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  1. bukie
    Counter examples don't make it right. Should I list all the players who started off looking promising, had a hiccup and never recovered? There are more of those, btw, they're just less memorable. how many had great seasons every year, with no hiccups? Barry Bonds? Although his age 24 season was .248/.351/.426. Albert Pujols.
  2. bukie
    Counter examples don't make it right. Should I list all the players who started off looking promising, had a hiccup and never recovered? There are more of those, btw, they're just less memorable. Started out as a top 5 player at their position for two years, had a hiccup where they were only slightly above average at their position, and the never recovered? At a position like SS? Garry Templeton is the closest example I can think of, and even he was productive for 5-7 years before dropping off. Edgar Renteria had a fairly short period of being near the best at his position as well, but it was never so early on in his career.
  3. bukie
    Right, I'm not saying either will work out at the big league level, but either way they'll need a good amount of time at the major league level to figure out one way or the other, and a week of struggles is hardly conclusive. People booing either at this point either have some serious entitlement issues or need an expectations reality check.
  4. bukie
    The most disappointing part of the Jackson/Vitters era is how many people are surprised/disappointed that Jackson strikes out and Vitters struggles at a new level. Both will take time to sort out issues. Fortunately, the Cubs have plenty of it over the next 60 games.
  5. bukie
    Those ABs needed to be in the opposite order.
  6. bukie
    I'm just happy that GvilleCub found a new comfort zone after the Dempster trauma.
  7. bukie
    Due to eligibility issues, one of these four teams will play for the Big Ten title: Indiana, Illinois, Purdue or Wisconsin. So...does Wisconsin even get any sort of odds here?
  8. bukie
    Let's be fair, it fooled WSR.
  9. bukie

    week 18

    bukie replied to karenmac's topic in Fantasy Sports

    Drew Hutchison becomes my fourth Tommy John victim of the year this week. Not even mad at this point, just funny really.
  10. bukie
    They're going to be exhausted for the gold medal game.
  11. bukie
    USA went to a 3-4-3, and the goals start flying.
  12. bukie
    And US quickly ties it again. Crazy.
  13. bukie
    Olimpico! And Canada goes ahead again.
  14. bukie
    If it's early to say he's pressing for his first game back near his HS, it's way too early to say he has a reputation at the plate.
  15. bukie
    Not a single Euro team in the semis.
  16. bukie
    Favorite Soto moment: http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=3503832
  17. bukie
    Spain is eliminated from olympic play after a 1-0 loss to Honduras.
  18. bukie
    Also, going by this standard, Fred Lynn doesn't belong on the list, because he played 15 games in '74 Lynn I had the numbers in the thread before I ran the BR report. The others came from the BR report, where there's no way to single out "rookie" years.
  19. bukie
    Oh, don't get me wrong, I'd love not to read them. The primary issue is how many people quote them in other posts, so that every discussion gets bogged down with the crap.
  20. bukie
    Yes, the only real annoyances are: 1) SCS posts in almost every thread, and 2) SCS offers zero insight in his posts. I'm trying to nip this trend in the bud, because this was a nice forum to read before SCS found it.
  21. bukie
    The best first year players, by OPS+, post-integration (min 100 games played): 1. Fred Lynn, 1975, 162 2. Albert Pujols, 2001, 157 3. Ryan Braun, 2007, 154 4. Mitchell Page, 1977, 154 5. Alvin Davis, 1984, 147 6. Frank Robinson, 1956, 143 7. Gil McDougald, 1951, 142 8. Dwight Smith, 1989, 141 9. Mike Hargrove, 1941, 140 10. Jeff Bagwell, 1991, 139 Got to figure Trout is going to slide in that list somewhere at this point. Oh, and including pre-WWII, the best first year was 1939 Ted Williams. EDIT: Piazza/McGwire don't make the list because their rookie years weren't technically their first years.
  22. bukie
    It shouldn't take much evaluation, and yet you still manage to fail miserably at it. This is what I am trying to get through to you. I'm not even mad, it's really just amazing how consistently awful your posts are at player evaluation.
  23. bukie
    Yeah, tiebreaker has been head to head. Fortunately, I can win by 500 this week and still get the 3rd pick.
  24. bukie
    SCS, stop trying to evaluate players.
  25. bukie
    Theocracy gets Scoscia's 7th round pick in the Hanrahan-Betancourt deal.
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