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  1. Banedon
    Be prepared to be attacked by the baseball geniuses on here. Do you not have a response to my post about the difference in the number of caught games having an effect on catcher ERA? Yes, and that is a dispositive argument as to why CERA is completely worthless and irrelevant -- catcher's catch different pitchers and different teams. It is, however, NOT a dispositive argument in this instance. The initial post concerned one single pitcher, in one single season (month, actually). Therefore, the usual arguments against CERA have no merit. That said, I'm not sure if there is a correlation, much less a causation. I think catcher's can affect pitcher performance, albeit not significantly. Zambrano's problems go deeper than who is behind the plate -- though that person may have some sort of affect, especially if Zambrano believes it does. Actually, the argument was that if we don't believe that the catcher has an effect on pitching performance we were kidding ourselves. There is no evidence that it does, and I was pointing out that fact. Anyone can believe what they want, and that's fine, but it's certainly not so evident that anyone is "kidding themselves" to believe that it has no impact.
  2. Banedon
    A Cardinals fan buddy of mine is working at home and just IM'd me... "When the hell did Zambrano become a sidearmer?"
  3. Banedon
    Slim considering it didn't happen in the 2nd... :wink: EDIT: nevermind...I misread the game log.
  4. Banedon
    Gameday makes these balls look like they're borderline. Since I don't hear a lot of screaming about the ump, should I take that as not being the case?
  5. Banedon
    Be prepared to be attacked by the baseball geniuses on here. Do you not have a response to my post about the difference in the number of caught games having an effect on catcher ERA?
  6. Banedon
    2006: Barrett CERA: 4.75 Blanco: 4.98 but...but...but And Barrett caught some baaaaaaad pitching last year.
  7. Banedon
    Barrett catches far more games. That means he's going to be in there for far more badly pitched games than Blanco is. If he's in there catching guys like Glendon Rusch and Les Walrond, while Blanco gets to be Z's personal catcher, who do you think is going to have the better catcher ERA?
  8. Banedon
    It's either the catchers fault or the jersey's fault for sure though.
  9. Banedon
    you're kidding yourself. Pitchers make the ultimate call on the pitches they throw. As such, they are responsible! I never said that the pitcher wasn't ultimately responsible. Why do you think guys like Greg Maddux always liked to have a personal catcher? Superstition.
  10. Banedon
    solid argument. <-------
  11. Banedon
    A mere single for Lee? What's wrong with him?????
  12. Banedon
    Lou is probably calling up Hendry and asking the same thing.
  13. Banedon
    no, and it's pretty obvious. i don't know why the hell nobody has fixed it yet. If it's because of an injury, it may not be so easy to fix...but in that case they shouldn't be pitching him. either way, he shouldn't be throwing side arm right now. No question.
  14. Banedon
    32 pitches so far for Z.
  15. Banedon
    no, and it's pretty obvious. i don't know why the hell nobody has fixed it yet. If it's because of an injury, it may not be so easy to fix...but in that case they shouldn't be pitching him.
  16. Banedon
    If only the issue was that easy.
  17. Banedon
    They've pointed that out on baseball tonight a few times.
  18. Banedon
    Time for Z to get an MRI or something...
  19. Banedon
    I'm not watching it, but I've though Z was hurt for a few games now.
  20. Banedon
    I think emotional messages are much more important in football where emotions can cause a swing in one game. A 7 game playoff series has so many swings and turns that trash talk will not do that much to effect the series Yeah, that's how I feel too. I agree to an extent. I think a team can grab and keep momentum, and I think Golden State proves that. Despite Dallas winning a couple of games, Golden State really had the momentum throughout that series. That said, I don't think bulletin board material is a big issue in basketball.
  21. Banedon
    By whom? :wink: I knew this question would come up...heh. I predict the Cubs will sweep. There ya go...I'm out on that limb baby!
  22. Banedon
    Ok, I'll be the sucker.... I call sweep!!
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  24. Banedon
    Gah...youtube is blocked at work...I gotta remember to watch this when I get home.
  25. Banedon
    So you think Beane is this guy???
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