tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624625396553110110.post6187144823566966357..comments2023-10-03T11:26:40.433-05:00Comments on YD's Dugout: To start or not to startUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624625396553110110.post-10806813502582155312011-01-07T21:49:41.640-06:002011-01-07T21:49:41.640-06:00Barnesy-Well, you ain't much help then, are yo...Barnesy-Well, you ain't much help then, are you?<br /><br />Therbs-Yeah, it sounds like your teams do about the same as ours do regarding starters. And occasionally, you'll see a baseball or basketball team put a player on the disabled list with a 'groin pull' or 'strain', usually to clear a roster spot for someone better.yankeedoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00030949627569532413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624625396553110110.post-74536104821082350192011-01-06T21:11:31.811-06:002011-01-06T21:11:31.811-06:00This happens at the end of both the Rugby League a...This happens at the end of both the Rugby League and Aussie Rules seasons for teams who have nailed their finals places and the result won't affect their place. In fact at times during the regular season you'll see a key player get rested, usually on the pretext of a niggling leg injury or the like. We even see it in cricket where the national team has a rotation policy for the short versions of the game. Problem with that is that our national cricket team is crap at the moment and it doesn't really matter which bunch you put on the field.<br />With our rugby League and Aussie rules competitions however a lot of the time those final regular season games actually do carry some weight and its not that often a team won't go out there to win, unless of course they are South Sydney or Cronulla, teams who haven't threatened the silverware cupboard for the past ten thousand years.<br />Dr Y may disagree but he gets a tad emotional on the subject.Therbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152748667559020695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624625396553110110.post-76724760516074701612011-01-05T18:07:10.946-06:002011-01-05T18:07:10.946-06:00I wish I could help but I am clueless when it come...I wish I could help but I am clueless when it comes to Oz rules or rugby.Michael barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986102144813296339noreply@blogger.com