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Neither Ozzie Smith nor Omar Vizquel ever hit much for average.I'm lovin' his .248 batting average
I'll take their gloves any day.
You know who did hit for average? Cal and Honus Wagner
But Cal had no range. He generally caught what was hit near him, though. He was in the Alan Trammel mold.Neither Ozzie Smith nor Omar Vizquel ever hit much for average.I'm lovin' his .248 batting average
I'll take their gloves any day.
You know who did hit for average? Cal and Honus Wagner
I don't think it's written in stone that Jeter is going to play only at shortstop this year. I could see him at 3rd, outfield, or even at first or DH. I think it would be awesome if he did it. He's one of the only players I can think of who I would never worry about embarrassing me out there, if I was a manager. He knows how to play anywhere on the diamond.I'm still pissed about the Robinson Cano deal.
And I'm expecting a protracted drought for the Yankees.
Don't count out the Yankees. They'll be fairly solid this year. You think Jeter's not going out with a bang?
Yes...the BANG of his knee/ankle/back/shoulder exploding. He's been a liability in the field for years now, and unless he's a full-time DH, I don't see him managing even 85 games. 40 year old shortstops just don't hold up. I would not be at all surprised to see NY sign Stephen Drew.
If they do, it will only because they have Yankee great Don Mattingly leading them.Just close the thread because the Dodgers will win everything.
But Cal had no range. He generally caught what was hit near him, though. He was in the Alan Trammel mold.Neither Ozzie Smith nor Omar Vizquel ever hit much for average.
I'll take their gloves any day.
You know who did hit for average? Cal and Honus Wagner
Andrelton Simmons has tremendous range.
Who the hell knows how good Wagner was, since none of his competitors may have been any good. Same with people like Tris Speaker.
For early baseball, offense is much easier to qualify than defense.
If they do, it will only because they have Yankee great Don Mattingly leading them.Just close the thread because the Dodgers will win everything.
But Cal had no range. He generally caught what was hit near him, though. He was in the Alan Trammel mold.You know who did hit for average? Cal and Honus Wagner
Andrelton Simmons has tremendous range.
Who the hell knows how good Wagner was, since none of his competitors may have been any good. Same with people like Tris Speaker.
For early baseball, offense is much easier to qualify than defense.
Cal had no range?
Here are the all time War leaders:
Shortstop JAWS Leaders - Baseball-Reference.com
You'll find Simmons with his adjusted score at 182. Cal's a little higher
Don't start me on sabermetrics, my friend. One thing nobody on this board knows about me is that I'm a baseball freak. I will run you under the table with sabermetric stats, both defensive and offensive.
Don't start me on sabermetrics, my friend. One thing nobody on this board knows about me is that I'm a baseball freak. I will run you under the table with sabermetric stats, both defensive and offensive.
Something no one knows on this board about ME is that I'M a baseball freak!!! I once dressed as a chicken in support of bringing a team to Northern Virginia at a Peter Angelos press conference! Instead I got the Washington Nationals! Which is fine by me! I was at the press conference when the mayor announced that baseball was coming back to D.C.
I remember Jose Vidro, Cristian Guzman, Chad Cordero, Livan Hernandez sadly being our best pitcher, Alfonso Soriano, Nick Johnson, Adam Dunn... I got tickets for Ryan Zimmerman's FIRST game...
You want to battle me on Sabermetric stats? Fine. But I might be too insufferable for that this year as the Nats steadily march towards winning it all
But Cal had no range. He generally caught what was hit near him, though. He was in the Alan Trammel mold.
Andrelton Simmons has tremendous range.
Who the hell knows how good Wagner was, since none of his competitors may have been any good. Same with people like Tris Speaker.
For early baseball, offense is much easier to qualify than defense.
Cal had no range?
Here are the all time War leaders:
Shortstop JAWS Leaders - Baseball-Reference.com
You'll find Simmons with his adjusted score at 182. Cal's a little higher
Not on defense. And he has less power that Cal but that may change in the future.
Balls that went for hits past Cal were made into outs by Visquel.But Cal had no range. He generally caught what was hit near him, though. He was in the Alan Trammel mold.You know who did hit for average? Cal and Honus Wagner
Andrelton Simmons has tremendous range.
Who the hell knows how good Wagner was, since none of his competitors may have been any good. Same with people like Tris Speaker.
For early baseball, offense is much easier to qualify than defense.
Cal had no range?
Here are the all time War leaders:
Shortstop JAWS Leaders - Baseball-Reference.com
You'll find Simmons with his adjusted score at 182. Cal's a little higher
Balls that went for hits past Cal were made into outs by Visquel.But Cal had no range. He generally caught what was hit near him, though. He was in the Alan Trammel mold.
Andrelton Simmons has tremendous range.
Who the hell knows how good Wagner was, since none of his competitors may have been any good. Same with people like Tris Speaker.
For early baseball, offense is much easier to qualify than defense.
Cal had no range?
Here are the all time War leaders:
Shortstop JAWS Leaders - Baseball-Reference.com
You'll find Simmons with his adjusted score at 182. Cal's a little higher
You cannot measure a fielder by the balls he didn't reach.
Balls that went for hits past Cal were made into outs by Visquel.Cal had no range?
Here are the all time War leaders:
Shortstop JAWS Leaders - Baseball-Reference.com
You'll find Simmons with his adjusted score at 182. Cal's a little higher
You cannot measure a fielder by the balls he didn't reach.
Omar Vizquel was one of my favorite players growing up. He was phenomenal and I won't say anything bad about him.
But you happened upon a thread where I'm a Nats fan trying to bash the Braves...
...and therefore Andrelton Simmons is a boob. Discuss.
How bout them Nats mothafuckaaaaaaaaaaz???
Cal had no range?
Here are the all time War leaders:
Shortstop JAWS Leaders - Baseball-Reference.com
You'll find Simmons with his adjusted score at 182. Cal's a little higher
Not on defense. And he has less power that Cal but that may change in the future.
I don't mean to sound like an asshole when I ask this but...
How can you fucking DARE compare Andrelton whatshisname to Cal Ripken Jr.???
I'll tell you what; Simmons has played 206 games in 2 years of baseball...
After at least 1 mvp, 10 all star appearances, and 1,000 games... THEN you can mention Andrelsbson Blahblahblah in the same sentence as Cal Ripken
But it wouldn't surprise me if that only happened during the end of days
Balls that went for hits past Cal were made into outs by Visquel.
You cannot measure a fielder by the balls he didn't reach.
Omar Vizquel was one of my favorite players growing up. He was phenomenal and I won't say anything bad about him.
But you happened upon a thread where I'm a Nats fan trying to bash the Braves...
...and therefore Andrelton Simmons is a boob. Discuss.
The Braves are going to win the N.L. East.
I also feel good about the Tigers, Dodgers, Pirates, Rays, San Fran, Orioles, Red Sox.
And I always feel good about the Cubs this time of year. But that usually doesn't last long.
The top fan bases in baseball according to a poll. Looks pretty accurate to me except for the Mets. They suck...but many of their fans seem pretty diehard to me.
This goes pretty far into the land of the subjective, but according to Brand Keys, here are the most loyal and least loyal fan bases around:
Top-5 Teams 2014
1. St. Louis Cardinals
2. Philadelphia Phillies
3. Boston Red Sox
4. Atlanta Braves
5. San Francisco Giants
Bottom-5 Teams 2014
30. Houston Astros
29. New York Mets
28. Seattle Mariners
27. Arizona Diamondbacks
26. Colorado Rockies
