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Hope you have a great time! Enjoy yourself. Keep us posted.

Yes.

So did you see the latest on Aceves? Trade him now. Been hearing so much positive from camp then he goes and adds drama. He is very good, but starting to think he is not worth it.

YES!!!!!!!!!! I've been designing a new covered patio with a gas fire pit in the middle to designate as my game watching center this year. No room for a man cave in the house so I will make an outdoor one.

I did see he hurt himself hope it's nothing,but good grief!

Best post you've had in a while. Well said.

I would not have guessed that in a million years. Wow.

I certainly would hope they can upgrade in the future at catcher. I seem to remember hearing Salty never had much time at AAA to develop. So while Lavs has not impressed I do not want to create another Salty. They call the minors developmental leagues for a reason. If Salty does not show improvements in different parts of his game, which I think could happen, I am curious to see how much time Ross gets behind the plate.

My last post was 100% sarcastic, just for the record.

The to vs. too usage is a personal matter of constant shame for me, I'm just a little offended you brought it up. My wife at home and Sgt. at work both often scream at my misuse of them. When the day comes that I rule the world my first act of power will be to do away all together with the word "too" and force everyone to use strictly "to". I will still allow"two" as I see some value in it.

I didn't read too much into it, lol. And me and Harvard.... I can honestly say I did not accept the offer to go there:D

Jung in general I really enjoy your posts and analysis even if it's something we disagree on a bit..... but using the Yale college history of Lavs to think he has a better chance of learning how to catch compared to a player that did not go to college feels like a stretch. Whether I agree or not I can't argue with much you say, but that made me laugh a little. Not trying to be a smart ass, just keeping it light hearted.

I believe you are correct. Here is to holding our breath and seeing if what we got can turn it around.

OK, thanks. I had thought their contracts were further apart for some reason, I was wrong.

I did not use a hotel, to expensive. Go to airbnb.com. You will find private rooms, bed and breakfasts, empty apartments, lofts, vacation homes etc..... you can rent for a week at a fraction of the cost of a motel.

I for one was a little disappointed we did not keep Cody Ross. I think he signed a cheaper contract than what we signed Gomes for. That one made little sense to me. Cody Ross comes up with big hits in clutch games and proved he was a good fit in Boston.

Man that is great,thanks for the link!

Well I am sure we agree on much more than we disagree on in t these matters. Here is to hoping a couple of our pitchers do turn it around, with any catcher that will help. I do suspect one of the catchers gets traded at some point. They probably want to see if Salty moves forward in his progression, If Lavs can hit better and how durable Ross can be.

So you really think Melancon is a 1.5 - 2.3 era pitcher? And I'm sure you would say you don't ....... but then what's the point of this type of post? For fun? I mean there are some real obvious things about Saltys game not to like.... I don't see the logic in trying to hunt down and blame era's on him. Should be just as fun to point out Franklin Morales: Shop. IP 22. era of 4.91 Salt. IP 51. era of 2.96 Or just as fun to look at Dice K (all though looking at Dice K was never fun) Shop. IP 5. era of 7.20 Salty. IP 27. era of 5.93 Now I am not saying Salty is the better catcher in any of these....... but to draw any conclusions on the pitchers era you would have to explain both sides of the coin.

The sun is actually shinning here today and snow is melting. My fantasy league was reactivated for 2013 today. I've been using the gym at our Church for a couple weeks now to work on some pre season basics with my son's. All this talk I'm reading about with Sox at Florida......... I am so so ready for baseball!!!!!!!!I know it is still early but I am genuinely anxious.

Well first thank you for taking the time to input the numbers, I appreciate that. Secondly, if I take great value in CERA, I see in 2011 2/7 on the list pitched better to Salty, 2/7 were very close and 3/7 pitched considerably worse to Salty. This all seems to support what I've been saying, Salty did not hurt everyone's era. The 2012 numbers still show there is no across the board trend. 1 pretty close, one does better with Salty and one three much worse with Salty. A closer look at 2012 though reveals why I don't think you can trust cera, especially when it's not over an entire season. Your numbers, which I trust, say that Padillia is a 2.75 era pitcher with Shop. Can you, or anyone, in all honesty tell me if they paired up for 100 innings Padillia is a .275 pitcher? No way, which reveals that a back up catcher can easily catch 30 - 40 innings and have a much better chance of missing one his weaker performances. Consequently when a guy catches well over 100 innings the chances of catching a stinker goes way up. So while I do not put a lot of credence in CERA I have even a tougher time comparing a catcher catching 140 innings to bone catching 35 innings. I just can't see how anyone could think Lesters 2012 is directly tied to Salty, and see that Lester pitched 3.77 to him the year before.... I think Lester carreer era is 3.67. All that said , I appreciate you acknowledging that the 2011 numbers are not comparing the same staff's. And while I am sure we still disagree I realize we both used facts..... to formulate our opinions on how much a catcher effects the eras. I see your arguments as valid, well thought out and respect them. Thanks for the conversation .

Ha! I wish I was smart enough to do that, lol.

I'm calm buddy. Trust me I know emotion can be read only these discussions... but I am enjoying this as good discussion and not trying to be a jerk and don't assume anything negative from you. I do wish you would answer the questions I asked

As to the point of Lester getting bombed more with Salty, (even though I did not look it up I won't assume I cant believe your stats) I would assume that is true since Salty caught most of his innings in those two years. Salty alone in 11 12 seasons caught 252 Lester innings as compared to 145 Lester innings divided up by three other catchers. So yes, he will have more of any measurable stat to Salty, good or bad, over that time frame..... right?

15 innings?????? Are you serious that we could draw any conclusions from an era with a catcher with that small of a sample size? How bout just starting by answering or explaining the questions I asked you?