iortiz
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Not sure what is your point, but yeah, this game is fun.
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No, you are the one who is wrong here. Yup, Pap was an experiment for them, but is working out. They made a case and thought that he worth that contract. They haven't been wrong thus far. On the other hand we keep making experiments while taxing us collateral damage.
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Well, then show me a closer with his track record, no named Mo. I'm waiting.
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Exactly. You put it in a better way than me
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All of them are/were/will/would have been experiments. All.
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A hand of allstars are not in the same wagon (Soriano, Nathan)? C'mon man. Aceves was an experiment. Bard was an experiment. Padilla was an experiment. And Tazawa will be an experiment.
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While I like those names, still they would have been experiments. Jenks, Bailey and Hanrahan on paper were good options at time. Look what happened/is happening.
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Podemos debatir en espa?ol si quieres jajaja
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So your solution is keep on in experimental mode until you find the one while taxing you money, prospects, careers, wins, etc? It was easier. You had to keep the one who had proved succeed, we're not reinventing the wheel here. Anyway, what is done is done. Hopefully all these experiments end up in a happy ending some day.
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You look at the facts, then make a diagnosis and try to put a solution and preview the future. It's called prudence. When I see Pap's history (facts) all indicates that he would have succeeded the next 4 years as closer since he signed. You could make a case comparing him with others. My point all this time is that there's no closer who you can compare with him since there's nobody who can match his numbers, so you just can't make an accurate case, and the only one who can match him is making what Pap is making right now and still succeeding. Why not to think that he is in that highway? why?
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As I said, several times he said that our great FO didn't even showed interest in his services, so he had to consider other options. Plain and simple.
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I just can not find ANY closer (aside Mo) with Pap's numbers... and when I say numbers I mean it in all the categories (SV, ERA, IP, time, division, etc.) through 9 years in the ALE. You just won't find him dude. Since you won't find this guy, ALL the new guys you bring would be experiments, like has been since his departure, that's all my point and case. Unfortunately as I've been saying all those experiments have cost us tons of money, prospects, in some cases screwing some player's careers, and most important, WINS.
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Fixed
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It's all about money. They did't even offer a contract. They (FO) didn't want him. He said that tons of times.
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that's not the point at all. Point is that you are in experimentation mode in this regard year after year and wasting tons of money too. When you have the solution to your problem, you just don't drop it. You just keep the ship that way.
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if you going are to spend 8-12 M/y in closers anyway, why not to lock out the one who has been solid, durable and mostly PROVED in your environment. Pap is still young and with so a lot of experience under his belt in arguably the toughest division to pitch in the last inning. The more I see Pap's numbers the more I think he deserves that contract. It's a shame he's wasting his time in Philly, they ain't going anywhere anyways.
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People will never understand that pitching in the last inning is totally different than in the 6,7,8. numbers simply go downhill mostly in pressure situations. Look at Aceves case. Great mid inning reliever pitcher and as a closer a total failure. Tons examples out there. Hopefully Tazawa experiment works out.
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1000000 times this. We have been spending tons of money in closers anyways. Why experiment with a bulk of fat wounded thieves when you had the cream of the cream. I'll never get it.
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Some people will never undersand this. The funny thing is that they weren't cheap either on this the last 2 years. They had a solid proved durable closer and let him go. How much money have they spent in Jenks, Hanrahan, Bailey and not to mention all the failures on their experiments with Aceves, Padilla, Bard, etc. Hopefully they don't screw Tazawa and Koji arms too.
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Was that a noise of a thunder or what?
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Yup, we need R insurance though... Lets go offense!
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A LAA Lackey tonight.
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Lackey showing all his repertory tonight. Nice!
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Happy birthday man, the best for you
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Whata such good player is Victorino when healthy...
