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The good new is we're picking right up where we left off fellas. Must mean baseball is around the corner. lol
Haha it's -2 here. Baseball still feels a million miles away. :no:
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Get StartedThe good new is we're picking right up where we left off fellas. Must mean baseball is around the corner. lol
The team stats were largely carried by the middle of our lineup. Over the course of 162 games it's looks okay, but when Miggy and Vmart have an off day we are in real trouble, and that monster has shown it's head in the playoffs several times. Our inability to manufacture runs when it's score or go home time is why we all end up depressed in October.
OBP is not walk rate though.
I don't care if they have to jerk the ump off to get on. On base is on base.
I'm talking about walk rate, not OBP. .280 hitter with 80 walks is better than a .280 hitter with 25 walks. I'd prefer number 1 myself.
Name a lineup that isn't flawed to some degree
Obviously. But I'm talking about a guy that hits for a higher average but takes less walks. If they both end up with the same on base percentage what does it matter if he walked there or had to run?
I have become very pessimistic about our Tigers and have low expectations for 2015.
All since losing the ALCS to the shitsox in 2013.
and it continues......Horseshit bench, questionable bullpen, and from the best rotation or 6 starters to a middle of the pack rotation.
I'm sure, the brutal winter we have had, and all just in the past 24 days, has bummed me out to post the above, and also, like every other year since the end of 1984, they will suck me back in to think they can win it all.
Have the faith. Having to live near Red Sox fans day in and day out must be the hardest thing. I would have gone insane by now..:cheers:
To be fair, Fowler is the worst defensive CF in baseball. There are a lot better options he could have goneWhats bugging me now is why couldn't DD have traded for Fowler!
Motherfucking Cubs got him for Dan Straily and Luis Valbuena? Seriously, we could have beaten that, gotten an excellent leadoff man and full time CF.
I'm seriously beginning to wonder if DD works the phones at all, or if he is so arrogant he just sits and waits for people to call him.
I'm not a fan of Gose either, but its not more of the same. Fowler was right between Nick and Torii as one of the worst defenders in all of baseball last year. I know its not the same position either but even Torii has rated better than him the last 3 years. Anything good he brings on offense is immediately taken away by his defense.Well we haven't had good defense in CF since 2 years ago Ajax. So this would likely be more of the same, except getting on base better than .360 clip in front of Kinsler/Cabrera/Vmart.
He would certainly generate far more runs than he would cost.
In comparison to Gose though it's not even close.
Anything good he brings on offense is immediately taken away by his defense.
He was no more valuable, than AJax and his .308 OBP last season. As much as I like OBP its not the sole definition of a good player
Let's not forget he's getting paid 10 million this season, which he certainly isnt worth
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