Posted by Fregoe on 7/8/2010 1:07:00 PM (view original):
theres about 30 people outside my office chanting to impeach Obama righ t now

Posted by moy23 on 7/8/2010 1:12:00 PM (view original):

Posted by Fregoe on 7/8/2010 1:07:00 PM (view original):
theres about 30 people outside my office chanting to impeach Obama righ t now

Bp just moved into our building here... its only a matter of time before picketers catch on.

Posted by antonsirius on 7/8/2010 1:24:00 PM (view original):

Posted by r0b0t on 7/8/2010 12:41:00 PM (view original):
Nice. I got Brad Terrell in HR. I probably paid slightly more than I had to, but I think that'll make my team a lot better.

Jesus Ayala in $ kind of convinced me that a Gold Glove shortstop has a huge effect on a team. Terrell has won three of the last four years, is only 28, and has the top few spots in single-season +-play records.

I can put him in at shortstop, move Fitzgerald to 3B and have a top defense on that side of the field. I just traded for Caballero, who has great range, and I'll add him to the outfield mix and cover a ton of ground out there. I'm not quite sure how it'll pay off in the long run, but it should help. I'm interested to see how run prevention helps this team.

Prioritizing defense has been working for me... I like the shortstop platoon I've been running (Richard will team with Posada this season, with Posada replacing Osuna). It's cheaper than paying $5 mil for a guy like Terrell and doesn't take up an extra roster spot, since I'd have a backup glovely infielder anyway.

Posted by dherz_263 on 7/8/2010 1:45:00 PM (view original):

Posted by antonsirius on 7/8/2010 1:24:00 PM (view original):

Posted by r0b0t on 7/8/2010 12:41:00 PM (view original):
Nice. I got Brad Terrell in HR. I probably paid slightly more than I had to, but I think that'll make my team a lot better.

Jesus Ayala in $ kind of convinced me that a Gold Glove shortstop has a huge effect on a team. Terrell has won three of the last four years, is only 28, and has the top few spots in single-season +-play records.

I can put him in at shortstop, move Fitzgerald to 3B and have a top defense on that side of the field. I just traded for Caballero, who has great range, and I'll add him to the outfield mix and cover a ton of ground out there. I'm not quite sure how it'll pay off in the long run, but it should help. I'm interested to see how run prevention helps this team.

Prioritizing defense has been working for me... I like the shortstop platoon I've been running (Richard will team with Posada this season, with Posada replacing Osuna). It's cheaper than paying $5 mil for a guy like Terrell and doesn't take up an extra roster spot, since I'd have a backup glovely infielder anyway.

I usually use strong defensive Shortstops and Centerfielders.  Ive noticed that sacrificing defense at 2B doesnt hurt nearly as much as I thought it would. 

Posted by cbriese on 7/8/2010 2:06:00 PM (view original):

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Posted by r0b0t on 7/8/2010 1:00:00 PM (view original):
I know you are based on the players you've coveted in trade chats and the like. I know BP does, because he always has a few in his organization. In fact, the last two good ones I got were poached from him.

I just don't know how to quantify the difference as far as wins above replacement. I suspect going to the lineup I'm considering will be of help, especially with the bullpen I've developed, but it hasn't worked for the Red Sox in real life.

I'm no expert like robusk or rlahann but strong Def in the Infield totally helps out the pitching staff. My pitchers have all been better since focusing there. Helps them get out of jams and keeps the pitch count down imo.

Looks like I only had 2 pitchers end last season in hr above a 3.94 era.

In HR last season I had an AL-leading 3.87 ERA. and a ML-leading 27 unearned runs for the season. The 131 plus plays and 6 minus plays, along with a .991 fielding pct helped faciltate that. I realize that pitchers' overall ratings don't mean much, but I had only three 75+ guys on the staff last season (none better than a 78). And Austin is a 2/2/2/0/1 ballpark.

With a ballpark facilitating singles, doubles, and triples like that, a strong defense is probably a huge boost. It might prevent singles, and keep a lot of extra base hits into just one base.

Posted by dherz_263 on 7/8/2010 2:19:00 PM (view original):
If you had to sacrifice on one area defensively, would you sacrifice glove or range?

Posted by r0b0t on 7/8/2010 2:24:00 PM (view original):
I'm kind of intrigued about looking into the gloves and arms of second basemen to see how much each help turning double-plays.

lefties dont do so well at second

Posted by dherz_263 on 7/8/2010 2:19:00 PM (view original):
If you had to sacrifice on one area defensively, would you sacrifice glove or range?

Posted by Fregoe on 7/8/2010 2:27:00 PM (view original):

Posted by r0b0t on 7/8/2010 2:24:00 PM (view original):
I'm kind of intrigued about looking into the gloves and arms of second basemen to see how much each help turning double-plays.

lefties dont do so well at second

Posted by dmurphy104 on 7/8/2010 2:40:00 PM (view original):
awesome. I never imagined anyone would get so upset about my posting in an off-topic thread about battering women.

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