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That is a good story.
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Chen is being signed by the Marlins for 5 years $80 million -- a better deal than the Porcello extension.
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I heard good things about him from the old time Giants and Brooklyn Dodger fans when I was a kid.
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It is a very simple and obvious truth in baseball that disruption to defense caused by speed is not a positive for the defense. Yet, you have contributed to pages of discussion attempting to challenge that and when the absurdity of the challenge became apparent there has been an effort to misstate my position and to steer the discussion into other directions that are irrelevant, and now you are claiming that you have been just examining the pros and cons of the situation. While there is nothing in baseball (no skill or attribute) that guarantees success, there are certain skills and abilities that are clearly advantageous -- arm strength and speed are on that list. You say that you were just examining the pros and cons and nuances of the situation, but you were presenting it as a challenge to the position that I put forth. Anyway, I guess that you have tired of this pointless endeavor. It has been a slow few weeks with regard to Red Sox news, so we had to discuss something. No hard feelings.
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There you go. None of it is derogatory.
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LOL!! I am, and I don't find the term "Homer" to be derogatory and don't use it in that manner.
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I think this is a very plausible scenario. I think it is just as plausible the ER breaks out this season. And I think Porcello's performance will continue to be very inconsistent and will end up having another mediocre year. He is a solid #4 and nothing more.
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Did you scroll down to the adjective? adj "stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded"
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Wrong again, s*** for Brains. If you want to criticize me, try being right some of the time. Douche. Edit-- This is not @ you MVP-- just to be clear.
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A definition of "traditionalist": https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/traditionalist
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Red Sox' relative strengths and weaknesses
a700hitter replied to Orange Juiced's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The difference between Sandoval or Holt at 3B was not even close to the difference in cost. The money would have been better spent upgrading the train wreck of a pitching staff after Ben had dismantled the 2014 staff. It was as clear as could be, and the misguided priority played out in real time with another awful season. -
You must be kidding. I couldn't have been more clear in this thread about my position being that speed disrupts defense. If you didn't disagree with this, then you have been making a completely irrelevant argument.
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Red Sox' relative strengths and weaknesses
a700hitter replied to Orange Juiced's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
They needed pitching more. I think Sandoval made them only marginally better on paper than installing Holt at 3B. Not getting a top pitcher for 2015 was misguided. -
I don't think homer is a derogatory term. A homer is defined as "someone who shows blind loyalty to a team or organization, typically ignoring any shortcomings or faults they have." There is nothing wrong with rooting for your home team. It is less derogatory than the definition of "traditionalist" which is defined as "someone who is stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded."
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Ok, homer.
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The issue was about disrupting the defense, not about helping the guy at the plate, so don't keep trying to steer the argument to that narrow issue. Speed causes errors, misplays and encourages hitters to move the runner along by making productive outs (thus hurting the batter's stats while helping their team). Speed disrupts defense in many ways, and disruption to the defense is not good for the defense.
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This doesn't take into account the times that he was on base and didn't attempt to steal. His speed was still disruptive in those situations by taking extra bases, forcing bad throws, making the defense play out of position, breaking up DPs. The stats in your post are incomplete and inconclusive. Sorry, Bells. I am not going to let you up off the mat on this one, because you are making an absurd argument.
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Come up with something compelling and comprehensive and I will pay attention. Batting average is not comprehensive. Hitters batting behind fast runners will often be looking to make productive outs. The argument that disrupting defense is good for the defense is absurd. You are being ridiculous.
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Red Sox' relative strengths and weaknesses
a700hitter replied to Orange Juiced's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Crawford was also one of the most durable players in the game when we got him. That ended with a thud too. Crawford was a thoroughbred before he left Tampa. Doughnut boy was already in decline when he hit the !market. And I don't see him bouncing back, although I can see him bouncing. -
Speed disrupts defense. It is that simple. There are no metrics that would establish the contrary. I am not talking about batting averages with speedy runners on base. That is not what I am asserting. Speed disrupts defenses and that is not a good thing for the defense.
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I'm done with this topic. Don't bother buying a stopwatch when you get a scouting position. imo speed is more important now that Home Run and power production is down after the steroid era.
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Doug, and all those years you carried a stopwatch that you didn't need. Also, it must have been an enigma that our slow-footed Red Sox teams got beat by teams with speed. We should have been a dynasty in the 1970's.
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The disrupted pitcher and defense outweighs any disruption to the batter. This is an absurd notion that disruption to the defense is good for the defense. Beyond what the batter may or may not do, there are rushed throws, fielders taking their eye off the ball, the base runner taking an extra base, staying out of a DP etc. Are there reliable stats to cover all of that? This is too ridiculous for me to debate. Speed on the bases is not an advantage for the defense. Just call me a traditionalist on this one and let it be.
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Taking the position that speed that disrupts defense gives the defense an advantage is absurd.
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So, you can go either way on this? You can be convinced that speed on the bases is an advantage for the defense? Hmmm, and all these years I gave Theo credit for getting Dave Roberts and Francona credit for pinch running him for Millar. Who knew?
