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It seems like Albert is setting himself to stay in the organization for the long haul, which would be a good outcome for all involved. As for team payroll, with fans back in the stands there will be no excuse for passing on opportunities to improve this season over money concerns. The Cardinals should increase payroll on the fly this season and raise it again next season. Will they? We'll see. -
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You know some people can never admit they're wrong. I noticed you now post that "Walker has done enough to stay" that's a far cry from your "he's an AHL player period." former posts. I got tired of arguing that Walker deserved a fair opportunity. Well he got it and like he's always done he produced. Berube likes him. Now let all your chatmeisters see you show some humility. Repeat after me "I was wron....(you finish it)
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Walker has done enough to finish the season, in part because other guys failed to impress the Chief. But Walker is 28, He played his first pro season in North America in 2013-14. Since then he has played 46 NHL games. That is the definition of AHL player.But, yes, long-time AHL players are allowed to fill in for NHL teams. Walker has done a nice job of that this season.
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The pool for Missouri assistant coaches this season increased by roughly $300,000 from where it was. And that still put it under $1 million. C.Y. Young reportedly signed on for more than $600,000 per year, which way more than doubled what he was making at Florida State.Few assistant coaches get paid real money. The same goes for head coaches at low- and mid-major schools.
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As long as the playoffs have been expanded Mo will have a job. He does just enough to keep the Cardinals above 500 and in playoff contention. I do believe the Blues will win another Stanley Cup before the Cardinals win another world series. I don't think there is any comparison in the way DA runs the Blues and Mo runs the Cardinals. Take away the Arenado trade(there was an idiot in Colorado) and all the bad trades compared to DA and many good trades.
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For me, it always comes back to the Ornest family keeping a pet dog at The Arena . . . but not getting it outside enough. Poor Blue would roam the bowels of the old barn and poop wherever. And inevitably Cranky Old Harold Ballard stepped in that poop and smelled like it up in the press box watching his team play.That summed up the Ornest Era -- and yet the team reached the Final Four on his watch.
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Can you explain baseball analytics a little more detailed? What does Marmol have at his disposal? Career stats versus every hitter or pitcher? So he brings in X reliever because he's been very good at X hitter over their careers? I thought managers always did that? So Shildt won 17 in a row without analytics? How would Mo or pro analytic baseball people explain that?
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There is no end to the data. Every thrown pitch is a data point. Every swing or take is a data point. Matchup stats have always been a thing, but not to this extreme. Every possible tendency is explored. Is it a recent tendency? Is it a more permanent tendency? The data is used to create pitching, fielding, baserunning and hitting plans.Analytics play a huge role in player assessments for trades and free agency. There a zillion measurements to project statistical performance.
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BoBo as you have stated it takes a few years to examine a trade. So I have concluded that Gallegos for Voit was a win for Mo, O'Neil for Marco Gonzalez was a win for Mo, Pham for Cabrera was another win for Mo, Arozarena for Libatore remains to be seen so other than Grichuk what bad trade has Mo made? Keep in mind everyone loved the Ozuna for Alcantara at the time myself included but that could be viewed as a bad trade but other than that I don't know what people are complaining about. Can you think of any other bad trades?
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I can't agree with the angst some chatters here have with MacGwire. Yes, he did use banned substances. But I believe it was with the passive blessing of MLB. I'm confident that it was well known from Commissioner on down that he, Sosa, and many others were juicing and they encouraged it by allowing it. A few handful of players got very rich by juicing, but that HR derby put a lot of butts in seats and eyeballs on screen so financially save baseball and make the owners a LOT of money. Comm. Selig's reputation doesn't seem to be tarnished at all and it happened on his watch. Player union rep had to be aware as well. Some big contracts resulted. Perhaps the worst outcome was the 100's of kids that started juicing and ruined their bodies in pursuit of something they otherwise would likely never achieve. (is 100's too low of a number?)
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You did t answer the second part of my question. If analytics is so vital to success then how do you explain the Cardinals phenomenal 17 game winning streak last year? Shildt did not use analytics! How does Mo explain that? Of course he never did. Doesn't Shildt's success defy the analytics?
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After the cup run where does this season of Blues hockey rank for you in watching entertaining hockey? It's been great watching the balanced scoring of the top 3 lines plus Thomas/Tarasenko/ Kyrou exciting play. The only thing I can think of is the glory days of Hull and Oates?
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I really enjoyed attending win 17 of the streak last year. Wasn't the Manager the same guy as the Manager in June where the bad news bears were wearing the birds on the bat? Managers and staff can give players all the analytics the world can generate, but they still have to use their arms and legs to play the game. That's the beauty of the game. Video game outcomes are largely programs (analytics). Some prefer video games, but I still enjoy the in person experience of seeing elite athletes do stuff that I could only dream of doing.
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