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    Would you do the Pedroia deal again if you're Cherington?

    I'm not implying or suggesting that clubs do or should think that way, my point is there tends to be a gnashing of teeth whenever a player with a big contract starts to "underperform" that contract, without much consideration to the overperforming that got them the contract. Pedroia no doubt...
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    Would you do the Pedroia deal again if you're Cherington?

    Find these kinds of discussions confusing. It's like people forget that all these numbers are based on averages, projections, risk, reward etc. I get that the club has to look forward at all times, but think about all the millions of dollars of value clubs get from these players in their early...
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    Jared Remy Pleads Guilty to Murder

    Maybe they could give him a cushier cell if his dad agrees to disappear from the booth, never to be seen or heard from again
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    WTF? Manny signs as player/coach for Cubs minor league team

    On the other hand, wasn't it often reported that actually Manny was a guy who practiced very hard, was often the first one out to the batting cages and the last one out. I'm pretty sure I saw that reported on several occasions
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    Does this organization have a plan or philosophy?

      sure it could, since you only mentioned a handful of guys rather than the entire roster
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    MLB is urging itunes to pull team-related podcasts

    Thanks for the replies, interesting, I did not know that - I'm assuming it's a worldwide general principle and not only confined to the US. I know Games Workshop in the UK take a lot of shit for their totalitarian stance on takedowns of pretty much any and all fan content.
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    Pedro Martinez: the Yoda of Pitching

      I'm not sure how much of a credit it is. If you compare the likely average skill and talent of players 100 years ago, I don't know how you can not have a huge asterisk including "yeah if we do that stupid thing where we kind of equalise for era", but actually Pedro is just orders of magnitude...
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    MLB is urging itunes to pull team-related podcasts

    I've seen this written before but can you give examples of where fan based content in a non trivial area has led to a company "forfeiting" their trademarks because they didn't send in the lawyers with the takedown tazers? Are you saying that if a company does not enforce this on every single...
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    The Second Guesser's Club - The Brewers Come To Town - There Will Be Rings!

      What the actual fuck are you talking about? Do you have any evidence for this? (I will answer for you - no, no you don't - that's because a sample size consisting of 2/2 and 1/3, for an otherwordly 3 out of 5 PA is indicative and suggestive of exactly FUCK ALL under any circumstances, much...
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    The Red Sox and the New Practice of Baseball

    yeah I didnt word that as well as I could have. I just remember reading an article that was basically saying no one needs closers because even bad pitchers get people out most of the time. Factor in the number of save opportunities (I think they included 3 run saves but now that I think about...
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    The Red Sox and the New Practice of Baseball

    I think an interesting aspect of this kind of application is when it becomes a question of whether the adjustments you make then force a change on the opponent, and how that then rechanges the odds. Shifting Ortiz is one thing, but is it possible he could learn to hit another way that takes...
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    Marlins "Outraged" by Red Sox Lineup for ST Game

    Someone ín charge of this board needs to propose some kind of charity benefitting idea whereby members of this fucking board are sent to play the Marlins for one of their premium spring training games. Wasn't it Maalox who used to say he could hit a 95mph fastball? Did he ever take that...
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    Marlins "Outraged" by Red Sox Lineup for ST Game

    I don't know why there needs to be any commentary or analysis about this. It's just the greatest thing ever. Enjoy it. Hahahahaha
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    Recommended Reading

    thanks man.
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    Recommended Reading

    I used to love reading Fire Joe Morgan and it's ages since I've enjoyed following a column so much as that one.   What are some good recommendations for baseball (general) and Red Sox websites that are away from the mainstream mediots, but not just vacuous or fanboy hot air streams, there must...
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