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QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Apr 22, 2006 -> 10:16 PM) What do you mean Glaivne's recent tradk record? He's had an era under 4 the last two years and was outstanding since the BReak last year. Its not a fluke. He started having faith in his pitches again. He was throwing soft stuff in and the fastball away which was causing him to get beat in 03. He committed to throwing his fastball inside again and hitters aren't hitting it fair His 05 splits are crazy retarded. A 5.00 ERA, a 1.75 WHIP, and a .325 BAA in the first half? In a pitching paradise like Shea? BAA over first 4 months: April: .308 May: .317 June: .333 July: .303 And his 2003 season? Absolutely brutal. Basically, he's not as bad as his 03 numbers would suggest, but he's also not as good as his 06 numbers (thus far) would suggest.

As far as the Mets are concerned, Glavine has been surprisingly good thus far. I don't think that it will last based on his recent track record. I dunno much about Bannister, but he has pitched well. Trachsel and Zambrano suck. There are just way too many question marks in that rotation, and IMO their bullpen is not exactly playoff caliber. But the hitting? God damn is that lineup scary.

Yeah, if Clemens comes back, then they will all of a sudden be the team to beat in the NL once again. They had three pitchers (Clemens, Pettite, Oswalt) in the Top 10 in WHIP last year, which is just insane.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Apr 22, 2006 -> 12:41 PM) Thats funny, I went to the gamethread to look for some "f***s" and "dorks". Couldnt find anyone that said Santana was going to win, though. I'd much rather be a "f***" or a "dork" as opposed to a hopeless baseball retard who thinks that Buehrle is more valuable than Santana. Sweet Jesus.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 08:29 PM) There is a search function, it's on the main page of the board and says google. I'm obviously talking about search options that are an actual part of this site, but let's test google with the keywords "South Park" and "White Sox". Search Who has the time to search through all of those links? We used to have specialized search options on this site where you could find pretty much anything. You could go to SLAP, search for South Park, and you'd find it immediately. That google search is pretty f***ing far from specialized.

Yeah, I could understand if Santana wasn't in the American League & people didn't really get a chance to observe him on a regular basis, but he pitches for a team that we see 19 times a year. If you think that Buehrle is more valuable, you're out there like f***ing Pluto. And I'm a proud member of the Buehrle fan club, so bite me.

Dude, it's been posted before. You totally suck. In my best Rahman voice: How gay of you But on a serious note, people need to realize that there are no search options on this site. Unless it's recent news, don't be that dumbass who says some s*** like "It's been posted before".

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 12:18 AM) Yes, right now, I will take Buehrle over Santana. RIGHT NOW. Once Santana settles in, I'm sure he'll be my pick. But until he shows me he has found his grove, I'm taking Buehrle. Like I said, I'm not taking Buehrle's career over Santana's at all, but as of this moment, Buehrle is pitching better. You're a damn good buls***ter. Lawyer material.

QUOTE(iguchi=dank @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 03:49 AM) Thome 7 HR - team W/L in HR games 6-1 Frank 4 HR - team W/L in HR games 1-3 Yeah, but if you take away the two games that Joe Blanton got raped in, the A's are 1-1 when Frank hits a HR. Duh. I swear, there's some scrub out there who has 4 HR already, and his team is 4-0 when he hits them. It doesn't mean jack s***. Pitching is the name of the game. Maybe you've been too busy saying "Did Sammy hit one????" all of these years, but believe me, those HRs mean a hell of a lot less than you think. The fact that you actually took the time to research such meaningless horses*** is depressing to me.

QUOTE(Soxfest @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 04:21 PM) This is looking to a bitter struggle. Say what?

QUOTE(bmags @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 06:43 AM) i swear its like you might live on the northside I live on the north side, you bastard.

I have been conducting betting experiments, and I've made a few hundred dollars over the past couple of weeks. Just bet on the over for every single game. It's easy money for the time being. The oddsmakers will wake up at some point, though.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 05:37 AM) I loved Sirotka. It's a shame what happened. When I was like 10, there was a site named bigleaguers.com on which some major leaguers would update profiles and stuff. I was a Sirotka fan, and I saw he updated his and took emails, so I tried it. He was nice enough to reply, and we emailed each other off and on a few times. If nothing else, he was nice to me, but I'm sure you all remember the first time you talked with a big leaguer. Sirotka was a pimp. Yeah, I talked to Ruben Sierra once. I didn't understand a f***ing word that came out of his mouth, but it was cool to talk to a big league player. And I used to stalk Jeff Liefer. I think that I had a man-crush on him, or something.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Apr 12, 2006 -> 09:36 PM) NO s*** At one point Farmer said "Babe Shelton is due up next" and he paused, waited for Singleton, then prompted Singleton "You remember, right?" at which point Chris said very plainly(I actually laughed at this one) "Yes, Chris Shelton is Babe Shelton", and then Farmer procedes to explain (for the 4th time, everytime he came up to bat) that his teammates call him Babe Shelton, because he hits like Babe Ruth(no way!), and then when he came up to bat? "And Babe Shelton steps to the plate." I really feel for Chris to be stuck with that man all the time. Haha, I heard that. Although, if Farmer were to say "Babe Shelton is due up next" with Rooney in the booth, at least John would have played along after having sensed the obvious sarcasm in Farmer's tone (despite the fact that the Tigers players actually call him Babe). Singleton just ain't cut out for a radio gig, especially with a wise-ass like Farmer sitting next to him.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 04:55 AM) No, that's true. There's very few cases like the Adam Dunn's of the world. But, Dunn's value isn't just in his OBP, it's combined with the fact that he's going to hit 70-80 x-tra basehits a year. Oh, yeah, and he's 26 friggin' years old... I don't know why, but when I think of Adam Dunn, I also think of Reggie Jackson for some reason. Reggie's Career Numbers We're talking about completely different eras, and Reggie was also a monster in the playoffs, but if you look at their stats at pretty much the same age, the similarities are kind of scary. If Dunn can stay healthy, he will break Reggie's strikeout record. That said, I'll take him on my team as a cleanup-hitting DH any day. He is beyond butcher status out there in left field.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 04:30 AM) To bad they'll both be on the dl in a month. Yeah. It's hard to do these combos because damn near all of these guys are gimps. You have to eliminate Schilling/Beckett, Halladay/Burnett, Oswalt/Pettite, etc. Hey, I have one: Bonderman/Verlander

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 04:07 AM) What I'm saying is, if you have a player who is making $8 million a year, but his only real asset is his OBP (say he's putting up a .250/.375/.375 line), then of course he's going to be overrated. And really, there ain't very many Brad Wilkersons out there. In the vast majority of cases, you're not gonna have a guy with a great OBP and a s***ty batting average. Being able to draw walks usually means that you have a solid batting eye. Having a solid batting eye usually means that you can hit for a good average. Or maybe I'm just oversimplifying things.

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 03:39 AM) I think Halladay/Burnett may be the biggest joke of 'em all. Halladay is a Cy Young type pitcher, but what the hell has Burnett ever done to merit any praise? Even when he ain't hurt, the guy is a career sub-.500 pitcher, and he pitched on some pretty decent Marlins teams. He's basically the slightly less injured version of Kerry Wood. Burnett hasn't established much, and he gets s***ted on all the time, but him and the HOF caliber Halladay have to be Top 10. They have to be.

They have a lot of balls considering that Contreras was the MVP of a World Series winner, and Buehrle started the freaking All Star game. Anyway, here are my Top 10 in no particular order. And if you don't like it, you can go f*** yourself. Contreras/Buehrle Harden/Blanton Schmidt/Morris Prior/Zambrano Halladay/Burnett Carpenter/Mulder Oswalt/Pettite Hudson/Smoltz Colon/Lackey Santana/Radke Remember, Radke was Top 20 in WHIP last year. Ooooh yeeeaaah. f*** Barry Zito. I know that the Schmidt/Morris pairing is kind of a questionable selection. Morris ain't nowhere near what he once was, but he's still pretty good, and heavily slept-on in fantasy circles. Yeah, his second half stats from last year are trash. Does Hudson suck now? Probably not, although his numbers kind of worry me a bit. What's up with that guy? Umm, and if Schilling is healthy, I have news for y'all. Him and Beckett are top 10 without question. I will hold off for the time being, as Curt's numbers were ATROCIOUS last year. I'm talking Hall Of Shame type numbers. Feel free to tear my baseball thoughts to shreds. I've been getting that a lot lately.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 03:26 AM) It's an important stat but it's overrated in the sense that some people think it's the only thing that matters. That's far from the case. I'm just one of those people who hate when people say that Garrett Anderson sucked last year cause his obp and ops were down yet he still drove in 96. It seems at times that people have now forgot about the traditional stats with all these new age ones out there. That's cool. I tend to agree for the most part. But god damn, Garrett only had a .743 OPS last year? Ouch.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 01:40 AM) If its an error, the runs will be unearned, therefore ERA would still show the pitcher's true statistics. Yep, but it wasn't an error. Also, if the bases are loaded on three errors, and the pitcher proceeds to give up four straight hits, ERA ain't gonna show just how terrible that pitcher was in that particular inning, but WHIP will. Yeah, the position players behind him were terrible, but so was he. Why should he get a free pass? But with all of the errors that go uncalled, I guess that it all evens out in the end.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 01:41 AM) I'm not knocking stats, they are important, but way overdone. And anyone that doesn't realize how over-rated OBP is well whatever. Its great to have a nice OBP but more important is a hitters ability to HIT. Having a good eye makes him a more complete player. You can't knock OBP, though. Getting on base is what it's all about. You put pressure on the pitcher, you f*** with the heads of infielders, you see to it that there are more "ducks on the pond" so that your sluggers can have more RBI opportunities, etc. And really, how often are you going to have a guy with a great OBP and a s***ty batting average? There are only a select few guys that I can think of. Plenty of stats are overrated. That ain't one of them IMO.

Yeah, but you need control to get your "stellar stuff" anywhere near the plate. Think about it. I have a mean curveball. The only problem is that it lands like 10 feet in front of the plate. How can your stuff be stellar in the first place without being able to dictate where the pitches are going? I dunno, it just doesn't make much sense. If you can't control a pitch at least somewhat, you're not going to be in the majors. It kind of defeats the purpose. I'm just talking control, not good control or great control. Just your typical average major league level of control. Or whatever the f***. Zambrano, Burnett, etc have average control. Without it, they wouldn't be in the majors -- obviously. But I must admit, after I typed it, I knew that someone would try to correct me on it. Don't separate "control" and "stuff", because you need some control to have good stuff in the first place. Or am I way off base here?

Even the best starters in baseball are going to have bad innings, and it's all about minimizing the damage. You can give up 4 walks/hits in one inning, but then you can retire 12 straight batters or whatever, so your WHIP ratio is still gonna be sweet. But the runs that you gave up in that inning as a result of a horses*** play by Scotty Pods? ERA = f***ed WHIP = SWEET Point: ERA is mad misleading, WHIP tells me the truth

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 12, 2006 -> 11:28 PM) Then that causes a hit to be added on to the guys whip as well. Right, one hit, as opposed to three runs.