Transmogrified Tiger

The US

Van Ben > Prior

The bubble? That's madness.

.247/.370/.617? That looks fantastic. Wait, what three stats are you comparing in that line? Usually it's AVG/OBP/SLG Jones v. LHP 2005: .201/.247/.370/.617 3 year: .238/.295/.363/.658

I read that as, "I don't pay attention to stats." That's what I thought too. He also repeated the Dusty-speak we've heard almost verbatim.

In an offensive vacuum, maybe. But add in positional scarcity, the running game, and defensive differences, A-Rod comes on top for me.

We've grown accustomed to players doing this. GM's should be above it all. Remember when Grudzielanek cried collusion or Moises was upset at how Hendry handled not re-signing him. Players whining like this happens all the time, but you didn't see Hendry calling these guys idiots. I distinctly remember Wagner calling out Hunsicker in Houston. You didn't see Hunsicker call Wagner an uneducated hick. GM's have to be above this. It's called professionalism. And I agree. But for how long should the Sox remain mum while Thomas bad-mouths them to anyone he can find? He has been doing this since the parade ended - its not like this was the first time. By my count, he has made incindiary statements on no less than 3 occassions, and I am probably missing something. Wouldn't you agree that the Sox have the right to stand up for themselves? Or should they just crawl into the fetal position? I see what you're saying, but there's definitely a point somewhere between simply taking abuse and "He's an idiot. He's selfish. That's why we don't miss him,"

Holds are counted too, so relievers are probably more important than in a normal roto league.

Maybe it slipped. It could just be a 4 seamer. Or a breaking pitch depending where his unseen fingers are on the ball.

Isn't someone else here from Livonia, MI? EDIT: My hunch was right, it's tadowdaddy.

wtg guys, I start the thread to see if I have a good team and you guys ruin it before I get any criticism or praise. All your teams suck, mine is awesome.

How do you figure? I've already shown you that Mabry is the better offensive player.

He gets on base more(last year was a minor exception), and he hits for more extra bases. Mabry hasn't had more than 250 at bats in a season since 1999. Neifi lowest in that span is 328 in 2003. If Mabry's so good why isn't he playing every day? Because he sucks. So, how good a player is, is determined by how much they play? Was Patterson any good last year because he got a bunch of at bats? Of course not. Your pal Farnsworth throws bunches of innings every year, more than most relief pitchers. You don't seem to think he's worthwhile. MLB is littered with terrible players getting more playing time than they deserve because of inept management. Playing time doesn't determine value, performance does.

Oh, you were talking about their cockamamie system. Yeah, I guess Mabry would be worse going by that. EDIT: Remember that playing time was part of their criteria. Twice as many AB's for Neifi means twice the opportunity to suck and get points. Don't you think there's a reason Mabry only got 246 AB's last year while Neifi got 572? And don't say because Nomar got hurt because the Cubs could have traded for somebody else if they thought Neifi was so horrible. Going by their bogus criteria, Mabry should be "drafted" higher in theory. However, since Neifi will have much more opportunity to earn points because of extra playing time, he's worth more in their ridiculous league. Outside of their crazy system, Mabry is the better offensive player. How on earth is Mabry a better hitter? He gets on base more(last year was a minor exception), and he hits for more extra bases.

Oh, you were talking about their cockamamie system. Yeah, I guess Mabry would be worse going by that. EDIT: Remember that playing time was part of their criteria. Twice as many AB's for Neifi means twice the opportunity to suck and get points. Don't you think there's a reason Mabry only got 246 AB's last year while Neifi got 572? And don't say because Nomar got hurt because the Cubs could have traded for somebody else if they thought Neifi was so horrible. Going by their bogus criteria, Mabry should be "drafted" higher in theory. However, since Neifi will have much more opportunity to earn points because of extra playing time, he's worth more in their ridiculous league. Outside of their crazy system, Mabry is the better offensive player.

Oh, you were talking about their cockamamie system. Yeah, I guess Mabry would be worse going by that. EDIT: Remember that playing time was part of their criteria. Twice as many AB's for Neifi means twice the opportunity to suck and get points.

Considering that this doesn't count defense, how did you figure that Neifi is better than Mabry/anyone?

I think that scoring system tells you a lot about the misconceptions about the strikeout from the hitter's perspective.

I hope Blasko bounces back well. What was his injury again? He could make a decent pen arm if he can't take the starter's workload.

For those that saw the MSU-IU game, did Marquise Gray get hurt? He started but only played 4 minutes. Even Ager finally did well(very very well) in a road game and they couldn't win.

If this means 19-20 less interviews in the bottom of the 7th that distract from the game, I like it.

Just an opinion formed from the universal reactions of scouts who have watched Upton play. He's been under a microscope for years now and has impressed everyone who has reported upon seeing him play. Upton may not have yet played pro ball, but he's hardly imaginary. Young has holes in his game that minor league pitchers have been able to exploit. He's a very good prospect and I think he'll be fine in the long run. But I have a theory that players with that kind of strikeout rate in the minors adapt more slowly when they hit the bigs. No, Upton isn't imaginary. But it is unfair to Young that you point out what minor league pitchers have been able to exploit in his game when Upton has yet to have a chance to have any holes in his game be exploited (beyond high school pitchers...big whoop). It's almost like you are saying..."Upton won't get exploited as much as Young, trust me because the scouts say so." That assumption you are making certainly makes Upton's minor league numbers "imaginary", so to speak. I mean, I certainly don't disagree with your theory about strike out rates and how they may predict how quickly a player adjusts to the bigs, but you really have no way of knowing whether or not Upton is going to have high K rates through his stint in the minors either. In the same way, it's unfair assume that Upton will have significant problems. That's the point. We know what Young's problem is, and Upton may or may not have it.

I know you can choose to enter your own results for a Yahoo draft, so you could work it that way.

In other B12 news, Mizzou led by 15 midway thru the first half in Boulder before ultimately losing by 18. Please come and save us Karl Hobbs.

US is going to lose the medal chase to Germany. Bummer. Doesn't look like Canada will have a chance to catch the US for second though.