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  1. abuck1220
    While I disagree with Cuse as far as Prior's toughness, you can look a player's makeup (6th tool, IMO) and get an idea of how mentally tough he is, how he handles failure, etc. yeah, except he's never met him. ever.
  2. abuck1220
    his experience as a high school baseball coach gives his opinion as to the psyche of a professional player he's never met respect? not from me. He has seen plenty of pitchers lose it on the mound, and has a greater idea than the average fan of what little things to look for to get an indication of that. Sure, professionals lose it a lot less than high schoolers. If you know a person, that also makes it easier to tell, and obviously Cuse doesn't know Prior. Body language experts would tell you that doesn't matter all that much though. There are many traits that all people do in similar situations if you know what you're looking for, and Cuse has seen examples of it so many times that he has a better chance of noticing a little detail than almost anyone else. So yes, I do believe his profession gives him an edge on noticing something like this. Right now I disagree with him, but his opinion is not absurd. high schools pitchers have about zero in common with major league pitchers. come on. Exactly. Right. MLB and colleges get their numbers that are projected by PECOTA and Bill James when players are little leaguers and draft them by using those. how many major leaguers have you coached?
  3. abuck1220
    the players aren't children. they're responsible for their actions, and they clearly deserve most, if not all, of the blame.
  4. abuck1220
    his experience as a high school baseball coach gives his opinion as to the psyche of a professional player he's never met respect? not from me. He has seen plenty of pitchers lose it on the mound, and has a greater idea than the average fan of what little things to look for to get an indication of that. Sure, professionals lose it a lot less than high schoolers. If you know a person, that also makes it easier to tell, and obviously Cuse doesn't know Prior. Body language experts would tell you that doesn't matter all that much though. There are many traits that all people do in similar situations if you know what you're looking for, and Cuse has seen examples of it so many times that he has a better chance of noticing a little detail than almost anyone else. So yes, I do believe his profession gives him an edge on noticing something like this. Right now I disagree with him, but his opinion is not absurd. high schools pitchers have about zero in common with major league pitchers. come on.
  5. abuck1220
    his experience as a high school baseball coach gives his opinion as to the psyche of a professional player he's never met respect? not from me. your experience as a baseball fan doenst qualify you to "prove him wrong" with statistics either. well, that makes no sense. i've never claimed my experience as a baseball fan proves him wrong. the stats, which have nothing to do with me, do a fine job of that.
  6. abuck1220
    his experience as a high school baseball coach gives his opinion as to the psyche of a professional player he's never met respect? not from me.
  7. abuck1220
    You guys are right and I'm wrong. What more is there to say? I want you, just once, to support your claim in some way other than some blanket statement about it being your opinion. Is that a lot to ask? Wait a minute. Opinions must be supported by facts or stats now? Wow, I'm totally out of the loop. yeah, good opinions usually are.
  8. abuck1220
    I have you to help me do it. And I'm not ashamed to ask for help. Is that wrong? do you have multiple personalities or something? you just said... and i simply pointed to where you said... ...which appears to be an instance when you said you "wouldn't understand the numbers."
  9. abuck1220
    I have you to help me do it.
  10. abuck1220
    great, now someone has to explain to him what all that means. refuting his baseless argument has proven to be a LOT of work.
  11. abuck1220
    but they have the same batting average.
  12. abuck1220
    since he's the one making stuff up, i say he should have to prove himself right. why should i have to prove him wrong? unicorns exist. prove me wrong.
  13. abuck1220
    when he gives up a lot of runs, he gives up a lot of runs. there's your stat. are you drunk or something?
  14. abuck1220
    surprisingly, when roger clemens gives up seven runs in four innings, he has an era of 2.87.
  15. abuck1220
    You're wrong. It means he's a piss poor ninny who should be dealt immediately. What kind of pansy has a higher ERA with guys on base? I'll tell you what kind, a documented steroid abuser. Funny how you revert to this type of a point when you can't prove me wrong. how about, for once, you prove yourself right.
  16. abuck1220
    No one has LD% by split. that's why you have to WATCH THE GAMES.
  17. abuck1220
    great stuff, really. you think the reason his era with men on base is higher than his era with the bases empty is because...there's men on base?? that's like saying he gives up more grand slams when the bases are loaded than he does when the bases are empty or he gives up more stolen bases when there's guys on base. average against with men on base: .228 average against with the bases empty: .239
  18. abuck1220
    go ahead. what do you do for a living?
  19. abuck1220
    i can take it. especially since i'm right and he's wrong.
  20. abuck1220
    i'm glad i've decided to adopt your analysis of prior because these "stats" would have just led me astray. baa with runners on in 2004: .213 (.275 with bases empty) baa with runners on in 2005: .207 (.241 with bases empty). thankfully i've been set straight.
  21. abuck1220
    hey, you know what...you convinced me. in an effort to be more open-minded i'm just going to blindly accept your psycho-analysis of a player you've never met based on watching him pitch on tv a few times. WAY BETTER THAN STATS.
  22. abuck1220
    unicorns are more likely to start smoking than leprechauns. and no, i can't support that with numbers, so it's automatically true.
  23. abuck1220
    that's just a ridiculous statement. Sorry we can't put a number on it so you could understand it. Can't you apply that theory to Hill also? and it would be equally ridiculous. trying to get in the head of these guys by saying they can't handle the pressure, are mentally weak, etc is just comical.
  24. abuck1220
    that's just a ridiculous statement. Sorry we can't put a number on it so you could understand it. well, sure, when you just pull stuff out of your ass, it's hard to put a number on it.
  25. abuck1220
    i just think it's essentially a given that murton will outproduce pie. i'm not as down as pie as, say, meph, but it wouldn't break my heart if he were traded.
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