It was notin that first asked that question. I think what he was getting at was, all that really matters is total value. Hence my silly little 'Mookie vs. Ted' scenario.
But isn't every single one of Mayer's tools better than Kavadas's?
If you want to make an absurd comparison, here's one: Mookie vs. Ted. Ted would probably have fine being a DH, based on the stories about his attitude toward fielding.
What I would say is that Cole is a terrific pitcher who was on his game last night. Last time we faced him he was a terrific pitcher who was off his game, and we got 3 homers and 6 runs off him in 5 innings.
I'm talking about teams with legit small revenues and payrolls.
Anyway, the first step would be to find any team who traded 5 players of that caliber in their prime or pre-prime. I have my doubts there are any.
It raises some interesting questions on the circumstances under which the home team can delay the start of a game. I suspect the guidelines are not as clear-cut as I'd like them to be.
Right, but how did the weather forecast play into this? The only way it makes sense is if the original forecast showed clear/rain/clear, and it turned out to be actually clear/rain/rain harder.