Still think it's hilarious that this organization says it's trying to win and then trots out Flowers over Soto

Tired of the KC special comment.

Eaton a terrible AB.

Eaton with seven k's....then a dp ball prevents Abreu from hitting.

 

Eaton has to move those runners into scoring position.

Edited August 5, 201510 yr by caulfield12

Saladonezo.

In a word? Yes.

 

Stats-mongering has always been one of baseball's charming quirks, but there has to be a some limit Look at virtually all other pro sports. From soccer to basketball. Noone in their right mind would use NCAA or NBADL numbers to make definitive projections.

 

Scout the player, not the stats, to the best of your ability. Simple as that. This is why Tyler Saladino and Dustin Pedroia will have stellar careers in the bigs, while BP session monsters like Joe Borchard and Brooks Kieshniek are teh fails.

 

Pedroia and Saladino in the same sentence?

Duke blowing another game

Tie game, 5-5, Duke blows save on a walk, double by Geyer, and relay throw from Eaton that air-mailed Alexei as the cutoff man.

I don't like to hang out in game threads and complain about every last thing, but Zach Duke is literally the worst player on the team. I do not say that to exaggerate. Please quit using him in situations like these.

Man Zach Duke is bad.

Don't forget that Sanchez decided to watch the runner score before throwing even though he had a great shot if he just throws the damn ball

Duke blowing another game

 

Such a stupid contract

Hahn is done. He will definitely resign.

I thought Eaton had a gun at one point? He is so noodle army now

Such a stupid contract

It was a 100% reasonable gamble if you thought this team had a good shot at competing this year with everything around him.

 

The flaw was in the logic of the 2nd part.

Relay was over Ramirez, shorthopped Sanchez...then nobody yelled at Carlos to throw home.

 

No idea why he was hesitating or holding the ball.

 

 

Duke getting killed by righties recently.

 

Another blown save this week for Duke, 2 in 3 days.

 

Not sure why no Petricka.....saving Duke for Sizemore, kinda pointless.

Hahn is done. He will definitely resign.

He won't. Reinsdorf should fire everyone. He won't. This is among the worst organizations in baseball.

And Duke shouldn't be the 8th inning option. 6th inning guy or a LOOGY f*** his contract use him where he is good

Relievers are notoriously fickle and you aren't paying him that much. Get him out of these situations for now, see if he pitches better, put him back into high leverage spots when/if he pitches better.

Edited August 5, 201510 yr by Jake

Not sure why no Petricka.....saving Duke for Sizemore, kinda pointless.

Robin has treated Duke as an 8th inning guy the whole year, regardless of position splits.

In a word? Yes.

 

Stats-mongering has always been one of baseball's charming quirks, but there has to be a some limit Look at virtually all other pro sports. From soccer to basketball. Noone in their right mind would use NCAA or NBADL numbers to make definitive projections.

 

Scout the player, not the stats, to the best of your ability. Simple as that. This is why Tyler Saladino and Dustin Pedroia will have stellar careers in the bigs, while BP session monsters like Joe Borchard and Brooks Kieshniek are teh fails.

 

Every player drafted early whether its QB's, RB's, CF's, P's, point guards , centers ( hockey and basketball) usually put up big numbers in the levels below professional . Stats are not charming quirks especially in this day and age where the arguments against Avi using K zone recognition and other sabre stats build an argument against him just as MiL league hitting stats build an argument for him.

Of course stats do not tell the whole story since there are busts in all sports also.

 

I am not saying it's the end all be all but scouts in all sports also use other methods such as personal interviews, written exams, background checks, etc to gauge as best they can how a player will develop.

 

Nothing is an exact science but stats do have their place as part of the process.

Such a stupid contract

 

We absolutely killed that guy in 2008 when he was starting for the Pirates.

 

 

The worst part is that he should have been out easily with a goof throw to the relay man....catcher with terrible jump and a blown tire rounding third still made it easily.

Ok Jose, demolish this pitch and send em home happy.

Wasn't close Hawk.

We absolutely killed that guy in 2008 when he was starting for the Pirates.

 

 

The worst part is that he should have been out easily with a goof throw to the relay man....catcher with terrible jump and a blown tire rounding third still made it easily.

I still don't understand how Sanchez was just staring at the runner holding the ball for a good 3 seconds before he threw it