AE deserves some love and loyalty from The Faithful
Preface: Not to suggest that I'm necessarily against Tejada, if somehow that would develop into a legitimate possibility... but...Adam Everett, until his hand injury about 2/3 thru the 04 season, was...
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Quite the discussion.I think the post about AE+BA+Pitcher = Weak described the situation best. Brad is fine for what he is as is Everett, but really adress the issue at hand. The gaping hole in the...
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I actually think the LF/1B situation is a bigger problem than the lack of offense at shortstop or catcher. Ausmus isn't likely to improve much, but I think Everett may still improve at the plate. He's...
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amy, look at barzillas numbers he showed about OBP, even if everett hits .270 he'll be lucky to get a .300 OBP, which is freaking pathetic, SS or C need to be upgraded offensively and nowPetition to...
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In 2003 & 2004 he had an OBP of about .320. I think he can at least equal that and possibly do a bit better.
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The Astros value defense at SS and C. It works for them. Houston fans were given a championship this season. I see no reason to make wholesale changes after a championship season. If the Astros were...
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Quote:What do you have against the kid? He's a great shortstop.I have nothing against him. I agree his glove work is great. But calling him a great a shortstop is a little much. His offensive game...
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Quote:What we're looking at here is a warrior mentality. When you go to war and are successful, there is a desire not to speak ill of anyone on the team. This mentality has seeped into the...
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Quote:I actually think the LF/1B situation is a bigger problem than the lack of offense at shortstop or catcher. Ausmus isn't likely to improve much, but I think Everett may still improve at the...
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Quote:And that's a condescending statement which assumes that the only honest analysis can be yours, or that which has some sort of statistic to back it up.I certainly don't want to sound...
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Quote:People that hang around here as long as many of us have shouldn't have to prove their fandom. My allegiance is to the team and not to individuals on that team. In the end, we only owe everyone...
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Quote:My numbers are what they are and I trust them over human observation.Bill James and other sabermetricians have come up with some statistical measures that are good and certainly a lot better...
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Quote:Pitching. Pitching. Pitching. And then when that was done we had more pitching. In addition to the top three in the rotation we also had the best back end of a bullpen in baseball.Of course, the...
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Quote:One of the problems with evaluating defense is that most people (including scouts) overvalue skills and undervalue actual defensive production. Really? And what about Everett's and/or Ausmus's...
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Quote:Uh, OK. The kid probably weighs 175 soaking wet, so by that standard you should have a different AE jersey for every day of the week. It was a funny!IN ROY WE TRUST!
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Okay, where to start:Adam Everett. . . . . .ZR. . .Rank. . .FRAR. . .FRAA2003. ..862. . . .5. . . . .18.. . . ..22004. ..888. . . .NR. . . .19.. . . ..52005. ..875. . . .3.. . .. .27.. . ....
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Quote:Speaking of sarcasm and condension, this statement is full of both.With all due respects, the statement to which you refer was neither sarcastic nor condescending. It was a perfectly logical...
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Thank you Lefty!! That's exactly how I feel!
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Nice job Lefty! How quickly people forget Mitch Meluskey.
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Quote:Nice job Lefty! How quickly people forget Mitch Meluskey.Actually, I was thinking a lot of Meluskey when talking about Ausmus. And, I will echo the kudos to Lefty for articulating his point of...
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Quote:I think the problem I have the stat vs. scouting crowd is the fact that they are supposed to be two separate camps. I believe scouts can and should utilize sabermetrics and vice versaNo problem...
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