My M/O is to discuss baseball in a reasoned manner that may involve probing the reasons for a conclusion. If you are unwilling to defend your conclusions in a civil manner without invitations to make things phyical then I'd suggest the ignore function is even more appropriate than PMs.Originally Posted by RANDY IN INDY
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
It was a post made in defense of the OP. There was zero twist of words.
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
Again if uncomfortable and unsure at the plate is a 500 obp I hope all the Reds hitters look like that. They will win a lot of games.
"When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail"
So far this April, Votto's slash line is:
.284/.441/.488/.929
In 2010, the year he won MVP, it was:
.275/.404/.500/.904
Hoping to change my username to 75769024
I'm Concerned He May Try To Win Another MVP.
Very selfish of him.
.346/.473/.531/1.004
Rumors of Votto's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
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So far in May:
.441/.535/.661
This seems pretty good. Though, his OB% is less than 100 points higher than his BA. He needs to walk more!
I'm concerned that his K's are down.
Pretty cocky, too. He doesn't have "VOTTO" tattoed on his body does he?
TSJ55 (05-19-2013)
No
He has the Superman emblem as a tramp stamp
Caveat Emperor (05-19-2013)
I think we need to revisit the Votto for Erik Bedard trade
jojo (05-18-2013),thatcoolguy_22 (05-18-2013),wlf WV (05-19-2013)
I noticed he slid feet first into home when he scored on the wild pitch today, something it seemed like he avoided whenever possible after suffering his injury like that last year. Seems like a great sign to me.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
"I just decided not to make outs anymore." -Joey Votto
I really like Joey.
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldn’t do. “I can’t skate or play hockey,” Votto said. “Well, I can skate ... but I can’t stop.”
wlf WV (05-19-2013)
Even an unhealthy Votto is an OBP and singles machine, as last year proved. A healthy Votto is a pitcher's nightmare.
When the season started, they were just walking him, but began testing the waters a little to see if he was still the same hitter. He faltered a little. It appears he's back.
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