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  1. CrackerJack
    yes, and driving in the big runs is especially important. seriously, is there a metric that looks strictly at RBIs but in relation to the ease (or difficulty) plus number of opportunities an individual player had of accumulating them during the course of the season? for example, to take the two extremes ... (say) one hitter always comes to the plate with the bases loaded and less than 2 out, whereas another hitter always comes up with the bases empty? is there an advanced stat that takes a player's total RBIs while factoring in the above info re number of men on base, and on which base(s), plus number of outs during each plate appearance to measure the true run driver iners?
  2. CrackerJack
    not wise to blow one's load before things start heating up and getting really exciting.
  3. CrackerJack
    so (in your opinion) is a walk always a good thing for the offense and a bad thing for the defense? since teams frequently pitch around feared sluggers resulting in a lot of "intentional unintentional walks" (in addition to the obvious intentional walks), do you think this is always bad strategy for the defense? i'm not talking about Joey Votto's approach at all (which I have no problem with) ... i'm just wondering whether issuing/drawing a walk could be viewed from both dugouts as a wise move (depending on the situation?) ... or, for you, are walks always "a good thing" for the offense and thus bad for the other side even though that's the outcome they're intending?
  4. CrackerJack
    Yeah, it would be very difficult for Reyes to do it ... he'd have to really raise his OBP haha ... and (of course) play in close to all 162. When Shawn Green scored 134 runs for the Jays, he was on base 260+ times (which included 42 HRs and 45 doubles) edit: i'm surprised Bonds never quite scored 130 runs (just fell short a few times)
  5. CrackerJack
    Reyes might as well aim for 135 runs scored and grab the Jays single season record from Shawn Green. Go big or go home, brah.
  6. CrackerJack
    winning a world series is a nice feather in one's cap (for sure) but if you're giving Farrell tons of credit for the Red Sox 2013 magic then, to be fair, you should give him just as much blame for leading his championship Bosox to last place (and 20 games under .500) in 2014. oh, and the Royals were only a hit or two away from making Ned Yost a world series winning manager haha.
  7. CrackerJack
    Navarro getting ABs is not all on Gibbons. With Navarro being shopped, Alex doesn't want him riding pine.
  8. CrackerJack
    if we're evaluating managers based on wins and losses, how do you rate John Farrell? ... career managerial record below .500. how about Hall of Famer Joe Torre? ... below .500 outside of the stacked Yankee dynasty years.
  9. CrackerJack
    worked out ok for Dale Murphy ... (not that I expect O'Brien to go on to win a couple of MVPs)
  10. CrackerJack
    looking forward to seeing Donaldson at the hot corner for at least 150 games this season ... when we got less than 40 full games out of Lawrie at 3rd base last year.
  11. CrackerJack
    if one enjoyed Moneyball, should also read The Sabermetric Revolution: Assessing the Growth of Analytics in Baseball which calls Moneyball "primarily a good fairy tale."
  12. CrackerJack
    lol
  13. CrackerJack
    don't need a hotel, bro, especially if you'll be there for just one night. if you'll be there for two nights, pull a girl from a bar and let her take ya home.
  14. CrackerJack
    can't wait for Montreal to get a team (hopefully, eventually, the Rays) ... keep 'em in the A.L. East ... build up a nice rivalry ... the 'Spos come to T.O. for 3 series a year ... and we go there for 3 series ... Canadian road trippin' (or train trippin') and good times await no doubt.
  15. CrackerJack
    during my McGill years, I enjoyed taking the train back 'n forth.
  16. CrackerJack
    doubt it'll require 90+ wins to secure a playoff spot ... only needed 88 last season to squeak in ... and there appears to be more parity (on paper) in the entire A.L. this year.
  17. CrackerJack
    The Oakville dude set the floor at 85 wins for the Orioles & Red Sox. You've upped the ante to 86 wins for both. Duly noted, bro.
  18. CrackerJack
    since Fangraphs warns that WAR is an estimation of approximate value, if all Jays rookies this season produced between (say) 0.5 and 1.5 (or so) WAR, could one really say with any certainty who was most productive?
  19. CrackerJack
    ok, so you (or anybody else) won't go out on a limb and confidently predict that one of our division rivals will win at least a measly 86 games this season?
  20. CrackerJack
    not disagreeing, but (as it stands right now) who do you have as sure bets for 86+ (or 90) wins in the A.L. East this season?
  21. CrackerJack
    with Alex knowing that his job probably is riding on a playoff appearance this season (and Beeston wanting to go out on a winning note FWIW lol), I think they'll find some wiggle room at the deadline to try to win now.
  22. CrackerJack
    yeah, that's what i'm thinking too. Alex maxed out the budget at the start of last season with nothing left in the piggy bank for later use. This year, if the budget is at least the same, Alex should be able to afford a 2 month rental at the trade deadline. (Plus the eventual Navarro trade might free up a little more cash.)
  23. CrackerJack
    for Beeston's swan song and with Alex & Gibby's jobs on the line, i'll guess a high 80s win total and the Jays in the mix for a playoff spot entering the final weekend.
  24. CrackerJack
    Awesome that your grandmother kept scoring the games ... rarely see fans doing that at the ballpark with all the info on the jumbotron ... Geddy Lee scores the games tho whenever he's there.
  25. CrackerJack
    lol (my wife's counting the days down to opening day)
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