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    Batista suspended 10 games

    Legal analysis is probably accurate, as LaRussa's legal background often is utilized to play "mind games" with opponents (or to make opponents think that he's playing "mind games"). However, if you presented this in a court of law, your comments concerning your feelings towards LaRussa and...
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    Who's in the picture?

    It's not Craig Counsell heh
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    4/25 Game Comments

    heh.... what happened to the rest of the game thread posts? Are you still OK? ;)
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    Beane Count

    That stat is totally depressing.... but so are virtually any stat you can break out currently.
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    Commissioner Colangelo?

    On the plus side....Will would attempt to judge on the basis of what is best for the game, and he does understand lifelong frustration as a lifelong Cubs fan. On the minus.... he's honest and an intellectual ... and baseball's history with those kind of people in the Commish office didn't...
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    Batista suspended 10 games

    The league is obviously taking into account the difference between everyday players and starting pitchers--a 10 game suspension for Batista = two missed starts.
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    Commissioner Colangelo?

    You have a 25 man roster without the DH, and a 25 man roster with the DH...Therefore, where is the loss of roster spots? Watching what happens with the bench players when the D'backs visit AL parks makes it apparent that all the DH does is allow one dimensional players a few more years and...
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    Commissioner Colangelo?

    Taking away the DH doesn't eliminate jobs--only re-distributes them, and actually allows more players playing time. Just because someone suggests certain reforms, doesn't mean that those items would come to pass--Costas says as much in his book. The way I read Costas' ideas is that he's...
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    Minor league update

    heh True enough! Even though Moeller has been one of the few hitters who have connected consistently the past several games, he can use an occasional breather. AND Robby can play the outfield, so it's not hard to find someone (besides Gonzo) that can use some days off.... Robby needs some PT!
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    Commissioner Colangelo?

    Assuming that you've read Fair Play ? What evidence is there that Costas is "pro-owner"?
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    Maybe if we take up a collection!

    That was early in the '99 season, but the D'backs choose certain pitchers to continue this hazing long after the initiation.... check out Brian Anderson's run support last year for an example of that!
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    Commissioner Colangelo?

    Inter-league play is for the birds... but that's not the main reason that JC shouldn't become the new commish. On the plus side, he DOES do his best to think of the fans, coming from his business background... but he's not primarily a "baseball man" no matter how much he is now interested by...
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    Did Matt Williams prove my point for any of you?

    Illogical and dead wrong!
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    Should Mark Grace retire?

    Very few players bow out gracefully at the perfect time.... Ted Williams is a great example, and Mark McGwire certainly bowed out at an opportune time, passing up guaranteed mega-millions so that the Cardinals could pick up a quality free agent. But those are exceptional cases. People can...
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    Should Mark Grace retire?

    :D Best laugh of the night on the boards. Truly impressive--what is the URL for the T-ball stats on our guys? THAT is some incredible scouting work on SF's part!!!! heh
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    Andrew Good

    He pitched credibly... but unless the D'backs score in the 9th, we would've lost even with the Big Unit on the mound today.
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    Best Ballparks in the Majors...

    Just because Wrigley Field is a popular choice to top such lists doesn't mean it ain't so :cool:
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    What does history say about the D'backs post season chances?

    I remember that year well (a few years older) as a die-hard Cardinals fan... couple of facts you can check out: The Phillies had a 6 1/2 game lead with 12 to play, but lost 10 of those twelve. If you saw a World Series game in Yankee Stadium that year, it was either game 3, 4, or 5 since the...
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    Curt and Unit both on DL

    We just won our first series of the year... on the road in St. Louis... without Curt and Randy.... so time for the national press to create new copy on the D'backs when the "others" carry the team. (I'm expecting to see them do so, as the level of play has been significantly better since last...
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    Great win last night!

    We finally had something to celebrate and be happy about last night at the BOB--definitely a great feeling after that awesome 9th inning rally.... but even before, it was gratifying to see the D'backs put together the "little" things that win ball games. The defense sparkled...
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    Stick a fork in 'em...

    I had wondered at the time why Seattle really pursued Colby (other than the fact that Melvin was now there). Colby is an ideal DH, but he's not likely to get much PT when Edgar is available.
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    The latest oxymoron!

    If you stay with the trial lawyer metaphor, NO successful trial lawyer would simply submit evidence and allow the jury to sift through it on their own. To do so would indicate laziness on the trial lawyer's part--that he hadn't really thought through the threads of his case to a "logical"...
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    Attendance at Monday's game

    Taking the bad with the good (as painful as that is) remains part of long term fandom... Easily cited are the long suffering Cubs and Red Sox fans, who approach each Spring with renewed hopes only to know deep down that they will be bitterly disappointed by the Fall. But other successful...
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    Is Brenly braindead?

    THERE'S a concept worth considering since it doesn't look like the D'backs are going to make a batting coach switch in the immediate future. Just started reading Whitey Herzog's latest book, You're Missin' a Great Game where early in the book he describes his early frustrations with Willie...
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    The latest oxymoron!

    Using a one game example (or even a 2-3 game illustration) is not statistically accurate, causing your arguments to lose credibility.

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