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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.

i dont think you can get knocked down a level.

Posted by tisi29 on 7/29/2010 6:43:00 AM (view original):

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Posted by tylermathias on 7/29/2010 12:07:00 AM (view original):
Pretty unlikely.

that sucks.  next NY excursion we'll both have to attend.

TM, you making it to the next NY excursion?

Posted by bret2775 on 7/29/2010 8:38:00 AM (view original):
I need some names for a Fantasy Football team.  ready, go.
Thumbs will be handed out at random.

Posted by r0b0t on 7/29/2010 8:40:00 AM (view original):

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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.

Posted by r0b0t on 7/29/2010 8:52:00 AM (view original):
Bretter Off Dead

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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.

It was his career year to date, but have you looked at what he's doing this year?

It is pretty sick, but the year is not over. The complete games is the most amazing part of what he's doing.

He was 22-3 on that crappy Cleveland team. His era is a bit better this year. But he is only 9-4. The record isnt his fault--He is pitching comparably to how he did in Cleveland when he won the Cy Young.

He's actually pitching much better this year, it's just not showing up in the record, due to pitiful offense around him and having missed his first several starts with injury.

He's holding batters to a .222 average (was more in the .250 range in '08) and again, has 7 walks in 139 innings. He has a WHIP right at .90, which is just ridiculous for a starter.

You're right, the year isn't over, but at this moment, he's absolutely having his career year.

I have a hard time dismissing 22-3 vs 9-4 when defining a 'career year'. I'll concede that the WHIP is ridiculous as is his k/bb ratio.