Recent content by JMDurron

I'm in the odd situation where I appear to be paying for both the Silver and Gold memberships, despite having the same "account upgrades" view as Batman above. I actually do NOT want to cancel my Gold subscription, but also paying for the Silver on top of it seems off. Assistance would be...

What you describe is exactly what I want. Of course, what I want is also informed by the fact that I care about 1 NFL team only, and care nothing at all about length of games in that context. So, it's fair that there needs to be some kind of adjustment to permit the "eye in the sky" potential...

I really don't understand the Abreu argument. Even in comparison to Jeff Kent (who is a borderline candidate himself), he pales offensively in counting stats, while simultaneously being a Corner OF in comparison to a middle IFer (a butcher defensively, but still a middle IFer). Is this a...

For what it's worth, I thought the defensive argument for Rolen was so obvious that I didn't even think to mention it. It's also a major factor in why I ignored Jeff Kent. He really was a 2B in name only in my mind, a rich man's Dan Uggla with the glove.

1. Barry Bonds 2. Roger Clemens 3. Alex Rodriguez 4. David Ortiz 5. Scott Rolen 6. Curt Schilling The first 6 were the easy ones for me. 7. Manny Ramirez 8. Gary Sheffield The next two were the grudging "well, if I'm not going to penalize for steroids beyond 'nothing but HRs' guys like...

The offensive coaching staff, but not because of game day. I don’t know what happened during practice this week, but the timing and execution of blocking on seemingly routine plays was just off at key times. Harry went from being a blocking beast to either whiffing or being hopelessly behind on...

I picked up WIS-LOU while "channel surfing" last night, and found myself unwilling to change the channel during the 4th and 5th sets. Some great rallies during that match.

I'm glad to see this. It always felt like wasted HFA to me to see that noise-reducing open gap in the stadium. Every team should try to build/renovate their stadiums to maximize crowd noise (ok, maybe except the LAC), all else being equal.

IND may have an interesting dilemma with the new season length - how do they ride Taylor enough to snag a WC spot, but not so much that they wear his tread all the way down before January? I wonder how consistent his usage will stay down the stretch.

Speaking of worrying about money, is there any hint of up-front money, such as a signing bonus? I'm wondering about a guy who has only had one year of MLB paychecks, heading into a near-certain labor stoppage. There's that near-term money worry that might have influenced his decision-making...

The worst part of this is that there’s nothing of any value to analyze, debate, or otherwise dig into. There’s no fun thought experiments in the current environment. The lineup either gets it’s shit together on the off day, or we’re done. Nothing else matters. There’s no “8 IP, 1 ER allowed”...

Speaking of the OL causing cascading failures across the rest of the roster, is there any reason to think that our lackluster TE performances thus far are similarly impacted? Are they helping out the incompetent OTs and not getting to run enough routes? Are they off the field more to get more...

It’s all house money at this point. The signature playoff walkoff moment is the cherry on top.

A willingness to take a one-year deal might also be a positive sign, at least in terms of Gilmore's own appraisal of his health and ability to perform. If things looked a little shakier, he might be more inclined to demand a multi-year extension instead. Betting on himself might be a good deal...

For this particular team, with it's particular defense, it may very well be better to have a walk/strikeout heavy bullpen than a set of more high contact guys. I'm not sure how to assess the defense of players who rotate positions as often as Hernandez and Gonzalez do, but my "eye test" doesn't...