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  1. Abomination
    Probably with USA and Russia right on their heels. We'd probably be there too if the gov't spent more on the athletes.
  2. Abomination
    If the courts hear the case, they would almost certainly force the suspension to be put on hold until they ruled in the case. It's extremely likely they'll tell A-Rod to suck it up and have no further contact with him though.
  3. Abomination
    I consider them pretty much equally despicable (along with Selig). All three should share a dark smelly cell somewhere. Regardless, assuming Bosch is actually telling the truth it provides some interesting tidbits into how players were able to cheat with almost no risk of getting caught. (apparently some of those ways would no longer work as of last year)
  4. Abomination
    Yeah, but the suspension would also have to be suspended during the court case, which means he'd get paid and be able to play while he was fighting it. It would still be a net win for him.
  5. Abomination
    If we're getting a starter off FA, then it isn't necessary to trade Rasmus anyway (although it would absolutely be worth considering in the right deal)
  6. Abomination
    Quite a few more quotes from that here (some very interesting): http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1920859-takeaways-from-anthony-boschs-60-minutes-interview-discussing-alex-rodriguez I should probably stop being lazy and just watch the actual interview...
  7. Abomination
    One of the best names period lol. And Huckaby as a hitting coach??? He made JPA look good!
  8. Abomination

    NHL Thread

    Abomination replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    Byfuglien is apparently a horrible defender, which is why people don't like him at defense (I'm a Canucks fan, so I don't see him very often to weigh in myself). I think his best value might be at forward with the ability to play defense on the PP, or fill in on D if someone goes down with injury during the game or if the team is down and needs some extra scoring punch from the back end.
  9. Abomination
    He said he loves pressure. If he signs with the Yankees and scuffles, he'll get more pressure than he bargained for. I do love seeing things go wrong for the Yankees too
  10. Abomination
    This is what I've been saying ever since they changed the posting rules (before that it was easily the Yankees imo).
  11. Abomination
    Probably about a 10% chance.
  12. Abomination
    I think at some point the batter either has to completely overhaul their swing (which most wouldn't do if they're successful), or has to just live with it. You can make tweaks and adjust the mental approach, but that's about it. I don't know if it's true or not, I'm just thinking out loud.
  13. Abomination
    I suspect it has more to do with the analytics available now. When the players first come up, people have to discover their weaknesses and counter any adjustments the player makes. After two years or so, the player is likely to be unable or unwilling to make further adjustments (maybe minor tweaks), so the book on how to attack them grows while their ability to adapt to the changes often doesn't. Add to that a general reduction in speed as the player finishes filling out, and an early peak makes some sense. The early decline may not be from degradation of skill, other than a little speed, but from the adjustments being made by the pitchers.
  14. Abomination
    Interesting. Surprising to see so many of Happ's pitches rate with decent TIPS. I think when you get more data, it might be an idea to separate starters and relievers in the comparisons.
  15. Abomination
    Looks like CarGo went under the knife, expected to need 2 months to recover, although should still be ready for opening day.
  16. Abomination
    This seemed like an appropriate place to put this: http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2014/01/11
  17. Abomination
    I think he would among casuals. He certainly wouldn't among more knowledgeable fans.
  18. Abomination
    This was sort of talked about in another thread. I wouldn't be opposed to it as a bench power bat and platoon guy with Lind if he comes cheap. There ARE better options (which may or may not want to come here cheap), but signing him may improve ticket sales more than any other bench guy possibly would. Bottom line is, I wouldn't love or hate it.
  19. Abomination
    Heh, his dog knocked him over apparently! http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1919214-derek-holland-injury-updates-on-pitchers-knee-and-recovery-after-fall-at-home
  20. Abomination
    That's what I'd be interested in finding out. April and September numbers seem to have higher BB rates and K rates. You would think that pitchers that miss the bat well would benefit more during those months than pitchers that work to contact. I don't know if it would make a difference with the projection accuracy or not, but would be interesting to find out - especially for projections like JFaS.
  21. Abomination
    Yeah, my point is that their true talent may not be reflected in the stats for those months as well as they are for the other months of the season. It would be interesting to eliminate those months and see if the projections improve in accuracy.
  22. Abomination
    Yeah, but weather is funky and guys aren't generally locked in yet.
  23. Abomination
    Then should the teams be allowed to test a player every day, or twice a day? Every week? Every month? Do players need to agree to have cameras in every room of their homes, cars, etc and be monitored 24/7? At what point does it violate the rights of the player? Do teams get penalized retroactively because a newer test that wasn't available at the time was applied to old samples? Do they get penalized retroactively when NO test exists to allow them to detect the drug but the player gets caught as part of the paper trail from a DEA investigation? You just can't do that. The only way the team should be punished is if there's evidence that they helped persuade the player to take them or worse (in which case they should get hit extremely hard, like loss of all draft picks for 3 years or something).
  24. Abomination
    Why should the team doctors be expected to detect something if the league can't half the time?
  25. Abomination
    That's actually an interesting point. JFaS, you should look at eliminating April and September numbers when doing your calculations and see if it improves the accuracy.
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