Posted by rlahann on 7/29/2010 4:18:00 AM (view original):

Posted by tylermathias on 7/28/2010 8:33:00 PM (view original):
Or Downtown Julie Brown?

Or the other, superior Julie Brown.

Posted by winepimp on 7/29/2010 8:01:00 AM (view original):
lorenzen wright found dead. i was sadder when the human eraser died

Posted by jwelsh1023 on 7/29/2010 1:30:00 AM (view original):

Posted by AlCheez on 7/28/2010 9:54:00 PM (view original):
I'm going to let the fact that Lee has 7 in 139 quickly escape my brain...

What a horrible decision by Amaro.  I get angry every time I hear his name.

Posted by larry_jew on 7/29/2010 7:59:00 AM (view original):

Posted by tisi29 on 7/29/2010 6:47:00 AM (view original):
Are there any regular Shtickless posters still at the 2 thumb level other than Anton, Murph, and Moy?

thumb me down, this r looks ridiculous.

Posted by tylermathias on 7/28/2010 10:54:00 PM (view original):

General & Fielding Ratings
Event	Season	Height	Weight	OV	RA	GL	AS	AA	PC	DU	HE	SP	PA	TP	MK
Current	-	6-0	182	66	78	58	72	64	11	72	52	98	60	70	97
Projected	-	6-1	186	82	80	77	81	92	18	80	57	99	62	67	99
Spring Training	16	6-0	178	55	72	50	68	55	9	61	50	97	54	70	95
Spring Training	17	6-0	182	66	78	58	72	64	11	72	52	98	60	70	97

Batting & Pitching Ratings
Event	Season	CN	PW	LH	RH	BE	BR	BU	PP	ST	CT	LH	RH	VE	GB	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5
Current	-	46	57	67	52	45	67	38	37	25	3	6	6	9	21	54	0	0	0	0
Projected	-	61	63	87	64	51	92	51	42	26	7	6	8	11	30	61	0	0	0	0
Spring Training	16	41	52	57	43	40	59	33	35	23	3	6	6	9	20	53	0	0	0	0
Spring Training	17	46	57	67	52	45	67	38	37	25	3	6	6	9	21	54	0	0	0	0

Thoughts on this guy's potential ceiling?

Posted by babypop985 on 7/28/2010 11:20:00 PM (view original):
I don't understand Bot's trade. I like BJ Taylor the best of any of the guys in that trade. Maybe I really undervalue high L/R splits, but Swindell doesn't have good enough stuff, plus the sucky 5th pitch will hurt him.

Posted by dmurphy104 on 7/29/2010 8:28:00 AM (view original):
Im pretty sure Lee's career year was in Cleveland when he won the Cy Young. It was just on a completely irrelevant team. Unless you define a career year on playoffs and World Series and stuff.

Posted by robusk on 7/28/2010 11:40:00 PM (view original):

Posted by moy23 on 7/28/2010 11:38:00 PM (view original):

Posted by robusk on 7/28/2010 11:30:00 PM (view original):

Posted by moy23 on 7/28/2010 11:16:00 PM (view original):
I'm pretty sure it is the shtick around here to say I got raped in every trade I do cause I give away so much to get one great player - yet I still end up with a winning team every season. I'm starting to enjoy this. 

I think the idea is that you could end up with better teams than you have.  If you stuck with a version of your model where you developed players better and were more patient with trades, you would actually do pretty damn well in the post season.

It is a good model on the basic level, you just have not done well at executing.

I would say a budget model of 20 Training, 14 Medical, 6 International Scouting, 20 Prospect Budget, 20 Advanced Scouting, 10 Coaches, 1 HS, 1 College, 93 Player Payroll with smarter trades, more patience at development and fiscal responsibility with contracts and you would be kicking *** instead of being slightly above average.

If your goal is to have a winning record, then stick with your model.  If your goal is to actually be a threat to win the WS season after season, you need to step up your game.

Fair enough assessment and honest enough.  I think most of the dismal playoff experience is me not setting playoff pitching and hitting matchups vs my opponent in the past - I did it for the first time this season with Salem.  I pretty much put my team on autopilot in the past.  I'm going to change that up from now on just to **** everyone off when I get to the playoffs.

Playoff strategy is overrated.  I employ it but it is only like 10% of the battle.  Making good decisions in the first 1-2 weeks of the season is like 80% of the battle.

I make a few changes for the playoffs. Get in a pinch hitter, a pinch runner, shorten the rotation, change the player rest setting, and decrease the leash on starting pitchers.