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  1. 1908
    I brought it up because Taguchi spent some time battling for a roster spot in Japan during his career there, and you said he hadn't done that. Or at least your wording read that way to me. But there's still that whole difference in the level of play thing. If Taguchi had produced a .749 OPS in AAA ball, would you say the same thing? A .749 OPS in Japan is better than a .749 OPS in AAA, but it's not close to a .749 OPS in MLB, more like a .600 - .620 OPS.
  2. 1908
    Would you prefer a board with less Cubs fans perhaps?
  3. 1908
    Above on the web page. His name is linked in my first post in this thread. You called me a jerk. Before that, I wasn't grouchy at all. Based on his Japanese numbers, Taguchi is setting the world on fire. That's my point. Never said it was a big deal. Just pointing it out because this thread's about Taguchi and I happen to follow Japanese baseball. I have no idea where you're going with the "cheater" or "up to no good" stuff. Were you talking about that stuff with someone else? You should do a little research on a topic before you debate it. I didn't think you were stirring up trouble. You did seem to be making comments off the cuff to try to prove your point, though.
  4. 1908
    Save the insults. We're comparing Taguchi's performace in NPB to his performance in MLB. Ichiro, Hideki, Iguchi, etc. all took a paycut to play in MLB instead of stay in Japan. If you want to believe I'm making that up, I could care less. I also know that Taguchi played minor league ball in Japan. That's why I asked if you were making things up when you declared "He wasn't trying to work his way up from the minor leagues in Japan." His name is linked above.
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    A lot more likely at 29 than 36, though, right? I don't know, is it? Look at Barry Bonds. Roger Clemens. Woody Williams. That's just off the top of my head. I expect we could both find examples of each case, if we looked hard enough. Yes, it is. Pitchers are a difference animal than hitters. They tend to peak a lot later. And there's some reason to suspect Bonds' resurgence during his late 30s. Edited to fix formatting issue.
  6. 1908
    How does your theory account for Hideki Matsui's drop-off? There's a measureable difference in the level of play in Japan (NPB) versus MLB. MLB is a more difficult league. That accounts for Ichiro's and Hideki's (and Iguchi's) dropoff in performance. Are you just making stuff up? Taguchi made his debut at 22. Where do you think he played before that? The Japanese minor leagues perhaps? That's true of every player that's come over from Japan.
  7. 1908
    He worked very hard while in Japan too. Almost every player does over there. He hit in the same lineup as Ichiro (.353/.421/.522 across his 9 years in Japan) for 8 years. Besides, I'm not sure that's much of a factor anyway. But I'll leave that for one of our more sabermetric-ly inclined members to address. But he's head and shoulders better than he should be. Just compare Ichiro's career numbers in Japan (see above) with his MLB numbers -- .334/.379/.443. Or how about Hideki Matsui? .304/.413/.582 over 9 years in Japan versus .294/.368/.483 in MLB. Two words: Derrek Lee It happens. A lot more likely at 29 than 36, though, right?
  8. 1908
    He worked very hard while in Japan too. Almost every player does over there. He hit in the same lineup as Ichiro (.353/.421/.522 across his 9 years in Japan) for 8 years. Besides, I'm not sure that's much of a factor anyway. But I'll leave that for one of our more sabermetric-ly inclined members to address. But he's head and shoulders better than he should be. Just compare Ichiro's career numbers in Japan (see above) with his MLB numbers -- .334/.379/.443. Or how about Hideki Matsui? .304/.413/.582 over 9 years in Japan versus .294/.368/.483 in MLB.
  9. 1908
    You mean like John Rodriguez, he of the "sparkling" .788 OPS? Or Hector Lunda, with the .722 OPS? Or Scott Seabol, who is carrying the team with his .596 OPS? Or maybe you're talking about Mike Mahoney, and his .450 OPS? Or maybe John Gall, with his .596 OPS is your guy? Exactly who ARE you talking about? How about Taguchi himself? He hit .277/.333/.387 across his 9 years in Japan, with a .773 career-high OPS, making his .296/.337/.443 line this year unlikely. Heck, I'm very surprised he's had any success at all in MLB.
  10. 1908
    Wright's two weeks older than Encarnacion and he's hitting .303/.385/.509 playing half his games at Shea. That's your perennial 3B all-star in the NL most likely.
  11. 1908
    Didn't Alex Sanchez test positive earlier this year?
  12. 1908
    Amazon has that price beat.
  13. 1908
    That would be Win Shares by Bill James.
  14. 1908
    So if a player that goes 1-5 on a team that wins the game has been more valuable to his team than the player that goes 5-5 with 4 HR for the losing side?
  15. 1908
    That's not an example; that's fiction. Pujols would no longer be playing on an MLB team. 9 year olds was just an exaggeration to get the point that the team would be terrible. My point was that players on teams with very low win totals could get shortchanged with Win Shares. Have you read the book? I'm at work so I don't have my copy handy but I know that point is addressed multiple times.
  16. 1908
    That's not an example; that's fiction. Pujols would no longer be playing on an MLB team.
  17. 1908
    I would (6) release Jose Macias. I think the Cubs will (b) send Wellemeyer to the minors.
  18. 1908
    Did they poll Native Americans from across the nation or just from a certain region?
  19. 1908
    I understand your point and agree that this conversation should've stopped a few pages ago. I would like to point out that you're as likely to change your mind, that you're not going to look into the questions you mentioned above either, and that there's at least as much evidence for the luck theory as there is for "successful coaching, or skillful front office work, or a winning environment, or being surrounded by a more talented cast of players."
  20. 1908
    If these intangibles can't be measured, how do you know they affect the game?
  21. 1908
    Go fake a head injury. 8)
  22. 1908
    You get points for the intention. in all honesty, i think we would've struggled anyway. my sister was really tired and likely would've thrown a fit if we'd tried it. No points for your sister.
  23. 1908
    You get points for the intention.
  24. 1908
    The Yankees? How many National Championships does FSU have in Football? Two? Please name one other team in the past 20 years that has finished in the top 5 for 15 straight. If not, please name one other team that has played in 3 BCS title games. When you are unable to do that, let me know, and we'll talk about whether the NCAA has declared another other football program a dynasty in the past 20 years. Thanks for playing. Perhaps the Braves would be a better analogy for FSU because the Yankees win championships and Nebraska has three championships in your arbitrary past-20-years time-frame to FSU's two. There's no doubt FSU has an excellent football program, but comparing something to the Yankees implies they're head and shoulders better than everyone else when it comes to winning titles -- and FSU is not.
  25. 1908
    The Yankees? How many National Championships does FSU have in Football? Two?
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