Posnanski on Watching Baseball

A well written take on an oft-debated subject around here.

over 2 years ago oldjacket 10 comments 1 recs |

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Good stuff. Posnanski is a great writer anyway, and he gives a well-reasoned take on the value of stats complementing your own eyes. Of course, being in KC he’s predisposed to love Greinke, but he’s not wrong to rave about the guy, and Greinke deserves the Cy Young.

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by Kitspool on Sep 29, 2009 9:14 AM PDT reply actions

I thought this said “Polanski on watching baseball” and thought oh lord here we go.

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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 29, 2009 9:46 AM PDT reply actions

Before it even begins

Let’s please not have this conversation here, okay?

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by jponry on Sep 29, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions

Polanski prefers softball. Of the middle school variety.

Why do San Francisco teams insist on having terrible offenses? Frank Gore and Pablo Sandoval can't do it all.

by GiantPain on Sep 29, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions

/walrusman joke

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster

by jponry on Sep 29, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions

I love JoePo and his adorable crush on Greinke.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster

by jponry on Sep 29, 2009 9:49 AM PDT reply actions

/spits

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by Giant among Angels on Sep 29, 2009 10:20 PM PDT reply actions

He reminded me of one of my current pet peeves — HOF voters who dismiss Tim Raines candidacy by saying he wasn’t as good as Rickey Henderson. In what other circumstances is this logic used? Mickey Mantle was a pretty darn good player, but he wasn’t as good a hitter as Babe Ruth, so I’m voting against him. I don’t think Clemens is quite up to Walter Johnson’s standards — he’ll just have to stay on the outside looking in.

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by Roger on Sep 30, 2009 7:36 AM PDT reply actions