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  1. abuck1220
    that's not even a thing you doofus
  2. abuck1220
    this is the lester/pearl jam thread. go start a thread about how framing a pitch properly is the equivalent of hitting 7 home runs if you and the rest of the hipsters want to talk about chvrches or whatever.
  3. abuck1220
    fine i'll just tell you...it was awesome.
  4. abuck1220
    i saw them play it in order live in moline. i'll tell you how awesome it was if you give me lester's FIL's number.
  5. abuck1220
    realize i'm jinxing iowa st here, but wow do gissell and Woodbury suck. and gissell ALWAYS has the ball at the end. without fail.
  6. abuck1220
    boy i think ethically he would be prohibited from doing that and i don't think you should encourage him.
  7. abuck1220
    and how
  8. abuck1220
    heyward didn't also get into a car accident fyi
  9. abuck1220
    yeah, all this talk about how much the cubs FO cares about pitch framing led me to searching for any comments they have made about it, and I couldn't find any.
  10. abuck1220
    oh well if you think it's silly then nevermind.
  11. abuck1220
    http://www.statcorner.com/CatcherReport.php yeah if you buy all that,sure. or if you just buy that montero is really, really good at it and castillo is really, really bad you can believe those two things and still not think its worth __ runs/wins/$.
  12. abuck1220
    http://www.statcorner.com/CatcherReport.php yeah if you buy all that,sure.
  13. abuck1220
    that's crazy money for martin, but they better just push all that $ into the pile they have waiting for lester.
  14. abuck1220
    he and niang are going to allow each other to score 40 points.
  15. abuck1220
    to actually say this, you have to be: a) a complete skeptic of the effect pitch framing can have b) totally unaware at the discrepancy which exists between the two players statcorner: 2014 2013 2012 total Martin +11 +17 +24 52 Castillo -24 -17 -5 -46 Baseball Prospectus: 2014 2013 2012 total Martin +19 +15 +23 57 Castillo -10 -16 -3 -29source: http://www.statcorner.com/CatcherReport.php http://www.baseballprospectus.com/sortable/index.php?cid=1667331 so, i'm really curious to hear which it is...because it's not unfathomable (to me) to believe that an event on which they have influence about 7,000-10,000 times could really add up to a significant effect, especially when scouting sources universally agree they're at opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of ability it's simply impossible for me to hand-wave a factor that could alone likely amount to a 2-3 win difference and it's impossible for me to just accept that pitch framing alone amounts to a 2-3 win difference.
  16. abuck1220
    yes, that's obviously my concern. he was pretty blah from ages 26-29, and the concern is he'll be even blah-er from ages 32-36. which isn't some crazy leap to make.
  17. abuck1220
    who cares. that doesn't mean you have to give russell martin $75 mil.
  18. abuck1220
    Your definition of kinda sucks, kinda sucks. Over half the MLB kinda sucks if you put Martin in that group. but half of mlb doesn't make $15 mil/yr. fine. but I'm not sure that's worth $75 mil.
  19. abuck1220
    man, I am usually all about signing ALL the free agents, but I can't believe you guys want to give $75 mil to a 32 year old catcher that has kinda sucked 5 of the last 6 seasons because he's good at catching the ball. craziness.
  20. abuck1220
    Catchers have worse aging curves than any other player. I hope the Cubs stay far, far away. Pay a coach $100,000/year to teach Wellington to frame, if it's that important. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/catcher-aging-is-a-curve-not-a-cliff/ And I understand your inclination to write off pitch framing as nebulous sorcery. I really do. But when you consistently grade out as really terrible by everyone who evaluates such things, something is probably pretty wrong unless you think there's some sort of Welington Castillo conspiracy among these guys. I don't doubt that he's terrible at it, I just doubt it's worth 25 runs a year or whatever.
  21. abuck1220
    well if questioning that the difference between montero and castillo's ability to catch a ball is 50 runs per season counts as skepticism, I guess i'm skeptical.
  22. abuck1220
    so pitch framing is going to be the thing smart people swear is undervalued this offseason, huh? that's kinda boring.
  23. abuck1220
    I wish there was a way I could properly express how little I care about the football game between these teams in comparison to the basketball game between these two teams. I would gladly accept a 49-0 loss this weekend if it somehow gave iowa st 1 additional point in the basketball game.
  24. abuck1220
    A&M is certainly a dumpster fire right now, but Tennessee is definitely a team on the rise. Regardless of whether they are that good or not, you are still having to play against and get pushed around by very high caliber athletes for 5 straight weeks. Replace Tenn and aTm with Big 10 teams like Illinois and Minnesota and it's not the same. Illinois and Minnesota, between them, have 2 four-star players they've recruited in the past 3 years and 0 five-stars. On the contrary, Tennessee and aTM, in the same three year span, have 63 four-star players and 6 five-stars. This isn't an SEC rah-rah post, it's just the truth when you objectively look at the numbers. You aren't playing the same type of athletes when you play a Minnesota as you are when you are playing a Tennessee. well at least now i don't feel bad for ole miss after last night anymore
  25. abuck1220
    well that's [expletive] bonkers. no way he gets McCann money.
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