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Mike:

…then it will hit you how crazy some of these stats are.
John:

At first I was going to write you and ask why Pierre doesn’t bunt every single time he bats. Then I realized compared to the others, he sucks at bunting. But then I realized he’s still a better batter when bunting then […]

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John:

Link
Mike:

That was awesome.
It made sense.
I like it.
Juan Pierre can’t bunt too good.
They don’t fit on his bat.

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John:

There was a Dodgers reference, so it had to be sent to you.
Mike:

I wonder how KT got my notes from the Nuclear Physics class that I just aced.  Or was it my Rocket Science class?  I don’t remember.  But I aced them both.

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Mike:

Jones:
30 yrs old
2007 (Worst season of career) - 26HR, 94RBI
Rowand:
30 yrs old
2007 (Best season of career) - 27HR, 89RBI
Information I wanted to leave out:
Jones batted .222 in ‘07.
Rowand batted .309 in ‘07.
This means that in 600 at bats Rowand produced 50 more hits than Jones, while driving in 5 less runs in a much more […]

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John:

Link
 
Mike:

That was a good piece. If I knew how to write anything but sarcastic blurbs, I would have written that long ago. I agree with his point about the Dodgers being in the perfect position to have the framework for a dynasty. I saw it when DePo came on board. I feared that Colletti would […]

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John:

Congratulations. You just overpaid for the more overrated player in the game.
Mike:

Why would you say that? Where did you get your information from? espn? Bill Plaschke? SOSH?
Overpaid for two years. So what. It’s not 18 mil a year for 5 years. That is worse. Jones is […]

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Mike:

And I have several burning questions that I haven’t explored recently.  If my A.D.D. wasn’t so bad these days, I might have posted several topics.  These are the things on my mind:
What does it take to evaluate a GM?  Is it a percentage of good decision vs. bad?  Is it the degree of good or […]

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Mike:

What do you gather from this quote? 
“There’s pressure on L.A. not to let Joe Torre stand as their signature addition of the winter…” -
I find it appalling for some reason.  Just because a normally good writer came up with the idiotic that the Dodgers absolutely must make a big roster move to keep up with […]

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John:

Admittedly, I don’t know much about Steinberg, but SoSH seems happy about it.
Mike:

Why was this guy such a nuisance to SoSH? Good grief.
This caught my eye. “What is it with Frank McCourt taking away so many of our a-holes, malcontents, morons and adulterers?” A very good question. There must be an […]

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Mike:

I previously wondered what Torre could possibly know about the current Dodgers roster considering he was busy letting the Yankees win regular baseball games… (link)
John:

I think it’s marvelous that the Dodgers would hire someone that knows less about the Dodgers than anyone. Sounds great!

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