Bellhorn04
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Comfy pants are great for wearin', not so much for watchin'.
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Sometimes the statistical debates get confused over the differences between the micro picture and the macro picture. If Mike Napoli is up with a runner at third and no outs, of course we would all rather see him hit an RBI groundout than K. That's not the point. The point is that over the course of 162 games Napoli is very productive in spite of striking out so much. Mike Trout was 3rd in MLB in K's last year. Stanton was 9th.
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A pitcher who gets a lot of strikeouts but gives up a high OPS is not as good as a groundball pitcher who gives up a low OPS. A hitter who strikes out a lot but has a high OPS is better than a contact hitter with a low OPS.
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"Back in my dad's day there were only 16 major league teams." "Back in my dad's day the Yankees won the pennant just about every year."
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Yeah but like I think we've discussed here before, even under that grand old system the 2 best teams weren't necessarily the ones that made it.
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Why stop with the Wild Card? Why not go all the back to when there were only 2 teams making the playoffs.
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No one is spared. Henry, Lucchino, Werner, Epstein, Cherington, Francona, Farrell. They've all taken a lot of abuse.
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They're the best pukes we've ever had by far.
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Napoli is an underrated offensive player. His career OPS of .850 is #22 among active players.
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In a matter of this importance, why do so many people assume that Lucchino got to make the final call on that initial offer to Lester? If you believe that you believe he's running the team and that Henry wouldn't overrule him. Henry had to be on board with it.
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It's 'shat the bed' - just want to save you a few keystrokes.
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That's the way I see it too.
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Well said Fred.
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If I may interject here, the 'exit stage right' was referring to a pitcher's prime. At 31 a pitcher is leaving his physical prime, as a general rule. That doesn't mean he can't have a number of good years after that, but the risk of decline keeps increasing. Some guys, like Shields and Lee, have proven to have exceptional longevity.
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Actually they spent $63 mil on Moncada.
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But they did reportedly make an offer for Hamels which didn't include that much in the way of top prospects-I think Kelly was in there?
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It's the combination of risk factors: -Size of contract - assuming it's true he wants the option year guaranteed it's $110 million. -Value of prospect(s) surrendered - assuming the Phillies insist on Swihart or Betts. -Age. -Fit/numbers vs. AL. 29 games, slash line of 279/325/488 - 812 OPS. If you could downgrade one of those risks by removing Swihart & Betts from the equation it would make the deal much more palatable.
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MLBTR has some chatter about the Sox being interested in Lee and the Phillies being interested in Victorino.
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Are the guidelines such that any team that signs a guy like Moncada for $30 million will get whacked with a penalty like the Sox did?
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Carl Crawford and BJ Upton - 2 guys that looked like princes in Tampa Bay and turned to pumpkins when they got paid. It's a funny old game.
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I think you're right. But he was wrong on that point too...Castillo got $72.7 million.
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Huh?
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It's been a revolving door, but hardly a disaster. They did win 3 titles with the guys after Nomar.
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The all inclusive "2015 Predictions" thread
Bellhorn04 replied to BSN07's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I think the organization has to own the W-L records no matter what the reasons. It works the other way too, that is, they deserve full credit for the good years. I too get irritated when someone attributes 2013 to luck. As with the game of baseball itself, the luck part generally evens out. This ownership has been in place 13 seasons, and 3 championships has been a sensational achievement. -
The all inclusive "2015 Predictions" thread
Bellhorn04 replied to BSN07's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I'm not complaining about our FO at all. They have made me a happy Sox fan. However, we also can't overlook the fact that the team has missed the playoffs 4 of the last 5 years, and turned in 2 of the worst W-L records since the dark days. There are reasons to question whether we've been trending in the right direction.
