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    (OT) What is protection?

    I don't know that protection is proveable on any gross league wide basis. It certainly is a truism that is routinely accepted because it is another common sense principle. I'd love to know what an actual pitcher like Curt says about protection, after all he is the one the theory is targeted...
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    Roof?

    And what a win, what awesome pitching (going only by the numbers since it wasn't televised on MLB TV) It sounded like he was truly dominant yesterday. Vive le closed roof!!
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    The latest oxymoron!

    Okay, I'll accept that. Believe it or not I wasn't really trying to attack DWKB, but to explain why he promotes more fights by his strategy of dumping links without discussion. Remember in an internet message board context, perception is reality and it's so easy to give misperceptions. But...
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    Quick Fix

    The answer to where does Richie Sexton play is - in the spot of the person he was traded for - Lyle Overbay. This is Lyle's first season so for the next three years he will cost major league minimum In other words a guy a team like the Brewers would love to have, cheap and presumably good.
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    Roof?

    I would think the only thing more enjoyable would be enjoying a win at the BOB, roof open or closed.
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    Great win last night!

    The thought of having to see Larry Walker and Todd Helton for 12 more games this year is just nauseating. D-Backs could definitely have used a left handed starter in this series or somebody lefty out of the bullpen. Those two seemed to be the major damage doers (though I haven't looked at the...
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    The latest oxymoron!

    Well you completely miss the point. You were the one who originally attacked another poster's argument. You did so by posting a bunch of links. You are far too prone to criticize what people say and then post links as your "evidence" why they are wrong. If it is important enough for you to argue...
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    Stick a fork in 'em...

    I'd be more than happy to oblige that. Remember he has a no-trade clause.
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    The latest oxymoron!

    A good trial lawyer does not let the evidence "speak for itself" He explains the evidence to the jury. He emphasizes the critical evidence. Facts are overrated anyway. It's all about interpretation.
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    Is Brenly braindead?

    I thought the same thing about Randolph. It was the game at that point and he brings out ostensibly his worst bullpen arm and the worst possible happened. That was just an excusable mistake to me. Myers should have been pitching to Walker. Oh wait, he was saving him for ??? The game was there to...
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    The latest oxymoron!

    It's not that DWKB wouldn't ever admit he was wrong. He would if Bill James & Co. told him he was wrong. What he won't admit is wrong is any disciple of Bill James and the Baseball Prospectus crew. DWKB you would also have a better shot of convincing someone you were right if you didn't argue...
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    stale aces?

    And Barry Zito got hammered yesterday for 7 runs. So not just old and stale aces. Coincidence I'm sure. If it wasn't so noticeable for Randy and Curt and given the D-Backs awful start, I'm sure no one would even notice it.
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    What this team needs to do

    I really think that BB is not as big a Counsell fan as everyone else is. When has he played Counsell consistently instead of either Womack or Williams? He played Counsell when Williams was hurt, played him when Bell and Spivey weren't doing good at 2B in 2001
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    stale aces?

    Curt's had one bad game, that was at Coors, where he usually pitches like crap. His first outing he pitched 7 shut-out innings and BB left him in one inning too long. Tonight he gave up 2 earned runs. How could he walk 4 guys and hit one batter, though and 10 strike-outs. What a bizarre...
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    The 19 Comandments of Baseball :-)

    Thanks DWKB, a very readible, entertaining and common sense explanation of the Bill James approach to baseball. BTW I agree with pretty much all of what he said. I still don't know that I agree with the sac bunt or steal analysis. I've just yet to see an argument, statistical or otherwise...
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    Minor league update

    Well I said this a couple of days ago on another message board, so I guess we have something we agree about:
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    Minor league update

    Interesting news about Cintron. Back in 2000 or thereabouts when the D-Backs seemed to be 30th out of 30 in prospects Cintron was rated up there with Overbay, Cust and Patterson as a top prospect. He sort of got lost in the shuffle, being not too impressive in his brief stints with the big team...
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    Scott Service

    In my never ending quest to figure out the ins and outs of MLB transactions, I have discovered that this isn't true. I found out the way one usually finds out, by seeing teams actually do something. Yesterday the Phillies sent down Chase Utley (optioned him) and brought up Eric Junge, who was...
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    Team Salaries

    It seemed to me when I looked at top prospect lists, like Baseball America, that the Deviil Rays have some decent prospects to work with. In the long run that has to be better than signing players at inflated prices.
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    Scott Service

    Zenny gave me this explanation that she read and it makes absolute sense. If a player is optioned down (which would be someone on the 40 man) they cannot bring him back up in the first 10 days after optioned unless it is an injury replacement. That would explain what you read about guys on the...
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    Scott Service

    Derek, I think I know the answer. Isn't there a rule that when you bring somebody up you have to leave him on the roster for at least 10 days before you send him back down, unless there is an injury? Presumably the exception is somebody who wasn't on your 40 man roster is an exception to that...
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    Scott Service

    What is that? I've not heard of something unusual about DL's in the first 2 weeks. I'd love to hear it. We've been discussing a similar issue with the Phillies, because they have some decent bullpen arms at AAA who are non-roster guys like Villone is for you. Ed Wade says they are going a...
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    Scott Service

    You have my condolences. However, remember that Hammond and Holmes for Atlanta last year had been horrible in the past and out of baseball. With relievers you never know.
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    4/1 Game thread

    Curt said last year that he doesn't get bothered so much about not going all 9 innings like when he was younger. He used to hate being taken out of games, so he sees that it's about more than just him, and the manager may have good reasons to take him out. I think he really only got mad in...
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    Karim Garcia

    Travis Lee hit a home run yesterday.He was 2-8 I know this because Phillies phans keep us apprised as to how he is doing. :rolleyes:
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