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  1. CrespoBlows
    :shock: An out?
  2. CrespoBlows
    I don't know. That Perez, Womack, and pitcher's spot in Chicago is pretty bad.
  3. CrespoBlows
    Anyone else want further proof of how the NL is a haven for pitchers? 11 of Arroyo's 59 strikeouts have come via the pitcher. 7 have come via the eight spot of the lineup. (Which, in most of the cases are catchers)
  4. CrespoBlows
    Dumest? :dance:
  5. CrespoBlows
    Yeah? So? When it comes to Barry Bonds, all people talk about is steriods, but you cannot deny the fact that the guy has had a pretty good career. Delmon Young is the same way, he's a five tool prospect with the potential to hit .300, with 40 HR's, if he does that in the bigs, then I don't see how he is a failure.
  6. CrespoBlows
    He ruined his career? How so?
  7. CrespoBlows
    What's it all about, winning? Seems like they accomplished both tasks. :damon: was out, by the way.
  8. CrespoBlows
    OK, I'm nominating myself to take over this thing. PM me your ballots, that you sent to rbreg7, and I'll post the players.
  9. CrespoBlows
    I got Lester. He'll probably start one of the double-headers against the Rangers.
  10. CrespoBlows
    This seems to be going absolutely nowhere, does someone else want to take over as the head of this?
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    Its a good idea on paper, but you'd have too many members who were left out. Can you imagine leaving out a guy like yankeehater? "y u leave me out, i betcha i smarter den u are"
  13. CrespoBlows
    Papelbon is so fuking intense
  14. CrespoBlows
    only 6 pages of posting?
  15. CrespoBlows
    Youk of the Nation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  16. CrespoBlows
    Youk of the Nation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  17. CrespoBlows
    Degeullo starts Crocket joins in Deguello ends "Amazing what a little harmony can do." Theme song from Alamo starts.
  18. CrespoBlows
    You haven't used one fact or stat to back up what your saying. Basically, you're just ranting about my preference for sabermetrics. You're last statement, is the one I want to focus on. If David Ortiz, hits .235, and .251 in his first two years in the playoffs, how exactly is that a predictior for his 2004 postseason? Why does it vary so much? Why is it one year that Oritz is the toughest out in the lineup, then is merely below-average in a previous series? Why does that skill disappear? Shouldn't he consistently hit in the clutch?
  19. CrespoBlows
    You're missing the point entirely. Re-read my statements. Re-read the passages I've quoted. Then make an argument.
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    No, you couldn't bring one up, because there isn't one. Numerous studies have been shown that one who has a fantastic year in clutch situations, is wildly inconsistent the next year. Basically, what I'm trying to drill across is this. If clutch hitting were a skill, wouldn't the player who possessed the skill of clutch hitting, be able to consistently come through in clutch situations? I'm not even talking about hitting .700. I'm talking about hitting, .300. Why is it that David Ortiz, is an anti-clutch in the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, yet becomes a world beater in 2004, and 2005, then reverts back to sub-mediocrity, in 2006.?
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    More stats to digest. RISP Alex Rodriguez: .333/.481./.650/1.131 David Ortiz: .290/.421/.532/.953 Late Innings Rodriguez: .150/.260/.200/.460 Ortiz: .143/.200/.428/.628 Why is it that the most clutch hitter in the game, would only hit .143 in late innings? Why would the "anti-clutch" hit over .330 with RISP? Why the inconsistencies? It's because clutch hitting is not a skill. If it were a skill, then players would consistently be able to hit over the heads in the clutch. Clearly, that's not the case. The better hitter you are, the more apt you are to get the coveted "clutch" tag placed on you. If some players can rise to the occasion, where are the career .240 hitters rising to the clutch? Why is it they have the talent to hit .240 in the regular season, but somehow can hit .300 in a postseason? That doesn't make sense.
  22. CrespoBlows
    Sorry, but I missed seeing a consistent clutch performer? Could you bring one up? This is from Dick Cramer of baseballprospectus: So, I ask you, where is the evidence?
  23. CrespoBlows
    OK, same argument, but worded a bit differently. I do, see where you guys are coming from. But honestly, don't you think that there is a great deal of luck that comes with being a clutch hitter? If you can't hit a cutter all your life, you're suddenly going to be able to do so? That wasn't the case with Ortiz against Mariano Rivera. Hypothetically, let's say that it was Ortiz vs Rivera in the bottom of the 12th in game 4. Does Ortiz hit it out then? You got to admit facing Quantrill was a momumental factor in deciding that game. Also, if clutch hitting is a skill, and I emphasize the word, skill, shouldn't the player be able to do it consistently? You guys are saying it's a skill, like power hitting is a skill. Power hitters consistently put up 30 HR's per year, why don't clutch hitters consistently hit .300 in clutch situations?
  24. CrespoBlows
    I think Clemens would rather sit on his couch, then go play for the Red Sox or Yankees.
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