Emmz
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This is a forum for discussion. I don't think Salty is pure garbage, I just find it sort of annoying how much this forum likes to pump him up like he's so good, and thinking he's going to maintain his hot streak. He's a career .245 hitter with .700-.750 OPS, that's all I expect him to be, I think that's all a700 or SCM expects him to be as well, but you guys want to pretend he's a .850 OPS hitter. I love this team, and I don't want them to be saddled with a mediocre offensive AND defensive catcher for the years to come. Salty is not the answer until he provides at least a couple seasons of sample sizes. That's substantial, 2 months of hot streaking is not. Granted, a few weeks of going cold doesn't either, but it's actually bringing him down to career average range, which is what I expect. Finally, I would like to remind people, that everything but his slugging pct. is on par with career averages, this is a classic symptom of a fluke season.
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Here's one.... that's three!..... I'm not done yet I'm sure..... Oooo, good one, almost predicted his fate with that one, that gives us four.... There's five posts praising Salty's AMAZING offensive gifts....
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Hate to say that I was right, but when everyone was talking about how great Salty was, I told everyone to just enjoy the high while it lasts, because his history shows nothing to suggest his success was sustainable. I sort of got a lot of crap for that. I hope he performs well, I hope that he's a .800 OPS guy, and I don't think it's out of the question that he's capable of this, but I never got my hopes up on him. Sports fans are incredibly fickle when it comes to their players, especially the ones like Salty. I'm rooting for him in every at-bat, but people really need to control themselves when they start saying stuff like how Salty's somehow one of the better offensive catchers after years of misery, simply because he was hot for a stretch.
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Papi's "bad defense" is blown waaay out of proportion.
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Historically the Redskins are very strong, they were one of the elite NFL teams when the NFL started, and they were a powerhouse in the 80s. They are unfortunately very poorly run now, though.
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Two world series over 100 years ago vs. two dynasties of 5 world championships as recent as the 1990s, and continuing contention even today makes them one of the better franchises in football history.
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The Cowboys have had two dynasties, what are you talking about?
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What have the Bears done since the merger? Even better, what have they done since the 30s and 40s? The Bears are the most overrated franchise in the business, the way people talk about them you'd figure they'd won like 5-10 super bowls. For most of the last 40-50 years, though, the Bears have been a terrible franchise with some highs and lows like every other team. I don't care if the Vikings lose in the playoffs all the time, overall they've been a more successful franchise than the Bears on average. Would I like to have a super bowl or two? Of course, but oh well. As far as the right here/right now stuff, which is what really matters, but the Bears were not really a very good team, they lucked out a lot early in the season to win most of their games that they were outplayed in.
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Which Red Sox Player Has Best Chance to Win American League MVP?
Emmz replied to Ace's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Gonzalez, because he's got the offense. .950 OPS, if he gets like 25 homers, and gets a lot of RBIs, since the guys who vote for it love RBIs and Avg., mixed with some power and OBP, he will win it IMO without a doubt. He's on a winning team. Jose Bautista, however, is the MVP though. He won't win it bc he's with the Jays, but he's the best player. -
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Being a million or so short of your contract isn't a bust, being multi-millions, 10-20 or more away from it in value is being a bust. JD Drew just missed his contract in WAR, which is pretty good, especially considering his value was distributed well between his fielding and his offense.
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WAR disagrees with you.
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Great post Matt.
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Matt's just some weird troll, I wouldn't worry about him.
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