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20 minutes ago, bmags said:

I don't even understand this. I know Dave was laid off recently, but if he's not on the staff, is this that big of a deal that Duncan is on the sox? He was ... already on the sox for the last few years.

Yeah bmags. He was. This one is a head scratcher. Not sure what Bruce is reporting here. Not sure what the sox are doing with Dave either. His health isn't the best anymore. 

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41 minutes ago, bmags said:

Yes it is weird that the losing organizations hire them isn't it. Must be a total coincidence.

What about the analytic coaches that did not make the World Series? Why did they not make it? Joe Maddon was listed in 2016, why did he not make the WS this year? Why did Francona not make it this year? 

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1 minute ago, SonofaRoache said:

What about the analytic coaches that did not make the World Series? Why did they not make it? Joe Maddon was listed in 2016, why did he not make the WS this year? Why did Francona not make it this year? 

Well Francona didn't manage, so

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Well, pretty sure Tony wouldn't have pulled Blake Snell like that yesterday, so he's got that going for him.

 

 

*** haha sorry.  Not caught up.  I was going to make a joke, but then looking up like 2 posts, well peoples undies are in a bunch so... sorry!

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1 minute ago, bmags said:

Well Francona didn't manage, so

The answer is that talent is very important as well. Having a smart savvy manager who also uses analytics is ideal. The most important thing is you must have talent. Tampa Bay and Oakland are great stories of being frugal and winning. But neither has won a title with their strategy. 

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2 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said:

The answer is that talent is very important as well. Having a smart savvy manager who also uses analytics is ideal. The most important thing is you must have talent. Tampa Bay and Oakland are great stories of being frugal and winning. But neither has won a title with their strategy. 

No, no hard disagree. Managers alone win world series. 

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6 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said:

The answer is that talent is very important as well. Having a smart savvy manager who also uses analytics is ideal. The most important thing is you must have talent. Tampa Bay and Oakland are great stories of being frugal and winning. But neither has won a title with their strategy. 

A manager doesn't need to be Abner Doubleday in order to make out reasonable lineup cards and the percentage in-game moves.  He even has a buddy sitting next to him to think it over with.  Managers who go against the odds sometimes win a game or two...but the odds finally catch up with them.

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4 minutes ago, Kalapse said:

Anyone know TLR's take on batflips? The Sox are having a TA batflip bobblehead day next year, that style of play and flare is a signature of this team.

Rickey Henderson had some nice bat flips.He hated LaRussa, and I think LaRussa hated him, but he put him in the line up and Rickey was pretty great.

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5 minutes ago, Kalapse said:

Anyone know TLR's take on batflips? The Sox are having a TA batflip bobblehead day next year, that style of play and flare is a signature of this team.

didn't quite nail the clip, more like starts at 3:05

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