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Old 04-13-2018, 02:17 AM   #9
Syd Thrift
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When you play every game, it is easy to mistake a slump for a long-term trend. It is hard to be patient for weeks in real life, but it might take that long depending upon how fast you play. I wouldn’t second guess a $40 million contract on 135 plate appearances.
Yeah, I remember Billy Beane talking about how he'd go into the clubhouse and work out during games because it would keep him from watching players and making rash decisions about them. Baseball is a tough game like that. You see things that you think are meaningful in a game but usually they aren't unless they're part of a trend.
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