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  1. Rob
    If this was based on humor, I would've been eliminated in the 1st and def. by Treeman. I have the sense of humor of a walnut. Obviously... saying chestnut would have been much funnier.
  2. Rob
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  3. Rob
    Ohman, busting out the Mullet.
  4. Rob

    SS Issues

    Rob replied to Rob's topic in Fantasy Sports

    Looks solid... but what does your pitching look like? SP - Felix Hernandez SP - Rich Hill SP - Matt Cain P - Chien-Ming Wang P - Tim Lincecum RP - J.J. Putz Bench - Andrew Miller No, Hall had been scuffling. He's been coming on real strong lately. And I've got more than enough HR from all my other spots... so Manny's abilities outside HRs are more helpful to me.
  5. Rob
    Hell, I'd rather have him in right than Jacque. Pick him up!
  6. Rob

    SS Issues

    Rob replied to Rob's topic in Fantasy Sports

    I found a better alternative. I traded Adam Dunn and Cole Hamels for Bill Hall, Manny Ramirez, and Andrew Miller. This is my offense now... C - Joe Mauer 1B - Albert Pujols 2B - Howie Kendrick 3B - Alex Rodriguez SS - Bill Hall LF - Manny Ramirez CF - Vernon Wells RF - Vladimir Guerrero UTIL - Travis Hafner Bench - BJ Upton How freaking sick is my damn offense now? Howie Kendrick, Bill Hall, and Vernon Wells are my worst players.
  7. Rob
    Flash chat was fun tonight.
  8. Rob
    sac fly I wouldn't mind giving up the out if I knew we could excecute a sac fly...............however we probably can't. That's giving up two outs.
  9. Rob
    Maybe Pie would have hit a two run dinger if he hadn't had to waste a strike on a stupid bunt attempt.
  10. Rob
    I do not like this umpire's strikeout motion.
  11. Rob
    Stop freaking bunting in the first damn inning.
  12. Rob
    i'm in a good mood, so i won't bust out the eye roll I'll do it for you. :roll: Ok you convinced me - he has looked outstanding both behind the plate and on the basepaths Do you consider Manny Ramirez a bad baseball player? In true Joe Morgan fashion I will tell you no I don't but I don't watch Manny every day either. Having said that Manny OPS+ 129; Barret OPS+ 80 - I believe that gives Manny just a little more room to make gaffes in the field and on the basepaths. Not to mention Manny is a LF while Barrett is a catcher Um, that hurts your argument. Manny makes boneheaded plays and costs lots of runs in one of the easiest defensive positions. My point is the reasoning for calling Barrett a bad baseball player(always you said, even when he was putting up great OPS+s) was bad baserunning and bad defense, which Manny certainly trumps him in. Is there any stat that shows how much each player's defense costs their teams? Because, IIRC, when there was talk of Manny being traded, many on this board were posting stats showing that Manny really wasn't that bad in the field, and that his defensive lapses were overblown. Either way, it's pretty worthless to compare Barrett to Ramirez. Totally different players at different positions. You can use the DT translations, though they aren't that accurate. And the Dewan +/- system and Probabilistic Model of Range have trouble with the Big Green Monster.
  13. Rob
    Does anybody else get the irresistable urge to shove Paul Sullivan into a locker every time they see him?
  14. Rob
    i'm in a good mood, so i won't bust out the eye roll I'll do it for you. :roll: Ok you convinced me - he has looked outstanding both behind the plate and on the basepaths Do you consider Manny Ramirez a bad baseball player? In true Joe Morgan fashion I will tell you no I don't but I don't watch Manny every day either. Having said that Manny OPS+ 129; Barret OPS+ 80 - I believe that gives Manny just a little more room to make gaffes in the field and on the basepaths. Not to mention Manny is a LF while Barrett is a catcher Then why does Manny cut off throws in CF? Bottom line: Manny's gaffes are much more blatant and disastrous than Barrett's. Blatant and Disastrous Gaffes Statline for both, please. Throws cut off in CF (Manny) - 1 Throws cut off in CF (Barrett) - 0
  15. Rob
    i'm in a good mood, so i won't bust out the eye roll I'll do it for you. :roll: Ok you convinced me - he has looked outstanding both behind the plate and on the basepaths Do you consider Manny Ramirez a bad baseball player? In true Joe Morgan fashion I will tell you no I don't but I don't watch Manny every day either. Having said that Manny OPS+ 129; Barret OPS+ 80 - I believe that gives Manny just a little more room to make gaffes in the field and on the basepaths. Not to mention Manny is a LF while Barrett is a catcher Then why does Manny cut off throws in CF? Bottom line: Manny's gaffes are much more blatant and disastrous than Barrett's.
  16. Rob
    You're assuming Hendry isn't a dumbass. And you know what happens when you assume...
  17. Rob
    DeRosa can play SS, even if Lou refuses to put him there... but yeah, that's probably the best we can expect to get... and considering we have a DH, that's real sad.
  18. Rob
    We've traded Barrett for Rob Bowen and Kyler Burke. Rob Bowen is a backup C who was a nice prospect for the Twins about five years ago, but he's sorta flamed out... Still only 26 though. And he does have a nice walk rate with about average power. Problem is that he can't make any contact. And, ironically enough, depending on which metric is looked at, he might be worse defensively than Barrett (though no scouting reports back this up). Kyler Burke is a 19 year old right fielder in A ball who was drafted in the supplemental round last year (35th overall). He's about as toolsy as they come, but he hasn't put up anything even resembling good numbers (aside from his walk rate). His arm is strong enough that if he continues to flame out, he can be converted to a reliever. There's also money involved, but conflicting reports of who the money is going to. Though it has to be assumed it's going to the Padres.
  19. Rob
    That's why I brought it up. The Greg Maddux argument against Barrett is officially moot... which makes this trade look all the worse.
  20. Rob
    According to a poster on the Friar Fantatics message board, Kevin Towers was on the radio saying Maddux and Peavy told him to go get Barrett.
  21. Rob
    Is that before the year or now? Before the year... but still, it's a pretty stark difference.
  22. Rob
    Is that in comparison to other catchers only then? If memory serves, it was all major league players.
  23. Rob
    Just for fun, this is Barrett's player profile on baseball prospectus. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/pecota/images/barremi01_001.gif And this is Bowen's. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/pecota/images/bowenro01_001.gif Edit: The numbers to the left are what percentile they fall into.
  24. Rob
    So what's the plan with our catching situation for the rest of the year? Just bend over and grab our ankles like we do at SS? Hey, that's a good poll. Are we worse with Izturis at SS or a Bowen/Hill combo at C?
  25. Rob
    Well, this would be just like Jim Hendry. Fire the jackass already.
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