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Post by threeifbaerga on Apr 5, 2013 9:26:53 GMT -5
I remember when I said in this board that both Banuelos and Betances were vastly overrated and people started trying to prove me wrong. I'd like to say that I was very much right and it feels glorious. You can't really say a guy is overrated and then pat yourself on the back when he blows his elbow out.
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Post by threeifbaerga on Apr 4, 2013 22:44:23 GMT -5
Bradley was correct, as that was ball. Nevertheless, there is no way a 22 rookie is getting that call against Rivera. I definitely agree with what Norm said but. . . With two out, bottom nine, 0-2 count, make the guy throw an actual strike. I don't care if Mo has leeway with umps, that's no excuse. Make the dude actually get that last out, don't give it to him.
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Post by threeifbaerga on Mar 30, 2013 11:49:44 GMT -5
I agree that Clint Frazier would be the best fit to Boston. He is said to play better on the big stage. I don't like this reasoning. He's not going to see anything resembling a big stage for a while as he works his way through the minors. Is he just going to go through the motions until he is given a cup of coffee?
Not saying that Frazier is the kind of guy to do that, but "playing better on the big stage" is the same as Bard's "needing adrenaline to pitch well". Do we view that as a positive?
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Post by threeifbaerga on Mar 20, 2013 17:43:58 GMT -5
Those that are, are elite phenoms, such as Harper, A-Rod and Griffey. This isn't necessarily true. There is plenty of precedent in four year college players, players who have faced the highest level of amateur ball, having relatively little minor league experience. In fact many of the best college prospects spend little time in the minors, having done most of their seasoning in college. Hell, John Olerud didn't swing a bat in the minors until he was 36.
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