Andy McFAIL still doesn't get it

AAApittsburgh · August 29, 2005

I'll never understand the love with Barrett. Yeah, sure he's an avg. hitter, but the guy is just a bonehead and has zero confidence in his catching abilities and you can see it when he goes out to the mound. It goes something like this I would guess " Yeah I know I really don't know what I'm doing and you (the pitcher) knows it too, but they told me to come out here. God Bless." The guy just isn't a Catcher.

Cubs are 62-68 overall and 20-15 in games Blanco has started.I for one, will not be upset if they get rid of king bonehead, Barrett.

That's to be expected when you consider he has been catching mostly Prior.

Mizzou · August 29, 2005

I'll never understand the love with Barrett. Yeah, sure he's an avg. hitter, but the guy is just a bonehead and has zero confidence in his catching abilities and you can see it when he goes out to the mound. It goes something like this I would guess " Yeah I know I really don't know what I'm doing and you (the pitcher) knows it too, but they told me to come out here. God Bless." The guy just isn't a Catcher.

Cubs are 62-68 overall and 20-15 in games Blanco has started.I for one, will not be upset if they get rid of king bonehead, Barrett.

So I'm assuming that Barrett denied your request for an autograph or something? I don't understand the hate for him. He's one of the best catchers, overall, in the league.

2242005CY · August 29, 2005

I'll never understand the love with Barrett. Yeah, sure he's an avg. hitter, but the guy is just a bonehead and has zero confidence in his catching abilities and you can see it when he goes out to the mound. It goes something like this I would guess " Yeah I know I really don't know what I'm doing and you (the pitcher) knows it too, but they told me to come out here. God Bless." The guy just isn't a Catcher.

Cubs are 62-68 overall and 20-15 in games Blanco has started.I for one, will not be upset if they get rid of king bonehead, Barrett.

So I'm assuming that Barrett denied your request for an autograph or something? I don't understand the hate for him. He's one of the best catchers, overall, in the league.

I would never ask Barrett for an autograph, let alone pay for 1.

THe guy is just oblivious out there and as I said another player that the Cubs have that really doesn't seem to have any kind of Baseball instincts. To put it politely, he doesn't apper to be thinking out there.

hendry has to flush out the players that just don't seem to understand what is going on out there and Barrett is one.

The only UNTOUCHABLE player the Cubs have from the starting 8 is Lee. Yes I exluded Ramirez. If I were the Cubs i'd atleast see what the Cubs could get in return. I think he's a great player, but again, falls in that "bonehead" category and appears clueless at times.

I'm not saying TO trade Ramirez, but just see what you can get in return, cuz he's a very good hitter. I just wonder if he'll ever be healthy.

Transmogrified Tiger · August 29, 2005

I would never ask Barrett for an autograph, let alone pay for 1.

THe guy is just oblivious out there and as I said another player that the Cubs have that really doesn't seem to have any kind of Baseball instincts. To put it politely, he doesn't appear to be thinking out there.

vance_the_cubs_fan · August 29, 2005

Cubs are 62-68 overall and 20-15 in games Blanco has started.I for one, will not be upset if they get rid of king bonehead, Barrett.

i think theres a chance that might have something to do with who pitches when those guys catch.

I agree.

you can see it when he goes out to the mound. It goes something like this I would guess " Yeah I know I really don't know what I'm doing and you (the pitcher) know it too, but they told me to come out here. God Bless."

I'm glad the pitchers gave you this insightful piece of information. :roll:

I love it when people make stuff up to try to support their stance.

Mizzou · August 29, 2005

I'll never understand the love with Barrett. Yeah, sure he's an avg. hitter, but the guy is just a bonehead and has zero confidence in his catching abilities and you can see it when he goes out to the mound. It goes something like this I would guess " Yeah I know I really don't know what I'm doing and you (the pitcher) knows it too, but they told me to come out here. God Bless." The guy just isn't a Catcher.

Cubs are 62-68 overall and 20-15 in games Blanco has started.I for one, will not be upset if they get rid of king bonehead, Barrett.

So I'm assuming that Barrett denied your request for an autograph or something? I don't understand the hate for him. He's one of the best catchers, overall, in the league.

I would never ask Barrett for an autograph, let alone pay for 1.

THe guy is just oblivious out there and as I said another player that the Cubs have that really doesn't seem to have any kind of Baseball instincts. To put it politely, he doesn't apper to be thinking out there.

hendry has to flush out the players that just don't seem to understand what is going on out there and Barrett is one.

So what do you suggest that we do with the catcher position? I mean, if Barrett is such a stupid player with no instincts and supposedly doesn't know how to talk, then what other GM would want him? And who do you say the Cubs should go after to replace him? You can't just say "this guy sucks let's dump him" and not have part B to the plan. So let's hear it.

2242005CY · August 29, 2005

Cubs are 62-68 overall and 20-15 in games Blanco has started.I for one, will not be upset if they get rid of king bonehead, Barrett.

i think theres a chance that might have something to do with who pitches when those guys catch.

I agree.

you can see it when he goes out to the mound. It goes something like this I would guess " Yeah I know I really don't know what I'm doing and you (the pitcher) know it too, but they told me to come out here. God Bless."

I'm glad the pitchers gave you this insightful piece of information. :roll:

I love it when people make stuff up to try to support their stance.

What does that say to you that those pitchers that you mentioned would rather have Blanco, a FAR superior defensive Catcher than Barrett, catching for them?

I never thought, even the most loyal kool aid drinking Cubs fans, would actually defend Barrett's Defensive abilities, but yet, they have.

and when did I make something up? If your reading comprehension was a little better, you'd plainly see that that was my opinion. Next time you watch a Cub game (guessing you don't actually watch many Cub games if you feel Barrett isn't a bonehead) take a look when he goes to the mound. He is NOT in control and his head will be down and his body language will be negative. He does not have a catchers mindset and that is my opinion. You don't like it, that's fine with me, sport.

Crash · August 29, 2005

I don't see why people continue to want to unload the third and fourth best hitters on a team.

Because people dont want to admit what has become reality. Prior and Wood are not that good.....even when healthy. Last year Prior's problems were injuries (according to many). This year...injuries again. He's been healthy awhile .....and not all that good. Im not saying he's bad....but I dont think he's going to be a Clemens or a Maddux. The Cubs were banking on the rotation of Wood,Prior,Z,Maddux and whoever else to lead them to the promised land. THey firgured they could get by with mediocre offense. If the starters were great.....it might have worked.

THe plan has failed. Better come up with a new idea. Banking on Wood and Prior is not going to work. Unless they admit that to themselves...we are in for a few more years of watching Wood get hurt and Prior not live up to his hype (and also probably get hurt).

all i can say is, wow.

Wow? Neither of them has proven to be CONSISTENTLY effective. Both are prone to control problems.....and they get hammered when it happens. Are they talented? Obviously. Prior is middle of the pack in just about everything this season.....and Wood is injured AGAIN. My point was only that to rely on these 2 guys to be supermen and take you to the series is not going to happen. "Not that good" was perhaps a bad choice of words. How about "consistently inconsistent."

Prior is 18th in the NL in ERA, 11th in WHIP, in a virtual tie for the lead in K/9, 12th in K/BB, 6th in BAA, 7th in OBP against, and 14th in OPS against. If that's middle of the pack, then I'd like plenty of middle of the pack pitchers.

And he has done that while having a season interrupted by a freak line drive to his elbow.

In fact Prior's numbers are a little deceptive. He had two big blow up innings this year where he gave up at least 5 runs. May 1st against Houston he gave up 7 ERs in the 5th inning and on July 7th against the Braves he gave up 5 ERs in the 5th. If you subtract those 2 innings Prior's ERA goes from 3.68 to 2.90.

imb · August 29, 2005

Cubs are 62-68 overall and 20-15 in games Blanco has started.I for one, will not be upset if they get rid of king bonehead, Barrett.

i think theres a chance that might have something to do with who pitches when those guys catch.

I agree.

you can see it when he goes out to the mound. It goes something like this I would guess " Yeah I know I really don't know what I'm doing and you (the pitcher) know it too, but they told me to come out here. God Bless."

I'm glad the pitchers gave you this insightful piece of information. :roll:

I love it when people make stuff up to try to support their stance.

What does that say to you that those pitchers that you mentioned would rather have Blanco, a FAR superior defensive Catcher than Barrett, catching for them?

I never thought, even the most loyal kool aid drinking Cubs fans, would actually defend Barrett's Defensive abilities, but yet, they have.

and when did I make something up? If your reading comprehension was a little better, you'd plainly see that that was my opinion. Next time you watch a Cub game (guessing you don't actually watch many Cub games if you feel Barrett isn't a bonehead) take a look when he goes to the mound. He is NOT in control and his head will be down and his body language will be negative. He does not have a catchers mindset and that is my opinion. You don't like it, that's fine with me, sport.

Hahahahahah, I thought we were done with this stupid body language stuff.

2242005CY · August 29, 2005

I also get the opinion from reading this board and some of the other Cub boards, that many Cub fans feel that the Cubs should keep a majority of the players from this god awful team, that is 6 games under .500.

This team needs a total re-haul this offseason. I would start with Patterson and not to far behind would be Barrett.

VVMattVV · August 29, 2005

Cubs are 62-68 overall and 20-15 in games Blanco has started.I for one, will not be upset if they get rid of king bonehead, Barrett.

i think theres a chance that might have something to do with who pitches when those guys catch.

I agree.

you can see it when he goes out to the mound. It goes something like this I would guess " Yeah I know I really don't know what I'm doing and you (the pitcher) know it too, but they told me to come out here. God Bless."

I'm glad the pitchers gave you this insightful piece of information. :roll:

I love it when people make stuff up to try to support their stance.

What does that say to you that those pitchers that you mentioned would rather have Blanco, a FAR superior defensive Catcher than Barrett, catching for them?

I never thought, even the most loyal kool aid drinking Cubs fans, would actually defend Barrett's Defensive abilities, but yet, they have.

and when did I make something up? If your reading comprehension was a little better, you'd plainly see that that was my opinion. Next time you watch a Cub game (guessing you don't actually watch many Cub games if you feel Barrett isn't a bonehead) take a look when he goes to the mound. He is NOT in control and his head will be down and his body language will be negative. He does not have a catchers mindset and that is my opinion. You don't like it, that's fine with me, sport.

You don't see too many people being condescending to teacher's about reading comprehension.

Since someone disagrees with you, that gives you the right to be classless?

Jon · August 29, 2005

Cut out the personal attacks.

Transmogrified Tiger · August 29, 2005

I also get the opinion from reading this board and some of the other Cub boards, that many Cub fans feel that the Cubs should keep a majority of the players from this god awful team, that is 6 games under .500.

This team needs a total re-haul this offseason. I would start with Patterson and not to far behind would be Barrett.

If it were me, there'd be like 15-20 people between Patterson and Barrett on that list.

BTW, I'm not advocating keeping the same team, but Barrett is one of the bright spots.

AAApittsburgh · August 29, 2005

The only UNTOUCHABLE player the Cubs have from the starting 8 is Lee. Yes I exluded Ramirez. If I were the Cubs i'd atleast see what the Cubs could get in return. I think he's a great player, but again, falls in that "bonehead" category and appears clueless at times.

I'm not saying TO trade Ramirez, but just see what you can get in return, cuz he's a very good hitter. I just wonder if he'll ever be healthy.

I would actually consider trading Lee before Barrett and Ramirez because his value is so high. Cubs could get quite a bit for him.

2242005CY · August 29, 2005

I'll never understand the love with Barrett. Yeah, sure he's an avg. hitter, but the guy is just a bonehead and has zero confidence in his catching abilities and you can see it when he goes out to the mound. It goes something like this I would guess " Yeah I know I really don't know what I'm doing and you (the pitcher) knows it too, but they told me to come out here. God Bless." The guy just isn't a Catcher.

Cubs are 62-68 overall and 20-15 in games Blanco has started.I for one, will not be upset if they get rid of king bonehead, Barrett.

So I'm assuming that Barrett denied your request for an autograph or something? I don't understand the hate for him. He's one of the best catchers, overall, in the league.

I would never ask Barrett for an autograph, let alone pay for 1.

THe guy is just oblivious out there and as I said another player that the Cubs have that really doesn't seem to have any kind of Baseball instincts. To put it politely, he doesn't apper to be thinking out there.

hendry has to flush out the players that just don't seem to understand what is going on out there and Barrett is one.

So what do you suggest that we do with the catcher position? I mean, if Barrett is such a stupid player with no instincts and supposedly doesn't know how to talk, then what other GM would want him? And who do you say the Cubs should go after to replace him? You can't just say "this guy sucks let's dump him" and not have part B to the plan. So let's hear it.

My plan B? Well it seems that many teams out there competing for a playoff birth, don't have Offensive juggernauts at the Catching position. Cubs can acquire a Catcher through a trade that is more of a happy medium they would be fine at that position. They need a leader at Catcher everyday, and Barrett CLEARLY isn't that type.

Sign Damon and Giles and give Murton a chance everyday in LF.

Re-sign Nomar ONLY if he plays 2B and give Cedeno a Chance.

Get rid of Barrett and replace him with a Catcher who is fundamentally sound and a more well rounded player than Barrett.

That's a start. Lineup in 2006 would be:

Damon

Murton

Giles

Lee

Ramirez

Nomar

Cedeno

Catcher

That's what I would do.

Crash · August 29, 2005

I tend to think catchers taking blame for the performance of pitchers is very overrated. Does a catcher affect a pitcher? A bit but the quality of the pitcher has far more to do with the performance than a catcher "controlling the game".

2003 Cubs Pitching Staff: ERA 3.83 WHIP 1.32

2004 Cubs Pitching Staff: ERA 3.81 WHIP 1.30

2005 Cubs Pitching Staff: ERA 4.34 WHIP 1.36

In 2003 Miller caught a majority of the games. In 2004 and 2005 Barrett caught a majority of games. So if Barrett is in part responsible for the struggles of the staff in 2005 his defensive and game catching skills must have suddenly become worse from 04 to 05.

vance_the_cubs_fan · August 29, 2005

What does that say to you that those pitchers that you mentioned would rather have Blanco, a FAR superior defensive Catcher than Barrett, catching for them?

Would you like to show quotes or links to support that these pitchers prefer Blanco? Once again, you've turned to baseless speculation. It's the tell-tale sign of a weak argument from a weak mind.

Furthermore, what Barrett lacks in defense, Blanco more than lacks in offense. When you're team has a problem scoring runs as this one does, it makes much more sense to hold on to all the offense you can.

I never thought, even the most loyal kool aid drinking Cubs fans, would actually defend Barrett's Defensive abilities, but yet, they have.

and when did I make something up? If your reading comprehension was a little better, you'd plainly see that that was my opinion. Next time you watch a Cub game (guessing you don't actually watch many Cub games if you feel Barrett isn't a bonehead) take a look when he goes to the mound. He is NOT in control and his head will be down and his body language will be negative. He does not have a catchers mindset and that is my opinion. You don't like it, that's fine with me, sport.

And no....I guess I don't watch many Cub games...just probably a hell of a lot more than you. I just don't like to presume things about players. I'm glad you're such a great reader of body language, because your baseball acumen is pitiful. I can read just fine thank-you. It's one of the many skills I likely do better than you.

I'm glad you have an erroneous opinion about Barrett. I'm sure it's not the only one you have.

Edited August 29, 2005 by vance_the_cubs_fan

Transmogrified Tiger · August 29, 2005

I tend to think catchers taking blame for the performance of pitchers is very overrated. Does a catcher affect a pitcher? A bit but the quality of the pitcher has far more to do with the performance than a catcher "controlling the game".

2003 Cubs Pitching Staff: ERA 3.83 WHIP 1.32
2004 Cubs Pitching Staff: ERA 3.81 WHIP 1.30
2005 Cubs Pitching Staff: ERA 4.34 WHIP 1.36

In 2003 Miller caught a majority of the games. In 2004 and 2005 Barrett caught a majority of games. So if Barrett is in part responsible for the struggles of the staff in 2005 his defensive and game catching skills must have suddenly become worse from 04 to 05.

Also worth noting is that the WHIPs are very very close.

radarluv1 · August 29, 2005

I tend to think catchers taking blame for the performance of pitchers is very overrated. Does a catcher affect a pitcher? A bit but the quality of the pitcher has far more to do with the performance than a catcher "controlling the game".

2003 Cubs Pitching Staff: ERA 3.83 WHIP 1.32
2004 Cubs Pitching Staff: ERA 3.81 WHIP 1.30
2005 Cubs Pitching Staff: ERA 4.34 WHIP 1.36

In 2003 Miller caught a majority of the games. In 2004 and 2005 Barrett caught a majority of games. So if Barrett is in part responsible for the struggles of the staff in 2005 his defensive and game catching skills must have suddenly become worse from 04 to 05.

Also worth noting is that the WHIPs are very very close.

what could cause that? giving up a higher slugging %? letting baserunners advance with shoddy fundamentals?

Transmogrified Tiger · August 29, 2005

I tend to think catchers taking blame for the performance of pitchers is very overrated. Does a catcher affect a pitcher? A bit but the quality of the pitcher has far more to do with the performance than a catcher "controlling the game".

2003 Cubs Pitching Staff: ERA 3.83 WHIP 1.32
2004 Cubs Pitching Staff: ERA 3.81 WHIP 1.30
2005 Cubs Pitching Staff: ERA 4.34 WHIP 1.36

In 2003 Miller caught a majority of the games. In 2004 and 2005 Barrett caught a majority of games. So if Barrett is in part responsible for the struggles of the staff in 2005 his defensive and game catching skills must have suddenly become worse from 04 to 05.

Also worth noting is that the WHIPs are very very close.

what could cause that? giving up a higher slugging %? letting baserunners advance with shoddy fundamentals?

Why the ERA fluctuates while the WHIP stays the same? A higher SLG, defensive differences in the years, and luck/misfortune would all play a part.

Fred Hornkohl · August 29, 2005

I've been concerned about Michael Barrett's defensive skills for a while now. I recall one quote (I'm sorry I don't have a link, I'm just going from memory here) from within the Montreal organization saying that Barrett would never be a major league catcher, explaining why they moved him to the infield. That has been sticking in the back of my mind for some time like a red flag. With the offensice production that Barrett has given us over the last 2 years, quotes like that one are much easier to overlook.

So, I did a little research to see what I could find. I am aware of the limitations of Catchers' ERA as a comparison tool. The primary limitations, however, involve catcher's on different teams who have different defenses on the field around them, as well as catching a different staff of pitchers. We can mitigate most of those limitations by throwing out of the comparison all of the starts of Wood, Rusch, Leicester, Mitre & Williams, since these five pitchers have not pitched to Blanco all season. Using the remaining 4 starters, here's what I came up with.....

                    GS  QS     IP  ER  #Pit   ERA   P/IP  IP/GS  TW  TL
Zambrano  w/Barrett 17  12  114.0  38  1815  3.00  15.92   6.71   9   8
         w/Blanco  10   7   66.3  23  1056  3.12  15.92   6.63   6   4

Maddux    w/Barrett 20   9  125.7  68  1748  4.87  13.91   6.28   8  12
         w/Blanco   8   7   53.0  20   714  3.40  13.47   6.63   4   4

Dempster  w/Barrett  4   3   22.3  13   401  5.24  17.96   5.58   1   3
         w/Blanco   2   1   11.3   7   192  5.56  16.94   5.67   1   1

Prior     w/Barrett  5   4   31.0  13   483  3.77  15.58   6.20   4   1
         w/Blanco  16  12  101.0  41  1712  3.65  16.95   6.31  10   6

Totals    w/Barrett 46  28  293.0 132  4447  4.05  15.18   6.37  22  24
         w/Blanco  36  27  231.7  91  3674  3.54  15.86   6.44  21  15

Two pitchers have a higher ERA with Blanco and 2 have a higher ERA with Barrett. Only Maddux's ERA seems to be a significantly large difference to me. (4.87 with Barrett vs. 3.40 with Blanco). 3 pitchers have a better percentage of quality starts with Barrett while Maddux is much better with Blanco (87.5% to 45%). Pitches per inning numbers are good and close for all pitchers with each catcher. Team W/L records favor Blanco 21-15 over Barrett 22-24.

I think these numbers definitely favor Blanco over Barrett, but I don't think the differences are huge. Another thing I looked into was a difference in offensive support for each catcher in the games included here. What I found is that Barrett's team gets an extra half a run per game as compared to Blanco's teams. (4.62 to 4.17). Complete offensive breakdown is shown below.....

04/04 - 08/28      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Barrett   3277  434  912  206   13  125 1519  413  247  541  0.278  0.332  0.464  0.795
CUBS w/Blanco    1226  150  323   64    7   34  503  146   98  195  0.263  0.322  0.410  0.732

All in all, I'm in the same position where I started.... that is, I have a concern about Barrett's defensive ability. I hardly think that these numbers are conclusive of anything; they certainly don't warrant getting rid of Barrett, especially in light of the offensive contribution he brings to the game.

All that being said, if I am CUBS management and I'm going to keep Barrett, you can rest assured I would go out an find someone to work with Barrett one on one on his defensive game.

2242005CY · August 29, 2005

What does that say to you that those pitchers that you mentioned would rather have Blanco, a FAR superior defensive Catcher than Barrett, catching for them?

Would you like to show quotes or links to support that these pitchers prefer Blanco? Once again, you've turned to baseless speculation. It's the tell-tale sign of a weak argument from a weak mind.

Furthermore, what Barrett lacks in defense, Blanco more than lacks in offense. When you're team has a problem scoring runs as this one does, it makes much more sense to hold on to all the offense you can.

I never thought, even the most loyal kool aid drinking Cubs fans, would actually defend Barrett's Defensive abilities, but yet, they have.

and when did I make something up? If your reading comprehension was a little better, you'd plainly see that that was my opinion. Next time you watch a Cub game (guessing you don't actually watch many Cub games if you feel Barrett isn't a bonehead) take a look when he goes to the mound. He is NOT in control and his head will be down and his body language will be negative. He does not have a catchers mindset and that is my opinion. You don't like it, that's fine with me, sport.

And no....I guess I don't watch many Cub games...just probably a hell of a lot more than you. I just don't like to presume things about players. I'm glad you're such a great reader of body language, because your baseball acumen is pitiful. I can read just fine thank-you. It's one of the many skills I likely do better than you.

I'm glad you have an erroneous opinion about Barrett. I'm sure it's not the only one you have.

Blanco actually has a (sure limited ab's) higher BA after All Star than Barrett. Blanco has been 1 of the best catchers in the entire league, after the All Star break. Don't knock Blanco when trying to defend Barrett.

YearofDaCubs · August 29, 2005

I've mentioned this before but when Barrett was catching the Expos they had one of the best ERAs in MLB and that was the same year Vazquez had his breakout year.

vance_the_cubs_fan · August 29, 2005

What does that say to you that those pitchers that you mentioned would rather have Blanco, a FAR superior defensive Catcher than Barrett, catching for them?

Would you like to show quotes or links to support that these pitchers prefer Blanco? Once again, you've turned to baseless speculation. It's the tell-tale sign of a weak argument from a weak mind.

Furthermore, what Barrett lacks in defense, Blanco more than lacks in offense. When you're team has a problem scoring runs as this one does, it makes much more sense to hold on to all the offense you can.

I never thought, even the most loyal kool aid drinking Cubs fans, would actually defend Barrett's Defensive abilities, but yet, they have.

and when did I make something up? If your reading comprehension was a little better, you'd plainly see that that was my opinion. Next time you watch a Cub game (guessing you don't actually watch many Cub games if you feel Barrett isn't a bonehead) take a look when he goes to the mound. He is NOT in control and his head will be down and his body language will be negative. He does not have a catchers mindset and that is my opinion. You don't like it, that's fine with me, sport.

And no....I guess I don't watch many Cub games...just probably a hell of a lot more than you. I just don't like to presume things about players. I'm glad you're such a great reader of body language, because your baseball acumen is pitiful. I can read just fine thank-you. It's one of the many skills I likely do better than you.

I'm glad you have an erroneous opinion about Barrett. I'm sure it's not the only one you have.

Blanco actually has a (sure limited ab's) higher BA after All Star than Barrett. Blanco has been 1 of the best catchers in the entire league, after the All Star break. Don't knock Blanco when trying to defend Barrett.

Barrett

2005: 289/353/497

Career: 264/321/420

Blanco

2005: 233/277/375

Career: 218/287/357

I like Blanco as a back-up. He brings the right skills for a catcher who is going to start once, maybe twice a week.

But don't make the mistake of thinking he even compares to Barrett. It's not even close.

Fred Hornkohl · August 29, 2005

Blanco actually has a (sure limited ab's) higher BA after All Star than Barrett. Blanco has been 1 of the best catchers in the entire league, after the All Star break. Don't knock Blanco when trying to defend Barrett.

It is what it is.

04/04 - 08/28      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Barrett           350   40  101   27    3   12  170   53   33   48  0.289  0.354  0.486  0.840
Blanco            120   10   28    5    0    4   45   17    8   17  0.233  0.277  0.375  0.652

I'm as happy about Blanco's hot streak over the last 6 weeks as you are, but do you really think those 44 AB's have a better predictive value than the numbers shown above ??

Andy McFAIL still doesn't get it

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