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Some points to clear up. 1. Who ever said anything about a career? He's regressed to the point where he is putrid behind the plate. Need to know how people regress over a career? Take a look at Ortiz, idiot. I've shown the math that he costs that much. You choose to ignore it. The world is still flat for you, isn't it? 2. You've quoted this article multiple times. It's the ultimate strawman. CERA is only relative, as I've said it numerous times, when comparing pitchers on the same team, or say, successive seasons with relatively the same staff. Even then it's not perfect. However, it's a tool that helps in the analysis of future events. Is it an effective stat when comparing say the catchers for the Mariners to the catchers in Washington? Of course not. Moron. The funny thing is that kid, in one article, showed that he understands the game better than you have in your entire life. If you had any class, you'd be ashamed. Go back to sleep.

All I was saying is that I wouldn't be surprised. No reason for vulgarities.

This surprises you? Really? Seriously?

I've said that the only catcher that's worse than Posada is Martinez. I've also quoted the following: So, the Red Sox ERA will suffer like the Yankee ERA suffers with Posada. Posada costs, I don't remember, about 0.5 runs a game? So will Martinez, if not more. It's not my fault you can't read.

My bad, for some reason I thought Jacko was the one who posted, not you. I wouldn't have been that demeaning to you. However, we did see different things, or better yet, we took different things from the game. It's part of what makes baseball special.

I saw a different game than you did. I was not worried in the least about Arod. Three walks is not that abnormal, not is the homerun. Joba is hitting 96, which is great, but not the 99-100 he was hitting in 2007. He is not the same pitcher, at least not right now. What impressed me most of all was Cano. Two walks, on pitches that were balls, but ones he normally swung on. If Cano keeps taking those pitches, he is a top 5 MVP candidate. No doubt about it. The other thing that impressed me was Girardi. A four run lead in the 9th, Marte in, and he walks the first batter. He immediately takes him out and brings in Mo. It's not that he brought in Mo, it's that he took out Marte. This sends a very clear message to Marte and others. If you've got the lead, attack the hitters. Let them earn their way on. These are things that the average fan completely misses.

Like Jimenez for Abreu wasn't a loss?

See? Again. If you can't quantify it [not because it's not quantifiable, just that we lack the ability to do so], it is dismissed by you. I think framing pitches is the most important thing a catcher can do, but CERA is based on the running game as well, is it not? Teams don't run on a catcher with a gun. It negates the running game. You think throwing out baserunners is more important than framing, I think the other way around. It really doesn't matter, it shows up as runs in the final box score. You dismiss CERA completely, when it is, in my opinion, the most important defensive stat out there, irrespective of it's limitations. Thanks for claiming defeat so quickly. The rest of your post is insignificant, like most of your posts. Like I said, I'd be glad to wait until the halfway mark to show that even with your team's professed move to run prevention, it wasn't going to work, not because the theory itself is wrong, but because your team put the worst defensive player at the most important defensive position. Posada is no gunslinger behind the plate. Runners ran on him like crazy as well last year. Like I said, debate whether which is more important, a catcher's arm or his glove. I said Martinez would cause the Red Sox ERA to go up. I did not specify how. He is so abysmal at both, it's inconsequential. Nice try though. Actually...not really.

You will beat me. The newspapers are saying that my players would rather play for the McCourts, their ownership is more stable. Want Arod? Give me Pelfrey and Slowey. You have 90 seconds.

Considering most think I'm a terrorist, it is not to be unexpected.

Did I not pay money as well?

I don't really like any of your OFers, maybe a pitcher or two.

Don't say that!!!! Catcher's defensive importance is unimportant...well...because we don't know how to quantify it! It was the pitcher! ERA goes up, but the pitching and defense improve? It's the pitcher! Or the, um...the dirt. Infield dirt! Maybe humidity! Possibly bad tacos? Would you believe it if I told you a change in the gravitational pull of Alpha Centauri? We can't quantify it, because no one has told us what to think, so it doesn't exist! Let's ridicule those that actually WATCH THE GAMEZZ!! [Mainly because the internet hasn't told us what to think]. Fools.

Arod STILL on the block. I've only got one offer for him...unreal. If you guys want to go cheap, I'll give Aramis for an OFer.

Nope...just waiting and then going to do a massive team drop at the trade deadline. You just screwed yourself by waiver wire. The first waiver wire spot is going to get Arod.

What you guys should have done is move Vmart to DH, sign Molina [either of them] to catch with Varitek, and sign Bay/Holliday. Shortstop really doesn't matter. Just pick a good fielding one. However, you stuck with the weakest defensive catcher in baseball, got rid of offense at a corner OF spot, and increased the logjam at the infield corners. A bad plan for any that understand/value [pick your word, I'm not interested in reopening a debate I'm sure to win by July 1st] defense at the catcher's position and the decreased importance of defense and consequently the importance of offense as you move farther away from the middle and home plate. Who's catching for the Sox today? If it's Vmart, it's at least 5 or 6 runs for Texas.

If no one makes me offers, I'll just start dropping them.

You're going to get much better pitchers once I start dropping them.

I'm not declaring victory, just having fun right now. We'll see at the All-Star break.

Man even in a Sox win, I make the three blind mice look stupid. I honestly never want to hear a peep from them for the rest of the season once my point is proven at the halfway mark. However they'll attempt to find a way out and fail miserably. Kilo where did you go? At least you have a brain.

Where I agree this team is very unlikely to approach 1998 "status", let's look at the pitching rotation: Wells [best year] Cone [20 wins] Pettitte [usual at the time] El Duque [straight off the boat] Irabu [Fat Toad] vs. CC AJ Pettitte Vazquez Hughes I give the edge to the 1998 Yankees at the #2, #3, and #4 spots. The Yankees take #1 and #5. I give the edge to the 2010 Yankees. I realize that the edge with #1 and #5 are slight for 2010, and huge for 1998 with #2,#3, and #4. However...a few lucky bounces or rolls... I'm telling you, this team wins 110 games.

Get ready to dress warm, bitches!!!!! :harhar:

By the way...this is a PM I got from a league member in the other league. Personally, I think everyone here should follow his lead.