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I hate the one game playoff
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But, "man up and win your damned division" is almost laughably easy in some divisions, and herculean in others.
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And for the record, the one-game playoff is awesome. If you don't want your fate to hinge on a single game, then man up and win your damned division. Rangers deserve to be at home.
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 10, 2012 7:57 AM
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Right, V-Mart is a catcher until he plays an entire season without playing catcher.
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 10, 2012 7:56 AM
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+1
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I don't understand that logic. He missed the whole season, so shouldn't the previous season's numbers be used for eligibility? 26 GS at C in 2011.. Not a ton, but enough..
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Niv said something on twitter today about vmart not having C eligibility next season...not confirmed though
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Just realized that MoPain has C. Santana, J. Montero, Napoli, and VMart all rostered...
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I feel like Hamilton's performance in the playoff is a good example of why we should not have 1 game playoffs in MLB. It's bad enough when players get lampooned for their "postseason performance" (read: SSS)
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According to the "Treydmageddon" clock, still 36 days and change till we can trade...ugh
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Good article on Josh Hamilton and his pending free agency on FanGraphs today. It's no secret I love Hambone, but he was absolutely dreadful in that WC game against BAL this week. It was cringe-worthy. Will be interesting to see where he ends up...
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Trout's now $22 instead of $20, so all you guys thinking of voting him off, maybe reconsider...
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40 days without transactions of any kind. Painful.
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 5, 2012 10:08 AM
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When can we start trading?
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Increases are in. Now we...wait
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Nicely done Nate.
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 5, 2012 9:04 AM
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Wow, that is fantastic. This makes it so much harder to wait now...41 days. It's on, baby!
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It's telling me I have $223 to spend on 7 spots...but that is before vote off and the standard price increases which will add about $54 or so to my roster depending on cuts
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That is fantastic!
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http://itsalmo.st/#treydmageddon
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Lucky Strikes's trading block has been updated!
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Yes, didn't even realize it but Konerko, Nolasco, and Hunter all dropped off the auction board. Niv said he originally changed the last day to the 5th (tomorrow), then moved it to today when no extra games were needed by MLB
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A little sabernerd humor from Geoff Blum: When asked if he knew his career WAR, he said "no, cuz I was the 'R' in 'WAR.'" ROFL
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 4, 2012 1:33 PM
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What the what?
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 4, 2012 1:32 PM
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So much for the Konerko auction, huh?
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When do the salary increases go into effect?
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I'm arbitrarily setting my Trout ceiling at $84.
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 4, 2012 11:35 AM
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$150 on 7-9 after you go ham on Trout...
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My roster organizer is telling me that I'll have roughly $250 to spend on 8-10 players. I like what I'm hearing.
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 4, 2012 10:29 AM
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I would've lobbied for October 15th but I'll take it.
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 4, 2012 10:14 AM
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He already changd it - nice.
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I talked to Niv; he's changing the arb deadline to November 15th. I argued the 30th was way too long
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Beltran kicked to the curb. Rough.
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 4, 2012 9:19 AM
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The winter meetings which I'll be attending, btw!
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 4, 2012 9:18 AM
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This is worth talking to Niv about. If you're gonna run it that late, you might as well run it late enough to cover the winter meetings. Absurd.
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 4, 2012 9:17 AM
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Hell, that's a long time even from when the MLB postseason is completely over.
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According to the updated Calendar this morning, arbitration doesn't end until November 30th. That is a long, long time from now...
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I've seen/heard that in a few places. I guess his OPS is down a bit from his last 2 years. Much lower BB%, but that's gotta be Prince, right? WAR has him at 7.2 last year and this year.
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The Roster Organizer is back in action...
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Someone mentioned this wasn't Miggy's best offensive year - how is that? First time he's ever hit 40 HR, right?
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With the advent of the PED era I never thought I'd see a Triple Crown in my lifetime. Pretty special.
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 4, 2012 7:59 AM
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Still pretty shocked the A's won the West
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and for the first time in a month, I agree with EP! A month is still kinda ridiculous...I could understand 1 week
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arbitration was a month last year, the calendar link is still up. Like any system though not every team HAS to vote, though if you didn't it sort of should be grounds for dismissal
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Last year I think there was a cut off date, and it wasn't even required that each owner vote. Hoping it's the same this season; waiting to hear from Niv on the deadline
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Maybe the 30 days is more for the new arbitration system? Much more complex decision-making.
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Good call on that. Should end when all votes are in
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I don't know it took us longer than 48 hours just to get votes on the system, 30 days is long but you kinda need everyone to vote. Would be nice if it ended when everyone voted...
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It should be like 48 hours.
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 3, 2012 3:34 PM
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Why in the hell would we need 30 days of arbitration voting? I mean what is likely to change between mid-Oct and mid-Nov? Are we supposed to require 30 days to research these decisions?
Eckfords ⚾ on
October 3, 2012 3:34 PM
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