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Obviously once players started taking advantage of these counter-intuitive actions (in either case), there would be some form of adjustments made to offset them. 
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11-03-2016, 03:03 PM
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Supposedly, with greater risk, comes greater glory.
It has been said that, in order to become a winner, one must be willing to risk failure. Jon Lester is incomplete as a ballplayer no matter how good his deliveries to the plate are. He makes his teammates strain to cover his butt. IMO - Just as Shaq never resolved the Free Throw issue, I'll always believe such an issue can be conquered with enough effort. James Harden's lack of defense is another obvious example. Brooks Robinson and Ozzie Smith were not good hitters when they first came up, but through their efforts, they became at least competitive against the highest level of play. Darrell Evans was not born with speed, but became know as one of the smartest baserunners ever. There are many more examples of those who worked hard and made themselves better. Perhaps all the guaranteed money makes a difference after all. .
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09-26-2017, 02:18 AM
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Playoffs coming which means adding to the legacy of kershaw Last year he was good in the playoffs...now this year is his time to be a legend
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10-01-2017, 12:49 AM
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Who are you folks picking for the wild card winners?
I am going with Daimondbacks & Yankees!
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10-01-2017, 01:21 AM
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10-01-2017, 08:12 AM
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10-01-2017, 01:25 PM
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I am going with the Indians & Nationals in the series, picking Cleveland to win it all this year.
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10-07-2017, 09:37 AM
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10-07-2017, 10:51 AM
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The only thing that takes the sting away from the Red Sox getting blown out is watching the Yankees blow a huge lead and lose in extra innings. I'm really excited for a Cleveland/Houston series, though. Should make for some great baseball.
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10-07-2017, 11:56 AM
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Edwin was the main reason I was, and am still, rooting for the Indians so I hope they can still get it done without him.
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10-07-2017, 11:58 AM
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10-08-2017, 12:30 PM
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First of all, EE is reportedly day-to-day. Finish off the Yankees today, and you can just let him heal. Second of all, his replacement is All-Star Michael Brantley at DH. You pick your poison there. You lose a power bat, but you add a .300+ bat. Think about this. The Indians lineup with EE is Lindor, Kipnis, JRam, EE, Bruce, Slamtana, LF/Gomes/Perez, Gomes/Perez/LF, Urshella. Now you plug and play Brantley in there. Regardless, you still have to get through 6 hitters before you face a lesser bat, and even Austin Jackson is batting around .300 and has hit in that 7 hole, so that would mean 7 formidable hitters before a lesser bat. Plus, Gomes hit the game winner on Friday.
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10-07-2017, 12:42 PM
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Oh well. The Indians and Astros were head and shoulders the best teams in the AL this year anyways. Should be a good series between the two.
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10-12-2017, 03:36 PM
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10-07-2017, 11:49 AM
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If you want to see shelled...look at Grey, Greinke , T. Walker and a litany of guys this year in the playoffs.. hes still top 3 in the mvp of the series thus far in the dodgers/ariz series......if you are top 3 thats not shelled....by end of series he will be top 1-3... Dodgers still on march to win it all.....feel free to criticize if dodgers are no longer playing this year..pointless to talk now...especially when kershaw keeps pitching in games his team wins. Last edited by 1952boyntoncollector; 10-07-2017 at 11:53 AM.
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10-07-2017, 11:54 AM
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That is perhaps the most ridiculous spin I have ever seen put on something. LOL. Stats don't matter when you have a lead. LOL. Yes they do because teams come back. He had yet another mediocre outing. I am sure he would tell you so himself. Period paragraph.
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10-07-2017, 11:40 AM
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stats dont matter when up 7 runs....rather have a 90% chance to give up 4 runs or less than a 50% chance to do that due to pitching around guys to keep your era lower in exchange for having more risk to give up the lead..........only 4 runs..one less its a quality start...you acting like he gave up 7 runs etc.. Another win...... one more win and he can be series mvp for that round if they gave those awards...(he would of won last years) Its also yet another start when he left the game his team was winning.... hes on an amazing run.....livan hernandez won world series mvp and look at his era..... the whip was good for kershaw....1.263...you singling out one metric which isnt bad at all given the situation... Plus its not like he gave up 4 runs and they were down 4-0......its when you give up the runs which is also important Last edited by 1952boyntoncollector; 10-07-2017 at 11:45 AM.
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10-07-2017, 11:43 AM
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He is a legend. Last edited by 1952boyntoncollector; 10-25-2017 at 12:09 AM.
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10-25-2017, 08:32 AM
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and correct, i am ok with giving up 4 runs with a 7 run lead...its not like he was down 4-0...his team was up....better than walking people and preventing a big inning...i think they were all solo shots or close to it? His whip has been outstanding. Plus when you need a stud outing, he gives it. His team has won 8 of his last 9 PLAYOFF starts....how is that not great. It cant be all dodgers offense. When your team wins that many games and you are closing on 90%, you have to figure he must know what he is doing. Stats arent everything, but even they are starting to get really good for him in terms of Whip and era is coming down. (era under 3 in this years playoffs thus far) You made a point it was 4.6 etc but 'short sample size, blah blah' just silly... Your playoff era will never be like it is in the regular season because you dont get to pitch against 90 loss and more teams for a large chunk of your games. Kershaw has also been pitching against many #1 or #1A starters in the playoffs yet his team is approaching a 90% winning percentage in their last 9 playoff games. The bad in the playoffs narrative is silly as well now. So if loses the next game his team only wins 80% of the last 10 Kershaw starts....yeah thats terrible Really need to wait the playoffs out..to jump on him after his frst start n the playoffs that resulted in a 'win' no less, just strange.... Last edited by 1952boyntoncollector; 10-25-2017 at 08:37 AM.
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