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God bless A. Footer
« on: July 14, 2010, 09:59:17 am »
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am truly, truly stunned by the high volume of people who seem to think that Jeff Bagwell is going to come in and make everyone adopt the batting stance he used during his career. I mean, really? That's what everyone thinks hitting coaches do? Make the players do it exactly like they did? Really people?
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« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2010, 10:09:40 am »
At what point does the intelligence of the fan base correspond to the performance of the team on the field? Didn't Pravata have a metric for that?
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2010, 10:13:21 am »
Quote from: Ron Brand on July 14, 2010, 10:09:40 am
At what point does the intelligence of the fan base correspond to the performance of the team on the field? Didn't Pravata have a metric for that?

By that metric, the Cubs would be getting drubbed every night 12-0 by the Wisconsin School For The Simultaneously Blind And Incontinent.
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2010, 10:16:06 am »
Quote from: Ron Brand on July 14, 2010, 10:09:40 am
At what point does the intelligence of the fan base correspond to the performance of the team on the field? Didn't Pravata have a metric for that?

I think the Cubs have pretty well proven that theorem.
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2010, 10:16:19 am »
Quote from: GreatBagwellsBeard on July 14, 2010, 10:13:21 am
By that metric, the Cubs would be getting drubbed every night 12-0 by the Wisconsin School For The Simultaneously Blind And Incontinent.

Good thing they have an owner who doesn't mind spending money to have a winning team.
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2010, 10:23:35 am »
Quote from: Ron Brand on July 14, 2010, 10:09:40 am
At what point does the intelligence of the fan base correspond to the performance of the team on the field? Didn't Pravata have a metric for that?

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« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2010, 10:27:49 am »
Morons. Morons as far as the eye can see.
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« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2010, 10:51:25 am »
Quote from: Ron Brand on July 14, 2010, 10:27:49 am
Morons. Morons as far as the eye can see.

except in the TZ: The Last Bastion Against Moronism
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2010, 10:58:10 am »
Quote from: JimR on July 14, 2010, 10:51:25 am
except in the TZ: The Last Bastion Against Moronism

Not as long as I'm here. Oh, wait...
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2010, 11:59:54 am »
Quote from: Ron Brand on July 14, 2010, 10:58:10 am
Not as long as I'm here. Oh, wait...

Don't be so hard on yourself, Ron. You're not the lone offender!
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2010, 12:31:48 pm »
Quote from: MRaup on July 14, 2010, 11:59:54 am
Don't be so hard on yourself, Ron. You're not the lone offender!

I thought it was a pre-requisite?  Sort of like the marines, first they break you and then rebuild you as a marine?
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2010, 12:32:06 pm »
Defensive golfer, threadkiller, Moron™
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2010, 12:52:15 pm »
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2010, 12:56:38 pm »
if bagwells stance where the true secret to hitting coach wouldnt they just buy a bunch of bar stools custom fit to the crouch of the player and teach them to hit from there and then remove the stool and they would have the stance.
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2010, 01:04:12 pm »
Quote from: Fredia on July 14, 2010, 12:56:38 pm
if bagwells stance where the true secret to hitting coach wouldnt they just buy a bunch of bar stools custom fit to the crouch of the player and teach them to hit from there and then remove the stool and they would have the stance.

Is this a bar for midgets?
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2010, 01:09:48 pm »
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« Reply #16 on: July 14, 2010, 01:14:52 pm »
Follow me, boys - Oswalt's our ace all the way!
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #17 on: July 14, 2010, 01:28:14 pm »
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Follow me, boys - Oswalt's our ace all the way!

I heard Buster Olney (FWIW) on the radio this morning saying the Twins were interested in aquiring Royo.
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #18 on: July 14, 2010, 01:32:08 pm »
Quote from: Duke on July 14, 2010, 01:28:14 pm
I heard Buster Olney (FWIW) on the radio this morning saying the Twins were interested in aquiring Royo.

By all means.
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #19 on: July 14, 2010, 01:36:43 pm »
Quote from: Fredia on July 14, 2010, 12:56:38 pm
if bagwells stance where the true secret to hitting coach wouldnt they just buy a bunch of bar stools custom fit to the crouch of the player and teach them to hit from there and then remove the stool and they would have the stance.

Fredia?  Is that you?
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #20 on: July 14, 2010, 01:39:31 pm »
Quote from: Alkie on July 14, 2010, 12:32:06 pm
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Hey now.
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« Reply #21 on: July 14, 2010, 01:44:37 pm »
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Re: God bless A. Footer
« Reply #22 on: July 14, 2010, 01:46:23 pm »
Not where I'm looking. But I'm not running Windows 7 on this box either.
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