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  1. DWKB

    D'Backs playoff hunt

    1) my original post was about enjoying this season because this team isn't built to contend long term. The amount of players exceeding projections and staying healthy is what makes this season special. Even so, as you say, we are WC level. Everything you've said I've already said earlier. 2)...
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    D'Backs playoff hunt

  3. DWKB

    D'Backs playoff hunt

    I don't know what you expect me to say to this, Nuh Uh? :shrug:
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    Dbacks @ Cardinals series thread July 27th - July 30th

    This is common as there is no real incentive to jump straight to the longer DL lists (unless its a season-ender) until you need to make a roster move.
  5. DWKB

    D'Backs playoff hunt

    Win a WS this year and it's worth it, but if we flub the playoffs and then end up with another 7 years of mediocrity on the field, I don't know if it is so worth it.
  6. DWKB

    Dbacks trade for C John Ryan Murphy

    My guess is a replacement for Herrmann as "catching depth" on the cheap.
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    Dbacks trade for C John Ryan Murphy

    Iannetta and Mathis are ranked in the top 10 in pitch framing this year. Last year, Castillo was ranked 80's-90s in MLB. Team this year 134 ERA+, team last year 87 ERA+. For those who keep bitching about our Catchers this year.
  8. DWKB

    D'Backs playoff hunt

    Something to keep in mind: This season, at least the first half, is PEAK for this team with several players exceeding projections. This isn't typical as the regression is already hitting. This team isn't a long term plan, it's a short flare of a season. We don't have a farm system or a payroll...
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    Braves @ Diamondbacks series thread July 24th - July 26th

    Most likely it would take finding a team that would take on Tomas' contract and Hazen convincing KK to increase payroll long term. Neither are small tasks.
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    Braves @ Diamondbacks series thread July 24th - July 26th

    Yeah, I can't speak to resting schedules, that's only something those in the clubhouse would know.
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    Braves @ Diamondbacks series thread July 24th - July 26th

    I don't think organizations are apt to take such a superficial view of the game, nor the people who advise them. At least, not in my experiences.
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    Braves @ Diamondbacks series thread July 24th - July 26th

    So, platoon splits and batter vs pitcher match-ups shouldn't factor in?
  13. DWKB

    Dbacks @ Reds series thread July 18th - July 20th

    Lamb homer? Must be a RHP for the Reds.
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    Dbacks @ Reds series thread July 18th - July 20th

    I think we're playing for HFA in the one-game WC playoff the rest of the season.
  15. DWKB

    Diamondbacks acquire JD Martinez from Tigers

    Maybe.... I can't speak knowledgeably on the clubhouse morale good or bad and how that affects the play on the field.
  16. DWKB

    Diamondbacks acquire JD Martinez from Tigers

    :shrug: Be smarter please.
  17. DWKB

    Diamondbacks acquire JD Martinez from Tigers

    With a two month rental, you never know what you're going to get. We need to hope he stays healthy and does not get hit with another injury (worst case scenario) and we need to hope his excellent offense far outpaces his defensive liability. He's like a suped up version of Tomas, better bat and...
  18. DWKB

    Diamondbacks acquire JD Martinez from Tigers

    He wasn't my first choice, but maybe he was all we could afford. His defense is a serious concern.
  19. DWKB

    The MLB trade deadline thread (trades are already happening)

    Pick a time frame and we'll look. I am sure baseball will look like the most balanced league in any reasonable period. If you know anything about NFL finances you know that a salary cap on labor costs does not even the field. Money will be earned and spent in other places to assist in winning...
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    The MLB trade deadline thread (trades are already happening)

    A better owner that invests in his team might be what you're really looking for.
  21. DWKB

    The MLB trade deadline thread (trades are already happening)

    Since the start of the Super Bowl: 102 teams have played, 51 champions: top 10 teams in appearances make up 63% of total SB appearances, 78% of total SB Champions NBA in that time: top 10 teams in appearances make up 73% of total NBA Finals appearances, 82% of NBA Champions MLB in that time...
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    The MLB trade deadline thread (trades are already happening)

    Baseball is the most egalitarian major sport around if you look at Championships won. It's the only one without a salary cap (there is some revenue sharing). Also, the strategy to accomplish such a feat requires much more skill than luck. "Luck is the residue of design" --Branch Rickey
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    Game of Thrones (HBO)

    So.... could the least impactful scene of the first episode end up being the most important to the overall story arc? The "three eyed raven" just crossed the Wall. Is he supposed to do that? Is doing that somehow affecting the spells that keep others from doing so as well?
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    The MLB trade deadline thread (trades are already happening)

    Royals just went to back-to-back WS. KC is as small a market as one gets. This is the ultimate goal for a team the DBacks market size. Find lightning in a bottle for a year or two, break it all apart and start over. CLE went to the WS last year with a small market payroll as well.
  25. DWKB

    The First Half

    OF, Lorenzo Cain. I honestly don't know enough about our system to say what I'd give up or even if there was enough to give from the Royal's perspective, but I think he's acquirable.
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