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Always Trust Your Pessimism

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On August 10, 2009
In the midst of generally disastrous picks -- I had at least remembered being more reluctant about picking Cleveland than I was -- was an actual insight:I initially thought that letting Teixera go to the Yankees, while perhaps the right long-term decision, handed the division...

One cheer for the Homerdome

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On August 9, 2009

Perhaps my standards are minimal to non-existent, but I've always kind of liked the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome for reasons that are expressed quite well here. In spite of its.

Archaic baseball scoring rules

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On August 4, 2009
Tomight Justin Verlander gave up five runs in the first, then pitched shutout ball until the ninth, while Detroit came back to tie it up. Then Fernando Rodney got the last three outs before the Tigers won on a walk-off homer in the bottom of...

Now This One I Get

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On July 31, 2009

Washburn to Detroit, LHPs French, Robles to Seattle.Unlike my snap assessment of the last major trade made by the Mariners (which Scott and I initially disagreed on) this one makes.

Good Deal

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On July 31, 2009

Like Neyer, and unlike the Daves Brockington and Cameron, I'm inclined to think that the Wilson/Snell trade is a good one for the Mariners. (In fairness, neither of them knew.

What?

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On July 29, 2009
Wilson and Snell to Seattle; Clement, Cedeno, Pribanic, Lorin and Adcock to Pittsburgh.I'm now no longer sure that Jack Z. can cure cancer, solve the Middle East, or work out how to properly run my university.The Mariners overpaid.  And I'm struggling to work out why...

Wanker of the Day

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On July 28, 2009

Omar Minaya.Aside from the bullying in and of itself -- perhaps an homage to the departed Bernazard? -- what's striking is that this is inept even as Machiavellian politics. Even.

What Rule?

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On July 27, 2009

While I was wondering how much I could quote from his pay site and be within the boundaries of fair use, I see via Neyer that Bill James's excellent article.

What We Have Here Is A Dead Shark

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On July 20, 2009
I said yesterday that it wasn't clear to what extent the bizarre way in which the Mets have dealt with their injuries was primarily about thee medical staff or their upper management. This strongly suggests the latter:A source with ties to the Mets indicated that...
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