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Everything posted by a700hitter

  1. a700hitter
    Stop agreeing with me. You are ruining everything! LOL!!
  2. a700hitter
    The question is how long will it be before he gets injured. Our OF is a wild card going into the season. Can Rusney be a productive full time OFer? Did Bradley turn a corner in 2015?
  3. a700hitter
    The Dodgers signed Maeda to add to Kazmir.
  4. a700hitter
    Lol! Did you have the Man from UNCLE brief case with the weapons inside? You could fire the gun while in the briefcase by pressing a button on the side of the briefcase.
  5. a700hitter
    I don't think there is a poster here who dislikes kimmi even though half of them disagree with her much of the time. I hope the feeling is mutual for her. I don't think she feels attacked on this site, and she definitely doesn't need anyone to defend her or speak for her.
  6. a700hitter
    I haven't trusted him since the 1970's.
  7. a700hitter
    Shooting the s***, spitballing, thinking out loud (digitally) etc.
  8. a700hitter
    Orsillo was part of that cabal. Throw him into the bay too.
  9. a700hitter
    Yep. Lol!
  10. a700hitter
    I blame the fans.
  11. a700hitter
    That's right. Therefore, Ben is the superior GM.
  12. a700hitter
    He didn't get fired!
  13. a700hitter
    This all code for ageism.
  14. a700hitter
    If a guy beats his wife beater or child molester, I hope the justice system puts him behind bars. Baseball shouldn't be the arbiter of criminal activity.
  15. a700hitter
    Lol!
  16. a700hitter
    I stopped caring many years ago about players personal lives. I don't know them. They are not friends of mine. Baseball is an escape for me. All that matters to me with regard to Chapman is that this acquisition just shortened Yankee games to 6 innings. These are not just 3 good power arms. They are 3 elite dominant arms. I hate this move.
  17. a700hitter
    Putting together a winning team is an art as much as it is a science. If it was purely stat and paper driven, the GM could do the job from his couch in his pajamas. Good teams almost always look good on paper, but plenty of teams that look good on paper flop. Those flops are not simply enigmas. Sometimes the GM got out worked and out smarted by the other GMs. That is not necessarily the case for small market teams as they have less resources. Wealthy elite franchises don't have that excuse.
  18. a700hitter
    My thinking on the upcoming season is pretty much along these lines. It will be refreshing to have a team that is not a complete flop right out of the gate.
  19. a700hitter
    Love Tek, but no. It is so decreed. Lol!
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  21. a700hitter
    It is an obnoxious post. You have never posted anything that obnoxious. Why encourage him?
  22. a700hitter
    I think often times there are situations where a team gets big break out years from players propelling a team to success. A good GM will know if a guy is coming into his own because they are tracking his development closely. You might want to argue that you can predict break out seasons from stats on paper. I would disagree with that. Most of the break out years predicted by experts are busts. A good GM knows his players. The reports from his coaches are better indicators than numbers. You can't put together a team of .220 pop gun hitters with pitchers with 5 ERAs and expect to compete, but building a team is not about assembling numbers except in Fantasy leagues (which I excel at BTW). If you build a good team, they usually come along with good numbers. If you are emphasizing building a team from stat sheets, I would disagree with that emphasis. Look at Carl Crawford-- great numbers, but he clearly didn't like or want to play in Boston. That is something that should have been unearthed.
  23. a700hitter
    Thanks Rick! I am on a roll winning football this year and baseball in 2 of the last 3 years. Is it to soon to change my TalkSox custom user name to King of TalkSox and Fantasy Sports? LOL!!
  24. a700hitter
    It is the GMs job to put together a roster that functions well together. The aim isn't to put together a team that looks good on paper. Plenty of teams look good on paper, but they don't perform on the field because they are poorly constructed in some way -- maybe they have a strong infield but a flyball pitching staff with weak outfielders or vice versa. Maybe they have guys with bad attitudes. The point is that it isn't just about the numbers. It has been pointed out here many times that the 2015 Red Sox did not look bad on paper, but a good GM would have made sure that Hanley could play the Outfield or that he had more depth in AAA to back up very mediocre starters. There is a lot more to it than assembling a team on paper. If that is your mindset, I am not going to be able to change your mind, but I disagree that building a team on paper is his primary function.
  25. a700hitter
    I am not happy about this trade. I do not want to face that bullpen.
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