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  1. John_Havok
    Tl;dr; don't give a flying f***.... When Selig takes responsibility for the steroid era, I might care again. Until then it's the biggest hypocritical fraud being perpetrated on the fans that there ever could be.
  2. John_Havok
    I haven't read the whole thread, but basically your proposed stat assumes that the pitcher is 100% responsible for every hit and earned run, and defense has no responsibility. That's just not true. FIP and xFIP on the flip side take defense out of the equation entirely, which is also not 100% correct, but probably closer to it. Dave Cameron on fangraphs said in a chat recently that maybe 30% RA9 and 70% FIP weighting is probably closer to accurate.
  3. John_Havok
    I drove to Las Vegas last year and on the interstate down there through Utah there's a town called Beaver. Sure enough in the gas stations, they sell T-Shirts that say " I <3 Beaver " I bought one for my fiancée who isn't from Canada, and of course had no idea what Beaver was slang for, so she wore it to work on casual Friday. She finally asked why everyone was half giggling at her shirt and her boss finally explained it to her. She has a good sense of humour so she only hit me twice.
  4. John_Havok
    Yeah teams do that kind of pointless garbage all the time.
  5. John_Havok
    Jays also drafted Farrels kid Shane in 2011, who did sign. Never played pro yet though
  6. John_Havok
    They also drafted aaron Nola's brother Austin in 2011, who also didn't sign. Austin then was drafted in 2012 by Miami and pretty much sucks.
  7. John_Havok
    He's been hitting well since the very end of July. .303/.343/.591 in August
  8. John_Havok
    Quantifiable is not the same as being visible. Yes managers have an impact, but exactly how much of an impact in terms of wins and losses is not easily quantifiable.
  9. John_Havok
    "Anraku became an international sensation this year after his outings at Spring Koshien, where he touched 94 mph and threw 772 pitches in nine days, including a 232-pitch outing. That workload also sparked frustration from several scouts with major league clubs, who worry about how is usage will affect his long-term health."
  10. John_Havok
    thought i'd give this a bump now that the tournament is over and this kid threw over 300 pitches with only 2 days rest between starts... http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/koshien-over-for-tomohiro-anraku-16-after-183-pitch-outing/
  11. John_Havok
    What a depressing thought
  12. John_Havok
    Agree. BUt SP1, SP2 and SP3 and C are the no brain concerns that should be at the top of the list.
  13. John_Havok
    I think his peak will likely be in the .340 wOBA range with plus defense. His K rate is probably going to be anywhere from 15-20%, walk rate around 7% though I'd love to see that come up to around 10% or so. I don't think he'll ever be a 30 HR threat, probably 20 HR with 35+ doubles and possible 20 SB if he can refine that skill and get better jumps. All in all he could probably put up 6-7ish WAR at his peak in his best years if he really takes off, though I expect more of a 4.5-5 to be closer to what he'll attain.
  14. John_Havok
    Lets see if pillar can do something useful with the bat
  15. John_Havok
    Kawasaki is on paternity leave
  16. John_Havok
    Three pretty bad AB right there, way too passive
  17. John_Havok
    Nice inning
  18. John_Havok
    Yep. Nice AB there even without a good result
  19. John_Havok
    I see Jose is in one of his "swing at everything except strikes" moods tonight
  20. John_Havok
    Very descriptive.
  21. John_Havok
    I hope it does. It would be so simple to have 1 guy at every stadium with access to every angle, and any bang bang play of HR call can be instantly reviewed between pitches by that ump and not slow anything down by any real measure. Look how quick TV has replays up that are conclusive? Ay close play, ump from upstairs just buzzes down to the crew chief to say he's reviewing a play, and just says the call is good or not and it gets reversed or stands and play resumes as normal.
  22. John_Havok
    I think he's been playing with a much more apparent "restrained intensity" lately. Didn't fly around like a retard after his walk off hit, isn't trying to rip people's arms off with high fives... But still extremely high effort
  23. John_Havok
    I don't think anyone is lumping you in that category. I don't have an issue with someone being excited for anyone getting called up, but when you compare them to a guy like Profar... then it's gotta be pointed out as pretty silly.
  24. John_Havok
    Voting was limited to those proficient in Braille.
  25. John_Havok
    It's not about getting scolded, but really man you have to realize that a players age and how they perform against people older than them is one the single biggest indicators of future career success. Not taking it into account is just stupid.
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