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  1. John_Havok
    RIP to Robert Redford - aka The Natural. I know not technically related to "Around Baseball" , but i think that movie being such an icon in the baseball movie genre makes it relevant here.
  2. John_Havok
    This is correct. All the anecdotal stuff people say about "they took the readings at home plate in the 70s and 80's" is just stories and misunderstandings of where the radar was placed, which was behind home plate, but pointed nearly directly at the mound. Velo drops by about 9 or 10% (varies due to environmental factors) from when it leaves the pitchers hand to when it crosses the plate, so if Nolan Ryan in the 70s or 80s had a velo of 100+ when it crossed the plate, the velo out of hand would have been 110mph+. That's just not realistic.
  3. John_Havok
    Use the Bo money on Tucker? Or...SP like Woodruff, Bieber etc. Wouldn't need as long of a term obviously but can probably get SP plus something else for the money Bo was gonna be asking for (probably not getting..but asking)
  4. John_Havok
    This still qualifies as a come from behind win right?? LOL
  5. John_Havok
    Coukd they do with Bloss what they did with Pina? Call him up and stick him on the 60-day IL to free up the 40 man spot, then option someone like Fisher again? Or is a strait DFA of Borucki more likely/easier
  6. John_Havok
    They would yeah. He can only be added to post season rosters as an injury replacement
  7. John_Havok
    Sux to say but ... Lets go Red Sox!
  8. John_Havok
    Imagine the Yankess watching the scoreboard in their game... when it went up as 4-2 baltimore in the bottom of the ninth.... haha yes! finally we might make up a game! then ticked to 4-3. some minor puckering probably happened. then ticked to 4-4. (seriously wtf... again??) then ticked to 5-4 .. Michael Kay has an aneurysm and doesnt speak for 10 minutes while the game goes on, Aaron Boone kills Volpe.
  9. John_Havok
    Feels like that 9th inning babip parade was just evening out all the hard hit balls that didn't fall in earlier.
  10. John_Havok
    Does Springer lead the universe in catcher's interference calls?
  11. John_Havok
    Just dropping some info... Carrapazza is shockingly an above average ump this year in balls/strike calling. 94.29% vs 93.15 expected accuracy. Dogshit today so far though
  12. John_Havok
    They offered Burnes a ton of money... he turned them down and then they just... didn't even try to get anyone else with it. Made no sense. What good is having the money if you don't spend it right?
  13. John_Havok
    If you're not saying its the case why would you say "consider the FACT that she wasn't super deserving...." That is not a fact, it's a possibility that you would then be required to show numbers to backup your supposition. Words are kinda important. Fact: I have no idea if she was the most deserving or not. Fact: neither do you or anyone else on this board. Fact: even questioning if she is qualified because she's a woman is the definition of sexist. Fact: the worst umpire in todays game regarding accuracy in calling balls and strikes (larger sample than 3 games needed of course) is more accurate than virtually every umpire calling balls and strikes in 2015.
  14. John_Havok
    And the reason the Dbacks would do this ... is....
  15. John_Havok
    From a pure FA standpoint... yeah, between him and Springer. Clement on a minor league deal is pretty good too though.
  16. John_Havok
    Not only that, but players absorb information differently. Some like to think about it analytically, some like to grip it and rip it. Figuring out how to get the point across in a way each individual player understands in their own way is essential. Any type of manager, leader, coach, instructor etc in any walk of life should be capable of communicating information differently depending on who is listening.
  17. John_Havok
    and that's how it should be. LIke... Clement and Schneider are two very different hitters. Schneider is never gonna have Clement's contact and Clement is never gonna have Schneider's power. So, the advice and coaching process needs to be different, even if the end goal is the same which is to maximize run scoring based on their skillsets.
  18. John_Havok
    I doubt a 1 of 1 Superfractor with auto was ever sold for $300 to anyone. A card of even a star player of that type steals at like 1000$ minimum right out of the pack let alone one thats been graded a PSA 10. Granted she might hmgot the grading done...but im skeptical to that $300 number
  19. John_Havok
    Or IKF
  20. John_Havok
    Attaboy. Don't back off the criticism despite how wrong it was, just double down.
  21. John_Havok
    Popkins: Hi George, good to meet you, looking forward to working with you. First, walk me through your approach at the plate and we'll go from there. Springer: Yeah for sure, great to meet you too. Want some Uncrustables? Popkins: I'm good for now. Springer: Ok. Sure yeah about my plate approach, the last few years I've really been focusng on making more contact and slapping more singles. Basically just slowing my swing down and keeping it under control. Popkins: ...... Springer: I know the results haven't really been there yet but I really trust the process and truly believe any day now we're gonna see a turnaround. Popkins: the f*** is wrong with you? You can hit 30+ HRs this year if you just lock in and look to do damage. Your goal should be at least 1 of your best swings in every PA. Slow down your swing? What asshat told you to do that? Springer: Geeeeyaremo. Popkins: Well he's fired. Forget that garbage and go put the ball over the wall. Springer: yes sir.
  22. John_Havok
    139 games played out of 143...leads the team in PA by about 32 over Vlad. Before his injury plagued '23 and '24, played 159 in both '21 and '22 Yeah, f*** Bo. All he ever does is whine and take days off
  23. John_Havok
    Lukes 2025 vs LHP: 97 wRC+ not the worst call to start him. Let's just hope the Jays can make him work and get him out early
  24. John_Havok
    Never said expected Berrios to bounce back. You really need to work on actually reading what people write so you dont strawman the s*** out of your posts. "One hopes they would sign a top rotation option, Gausman to 2, Berrios has a bounceback season as the 3..." is what I wrote. Literally used the word hope...not expect. It would be ideal if he did, for 3 possible reasons; 1, it helps the team win in 2026, 2, so he possibly opts out and they get out from under the remainder of the deal, or 3, if the bounceback is real and there's noticeable changes and improvements in stuff... maybe the remainder of the deal if he doesnt opt out isnt as s*****. That last though is truly pie in the sky. There's no way going into 2026 they want to be paying Bassitt to be a 5 if they project Berrios as a 4/5 which they probably should. Just get to work on trying to fix a portion of the decline and hope to hell some variation of the above 3 scenarios happens, none of which are likely. And yes Vlad is the MVP of the Jays, Springer is pretty inarguably their best hitter in 2026. Best hitter doesn't always instantly mean most valuable.
  25. John_Havok
    Very boring game really
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