Dojji
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What I said is there was no way you could tell me from this far out that there's no way it happens. Sometimes certain of us like to substitute confident assertiveness for actual knowledge on a given subject.
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It's done him a fat lot of good so far in his career. The guy has never even thrown 150 innings or completed a healthy season. Bedard has. And even Duchscher has had some solid years out of the pen. Also, don't go overboard on the stuff. Bedard has great stuff himself and he commands it substantially better than Harden does. Sure, like I said, you don't turn down chances to improve the team if they present themselves. But I don't think you'll see a blockbuster trade for Felix Hernandez or any other example of the Sox taking big risks to improve their rotation. Not until they make a call on Beckett anyway. Both of them. Let history be your tutor here. Any pitcher you acquire is bound to get a chance to shine eventually over 162 games. We wound up using both of Smoltz and Penny and still smarted for depth so bad we had to sign Paul Byrd to get through the season.
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A: Worse than what? A guy with a 4 ERA in the NL Central? B: You can't possibly give me a real reason why both "ain't happening." Heck, if I said we were going after both Bedard and Harden, you still couldn't give me one. While we're at it, how desperate are we for a frontline starter, really? If we do nothing, our rotation will boast Lester, Beckett, Buchholz, Daisuke, and probably Wakefield. That's competitive already with any rotation in Major League Baseball, especially if you factor in that we really didn't have an effective Daisuke this year If he can get back to his old tricks, we've already somewhat improved over this year.. Not that you ever turn down a chance to improve the roster when it presents itself, but most of what we need is more Wakefield insurance than a frontline dominator I think a quality swingman actually fits our needs nicely.
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Are we presuming that Duchscherer would be my sole offseason target on the pitching side of things? Personally I want Duchscherer and Bedard both. I think Duchscherer would be a fair replacement for Saito, who will probably move on in the offseason, with the ability to move him into the rotation if needed representing something of a bonus.
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Ain't that recursively delicious.
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Just to make the point. The last time any Boston right fielder had more than 68 RBI was Trot Nixon in 2003, in one of the most loaded lineups in Red Sox history. It was also the only really great year Nixon ever had. Trot Nixon never drove in 100. What a bum.
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So you think that the RBI makes the right fielder, correct? Who holds the reasonable standard of production you wish Drew to meet? What number of RBI's would satisfy you out of that spot in the lineup and on the field?
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you are attempting to eliminate variables by eliminating the portion of the sample that benefits Drew (most of it) and homing in on exactly the one scenario in which he appears weak. This has nothing to do with any objective analysis of available data. You are rather brazenly spinning the facts to create an impression of Drew that is at odds with the reality, and you're using every dirty and underhanded trick of debate you know to do it. And you're doing it so badly a 6 year old child could tell that that's exactly what you're doing.
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Because it's absolutely impossible that the people who study the numbers and stuff also enjoy watching a good athlete play the field, right? There is no dichotomy between analytics and enjoyment. Just ask any poker player.
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In all reality we probably aren't going after either of them and our rental will turn out to be someone like Justin Duchscherer who offers a bit more flexibility and could go to the pen if other plans (Bowden, Tazawa) work out as advertized
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It's not really a matter for disagreement. It's a fact. RBI is far too dependent on other players' performance to make it a useful evaluation of indivudlal talent. The term for people who disagree with facts is "wrong," by the way. There is no opt-out clause on reality.
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Daisuke has a nice record of coming up pretty small. He averages almost exactly 5 innings in his 7 postseason starts.
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Because Daisuke is the hot hand?
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Throw "without at least investing in a veteran Plan B" in at the end of that sentence and I'm right there with you. Anyone think the Sox might go for a 1 year rental of Miguel Tejada? He can certainly hit, and he'd be able to cover for Lowrie at least adequately if that wrist injury is still bugging him next year.
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1. Yes, it's the relatively sanitized version 2. if a horse you're riding manages to "spit the bit" you can no longer control his head, leading to a wild adventure you had never planned to have. A point to consider: Let's say we are down 0-2 in Game 2. No matter which one of Daisuke or Buchholz we put in, we have a strong chance of needing to rely on the other one in Game 4 anyway, especially if we get stuck with the short schedule.
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BSN07 was talking about Fenway mostly. I'd be interested in hearing why you consider him a 20HR guy when he's never actually hit 20 HR's.
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Switchies still bat left in about 2/3 of their plate appearances.
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There was a very good Patriots game and all that was at stake for the Sox was 94 wins vs. 95.
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Way to end the season, Lowrie.
