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  1. Transmogrified Tiger
    Wait, the wayback machine still has it! https://web.archive.org/web/20120504172336/http://dugout.progressiveboink.com/archive/
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    I've spent a few mins looking every now and then and came up empty. At one point Progressive Boink was under SBNation but not sure if that move memory-holed the older stuff
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    The answer to “Could there possibly be a statistical outlier after 5 months of baseball games” is unequivocally yes, what are we doing here
  4. Transmogrified Tiger
    Also there was one out and a runner on when this happened, the next 2 players after this call hit singles, and the Brewers went down scoreless in their half. Saying this call cost Milwaukee the game is requiring some real butterfly effect logical leaps.
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    thinking of this post again: https://channel-6.ghost.io/bitch-you-have-a-boat/
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    Cubs wRC+ by month: Mar/Apr: 122 May: 115 Jun: 106 Jul: 114 Aug: 88 Their median month is a 114 wRC+, which is roughly the 2nd best offense in baseball. Their 2nd worst month by wRC+ would be a top 10 offense for the season, maybe Top 5 after including their elite baserunning.
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    The Cubs had 2 healthy and productive catchers on the roster for the week that he was with the team, he was brought up to be an extra bat and served that purpose for a few days. Ballesteros may not have what it takes to be an MLB catcher, an unflattering game photo doesn't really indicate anything one way or another.
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    this guy is one of the best catchers in baseball
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    No, this is not a thing. The last 2 weeks do not become predictive just because they have gone differently than expected. No, this is not at all probable. These are players playing at the highest level and not an appliance we are turning off and turning on again, the reasons for their slump and the way they snap out one will not be identical. For one objective thing, when Tucker was scuffling he was not hitting the ball hard, Seiya has hit the bejeezus out of the ball with little to show for it this month. And on cue, Seiya hits a single.
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    This whole thing where we ignore everything but the last couple weeks to decide who is the best player to start is the equivalent of driving 20 miles out of the way because you heard a rumor that gas was cheaper there. Many times it's actually not, and sometimes if it actually is you've made yourself worse off in the pursuit anyway.
  12. Transmogrified Tiger
    Well surely you didn’t expect Brown to catch it
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    the ump says Willson told him to f*** off and Willson goes nuts saying he didn't Except a field mic seems to pretty clearly capture him telling the ump to f*** off
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    There aren't more games for NBC to offer, they're only getting Sunday night games, which Boog is already doing(albeit on radio). Even if there were a few more, the more likely outcome would be an arrangement like Joe Davis has with Fox, where he does those national games and the playoffs but is still the Dodgers primary announcer. The national money(especially in the current TV rights climate) is not going to be good enough that it's more lucrative for Boog to do 1-2 national games a week than it is to do a full season with one team(especially a higher prestige team like the Cubs).
  15. Transmogrified Tiger
    He has done so well for so long to suppress his natural instincts, and this fanbase is going to drive Ian Happ back into hunting the most dangerous game.
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    Welcome!
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    Taillon for his career has an ERA over 5 the 3rd time through the order, this year it's 4.63. 62 pitches is not a lot, maybe if he had gone another inning he wouldn't have given up a run, I can see that. I wouldn't have been upset with it at all. Maybe they spotted his mechanics suffering after going out 5 innings in the 100 degree heat index. These are not black and white decisions, yet every time a middle reliever gives up a run or the wrong pinch hitter is chosen we have a group of the least curious sports fans around to confidently claim the 'complete stupidity' of the manager's choices. It's an exhausting approach to being a fan, a better way is possible.
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    Taillon the 3rd time through the order is not a better pitcher than a full and rested pen.
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    It's a hot day, Taillon is only in his 2nd start off the IL, plus the pen was rested yesterday and will have a day off tomorrow
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    The Carolina league is definitely not a crazy hitters league this year, league-wide OPS is .663 and only one team has an OPS above .700(it's not Myrtle Beach). A second round college hitter you'd expect to make quick work of Low-A regardless though, so while it's a fun start for Kepley we'll see how he does the next rung up.
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    They have a pretty tough road until the weekend after labor day, if you can get it to 4 or even 3 games back by the 5th, then things could get real interesting. Especially with the Cubs clinching the H2H tiebreaker.
  22. Transmogrified Tiger
    Collins is probably not actually playing at a +13 defensive pace in LF, for one
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    Crochet didn't sign his big deal until after being traded and is only making 3.8 million this year. I don't see much reason to think the White Sox were going to prefer a package where Paredes(an arb eligible guy) is carrying so much of the value, though.
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    This part appears to be less than 100% certain. Wouldn't surprise me at all if it were, but I could also see ESPN using that as a bit of a loss leader considering how many streaming hours it would bring in.
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