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  1. ashbury
    True, but this ignores the larger number of absolutely, positively should have been an outs that aren't called errors. Unless there is absolute consistency among scorers (which the scorers will of course say there is), you are judging players by a minority of plays that are categorized arbitrarily. It's a bit akin to defending Byron Buxton by showing the future stars who got off to rough starts, while ignoring the larger number of guys who got off to rough starts and stayed rough forever.
  2. ashbury
    Even better played Sir.
  3. ashbury
    For all the complaining about how Official Scorers don't call things correctly, we all sure put a lot of stock in the stats they produce.
  4. ashbury
    Well played Sir.
  5. ashbury
    Yes to that as well.
  6. ashbury
    Ervin Santana likewise.
  7. ashbury
    Concur.
  8. ashbury
    Recognizing breaking pitches in the dirt is a matter of courage and/or manhood?
  9. ashbury
    Aye, ye wanna be slaggin' on NBC's coverage, do ye? Watch this for comparison's sake. (NSFW language in a spot or three.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gPjMvTmE2g / yes it's a spoof
  10. ashbury
    Little Nicky Punto needs to try out for the Olympics in 2020!
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  12. ashbury
    True story. I'm gonna blame the TD software that, when I clicked to see unread messages in this thread, I was taken instead to the most recent post and I missed Jack's post and everything else that came last night. Sorry for injecting doubt. True story.
  13. ashbury
    He's always been a little old for his leagues. I imagine what holds them back from promoting him has been the walks. But this is a case to go ahead and promote him, with the message "you look like you've been avoiding batters you're afraid of, so let's see you learn against a far better caliber of batter throughout the lineup, where you can't just walk everyone" - like at AA. He turned 24 the other day. At the current rate, if he eventually stumbles one year like most prospects do, he'll be practically 30 before he sees the majors. Make or break time.
  14. ashbury
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ / obligatory
  15. ashbury
    This has been a great Inside Baseball discussion. But, is there any chance it's been based on mistaken information? Where did we get that Albers was DFA'ed? I think it started with this two word tweet from Berardino - "Albers designated". What if he misunderstood, and/or used a shorthand he didn't think would get parsed so literally? https://twitter.com/MikeBerardino/status/764313276528418820
  16. ashbury
    In his past four games Kepler is 3 for 16 with no power and no walks, for an OPS of .375 which is worse than Buxton's. Patience might or might not work in the direction we want.
  17. ashbury
    Then you are saying keep him, because no team is going to give up that much for a second baseman. They'll just convert a failed shortstop whose bat plays. Like our team did.
  18. ashbury
    I support trying to convince a rival team of this point of view, independent of any particular trade, since the "and if nothing else, he can DH" mindset explains a lot about how we wound up with the defensively challenged 40-man rosters we've had the past few seasons.
  19. ashbury
    Brandon!
  20. ashbury
    I looked up the game log. 3 strikeouts, 1 hit, in one inning of work in Arizona rookie league. But.... look closer: AZL Giants Bottom of the 1st Mikey Edie reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Gabriel Santana. Jose Layer singles on a ground ball to right fielder John Schuknecht. Mikey Edie to 2nd. With Nick Hill batting, passed ball by Keinner Pina, Mikey Edie to 3rd. Jose Layer to 2nd. Nick Hill strikes out swinging. Sandro Fabian strikes out swinging, catcher Keinner Pina to first baseman Gabriel Santana. Michael Bernal called out on strikes. Oy.
  21. ashbury
    I'm with Brandon.
  22. ashbury
    I agree. The key is that the only baserunner is now arriving at 3rd. Although the throw to first is easy, and the throw back to the plate is not a big deal if that runner decides to gamble, I personally want the ball as close to the plate as possible. The mistake Eades made was paying too much attention to the runner; he's got all the time in the world to get the ball to the catcher if he needs to.
  23. ashbury
    SeLl hIgH!!!1!
  24. ashbury
    I don't get out much.
  25. ashbury
    It would be nice to find a question that eases off the "tell us your strategy" angle they seem to perceive, and goes more for "explain a little more about the ground rules all the teams operate under".
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