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I think one of the biggest problems with the whole "Tanking" discussion is it's ill defined exactly what tanking means. The blanket statements overlook the need sometimes to objectively address where a team's is at and the best way to get them back to true competitiveness.
I think one of the biggest problems with the whole "Tanking" discussion is it's ill defined exactly what tanking means. The blanket statements overlook the need sometimes to objectively address where a team's is at and the best way to get them back to true competitiveness.
2/ Sometimes teams are just bad and the only way to make them better to is to employ a long term strategy. If teams are forced to overpay for whatever aging free agents are out there just to be marginally better they actually set themselves up for decades long playoff droughts.
3/#DBacks are perfect example of team that couldn't or wouldn't recognize their obvious long term trend line and insisted to try to eek out as many wins as possible instead of embarking on a true rebuild process. They were oft praised industry & media darlings for this approach
If you hurry down to Salt River Fields you can still grab a decent seat 😀
Rafters vs Scorpions 6:35 PM first pitch
#arizonafallleague
Rafters vs Scorpions 6:35 PM first pitch
#arizonafallleague
#Brewers OF Joey Wiemer continues to impress. With the secondbaseman shaded towards bag and down in the count 1-2, he went with pitch and lined it through hole into right for a base hit. He's hitting .444 in fall league so far, (12 for 27) with 3 DB, 1 HR, 4BB, 5K, 2 SB + Good D
Matt Dyer, Tampa Bay prospect in CF just made a highlight spectacular catch, diving parallel to ground to grab a ball and rolled over. Impressive.
Stat Cast Pitch framing, #Diamondbacks. Largely neutral according to this version of the metric
Fangraphs version slightly negative for #DBacks. -2.4 in total
Baseball Reference also has them -2 in total
The best (and worst) feature of every ballpark (thread).
Going west to east. In progress until complete.
Going west to east. In progress until complete.
Best: Dodger Stadium's seating color scheme was designed to mimic the beach and ocean. #Dodgers
Worst: Dodger Stadium. Getting there doesn’t count. Never liked the massive parking lot, though it was enhanced with the outfield pavilion renovation this year.
A couple shots from that series.
The #WhiteSox played an exhibition game here, January 3, 1914, against New South Wales.
