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Meg Rowley
2:45
It isn't a bad idea. It'll be interesting to see if there is any change to how many guys are offered (and subsequently take) QO's. But yeah, I feel for Moose. I feel all of 'em. Whether they or we should have seen this coming, we didn't and I have to think they would have made different choices.
CamdenWarehouse
2:45
Is it just me or is the Cheers theme song overrated?
Meg Rowley
2:45
How dare you?
Concerned in Sodo
2:46
Under what circumstances can the M's part ways with Ichiro without a fan base mutiny?
Meg Rowley
2:47
Woof, it could be real bad. Though they also have a few guys in that outfield who could conceivably go down to Tacoma. Maybe it'll be fine!
Safety Stegosaurus
2:47
When you're feeling a bit angry and someone asks how you're doing do you ever say "me growley"?
Meg Rowley
2:47
In my head? Yes. Out loud? Sometimes also yes.
Yogi Bear
2:48
Why won't umpires enforce the stay in the batter's box rule?
Meg Rowley
2:50
YEAH WHY WON'T THEY? This is a great question. I think about this question all the time. I think I have landed on the answer that maybe the guys who are the worst offenders are big stars, and maybe that isn't the fight they want? I expect that it will improve somewhat this year because Manfred wants it to and it is such a big source of delay. Or maybe it'll take Robinson Cano hitting his decline for us to see it enforced more regularly.
William
2:50
During your graduate studies, did you enjoy teaching? Were you considering that as a possible career path? Or were you thinking about research?
Meg Rowley
2:51
I did enjoy it. As a political theorist, you almost have to enjoy teaching because the research dollars you bring in will never be enough to earn your keep. I left because I wanted to be able to live in Seattle for sure, but teaching is great.
Except when you have to teach grammar. That part is less fun.
Rockie Dangerfield
2:52
New Rule Proposal: DH's must use a metal bat, but are disqualified from DHing for the remainder of the season if they hit 25 home runs
Meg Rowley
2:53
Batters already hit the ball so, so hard! Imagine a come backer off a metal bat. People might die. Like, right in front of us.
Lou
2:53
Would the NPB or even the KBO ever be realistic for the Neil Walkers of the world?
Meg Rowley
2:55
I still think he'll get a major league job, but I wouldn't be surprised if we see more of what Travis called the middle class guys considering moves overseas. Check out Sung Min Kim's residency pieces. The KBO and NPB are rightly being seen as viable career options now, rather than a last stop at the end of a career.
Capps
2:55
Will Carrter Capps rib-bone necklace give him enough special powers for the first ever season with a 0.00 ERA?
Meg Rowley
2:55
Lord ballplayers are a quirky bunch. (No.)
ouch
2:56
Do you think the blister epidemic will continue this year?
Meg Rowley
2:56
And with it, gross suggestions of how to rid oneself of said blisters!
Billy Beane
2:57
'fussbudgets' is a new word for me. I am a fan.
Meg Rowley
2:57
It is a very good word that we should all use more.
Arron
2:57
Can someone please sign Conor Gillaspie!!!
Meg Rowley
2:58
If it is any comfort, someone probably has already signed this year's Conor Gillaspie, and we just don't know it yet.
Matt
2:58
A recent FG article got me thinking about the gray area of mound visits. For example, during both replay reviews, and home run trots. Are those mound visits? If they are, then doesn't that imply that the capping of mound visits was more of an end in itself than a means to an end?
Meg Rowley
2:59
This is sort of like Justice Stewart's obscenity test, right? I know it when I see it?
3:00
I don't think going out to the mound during a home run trot or a replay review would count as the rule is currently written? You're not extending the time of game at all. It isn't as if you would be throwing the baseball then. If anything, those are the ideal times to go have a chat.
Rory
3:01
The Billy Hamilton suggestion by Travis seems so interesting and I'd like to believe that it would work. How soon do you think a manager would consider doing something like that? Or are player's egos too big to do anything like that?
Meg Rowley
3:03
I think it really depends on the player and who is delivering the message. I'm inclined to think the answer is no, they aren't too big to make changes like that because they want to help their teams win and stay employed. How much buy-in you have though probably depends on who is asking and how they ask. There's a lot of value in being able to communicate in terms everyone in the conversation understands and accepts.
Hello Hi Hello
3:03
How bad must the Royals' finances be if they're slashing payroll AND cutting down on clubhouse bandwidth?
Meg Rowley
3:04
This offseason has brought a lot of crazy, crazy stories and even accepting that as true, that was one I never thought I'd see.
3:06
Alright friends, I'm sorry to cut this one a little short, but I need to go finish writing a thing to keep Carson's previously mentioned madness at bay. I'm sorry for what I didn't get to (except for the trolly women in baseball comments-- those were rude) and look forward to picking it up again next week.
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