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I'm pretty busy today, which is a shame because the discussion is getting so good. One quick point I wanted to hit:

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<u>Barry Bonds is a great player/Barry Bonds struck out/Therefore striking out is a great play</u>

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Is better expressed as

Barry Bonds is a great player / Barry Bonds swings for the fences repeatedly / Therefore swinging for the fences is a great play, because there are lots of ways to make an out, and baseball players make outs all the time, but only one way has the possibility to net you a home run