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  1. XZero771679666304
    I never said otherwise. If you read, I clearly acknowledge it is an aspect of defense. I am just noting that it isn't the critical aspect of defense, to the point it turns a man into an overall poor defensive player. My statement was in response to someone elses implication that throwing arm defines defensive prowess. You said a good throwing arm is a "bonus". It isn't. It is an integral part of defense, not just a small fraction.
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    I've seen it, and that is definitely not the case. The ump called him out, paul rolled (and didn't sprint anywhere), then AJ ran, the ump froze, looked confused as hell, then panicked and didn't know what to do, then just stood around like an indignant idiot defending his ineptitude. You're right. I saw the fist pump while Paul was still in his crouch. If the Angels are at fault there, then everyone better tag every batter after every strike 3 call, everytime.
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    We're speaking about different things here. You seem to consider the throwing arm as the defining element of a player's defense. I consider defense to be playing the field with an arm as a bonus. I do consider defense important, especially up the middle, and in fact I have had to defend my importance on defense many times. I'm old school. If I'm an amateur GM, I want defense and pitching. But throwing arm is just a small fraction of defense for me, and in Damon's case, is the only drawback. He doesn't commit many errors in the field, has solid range (top 5 in MLB in RF, middle-of-the-pack in ZR), and has a fearless attitude. It is a poor and inaccurate statement to say Damon is a poor defensive player. He is a better-then-average defensive player with a poor throwing arm. But a throwing arm is an integral element of defense, whether you choose to acknowledge that or not.
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    Livid, but under control. I really like Scioscia. will there be an official protest to the league? Protests of the play in question are not allowed: But this seems like less of an issue of Edding's judgment than the fact he clearly called A.J. out, then said he didn't.
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    Because Farnsworth's stuff and peripheral numbers are good and he is on his third team in two years, there must be an X factor. While some people seem to think players are robots and situations don't have an effect on players, the fact is that some players just don't do well in high pressure situations. I know the evidence is limited, but Farnsworth seems break down mentally when the pressure is at it's highest. I'm not going to use peurile insults or names, but he seems to lose focus in the crunch. And not all pressure situations, but the ones that are high profile. Perhaps he picks his spots poorly or has catastrophic luck. Only time will tell.
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    Are you talking about Crede being thrown out at second? If so, he looked out on the slow motion replay to me.
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    his K/9 and BB/9 don't show nastiness. Not compared to the top closers. if 33/35 with a 1.85 era is not nasty i dont know what is. i would take dempster closing with his numbers over farnsworth's great k/9 & bb/9 any day. who cares how many he k's or walks as long as he gets the job done. Because the hits and walks are much better indicators of what he will do in the future than Save percentage or ERA(especially for relievers). i disagree. if this were true the farns & hawkins would be elite closers but they are not. the future is a big guess for every player no matter what #'s you consider. i think it's insane to say that dempster didnt have a great season as a closer last year because he walked too many & didnt have enough k's. he is the cubs closer the next 3 years regardless so lets hope he has another season in 06 like he had in 05. Well, BAA and WHIP are more important indicators because they tell you how effective a pitcher is. But you still can't argue against Ryan's effectiveness based on those numbers. 1.85 ERA .218 BAA 1.25 WHIP 8.17 k/9 .943 SV PCT Overall, all his numbers range from good-excellent except his BB rate, but that doesn't hurt his WHIP much. If he had a .275 BAA, 1.40 WHIP and 5 k/9, I could see a potential problem. But those weren't his numbers, and I don't see anything to be remotely alarmed about.
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    his K/9 and BB/9 don't show nastiness. Not compared to the top closers. if 33/35 with a 1.85 era is not nasty i dont know what is. i would take dempster closing with his numbers over farnsworth's great k/9 & bb/9 any day. who cares how many he k's or walks as long as he gets the job done. Because the hits and walks are much better indicators of what he will do in the future than Save percentage or ERA(especially for relievers). And he gives up few hits, as his .218 BAA indicates. His WHIP as a closer is comparable to that of Lidge and Isringhausen, even with his walks.
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    IMO, "nastiness" is reflected more in BAA than strikeout rates. There are plenty of guys with high k/9 who get hit hard. If batter have a hard time squaring up and getting good wood on your pitches, you're nasty. There are pitchers out there who have to use savvy and guile to be effective, and Dempster isn't one of them.
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    Yes.
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    Go after him, K-Rod.
  12. XZero771679666304
    Don't give Crede anything to pull, please.
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    K-Rod has been victimized by some crap hits and errors the past couple nights.
  14. XZero771679666304
    That's the first point made against signing Damon that I really agree with. I find it contradictory that some of the same folks who would sign 35-year old Brian Giles to a 4 or 5 year deal are balking at signing Damon (at least in part) due to the fact that he's 32 and wants 5 years. I could be wrong, but I don't remember too many people wanting Giles signed for anything beyond 3 years, if that. And Giles has been far more consistent over the past several years than Damon has, and more productive. With the Cubs likely to target Furcal, Giles makes more sense, but at 2-3 years. I'd alsolike to point out that Giles has had a significantly higher OBP and OPS, and scored 90+ runs in the middle of an anemic offense. Giles also had nealy as many SB as Damon this year. One could make a strong argument that Giles could have done a better job as a leadoff man than Damon on top of that juggernaut Boston offense. Now Giles isn't a leadoff man, but even at his age he brings more to the table than Damon.
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    Perhaps the talk of re-signing Furcal is just PR stuff. With Marte and Betemit waiting in the wings, one of the IF has to go.
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    As far as the topic goes, I don't think the Boss can blow the team up. I say this because the market is thin, and no one would want what he has to trade, unless he chooses to unload ARod. I just don't think the circumstances allow a overhaul, at least one that makes the team better.
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    No to Wagner, but I'd pay that or even a bit more for BJ Ryan over Dempster. Save totals don't tell the whole story. Remember, Alfonseca once racked up 45 in a season. As a closer, Dempster posted a 1.85 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 8.17 k/9 and .218 BAA to go with his league leading .943 save percentage. There was nothing about Dempster's performance to indicate he will be anything but good. Injuries are really the primary concern. Or a return to control problems that have plagued most of his career. They never left. But one walk every two innings isn't so bad. You notice one walk every two outings a lot less than 3 or 4 walks in a start. It's perception, as Dempster walked guys at nearly the same rate as a closer as he did before.
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    Angels>>>>>>>>>>>>Cards>>Sox=Astros
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    In 2000, Antonio Alfonseca was 45/49 in save opportunites. His peripherals indicated that he wasn't as good as his save numbers indicated. Those peripherals proved to be predictive. In 2001, he was 28/44 and in 2002 he as 19/28. While I hope Dempster is as good as his 33/35 might lead some to believe, there is enough reason to be concerned. Just out of curiosity (this is a dead-horse argument), which of Dempster's peripherals worry you? His walks. Ryan is a bit wild, but as a reliever he averaged over two innings and about two strikeouts per walk, so it really isn't that alarming, IMO.
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    Save totals don't tell the whole story. Remember, Alfonseca once racked up 45 in a season. As a closer, Dempster posted a 1.85 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 8.17 k/9 and .218 BAA to go with his league leading .943 save percentage. There was nothing about Dempster's performance to indicate he will be anything but good. Injuries are really the primary concern.
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    I noticed this last year, and the year before.
  22. XZero771679666304
    Now that there are no East coast teams left in the playoffs? The LCS and World Series highlights may be seen in the second half of SportsCenter. :lol:
  23. XZero771679666304
    True, but if it was in the Cell at least the fans might kill them (Taliban+Bin Laden).
  24. XZero771679666304
    All year? I might not be that old, but it's been that way for my whole life.
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    Most Sox fans I know wouldn't root for the Cubs under any circumstances, as they would spontaneously combust or melt or something. For Sox fans to appeal to Cubs fans for support is creating a double standard, IMO. For the record, I would never root for the Sox, and wouldn't expect Sox fans to root for the Cubs. It's just the natural order of things.
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