Posted by bad_luck on 6/21/2016 2:15:00 PM (view original):
Posted by bad_luck on 6/21/2016 2:03:00 PM (view original):
Do you think you have to watch every play of every game to evaluate players?
Or do you use stats?
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I'll answer this and put you back on block because, not surprisingly, this went exactly the same as it did two years ago when I decided to block you.
I only "evaluate" players in two situations. Mostly because who really gives a **** how I, or you, evaluate a player? Kenny Lofton and family do not give a rat's *** that you think he should be in the HOF and I think he should have to buy a ticket to view the monuments of the greats. Nor does anyone else unless it's tec and that's only because he likes to make fun of you.
1. This forum.
2. At a bar.
Both instances require blowhards who think they know more than the other guy. At a bar, it's usually a drunk just looking to argue. Here, it's just you looking to argue. At a bar, it's alcohol-fueled. Here, it's boredom and free time. But, at both, it's a HUGE waste of time because the other guy isn't changing his mind. For me, it's pointless discussion because I have nothing else to do. For others, it means something.
Anyway, I watch the CWS. I'm not evaluating Jimmy Doolittle, C-TCU. I'm watching the game. If Jimmy does something well, I might say "He hit behind the runner. Good on him." If he strikes out, I might say "He's gotta hit behind the runner if he hopes to play past this level." Then, on the odd chance I'm discussing Jimmy later, I might say "******* Joe Dowhat, the catcher for TCU, struck out with a runner on 2nd with 0 outs. If he just puts that ball in play, TCU might have won." And I never mention Jimmy/Joe or that AB again. But I ENJOYED watching the game. It wasn't about "evaluating" anyone. Scouts and drunks do that. I'm just trying to enjoy a baseball game.