Official apparently: Gunnin
Agree with you. Pitching is still what will hold this team back from greatness. I also think that the phrase "clutch hitting" is somewhat...
Agreed on both counts. Though Ott would be more valuable up front (lest I be accused of not sticking with my convictions in good times).
Fixed it. :wink:
I'd still like to see Matulis give up less walks, but he definitely has promise. Bertuccini and Rittiner showed why I'm not worried about the 'pen.
Kansas then going on a losing streak didn't really help us out, but really baseball standings mean far less than football. Anything in the top 10...
Since you and SF brought this up, perhaps I was unclear. The majority of ANY inning goes 1-2-3 or with little fanfare. That is because in...
The truth is that it is? How can I argue with that line of reasoning? I feel I explained how I reached my conclusion very clearly, but I...
The entire purpose of my explanation is to eliminate speculation to the extent possible. In fact, there is a way to mathematically quantify the...
Thanks for bringing up this point. In fact, the logic does take this downside into account. By my count, of the 69 games LSU played last year,...
While I agree with the analysis of your post, it simply doesn't prove anything. I don't expect he would have a 0.91 era as a starter, as starting...
So, the argument against trying Matty Ott as a starter is that it might be too tough for him?
It tells me that that was his role and CPM was likely trying to protect him as a freshman. Ott worked 78 innings in '07 in high school, including...
You apparently make a habit of factually misstating my argument. I didn't say they don't believe in a closer, I said they don't believe in paying...
I was trying to salvage a deteriorating discussion. In reality, if you look back, the economics of baseball and the A's were far different. Eck...
Fair point. But keep in mind that Eck was used much differently than the 9th inning closers of today, he often pitched 2-3 innings to end a game,...
Agreed. They have all signed with teams committed to winning and fielding balanced teams. Huston Street developed with the A's, so obviously...
Sorry, I knew what he meant. I was satirizing SabanFan's dramatic conclusions when he said Oakland wasn't good so they must need a closer. I...
Lol. So that's the key to winning it all eh? That's pretty awesome. Oh and Oakland is the 6th winningest baseball team of the past decade, so I...
Haha, I knew someone would post this comeback. I argued that clearly not all teams believe in the closer philosophy, not that it was correct...
