I have serious doubts if there is a single manager working in the majors today that many here would be happy with.
School's out. What did you expect?
Might be the best synopsis of Dusty I've ever heard.For me, this is a perfect example of Dusty's primary failure as a manager. He simply cannot manage the team he actually has, only the team he wishes he had and the player he wishes his guys were.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Dubito Ergo Cogito Ergo Sum.
"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
Pitchers Stubbs homered off in 09:And it was the Pirates. And there were September callups. Some of those guys were pitchers. Some teams are playing out the string. And sometimes guys will flash a skillset they have never shown before.
Nolasco
Oswalt
Mike Gonzalez
Y Bazardo
Zach Duke
Jessie Chavez
Howry
D McCutchen
The power was legit. Most of the pitchers were, too.
Yeah. his swing screamed power in AA and AAA.
He had the tools, not the training. He doesn't know how to hit for power, except by accident. You can project the tools forever, but at some point, results matter.
Again, I think he COULD be a power hitter. I'd love for him to become Adam Dunn offensively and the thin version Andruw Jones defensively. But he has a sub .300 SLG, and that translates to is if a power hitter doesn't hit for power, then he isn't a power hitter.
"Could be" isn't "is".
Dubito Ergo Cogito Ergo Sum.
This is a ridiculous assertion because no one on the planet believes it could happen.I'd love for him to become Adam Dunn offensively and the thin version Andruw Jones defensively.
You need to accept that he has power and he has shown he can use it against major league pitching. Obviously, it's not a tool he's shown any consistency with. But consistency generally eludes young players. It's too soon to know what kind of numbers Stubbs will put up over time -- there's no doubt about that. Yet, he has shown that he is capable of more than you anticipated, I'd say.
Nolasco, 2009 5.06 ERA, 23 HR in 188 IP. meh
Oswalt 2009 4.12 ERA 19 HR. Bad year for him, but a true ace.
Bazardo, 2009 7.88 ERA 1.84 WHIP. I wouldn't let him pitch in AA
Duke 2009 4.06 ERA 23 HR. His best year, but the guy is incredibly average.
Gonzalez 2009 2.42 ERA 1.20 WHIP Closer wannabe, but good/great setup guy.
Howry 2009 3.39 ERA 1.15 WHIP 63.2 IP. good reliever, stingy with the longball.
McCutchen 2009 6 starts 4.21 ERA all came as a September callup (shocking!)
Overall? meh. only Oswalt and 2 of the relievers stand out. And Oswalt had a very bad day, touched up for four earned runs. very un-Oswalt like.
Except for Oswalt, I wouldn't want a single one of those starters pitching for the Reds.
It's not an exceptional group.
Dubito Ergo Cogito Ergo Sum.
How has he shown that? with a .606 OPS?
And your entire response dictates it could happen. With the right cxoaches, the right approach, and the right spot in the lineup, he very well could be an Eric Davis TYPE of player. HR's and SB's. But he's not Juan Pierre, no matter how much Dusty wants him to be.
Dubito Ergo Cogito Ergo Sum.
"Even a bad day at the ballpark beats the snot out of most other good days. I'll take my scorecard and pencil and beer and hot dog and rage at the dips and cheer at the highs, but I'm not ever going to stop loving this game and this team and nobody will ever take that away from me." Roy Tucker October 2010
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