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Exactly what I was thinking. I think that have that dog and pony show taped and just mail it in. No matter what FA you sign, you over paid. The winner in any auction paid the most and hopefully the projection works out. upnorthsox, excellent post. I notice that in these matters the guys that have been through a Sox build to tear down cycle are a bit more temperate in their views. Great analysis.

Maybe not today, but if he can be a $14 mil pitcher in year 3, it's ok. Some of this is always projections. Who do you think will win more games in 2007? RJ or MC?

Whatcha cooking? Uncle Ben's Perverted Rice

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I clicked the link just to see what site you were visiting this time losing explosives, misplacing bombs, I am so glad we have put so many resources into making flying safer.

Actually a comparison could be made to other MLB players with the same range of AB with bases loaded. One could also look at the overall MLB average with bases loaded and draw some conclusions from that. I imagine FlaSoxxJim has a high dollar stats program that could determine the T value and give all sorts of reasons why, or why not, the stat is meaningful. How much credence someone would put into the analysis is probably directly related to that person's opinion of the player involved.

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Is it Heavy Kettle?

Don't they call it a kettle?

Only the best for the Yankees

beck If the D-backs want to win now, Everett is a good fit Sox want to win now, Rowand is a better fit You have me confused.

YASNY, I have a small disagreement with you on this. The problem I have with career stats as they do not always reflect the guys current condition. Extreme example Take Shamee pre-"working out" and post "working out" power numbers. Factor in career and it lowers what you could reasonably expect from him. IT also doesn't take into consideration the age of the player. Career stats for a 30 year old may be a better reflection in his next 5 seasons than career stats on a 40 year old. I try and see some trends in the numbers. Know what you are looking at (as you do)and draw reasonable conclusions based on the appropriateness of the stats. Career stats may or may not be a good tool to judge the future performance. It depends on the individual. The previous 2-5 years may be an even better tool. Sometime you need a hammer, sometimes a wrench. Each tool is different, just as each stat is different.

That almost has me excited. I cannot believe all this to try and pass the frickin' Twins :headshake

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Ignoring the big names that everyone has already heard of I have found this site Newegg.com to be awesome with pricing and shipping. I've spent a bunch of money with them the past couple of weeks and they have been awesome.

Of course

LMAO, what a dumb f***. I'm just surprised he admitted to being taken like that. I am certain their other victims didn't report it.

I'd be ok with Garland straight up. I wouldn't be ok if I was the D-backs. Who wants the deal more? The D-backs trying to be respectable or the Sox thinking he's the missing piece? We'll have to overpay to get this done.

The more I think about it I think I would like a nice Billy Beer

:puke thanks dj I needed that little worry, as often as I sleep in the great outdoors

I am all for win today and worry about tomorrow, tomorrow. This winds up being a small step forward and the huge leap forward gets cancelled by a few smaller steps backward.

I wish I had been the DJ at the reception. I only saw 1 big argument. It was awesome. I tried playing some slow tunes to calm everything down, but I wish I had kung fo fighting :-) or Saturday Night by Elton John. I had some interesting requests.

Using stats to predict future performance is a tough balancing act. Often times early numbers may unfairly skew results either positively or negatively. If predicting events based on stats was foolproof, we would all be millionaires via the stock market or via the race track. What we have learned here, if you hadn't already, is to analyze the terms and judge the sample population before looking at the results. Methodology if always the key. That is also why great statisticians are paid very well by everyone from political campaigns to baseball teams.