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    Keeping track of replay

    As for my comments being deleted, didn't Bone Chips make some of the same points.
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    Impact of the sum total of Ben's off season moves regarding 2013 veterans

    It's the first one of the 542 hits.  You don't have to read all 542.   I've been doing control c, control v for years and years.  I've done it previously on this site do I don't know what's going on, now.  Anyway, the point is that a different doctor indicates it is uncommon for a second TJ to...
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    Keeping track of replay

    "Get off my lawn" and "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."   All of us loved this game before a review system was implemented.  Again, some people, including me, don't think increasing the accuracy rate from 99.5 to 99.8% is worth some of the other effects it has on the game.  By the way, I also...
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    Keeping track of replay

    Well, one of the previous posts seemed to imply that I was referring to something that never existed, but here is a quote from Don Baylor saying that it does and certainly he knows more about baseball than any of us.  The tag play is part of what is now a reviewable play so it is, indeed...
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    Impact of the sum total of Ben's off season moves regarding 2013 veterans

    That's interesting.  I would have believed it almost had a bionic effect.   I can't get the link to paste but if you type "mehloff reyes tommy john" into google there is an article where a doctor named Mehloff cites 12 cases out of 1,169 surgeries where a second TJ was needed.
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    How Concened About Xander Bogaerts' Defense?

    Yes, he's not going to improve his range and he's never going to be a GG SS, but maybe with some work he could improve to an average level which would be good enough.  The bottom line is that the Sox are likely to give WMB and X a full season before considering any changes.
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    Impact of the sum total of Ben's off season moves regarding 2013 veterans

    It doesn't guarantee it but having two TJ's is pretty rare.  The best scenario is when the pitcher has it in his earlyj 20's.
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    Keeping track of replay

    SumnerH:   OK, so you don't believe the old coots and my fake website.   I can't get the link to paste but type "Cards say questionable calls did not kill them in Game 7" into Google.   Don Baylor refers to the "unwritten" rule and Tom Herr said that he shouldn't have been picked off in the...
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    Impact of the sum total of Ben's off season moves regarding 2013 veterans

    If you're referring to TMJ I had meant TJ. Older pitchers, such as John Lackey, have had their first TJ surgery in their 30's. Usually it only happens once in a career so I am curious as to whether it's still a risk for Lester. As for Lester being Lester I was referring to speculation...
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    Impact of the sum total of Ben's off season moves regarding 2013 veterans

    No, Pedro bitched about them not having exercised it and the Sox did so to both shut him up ant to improve the chances of resigning him. He signed with the Mets the next year for $53M for 4 years.
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    Impact of the sum total of Ben's off season moves regarding 2013 veterans

    There was a dip in the market that made Manny's contract unmovable. Him clearing waivers was a reaction to that rather than an assessment of his level of play. If his AAV had been around $15 million somebody would have snagged him Remember, that at around that time, guys like Pedro and...
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    Wombat Returns!

    Yes, the link answered my question. I suppose that most batters would do better against finesse pitchers as most aces and closers are power pitchers.
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    GIDP: The New Market Inefficiency

    The Sox are slow.  Here are run grades, on an 80 scale, from Lindy's Sports:   Victorino      60 Pedroia        50 Ortiz             20 Napoli          20 Nava            40 AJP              20 WMB            40 JBJ               55 Gomes         35 Sizemore      ?   X wasn't graded but I assume...
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    Keeping track of replay

    SumnerH:   I didn't make it up; the play is part of baseball's "unwritten rules":   http://wwwStevepinto.com/Baseball_Knowledge/Baseball_Rules/6950.html   I guess will have to agree to disagree. The video you attached is exactly the kind of play that bothers me.  The dude was picked off, the...
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    Keeping track of replay

    Here is an article that I pretty much 100% agree with:   http://www.examiner.com/article/upon-further-review-instant-replay-needs-to-be-simplified   I hadn't commented before about hating the manager loitering on the field while he waits for the thumbs up or down.  Maybe he could bring a IPOD...
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    Keeping track of replay

    I guess I'm a stubborn seamhead but it's it been an unwritten rule for about a hundred years. It really comes down to whether, as mentioned in an earlier post, you believe hairspliitig reviews improve the game.
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    Keeping track of replay

    It's similar to the "in the neighborhood play".  My computer is not allowing me to paste links but if you google "Stubborn Seamheads" it will pop up and is mentioned in the third paragraph.  I have heard of this "unwritten rule " referred to countless times during baseball broadcasts.   The...
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    Keeping track of replay

    What do people think of tags plays at 2b and 3b? I'm a proponent of the traditional concept that if the throw beats the runner he should be out and not be rewarded for successfully playing footsies with the glove.
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    Wombat Returns!

    Victorino was 1 for 11 with 3 K's. AAA pitching must be tough this year.
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    Wombat Returns!

    Damn, where do you find vs. FP stats?
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