And then laid on the warning track for 5-10 seconds.
  18. XZero771679666304
    And succeeding
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    That's not the first time the Rizzo/Baez comparison has been thrown out there on this board. I'm not sure it works, but I do think that if there is an adjustment being made by Baez, AAA is probably where he needs to finish making it. I'm not the least bit surprised Baez is being sent down, and it doesn't make me feel any less hopeful (or more hopeless, more accurately) about Javy's chances.
  20. XZero771679666304
    That's just for their bus driver
  21. XZero771679666304
    He has to realize that stance is a part of why Bryant is going to be starting in Iowa.
  22. XZero771679666304
    Isn't he from Wisconsin? Bo isn't getting any younger. Yep, but is Bo going to retire in the next 2-4 years. Smart can double his salary today. I don't think that is his primary concern.
  23. XZero771679666304
    Patrick Mooney ‏@CSNMooney 5m5 minutes ago Kris Bryant's double came off #Rockies prospect Jonathan Gray, who got picked No. 3 overall in 2013, one spot after #Cubs took Bryant. Gray's getting tuned up. Not in the way pitchers like to in ST.
  24. XZero771679666304
    ...and that's two bad called thirds on Bryant.
  25. XZero771679666304
    There's definitely a difference between a beard and these disgusting abominations that look as if spanish moss has overtaken people's faces. And I can grow a beard, but I almost never get beyond the 3-4 week point before something about it irritates me and I shave it. Or my wife tells me to get it off of my face, which I really have little opposition to doing.
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