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and here I thought Pointillism might be making a comeback.

technically true, but the sum total of that raking at every level was 61 AB above A ball. He now has 67 AB in the majors with an 83 OPS+ so that sample is just as determinative, in fact more determinative than his MiLB career so far. Considering that most rookies see their performance drop in the course of their first season as the league learns their weaknesses, I don't see Langford as having a uniquely positive predictor right now. He may meet the challenge, he may not, time will tell. But that doesn't change that TX bringing him up this fast was more stunt than solid justification. But that's fine, sport is in the end entertainment, and stuff like that is entertaining even if it turns out not to have been in the best interest of the player. The ROY bonus pick setup will probably lead to more of this though.

I agree. The Dems need to game out strategy for all the possible, but remain in a reactive position because the inputs on the GOP are chaotic in the true statistical sense - random and unpredictable. And Johnson has some of the same problem that McCarthy had but for a different reason. McCarthy was just a liar, no-one trusted him, so no-one would risk anything for him because nothing he said was reliable. Johnson doesn't have McCarthy's rep as a liar, but he has some of the same trust problem because he keeps changing his mind, which still puts potential supporters out to dry in the same way if even for different reasons.

Jeremy Bondermam fit the latter description.

and he was right. Problem was there weren't enough of them (good seats that is)

Just by the numbers, I don't see them being a 95+ point team without improving their goal differential over this season's, so the challenge will be to make up Kane's scoring if Yzerman declines to bid for his services or if Kane simply decides he prefers to go to a better team. His 20 goals are half the improvement from last season. Otherwise they have to hope they can get the improvement on the goals against side.

the easiest way to cover a lot of faults is for the goal tending to take a big step up when Cossa joins the team and he and a regularly rested Lyon make a stronger pair than they have had in a long time. That's a wish cast, Cossa's NHL game may not match his AHL game, and Lyon might not recapture his January form even with less work; but it is one of few possible chances the Wings have to be significantly better next season.

there are a couple of things with Spencer this year where I'd like to see him adjust. One is that everyone is pitching him away. He has excellent opposite side power, he needs to start tagging some of those pitches to right and get pitchers off that. He did that at one point last season, not sure why so reluctant to go the other way so far this year. The other is just be more aggressive in the strike zone, but I think in this series he has already started doing that a bit.

Physicality is decreasing across the game - I'm sure at least in part because everyone is all too aware of concussion protocols and why they are there.

especially that draft. As per BR, Spencer has out homered anyone else from that 1st (or 2nd) round by a factor of 2x+. Jordan Walker, who went 21st, and was called up last year, has 16 with StL. A couple of the pitchers are doing OK, but not much in the way of hitters from the top of the 2020 draft.

I've said before that I think Seider could play a more dominant overall role but Wings keep him tied down by scheme, which is a complaint about Lalonde. In Lalonde's defense, when you have a group of forwards who are as weak as defenders as this team, it's a lot easier to keep your big horse at home in front of the net than worry about 9 or 10 guys without the hockey sense (or ability really) to understand when to be ready and willing to rotate back so Seider can be more involved across 200 ft.

Skies are a little cloudy for Langford. 2 XBH (0 HR) in 55 AB not likely what a championship team wants in a production position like LF. I'd call it 50/50 which of he or Meadows get sent down 1st. Langford has the "we are not going to admit we were wrong" aspect going for him, Parker has the great D going for him. Still will be neck and neck I think. 🐎🏇

(?) Riley had a 600 OBP at lead off today.

7 hits, 6 bb and 2 bombs is good output day for this team. They just didn't catch the ball well enough today - though of the errors the one on Keith looked more like a bad hop.

piss poor

too many misplays today

Torkelson turning in Mr Stone Hands

you betcha!

Baez ties the game.

Tigers getting zero BaBIP luck

a little smile from the baseball gods that would have put that over throw in the camera well would have been nice....

Please no more headshots featuring Natalie's chewing gum.

forecast has it gone by 6;45. 7:20 to get the tarp off. Would they wait that long to finish it?

teams do get into cap hell, those are about the only waters to fish.

LOL! As he hit the ground ball I was typing "stranded a leadoff triple yesterday and leadoff double today... but they threw it away before I finished!