First Half Awards

[The Cats Ass]

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/10-degrees--first-half-mvps--cy-youngs--top-plays-and-best-use-of-profanity-toward-a-rod-051328191.html

 

Awards for the first half of the season according to Yahoo. It was an alright read. The thing I liked the most was the player comparison second from the bottom.

 

____________BA OBP SLG HR RBI BB K DRS*

Outfielder A .250 .324 .476 16 46 29 101 6

Outfielder B .289 .313 .478 16 61 9 72 -4

 

Can you guess who is who?

[DwightDM]

I'll guess A= Colby and B= Adam Jones

[DwightDM]

Adam Jones isn't that great... I'm sick of people suggesting hes so great. He will probably win silver slugger and gold glove again some how.

 

Overrated for sure. Good player, not a gold glover and not a superstar.

 

Colby, underrated? underappreciated? neither?

[Nox]

Adam Jones = JPA with wheels.

[Nox]

I can't wait to bump my thread on the Cards board if he's still a top-10 CF at the end of the year.

 

I can't find it in my heart to make fun of such a well run org anymore.

 

Though some of those posters were fascinatingly stupid.

[Nox]

Lol way too much credit to JPA there.

 

You're right. f*** JP.

[Frag]

Adam Jones = Overrated

Colby Rasmus = JD Drew (ie. underrated)

[Frag]

I can't find it in my heart to make fun of such a well run org anymore.

 

Though some of those posters were fascinatingly stupid.

 

Colby will never be a true Cardinal.

[Angrioter]

I can't wait to bump my thread on the Cards board if he's still a top-10 CF at the end of the year.

 

Cards are damn good and Craig is a stud

[Frag]

Drew wasn't paid like he was underrated.

 

Drew's name always comes up in a negative light wrt his play. I'd call that underrated.

[jays_fever]

Drew's name always comes up in a negative light wrt his play. I'd call that underrated.

 

His game reminds of a lot like Colby's as well. Both are very graceful in the outfield, which makes some believe that they arent giving it their all out there

[over500]

Drew wasn't paid like he was underrated.

hence casuals always thought he was overpaid

[sachmo55]

On a side note, Rasmus career first half .351 wOBA, career second half .269. The question is can be keep it up this year? Or will he follow his pattern and falter in the second half?

 

It's a legitimate concern

 

Question is whether it's a mental/physical issue (can't handle a full season) or can it be a case of purely random variance? Or a bit of both?

[The Cats Ass]

Rasmus is 5th right now in WAR for center fielders. Now hopefully he can keep it up the second half.

[G-Snarls]

I can't wait to bump my thread on the Cards board if he's still a top-10 CF at the end of the year.

 

Why wait?

[G-Snarls]

It's a legitimate concern

 

Question is whether it's a mental/physical issue (can't handle a full season) or can it be a case of purely random variance? Or a bit of both?

 

He's too young, big and healthy for it to be purely physical. I think it's focus/mental fatigue or luck.