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Hawk Harrelson. Anti Sabermetrics
PackLandVA replied to cubbyvirus00's topic in General Baseball Talk
Just a few minutes ago, Hawk and Steve were discussing Peavy. Hawk said, and I quote, "The only thing that counts, it's not ERA. It's Ws." Steve countered with, "Personal and Team Ws". Go figure. Not a peep about TWTW, though. -
Isn't the goal of most trades to get the best play(s)/prospect(s) possible, even if your organization has a player(s) at that position? Prospects acquired this year for Garza may prove to be centerpieces in future deals if they're not destined to stay in the Cubs' org. Also, this year's top prospects (especially in AA and below) * aren't always next year's top prospect. Look at guys like Olt, Maples and Jackson. *typo - should have originally stated "aren't next year's top prospects".
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Sounds like he was pulled for not hustling on a groundball DP that the SS actually bobbled. Had he hustled, Soc score a run.
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Have two questions/comparisons: How would any of you compare Sale's herky-jerky motion with regard to stress on his arm/elbow/shoulder versus Wood's cross-body motion? Sale looks like he's always a pitch or two away from significant injury. How is Sale's velocity/control/dominance compared to Prior's during Mark's first couple of years? Other than throwing with different arms, they seem very similar. Sale's 3/4 motion may make it more difficult for a lefty to hit him versus a righty against Prior.
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I'm not watching and am still trying to figure which is more exciting: this or the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Both are so crazy-different from year to year. Is Chris "My-schtick-used-to-be-funny 25 years-ago" Berman announcing?
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Notice how he goes for the bite just as that lady's "Cardinal fan" husband is looking down! Very sneaky!!
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Don't know if this was mentioned in the previous 29 pages or not, but with the possibility of Nelson Cruz being suspended, does anyone think the Rangers would be interested in reacquiring Soriano? While he's nor as good a hitter as Cruz, he could probably do a decent job of being productive in that ballpark, with that lineup around him and the continued warm weather in TX. What would he be worth?
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As I was first reading that quote, I thought it was something Hawk said on telecast.
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Despite both teams not being very good, I look forward to watching both telecasts of the game tonight (flipping back and forth on DVR mode) just to see the difference in play-by-play/color between douche and douchier versus Len & JD. Hopefully the Cubs can win and there's something controversial so douchier can go into full meltdown mode.
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Hawk Harrelson. Anti Sabermetrics
PackLandVA replied to cubbyvirus00's topic in General Baseball Talk
Despite both teams not being very good, I look forward to watching both telecasts of the game tonight (flipping back and forth on DVR mode) just to see the difference in play-by-play/color between douche and douchier versus Len & JD. Hopefully the Cubs can win and there's something controversial so douchier can go into full meltdown mode. -
Just walked in his first AB versus Quintana. Fouled off the first 3-2 offering before taking ball 4 high and away.
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The first one, Sori called for it and Castro didn't stop. The second one, Sori let Castro make a very good (difficult) play when it would've been routine for Sori. That can't happen!! :banghead:
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Shawn Camp to Any Team for past considerations.
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Was gonna catch a Cougars game in the next couple of weeks and was hoping to see Rademacher.
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Win or lose, I hope Feldman is lights out!!
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Masterson has shut out the White Sox twice this year....so far!!
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6/30 Cubs (EJAX) @ Mariners (Bondy) - 310, CSN
PackLandVA replied to Tracer Bullet's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Would love to see Sori get hot over the next month, especially in the power department. -
The White Sox played pretty good fundamental baseball last year. They were also one of the top fielding teams in baseball last year. While there's not much a manager can do about talent, it is often referenced that a team's fundamentals can be directly related to coaching. The Sox are very poor in this area in 2013. I would tend to think this has to be at least partially the responsibility of the coaching given the fact that it's basically the same team from a year ago. My assertion is not that Ventura is a poor manager, but rather, he's just an average manager through 1 1/2 seasons.
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I agree the White Sox are not very good. Actually, not good at all. But often when a team is not fundamentally sound, when a team makes mental errors, base running errors, missing cut offs or throwing to the wrong base, etc......those tend to be directly related to coaching. The team makeup hasn't changed significantly from last year. And yet this year, they seem like a completely different team with essentially the same players. Ozzie was a jackass, but I don't think he accepted lackadaisical play.
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Through yesterday's doubleheader, Robin Ventura is 75-87 in his last 162 games as the White Sox manager. Much like the White Sox fielding, base running and generally baseball abilities as a team in 2012, Ventura's success as a manager last season may also have been a FLUKE.
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I believe Hawk is FINALLY realizing the Sox are not a good team.
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Anybody just catch the dude putting on the "Marmol Sucks" T-shirt in the background. They were just showing a close up of Sori in the batter's box, and in the background, the dud was putting on the shirt. :lol:
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But that isn't what Sveum is saying in the quote...at least not how I interpret it. Saying he needs more ABs is completely different that stating he "can't find" a day off to give Starlin a breather.
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Everyone should have a price. If some team is willing to overpay.....
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Using strictly my recollections (no stats), they seem very prone to fouling off two-strike pitches before eventually whiffing. Seems like they swing at a lot of bad pitches to keep the AB alive instead of taking balls and going deep in the count. Could be a reason for the # of pitches per AB being high but the OBP being down. Good at contact but not good at putting ball in play.
