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I had TJS last August. I'm back to posting from flat ground, but I won't be able to reliably post in game conditions until after the season is over.
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Blue Cross/Blue Shield here. Because you never know when the trampoline of life will try to rip your leg off.
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Very nice, thanks for posting those.
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I wonder what the bounty for Shockey will be.
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What stuck out to you?
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Respectfully disagree. The quality of hitters definitely matters in terms of how the pitcher develops. If it didn't matter, we could just hole up all our pitchers in extended spring training rather than waste all that time with far-flung farm teams. My opinion was in the context of having an otherwise ML-ready talent without the roster space for the immediate future, and finding ways to keep them gainfully employed for up to 2 or 3 months while resolving an issue. It wasn't an attempt to justify not needing a farm system in the first place. Those were your words.
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And they don't improve as pitchers. Why can't they improve pitching every 5th day in AAA? You could always go with a 6th man rotation, letting your top 3 stay on normal schedule and tooling around with the other three. Because they are all of an age and ability where they have nothing left to learn from challenging themselves against AAA hitters. They aren't just challenging themselves against hitters. If their only job in the minors is to put up notches in the wins and Ks column, the system has plenty more wrong with it than where the rotation filler is playing. Pitchers can always be better at hitting their spots with different pitches and changing speeds effectively.
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Pirates extend McCutchen
CubmanPi replied to Clem Fandango's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
What a steal for the Pirates. I hope they don't make him take too much bunting practice. -
Garza demands Yadi money.
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Those two Samardzija pics just overtook the bunting contest as the most awesome thing to happen in Spring Training.
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Castro accused of sexual assault, no charges filed
CubmanPi replied to A New Era's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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Known Liar&Cheater Ryan Braun Caught Lying&Cheating Again
CubmanPi replied to ctcf's topic in General Baseball Talk
I'm pretty dumbfounded every time I read a comment in an article by someone who remains anonymous for self-described reasons of not being authorized to speak on a given matter or because something is too sensitive to discuss. I can see the value of someone doing that if it's in an effort to provide transparency or accountability where they feel they they are part of a system which is being unfair, yet they don't have any other options for recourse. But I can't imagine the leak of this case was motivated by anything other than ZOMG RYAN BRAUN STEROIDS!!! and possibly (almost certainly) some money from whatever news outlet they leaked the story to. -
Known Liar&Cheater Ryan Braun Caught Lying&Cheating Again
CubmanPi replied to ctcf's topic in General Baseball Talk
MLB voted to suspend him for 50 games and "vehemently disagreed" with the ruling. I think how open MLB is about disagreeing is more than a little out of character for them. The way I would expect them to handle this would be to say something along the lines of a fair judgment by an impartial 3rd party has ensured the proper carriage of justice. "Vehemently disagreeing" is pretty much the PR equivalent of throwing a complete tantrum. I find a reaction so far out of character at least a little suspicious. tin foil hat, etc. -
Garza's a cheerleader off the field too.
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I really hope this guy has a job in the bigs on opening day. http://ftrsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/video_bryce_harper_hits_home_run_blows_kiss_to_pitcher.jpg
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This is my first season. What are some that you guys use? All I've dug up so far are the manifesto and stuff that Rotoworld thinks I should pay money for. After that, it's hard to find the good stuff hidden in the vast piles of crap. Are there free baseball resources/mailing lists that compare to some of the good stuff out there for football?
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I really like the sound of it, but it definitely has a familiar tone to it...
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/almosthadit.gif
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/lillymeltdown.gif ETA - spoiler'd again for size
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If this is actually a done deal, then: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/discohitler.gif If it's not official and anything can still happen: (spoiler'd for file size)
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I'm writing in my vote for LDSmingle.
