Vic Sage

come on Edgy, you know who a stathead is. its anybody who tries to justify their subjective views with objective criteria.Or anybody that Chuck happens to be pointing to when he says "statheads".

Frayed Knot wrote: ...in general, I think fans have an overly optimistic view on the overall success rate of picks - particularly once you get past the first round. The TITTS swell with pride.

Waner Mateo, RHP Sean Henry, 2B Junior Contreras, 1B Jacob Ruckle, RHP Parris Austin, OF Hector Pellot, 2B Corey Ragsdale, SS Edgar Alfonzo, LHP Jose Coronado, SS Aaron Hathaway, C Joe Holden, OF Courtney Billingslea, OF Matt Spath, OF Jamar Hill, OF Andy Wilson, 1B

what has happened to: Emmanuel Garcia, SS Brett Harper, 1B, Robert Parnell, RHP Ryan Coultas, SS Matthew Durkin, RHP German Marte, RHP Shawn Bowman, 3B Nick Evans, 3B M.Pinango (RHP) C.Coles (OF) Michel Abreu (1b) Kevin Mulvey (RHP) Bobby Malek (of) Brandon Nall (RHP) Steve Schmoll (RHP) Dustin Martin (OF) Drew Butera © Blake Eager (RHP)

why couldn't he be a player/coach? Its been done before, and i can't think of anybody better to do it now. He still has a few pinch-hits left in him, but its kind of a shame to take up a roster spot for that limited purpose. But, since he's kind of a de facto coach of sorts anyway, why not make it official?

Okay, so far thats: major leaguers: L.Milledge (OF) A.Hernandez (SS) B.Bannister (RHP) A.Soler (RHP) and: C.Gomez (OF) M.Pelfrey (RHP) P.Humber (RHP) F.Martinez (OF) J.Flores © H.Owens (RHRP) J.Niese (LHP) D.Guerra (RHP) A.Concepcion (OF) M.Lindstrom (RHP) J.Smith (RHP) M.Carp keep it going...

]Any list still left over from last year will be so out of date at this time as to be virtually worthless. well, yeah, thats the problem. I've searched all over and i'll i'm finding is stuff from the spring 06, at the latest. I have no interest in PAYING for this sort of info, so i guess i'll just have to wait for the BA and Sickels updates. I just figured our own FK could list our current top 30-50 prospects off the top of his head.

he doesn't need A LOT of suitors offering 2-year deals... he just needs one.

Schmidt Glavine Maine O.Perez El Duque / Bannister / Pedro

]John Maine@ Games Record Innings Hits Strike outs Walks WHIP ERA 16 6 � 5 90 69 71 33 1.13 3.60 @excludes postseason stats why? Didn't he produce post-season stats for NY of some consequence? Would he have produced them if he had NOT been on the Mets?

If games were played on Strat-o-matic or in sim leagues, then, yes, give me Delgado every time. However, rallys killed and playing with pain are not stats that appear on the back of baseball cards. there you go again. "Playing in pain" only matters if it leads to more runs scored or more runs prevented. Thats why its not on the baseball card. Because if it actually did impact those numbers, then it IS reflected in the stats. And to the extent it DIDN'T significantly impact those numbers, then all it is is a nice thing to say about somebody. Delgado was dinged up too. If you think a powerless, speedless, walkless contact hitter is harder to find and as valuable to a lineup than a guy who averages 40 bombs, 100 runs and 120 rbis a season (with a lifetime OB% close to .400), then you simply aren't watching the same game i am.

Knot, I'm speaking to you!

absolutely. I give Omar props for the type of non-roster types he's brought in, and willie certainly saw something in Jose to give him the shot when Matsui cratered.

Edgy DC wrote: I don't think of this as a career year for Valentin. From 2000-2003, he showed more power with less OBP, but did it playing fulltime did it at shortstop. your right of course. 2000-01 were both better years, and he also had a good year in 96 with Brewers. I should've said that this is is his best year in the last 5 seasons and, on a per/AB basis, this ranks along with the better years in his career. It certainly was not a season anyone anticipated at this point in his career.

TransMonk wrote: Chicks dig the long ball, stat debaters dig the OPS. "stat debaters"? people who attempt to use data to understand baseball "dig" the stats that have the highest correlation to run production and run prevention. OPS is certainly a good one, though there are some even better. you "dig" stats, too, otherwise you wouldn't reference batting average to make a case for LoDuca. The problem is you're using a 19th century statistic, which was of some use before the invention of the microchip, but of dubious utility since then. as for OPS, LoDuca ranked 6 out of the 8 hitters in the regular lineup (7th if you include Nady over Green, with only Chavez/Floyd ranking below the Duke). As a catcher, he ranked 7th out of 16 starting catchers in the NL, and tie for 12th out 30 teams in MLB. now he certainly was a good guy to have on the team... leader, good with the pitchers, played every day, yyybbb. But a guy with over 500 ABs that drives in only 49 runs while hitting behind Jose Reyes (who scored 122 runs) demonstrates a serious lack of clout. He lacks power and speed, and (with only 24 walks) his BA is the sum total of his offensive contribution to a lineup. And it's not like he's got a howitzer that stifles the other team's running game. So one has to really twist oneself into a pretzel to give anything but the most polite tip of the cap to Paul LoDuca. MVP? Puhleez. By the way, both Roberto Hernandez and Ben Molina had equivalent, if not better, offensive seasons, and both are better defensive catchers. And both were signed for around what LoDuca is getting paid, and acquiring them wouldn't have cost us players, to boot. Oh, and Piazza hit better, too.

lousy elitist turds douchejacks asstards cockrings ignoramuses buttwipes ultrabuttwipes peckerwoods shithammers pathetic adults "shithammer" was my favorite. I'm a little disappointed, however, by the absence of "fucktards". Also, there were many nounless examples, which indicates a certain amount of laziness. Johnny, we expect more from you than that.

30) Beltran - some ups and downs, but mostly ups; taking Strike 3 in game 7 doesn't overshadow a great season. 29) Reyes - developed his power ahead of schedule, making him a 5-tool SS. As Jose went, so went the Mets. 28) Wright - I love Mr. Wright, but he went from MVP candidate, to a player in a slump to a player in a tailspin in the post-season. Plus he showed more of a scattergun arm this year. 27) Delgado - despite his mid-season slump, he was an important bat in the lineup, with an excellent post-season, and his D was better than i expected. Plus, a solid veteran presence and leader. 26) Glavine - his best season as a Met. More hittable every year, but still can get a big out. solid Post-season. 25) Wagner - one of the top closers in the game; still, had his disastrous moments. 24) LoDuca - consistent .300 hitter, played every day. solid work with pitching staff that seemed to respect him. Lack of power, speed, BB, made him less than meets the eye, and he was no improvement over Piazza at stopping the running game. Frankly, i'd rather have had Piazza's bat in the lineup this year. 23) P.Martinez - solid 1st half (despite lack of Ws), but then he just came apart at the seams. 22) Valentin - After taking over 2b full-time, he had a career year, until late season/post-season collapse (ie, return to the mean). 21) Maine - solid during the season, came up big in WS. 20) Heilman - when he finally took over for Sanchez as primary setup guy, became dominant. not so hot in the post-season. 19) Chavez - super 4th OFer, but suffered, as Valentin did, toward end of season/post-season when he was overexposed as an everyday player. 18) Bradford - terrific all year in limited IP 17) Feliciano - solid specialist 16) Sanchez - great until hurt mid-season 15) Nady - we missed his RHed power in the lineup; better offensive contribution than i expected. Bad RFer, but its RF... 14) O.Hernandez - erratic at first, great down the stretch. absent in the post-season. 13) Green - punchless, but adequate. Good post-season. 12) Mota - terrific down the stretch; ok in post-season 11) Trachsel - Run support inflated Ws; mediocre all year, a disaster in the post-season. 10) Oliver - great for 2/3 of season, crappy down the stretch. Big moment in post-season 9) Floyd - a few moments, a good guy, but going, going, gone. 8) O.Perez - a few good starts down the stretch; big post-season 7) Franco - great PH-ing in 1st half; tailed off in 2nd half. 6) Milledge - had moments, but needs work. 5) Bannister - ok early, till hurt. 4) Tucker - a couple of big hits, played ok in limited opportunities. 3) Julio - decent MI, got us El Duque 2) Woodward - useless. 1) Castro - Useless and hurt. [EDITED VERSION: 11/3/06]

Turturro and Platt = great cast I've never seen a movie with Platt where he gave anything less than a great performance. He was also amazing in the Broadway play SHINING CITY last season and on tv series WEST WING. Turturro can be great, too, but he can often be a bit much. Still, i think his neurotic quality makes him a natural fit as Billy Martin.

it would take a braver man than i...

while i was mocking the usage, i was really commenting more about the irony of discussing less than ideal eye or sightlines when discussing Shea, which has had less than ideal sightlines since it opened. hopefully, that's one of the things the new stadium will fix. Also, why can't they fix the access to the subways and to the pedestrian bridge over to the LIRR/Tennis Center area, that links to the distant parking lots? The bottleneck at the 2 tiny staircases leading up to that area is even worse than the subway access.

Edgy DC wrote: Edgy DC wrote: I only went to one Jets game, and I seem to recall the baseball V-configuration. I thought the reason they installed the rolling seats was because they couln't fit a football field in Shea while in the V configuration. Later They could, but it made for less than ideal eyelines. yes, unlike Shea's normally ideal "eyelines". Perhaps, if you sit in the OF with your seat pointed at CF, or in the rear loge where you watch the game as if thru a periscope, you should use an eyeliner for better eyelines.

i like the D-Back logo... because it indicates which is dee back of dee jersey and differentiates it from dee front.

Elster88 wrote: Am I the only one who thinks Zito is overrated? while he was better his first 3 full seasons than his last 3, this is a 29-year old LHP who has made no less than 34 starts and 200+ IP for the last 6 years, with an ERA a full run better than the league average during his career (ERA+ 127). He's not a total #1 ACE stud (at least not over the last 3 years), but he's certainly very good and would immediately fill OUR #1 roll. The fact that he'll likely get PAID as a total #1 Ace stud should give us pause, however, and i wouldn't go after him at ANY cost. Ditto Matsuzaka.

Belliard is the same as Lugo is the same as DeRosa... guys with OPS of around .750 (with OPS+ in 90-95 range), around 30ish. if this is all your going to go after, just get the guy who costs the least.

Mark Twain's ROUGHING IT.So far i'm disappointed. I thought it was about 19th century S&M.