
PaulThomas
Feb 12, 2008 Nov 20, 2009 35 20115
The skinny: 23 y/o. San Francisco resident. 2006 Pomona College grad. Nutty fan of the Olympics (particularly the Winter variety) and college hoops. Slightly less nutty fan of the A's, the Sharks, and the Niners. Generally dislike the NBA, but will watch any entertaining and competitive sporting event. Yes, even biathlon.
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Commented Yeah, my theory on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 4:57 PM EST
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Commented I should clarify, this is talking about range, not double-play ability. on Some things I am "coming around" on... on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 4:50 PM EST
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Commented There is little evidence that players impact other players' fielding abilities on Some things I am "coming around" on... on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 4:49 PM EST
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Commented Yuegh on On Trading Catchers.... on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 4:40 PM EST
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Commented I'm sorry, but it's just driving me nuts on Syracuse 9500, Cal 73: Bears Faceplant on the Road on California Golden Blogs - 11/20/09 4:03 PM EST
Commented Yeah, but Kennedy is terrible on Some things I am "coming around" on... on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 3:54 PM EST
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Commented Meh on Some things I am "coming around" on... on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 3:54 PM EST
Commented That is a good point, I have to admit on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 3:50 PM EST
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Commented I have to say on What To Expect From 2010 on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 3:33 PM EST
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Commented Also, technically, ground balls decrease the rate at which you get outs on What To Expect From 2010 on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 3:25 PM EST
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Commented Sort of on What To Expect From 2010 on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 3:23 PM EST
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Commented tRA accounts for ground balls... on What To Expect From 2010 on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 3:20 PM EST
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Commented I agree on Some things I am "coming around" on... on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 3:19 PM EST
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Commented I don't know on Some things I am "coming around" on... on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 3:17 PM EST
Commented Key word: "appeared" to improve on What To Expect From 2010 on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 1:13 PM EST
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Commented France and Italy are weak seeded teams on What Ifs With the World Cup Draw on World Soccer Digest - 11/20/09 1:02 PM EST
Joined World Soccer Digest - 11/20/09 12:54 PM EST
Commented While by and large I agree with most of this, on Some things I am "coming around" on... on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 12:49 PM EST
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Commented I'm concerned we're going to be watching the hitting equivalent of Cahill 2009 on What To Expect From 2010 on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 12:32 PM EST
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Voted for Brad Kilby, RP on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 12:31 PM EST
Commented You're right, but not in the way you think on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 12:29 PM EST
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Commented It has nothing to do with the time of year on Syracuse 9500, Cal 73: Bears Faceplant on the Road on California Golden Blogs - 11/20/09 12:16 PM EST
Commented Jesus christ on Syracuse 9500, Cal 73: Bears Faceplant on the Road on California Golden Blogs - 11/20/09 12:15 PM EST
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Commented I hope you don't mean "for Kurt Suzuki" on On Trading Catchers.... on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 12:09 PM EST
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Commented Well, not really on On Trading Catchers.... on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 12:07 PM EST
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Recommended Is it me on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 1:11 AM EST
Commented He actually got compared to Hamels by the A's brass on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 1:07 AM EST
Commented Ross Detwiler? on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 1:06 AM EST
Commented Not to toot my own horn mercilessly, on On Trading Catchers.... on Athletics Nation - 11/20/09 12:57 AM EST
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Commented Rec'd for sanity on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 8:14 PM EST
Recommended I don't think dream world projections are useful in this type of exercise on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 8:12 PM EST
Commented By rule, Max Stassi cannot be traded before August 17, 2010 on On Trading Catchers.... on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 8:11 PM EST
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Commented Randy Johnson and Nolan Ryan are starting pitchers on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 7:04 PM EST
Commented The definition of prospect as used on lists like this one on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 7:01 PM EST
Commented I'd make that trade every day of the week and twice on Sunday on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 6:57 PM EST
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Commented This SN is obviously either a troll or some kind of bizarre performance art on Are We Seeing A Shift Away from Win/Loss? on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 6:48 PM EST
Commented Well, I don't like what the A's did with Leon this season at all on DLS and Mat Gamel on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 3:27 PM EST
Commented Lefty relievers who strike out 10 per 9 innings? on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 3:13 PM EST
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Commented Anyone who does not have 130 ABs or 50 IP is a prospect on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 3:13 PM EST
Commented Srsly? on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 3:11 PM EST
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Commented No way is this even close to any hypothetical maximum post length on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 3:10 PM EST
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Commented I think the odds of him ever playing in the majors are way under 25%... on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 3:08 PM EST
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Commented That's not quite true on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 3:07 PM EST
Commented All Supreme Court opinions are available as part of the public domain on Are We Seeing A Shift Away from Win/Loss? on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 2:07 AM EST
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Commented Ain't just you on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 1:50 AM EST
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Commented Kilby on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 1:50 AM EST
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Commented Is it true that the Aryan Nations set up their compound in an old mine camp? on Lunch time DLD 11/13/09 - Lets all move to the moon! on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 1:41 AM EST
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Commented Where's the beef in this comment? on Huston Street and the Blown Save on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 1:32 AM EST
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Recommended Reasons why "blown saves" is not an especially helpful stat: on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 1:30 AM EST
Recommended Yes, I think saves are a very meaningless stat on Athletics Nation - 11/19/09 1:30 AM EST
Commented And we're right back to the school system analogy on DLS and Mat Gamel on Athletics Nation - 11/18/09 11:05 PM EST
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Commented Which is exactly what I've been saying: on DLS and Mat Gamel on Athletics Nation - 11/18/09 10:54 PM EST
Commented My sister was accepted to Harvard and not Stanford on How Much Do Cal Fans Really Hate the Furd? on California Golden Blogs - 11/18/09 10:17 PM EST
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Commented I went to a D-III school (Pomona) on How Much Do Cal Fans Really Hate the Furd? on California Golden Blogs - 11/18/09 10:16 PM EST
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Commented *Fifth in baseball among relief pitchers on Bailey wins ROY!!!! on Athletics Nation - 11/18/09 8:20 PM EST
Commented Wow, that might be the most unfortunately named award in sports on DLD 11/17/09 - Nintendo 64 and a Nerd's top 10 Epic Movie Fights on Athletics Nation - 11/18/09 8:13 PM EST
Commented Missing the point on DLS and Mat Gamel on Athletics Nation - 11/18/09 4:00 PM EST
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Commented ARL isn't that important for pitchers on Community Prospect List #16 on Athletics Nation - 11/18/09 1:11 PM EST
Commented Or you could just use WPA, which is actually semi-logical on Bailey wins ROY!!!! on Athletics Nation - 11/18/09 11:54 AM EST
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Commented No, you aren't on DLD 11/17/09 - Nintendo 64 and a Nerd's top 10 Epic Movie Fights on Athletics Nation - 11/18/09 11:48 AM EST
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Commented HeroQuest is in that genre, too on DLD 11/17/09 - Nintendo 64 and a Nerd's top 10 Epic Movie Fights on Athletics Nation - 11/18/09 11:46 AM EST
Commented on Bailey wins ROY!!!! on Athletics Nation - 11/18/09 1:46 AM EST
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Commented Nope on The Art & Science Of Well-Timed Acquisitions And Trades on Athletics Nation - 11/18/09 1:26 AM EST
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Commented I agree on DBD 11.17.09 Twlight Makes Me Question The Existence Of God on California Golden Blogs - 11/17/09 11:16 PM EST
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Commented Your contributions to this thread on Bailey wins ROY!!!! on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 11:08 PM EST
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Commented Oh, I don't know on DLS and Mat Gamel on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 11:04 PM EST
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Commented DragonQuest? on DLD 11/17/09 - Nintendo 64 and a Nerd's top 10 Epic Movie Fights on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 11:00 PM EST
Commented How old is he going to be when he supposedly returns to starting? on DLD 11/17/09 - Nintendo 64 and a Nerd's top 10 Epic Movie Fights on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 10:59 PM EST
Commented Dude, it's a computer program on DLD 11/17/09 - Nintendo 64 and a Nerd's top 10 Epic Movie Fights on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 10:59 PM EST
Commented Basically, yeah on DLD 11/17/09 - Nintendo 64 and a Nerd's top 10 Epic Movie Fights on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 10:58 PM EST
Commented I would have to be a different sort of person than I am on Bailey wins ROY!!!! on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 10:53 PM EST
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Commented Sure on Bailey wins ROY!!!! on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 10:40 PM EST
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Commented The acronym for blown saves is very apropos of its value as a statistic on Bailey wins ROY!!!! on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 10:37 PM EST
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Commented Asking me not to make puns is like asking a bear not to s**t in the woods on Bailey wins ROY!!!! on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 10:35 PM EST
Commented Maybe you just don't know that you know them on DLD 11/17/09 - Nintendo 64 and a Nerd's top 10 Epic Movie Fights on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 5:47 PM EST
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Commented That DLS thing is bad news, not good news on DLD 11/17/09 - Nintendo 64 and a Nerd's top 10 Epic Movie Fights on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 5:45 PM EST
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Commented It's runs above average on DLD 11/17/09 - Nintendo 64 and a Nerd's top 10 Epic Movie Fights on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 5:44 PM EST
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Commented on Free agents and ballpark on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 5:36 PM EST
Commented The minor leagues aren't like a school system on DLS and Mat Gamel on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 3:33 PM EST
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Commented I think what he's getting at on Community Prospect List #16 on Athletics Nation - 11/17/09 3:28 PM EST
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