Kimmi
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I haven't been around that long, but from what I've seen so far, it looks like pretty much anything is tolerated here. How often does the KGB actually check in?
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Are you trying to tell me that men don't whine? LOL I don't agree with all the FO moves. I also get very frustrated when the Sox are not playing well. I am not always a fun person to watch the games with. But once the emotion subsides and rational thinking kicks in again, I understand that the FO has really done a good job overall, and that the players are really trying their best not to stink. No need for all the bashing. That's just not the way that I support my team. I understand that others have the need to do so differently. I just don't get it.
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And this is one of the reasons why I'm a big Bellhorn04 fan.
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The thing about high K pitchers is that if a pitcher is striking out a lot of batters, then obviously the batters are not putting the ball in play. As you mentioned before, if a batter puts the ball in play, many things can happen. A pitcher also then has to rely on his defense, which may or may not make the play. There are many possible things that can happen that do not result in an out. It's all about the "out" here CP. An out is an out, so it doesn't matter much whether than out comes via the K, a ground out, or a pop up.
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Well Fred, not that I disagree with this post, but as far as I know, you still think HRs and RBIs are the be-all end-all of offensive stats. That is just wrong on so many levels.
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Power is not measured by HRs alone. Despite being a 20-25 ish HR guy, Napoli's career ISO is .234, which puts him in the great to excellent range. With his OBP and OPS, you can tolerate a high strike out rate from him.
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On last check, Bill James agrees with me. So do the rest of my stat geek buddies. Again, the point is not to compare hitters with significantly different slash lines. The point is, with slash lines being fairly comparable, a batter who strikes out 30% of the time is not hurting his team any more than a batter who strikes out 10% of the time.
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I agree with you Spitball. Dunn was the better overall hitter. As far as the HOF voting goes, defense should be given more credit, so I can't give Dunn any love there. However, the criteria used by most voters is archaic. Those guys need to get with the times.
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I get all that. It would be too much work for me to type something in Spanish. I don't want to work that hard when I'm on a baseball forum. LOL Carry on.
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I'm so confused....
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And don't forget about the "no whining" promise! ;-)
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And while that may result in a K more than you'd like, how often does it result in an extra base hit? I happen to agree with you that there are times when a batter should shorten his swing. I just think that far too much is made of high strike out guys who also have a high OBP and high OPS. Their strike outs really just don't matter.
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I think we'll have a pretty good idea in the first couple of months what our needs will be going into the 2nd half. I fully expect the FO to address those needs by the deadline. At this point, I think the FO has done a solid job for this year. I very much doubt we will see anything like 2012 or 2014.
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I'm not talking about the specific incident from the other thread. I'm talking about in general. New argument. New thread.
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I get that. Believe me, I don't like seeing that anymore than you do. I just don't like people complaining about someone like Napoli striking out too much.
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Dang. I just thought they didn't want us participating. I didn't know they were talking about us too.
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There is no distinction as far as the run value of a particular player over the course of the season. But you knew that. Like I said, you like to argue just for the sake of arguing. But that's cool. I enjoy a good debate.
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cp, you can get involved in any debate/discussion that you would like. I enjoy reading your posts. I apologize if my post led you to believe otherwise. I was just trying to clarify.
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Fair enough. Situational hitting is key. But, even the best hitters aren't going to be successful in advancing the runner 100% of the time in that situation. It could backfire and result in a line drive DP. Which is way more costly than the K in that situation.
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The debate is not about putting the ball in play versus not putting it in play, but rather putting it into play for an out, even a productive out, versus striking out. There's essentially no difference. There are times when the batter is better off striking out.
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Well, this is where your anecdotal evidence is going to get you into trouble. You are going to tend to remember the plays that support your point of view, and not think as much about the times when a batter hit into a rally-killing double play. Sure, there are going to be specific instances when a sac fly, or lack thereof, is the difference between winning or losing a game. But in the long run, the numbers say that a strike out is really not any worse than any other type of out.
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I don't think anyone is taking the criticism of the FO personally. I think what they might be taking personally is when they are referred to as buttwashers, or whatever it is you call them. There's a difference.
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Is there a reason why we can't have this discussion/debate in English? Are there Spanish speaking only posters on this board? Just wondering.
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MLB introduces rules to speed up the pace of games.
Kimmi replied to Northern Star's topic in Other Baseball
No, I don't have a link. I can't remember exactly how he said it, but it was something to the effect of how one day he'll have both feet in the box and he'll be 6 feet under. -
Is it not okay to defend the FO?
