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Now Philly needs a stop, then we might have a game.

Why are these two shitheels wondering if the ball hit his left forearm? It's a kickoff; 10 yards from the line of scrimmage is a live ball.

Actually, one of the things about the Tampa 2 is players just under the prototypical size for their position but who are faster, which allows for more aggressiveness. Spag's system is all about aggressiveness and speed, so the personnel would be a good fit, IMO. However, it appears irrelevant as Spagnuolo is heading to St. Loius.

Gerald Henderson is such an enigmatic player. He can be such an explosive scorer, like he has been against G'Town today, and then he can totally disappear. I don't mean just having a bad game, but it's like he's not even in the building. He's been playing well lately. Maybe this gives him the confidence he needs to stay aggressive on offense.

"Come on now?" Geez, all that's missing is a "pretty please, with sugar". What about him hitting 13 HR as a 21 y/o in AA and AAA the year he injured his wrist? What about the year and a half or longer you always talk about vis a vis wrist injuries and power? All I know is this, I don't care how big someone is, when I see him hit 17 at 24 and I see him hit the ball hard as consistently as Pedroia does, and he still has body to fill out, I'm not ruling out 20. Now, let's step back a moment, I believe the "overachievement" in question here is the .050 pts of SLG, is it not? I don't recall asking you to disprove why Pedroia can hit 20 HR. What I want to know is how you establish a baseline for a player who is 24 and still improving (whether it be by becoming more familiar with the league or by improvement of his physical capability). I'm genuinely curious, because I don't know where you set it. What I'm quickly learning, as I suspected all along, is neither do you.

Nah, I'll stay. I find the prospect matcing wits with you about as intimidating as the threat of a girl losing her virginity on a date with Soxfan#1.

How dare you question the relevancy of that post. He's a Yankee fan, so his baseball analysis acumen is absolute, just ask him. You see, we Sox fans are limited in our understanding of the game because we haven't won 26 world championships, or have you not already been told that by some other douche bag? Just accept his pearl of wisdom, bow, and slowly back away.

I'm still waiting for him to explain what the power baseline for a developing 24 y/o should be. I'm still waiting for him to explain how we treat a change in approach from a player in his peak with respect to his power projection. I'm still waiting for an explanation of how we can know the "mean" toward which the regression will occur when we are talking about a young pitcher who has found the plate. Instead, I get, "He's 5'9"!!!one"

Spagnulo is an interesting suggestion from that article. The culture (defense first) and personnel (4-3) would be a fit for him.

The gold glove count is irrelevant. I know this because Derek Jeter has 3 of them. It's almost impossible to compare them as fielders. Dawson is two different players. He was a top-flight CF wearing his knees out on a concrete outfield in Montreal, and then he was an averagish, in terms of range, RF after that concrete hobbled him. Evans was a stellar RF the whole time. Dawson was probably better before he switched, but he was worse after. If you look at BB-Ref, the numbers bear this out. It isn't about only caring about sabermetrics. You look at stats to determine who was better, but if you don't know how to look at them, you won't get very far in your determination. The goal of sabermetricians has been to identify which stats actually contribute to runs scoring, the whole point of the offensive side of the game. Of course Dawson had more H, 2B, HR, etc, etc. Over their careers they played in about the same amount of games, but because the Hawk wouldn't take a walk, he ended up with 1000 more ABs. By lauding him for his counting stat wins, and saying Evans "only" won OBP, you are punishing Evans for doing what should be the primary goal of every batter, to not make an out. There is no clock in baseball. The game is limited by each team getting 27 outs. Dawson made a boatload more outs than Evans, 700 more. This is why despite all those counting stat wins, Evans created 100 more runs over his career. Evans was the better offensive player.

Low exposure, or liability, is what they mean. The team isn't on the hook for much, but the risk of them getting nothing from the guys they signed is certainly greater than if they'd signed one more stable player, who of course would only come with increased exposure.

Pauley Exclusion Principle: If David Pauley pitches for your team, you will be excluded from the playoffs.

Real father. FTR, that one goes....drop the kids off at the pool.

Excellent throw to Ward. What was the reviewed play? I stepped out of the room to put the kids in the bath.

Stiller's D is finding their groove, and then SD runs the clock out. Win or lose, play loose. If you play tight, you have no chance.

Awesome return for Holmes. Loved the hurdle at the end.

Huge holes for Parker.

Huge, great catch too.

Here we go....nope, IMO. Puppy Face!

Impressive drive. Let's see if Manning can drop the "I just lost my puppy" look from his face and get his team back into the game. If he doesn't here, I think the game is over.

How is that action legal? Webster used his left arm to propel him forward, it's like he used Curtis' body as a ladder to get in front on the play. I don't like that call, or reversal of what should have been the call.

This is a big drive for the Iggles. They've got the wind with them in the 4th. If they grab the lead and hold it through the 3rd, they'll be in ideal position to pull off the upset.

That was a pretty huge drop by Curtis.