Comments on: The new guy in town

By: Dboling22

Dboling22 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:18:07 +0000

I think that cash has a plan for next off season andy for cliff lee montero for johnson take the money from winn and johnson and sign crawford.

By: Buddy Biancalana

Buddy Biancalana — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:43:28 +0000

Good stuff randy, keep up the good fight.

By: lets go yankees

lets go yankees — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:42:01 +0000

No problem!

By: Doreen

Doreen — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:39:51 +0000

let’s go yankees -

You are correct. It was an other poster who said they are for fan enjoyment as well. I got off course in the reading/scrolling earlier. I apologize for mis-stating your stance.

By: randy l.

randy l. — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:37:01 +0000

“And its why being a former or current player means very little without more information on the individual.”
jerkface-

i’d agree with that.
players come with a lot of different IQ levels.
obviously they see different things in the game.

that said , i have a tremendous amount of anyone who has played the game at a high level.

By: lets go yankees

lets go yankees — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:36:21 +0000

In fact, I specifically mentioned on several occasions last night that this discussion is not about fan enjoyment.

By: lets go yankees

lets go yankees — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:35:06 +0000

And I said last night most of this stuff is not even made for fans. The most advanced systems are developed and sold to MLB teams. I referenced Bloomberg’s new tool last night for example. There is a lot more out there then you realize. There is tons of information out there being sold to teams and developed in baseball FO’s that I have no freaking clue about.

By: Doreen

Doreen — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:33:28 +0000

randy -

I would guess most catchers would fall into that category.

By: lets go yankees

lets go yankees — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:33:21 +0000

Doreen,

I think you are misunderstanding my argument.

I could care less how people get enjoyment out of the game. The argument is about its value in evaluating baseball players and teams.

By: Jerkface

Jerkface — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:29:26 +0000

You have the problem that many people have with players thinking they know everything or that only experiences within the game matter. You can’t step back and see the other players or people in the game who don’t watch everything.

For every ‘student of the game’ there are going to be players who don’t care.

And its why being a former or current player means very little without more information on the individual.