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Jeff Zimmerman

9:51

I think so

divine chanteuse

9:52

that "toothy girl" line was from parks and recreation. ron swanson said it.

Paul Swydan

9:52

Ah. I definitely have been rewatching Parks lately.

Grover

9:52

if Judge started the year in the majors, who would you be more bullish on, him r Renfroe?

Paul Swydan

9:53

Judge either way.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:53

Renfroe, I am not a Judge fan at all

Pepper

9:53

If MLB had not limited Capps to one hop, then can you picture hip doing about a dozen hops and firing a 99 mph fastball from twenty feet from home plate? And what would the call be if he fell down on the 8th hop?

Paul Swydan

9:53

I don't understand why he wasn't limited to zero hops, but that's just me.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:54

Allow any hops is dumb.

Mr. Jackson

9:55

Hey I just traded Posey and Snell for Mazara, Weiters, and Jansen in a keeper league. Did I just screw up?

Paul Swydan

9:55

I think you might have, yes.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:55

It will all come down to how well Mazara plays.

It'sNotATumor

9:56

Over/under Pedro Alvarez 25 HRS?

Paul Swydan

9:56

I'll say under. I don't think he'll get enough playing time to get to 25.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:56

Sounds right ... over a bit

Colt Holt

9:57

New keeper league, 12 teams, 6*6 w OBP added. 5 keepers in same round drafted. Grabbed Harper (9th overall), Yelich (4th Round), Benitendi (8), Pederson (13), Swanson (14), Pineda (15), Peraza (16), Cotton (19). Does the focus on potential pay off, or burn me this season?

Paul Swydan

9:57

I think you'll be fine. None of those picks strike me as a huge reach.

Maybe a little early for Benintendi.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:58

Looks fine with an eye to the future

Evil Goatee Paul

9:58

Do you prefer a ballpark with a lot of foul ground like in Oakland or Cincinnati, or a ballpark with very little foul ground like Wrigley?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:59

Of the two, small, foul outs are boring

Paul Swydan

9:59

I don't know that I have a huge preference one way or the other. I'm certainly more used to a ballpark with normal or little foul ground, having spent most of my time in Fenway Park and Coors Field.

The only thing I don't like is bullpens in foul territory. I don't understand why that is even allowed.

I know why teams want it that way, obviously, but I wouldn't allow it if I was the Commissioner.

Jeff Zimmerman

10:00

They are reliving their college and high school days

Dee's nutz

10:00

What are realistic expectations for bird now that they've hinted he'll hit third?

Paul Swydan

10:00

I think it could be a big year. I'm a believer.

Jeff Zimmerman

10:01

He'll be OK, may be limited in Runs and RBIs with the rest of the lineup

Enlightening Round

10:01

The "whoopsie-daisy" line from Notting Hill wins for me

Paul Swydan

10:01

Fair enough!

10:02

On that note, I think we're going to be out for the night. Next week - REAL BASEBALL. It's going to be great.

Jeff Zimmerman

10:02

Bye

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