Scouting by um looking at a player's uh frame

http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/bro...bref=obnetwork

Interesting discussion with Chris Buckley quote. Best quote is from Buck Showalter about Derrick Lee.

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Originally Posted by klw

http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/bro...bref=obnetwork

Interesting discussion with Chris Buckley quote. Best quote is from Buck Showalter about Derrick Lee.

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Buck Showalter, the Sir Mix-a-lot of baseball analysts.

On a related note, are we going start seeing stories of kids getting bum implants to impress the scouts?

Could bring a new meaning to a prospect being "on the bubble."

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Originally Posted by klw

Could bring a new meaning to a prospect being "on the bubble."

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The D'Backs don't want none unless you got buns hun.

Scouts in the 40's and 50's were known to recommend a player because he had a solid, square jaw. And to be honest, it does seem that most really good players have them.

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Originally Posted by Yachtzee

On a related note, are we going start seeing stories of kids getting bum implants to impress the scouts?

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Wouldn't they risk getting banned for using PED's? Or PEB's?

I'll never hear "small strikezone" in the same way again.