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 Nov 29 2010, 11:31 AM
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 - "Mr. Jeff Wilpon has decided that he’s going to learn how to run a baseball team and take over at the end of the year… Run for the hills, boys. I think probably all those baseball people will bail… Jeff sits there by himself like he’s King Tut waiting for his camel.” - Nelson Doubleday - "In today's regulatory environment, it's virtually impossible to violate rules." - Bernard Madoff, 10/20/07 The Washington Post decided not to cover Ralph Nader's presidential campaign because he had no chance of winning. Nader's response: "Then why are you covering the Nationals?" - Asked by the Post about the younger Wilpon's job performance, Fred Wilpon said: "Excellent. Everybody knows ...that." - "The word 'autonomy' is sometimes misused." - Jeff Wilpon - [Jeff Wilpon's] role in management, according to one official who worked for him, "is to act as president and CEO of second-guessing." - "I always want Mets fans on my juries," said one noted defense attorney friend, a rabid Yankees fan. "They love losers, even three-time losers like some of my clients. And if Mets fans believe anything the Mets front office says, I can convince them to acquit anybody." - Denis Hamill - I got a call the other day. They noted I had been a long term season ticket holder and asked if I was interested. I immediately exclaimed "I'm so sorry for the Wilpon Family". He asked what I meant. I told the guy if he looked in my file, he'd see a note to call me after both Fred and Jeff dropped dead, and not a day before. - Meanballer |
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Nov 29 2010, 12:26 PM
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Moderator  Group: Mods Posts: 15,048 Joined: 3-February 04 From: Connecticut Member No.: 210 |
Interesting....
I think this article really speaks to the fact that defense is overrated. That "bad" defensive players really aren't that much worse than the "great" defensive players. When you think about it, 99.9999% of ML baseball players wouldn't make a ML roster if they were really that terrible at a position. A certain Dan Murphy comes to mind....lol. |
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Nov 29 2010, 12:30 PM
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Admin Group: Admin Posts: 15,234 Joined: 23-January 04 Member No.: 159 |
QUOTE (younghem @ Nov 29 2010, 12:26 PM)  Interesting.... I think this article really speaks to the fact that defense is overrated. That "bad" defensive players really aren't that much worse than the "great" defensive players. When you think about it, 99.9999% of ML baseball players wouldn't make a ML roster if they were really that terrible at a position. A certain Dan Murphy comes to mind....lol. I'd agree with that idea as long as you stipulate that every player you're looking at has to be able to play the position at a major league level. I don't know if Murphy is there yet at anywhere but 1B and probably 3B. -------------------- '-|-'
- "Mr. Jeff Wilpon has decided that he’s going to learn how to run a baseball team and take over at the end of the year… Run for the hills, boys. I think probably all those baseball people will bail… Jeff sits there by himself like he’s King Tut waiting for his camel.” - Nelson Doubleday - "In today's regulatory environment, it's virtually impossible to violate rules." - Bernard Madoff, 10/20/07 The Washington Post decided not to cover Ralph Nader's presidential campaign because he had no chance of winning. Nader's response: "Then why are you covering the Nationals?" - Asked by the Post about the younger Wilpon's job performance, Fred Wilpon said: "Excellent. Everybody knows ...that." - "The word 'autonomy' is sometimes misused." - Jeff Wilpon - [Jeff Wilpon's] role in management, according to one official who worked for him, "is to act as president and CEO of second-guessing." - "I always want Mets fans on my juries," said one noted defense attorney friend, a rabid Yankees fan. "They love losers, even three-time losers like some of my clients. And if Mets fans believe anything the Mets front office says, I can convince them to acquit anybody." - Denis Hamill - I got a call the other day. They noted I had been a long term season ticket holder and asked if I was interested. I immediately exclaimed "I'm so sorry for the Wilpon Family". He asked what I meant. I told the guy if he looked in my file, he'd see a note to call me after both Fred and Jeff dropped dead, and not a day before. - Meanballer |
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Dec 30 2010, 03:11 AM
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Little Leaguer  Group: Validated Members Posts: 5 Joined: 30-December 10 Member No.: 8,732 |
I personally believe that every player should be given his due respect. We should never categorize players based on their defense. We should assess them on the basis of their overall gaming abilities. Anyway I have read the book written by Mitchel Lichtman. It has got a lot of information. It is a must read for every baseball player.
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