Dr's R/X

Gotta get yer three W's --- > Wit, Wisdom, and Wayyyy too much caffeine. As y'know, we live to serve

Dr. Detecto's Mariner prescriptions.  The Mainframe circuit boards were originally designed to solve chess positions before they started fritzing out on baseball shtick.  Like Bobby Fischer said, "Chess is not that hard a game.  Whatever position you've got, it's been played before."

Well, yeah - if you can fit an Isolated Queen Pawn position into a block of similar patterns that you recognize, THEN you can ask "in what ways is this situation subtly different?"  Figure out what has been done before, and what has been said before, and you might be able to organize your thinking as to how you judge the situation in front of you to be different.

When Tim Lincecum came into pro baseball, one thing different about him was that he could throw 150 pitches on Friday and then enjoy an easy game of foul-line-to-foul-line long toss the next day.  Scott Bankhead he wasn't.  Nolan Ryan less a few inches was more like it.  Get you the right basic template, and then it's easy and pleasant to start asking where you see differences.

Ah, but what's the right basic template?  That's what makes a ball game ... :- )

Posts in this blog:

Dr. D isn't sure what a Gnostic is, exactly, but Mel Jr. might know
Posted on: 10/28/17
15 Comments
much sound and fury, no doubts there... signifying, what?
Posted on: 10/28/17
8 Comments
Including one you might not have seen befo'
Posted on: 10/18/17
4 Comments
And some good ones, too
Posted on: 10/09/17
7 Comments
SSI being a decidedly highbrow M's blog
Posted on: 10/04/17
4 Comments
and in the comments section, "Rewatchable Movies"
Posted on: 10/02/17
42 Comments
the M's look more or less like a winner for 2018
Posted on: 09/25/17
1 Comments
no, not that kinda double tap
Posted on: 09/23/17
1 Comments
the dynamic aikido sphere, in a power interpretation
Posted on: 09/08/17
1 Comments
Miranda's not in a slump, he's DUE
Posted on: 08/25/17
2 Comments
if yer SP's are pajama peeps, hook em at #19
Posted on: 08/12/17
7 Comments
Dr. D is really enjoying this two steps up, two steps back shtick
Posted on: 08/04/17
10 Comments
the King is dead, long live the King dept.
Posted on: 07/22/17
8 Comments
as with Mike Montgomery, the tasty part is picking a role
Posted on: 07/20/17
23 Comments
Perhaps the Astros signed a ball for posterity
Posted on: 07/19/17
11 Comments
a year or two late mayhaps, Dr. D jumps on Felix' bandwagon
Posted on: 07/16/17
and an un-pack of the deal that brought this happy scenario into play
Posted on: 07/14/17
23 Comments
Dr. D rejoices at the end of "expectation management"
Posted on: 07/14/17
2 Comments
a fresh-canvas second half stretches out before us
Posted on: 07/03/17
19 Comments
Posted on: 06/27/17
7 Comments
that is, should you wish to venture outside SSI for some reason
Posted on: 06/17/17
5 Comments
s been 2 starts without a 6-0 win. Less' go Big Maple
Posted on: 06/16/17
5 Comments
Gaviglio rox. And the Rookie Drew Smyly shoots for +1
Posted on: 06/10/17
2 Comments
Posted on: 06/01/17
Everybody loves a dirt dog. Well, if he doesn't shake off in the house.
Posted on: 05/29/17
3 Comments
Posted on: 05/26/17
22 Comments
and what could be sweeter than a Mariners postmortem
Posted on: 05/17/17
14 Comments
Servais' managing as subject to fair discussion as Valencia's hitting is
Posted on: 04/13/17
27 Comments
boooorrrrrrrrrrinnnggggggg
Posted on: 03/31/17
34 Comments
and a new SSI nickname for a unique shortstop
Posted on: 03/28/17
43 Comments

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