tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91584014054193152532024-03-13T17:35:25.110-07:00Diamond•Club•DirtMR. RESENTMENT'S TAKE ON SPORTSMr Resentmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826309226784605018noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158401405419315253.post-78590234209690668872014-12-13T15:39:00.000-08:002014-12-14T08:09:29.525-08:00ANDREW FRIEDMAN'S DODGERS <h2>
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<strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">DODGERS TAKING NOTES FROM RECENT WORLD SERIES WINNERS: </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Part Moneyball Part Win The Dam Game</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;"><strong>“I think we have a methodology that is extremely detailed and thorough in evaluating both what we have and what we need, and creative in how we go about filling whatever needs we have” - Stan Kasten</strong></span><br />
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off a season where they won 94 games winning the NL West for the fourth time in
the last seven seasons sounds pretty good right? The only thing is they have
made zero World Series appearances. The roster flaws that have been costing them
in October become all too clear this season. The Dodgers were a dominant
regular season team but they simply weren’t built for deep playoff runs. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It became clear to ownership that Ned Collette
had taken the Dodgers as far as he could. A change was needed so exit Colletti
and enter one the premiere baseball minds in the game in Andrew Friedman as he
was given the title President of Baseball Operations. Obvious alert: This was a
huge upgrade and absolutely vital to make to take the next step forward as an
organization in search of a championship. Notice all the teams that have been winning
the majority of World Series lately have had excellent GM and Manager duos? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Boston, Cardinals & Giants. Friedman then
added Farhan Zaidi to be his General Manager and Josh Byrnes a former GM
himself to be his Vice President of Ops . All 3 of them highly regarded as top
level baseball brains and together they form the decision making trinity, The
Dream Team if you will. This signified a new era in Dodgers baseball. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the socialist revenue sharing and luxury
tax era it is no longer viable to just throw money at your problems the Dodgers
needed to get smarter to work around the CBA and they apparently did. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">I have identified 5 ways the new front office
improved a 94 Win teams chances at short as well as long term success. </span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">1. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Upgraded Defense </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">Let’s Start
by penciling in Joc Pederson in CF the organizations best option, by doing so it
allows you to move Yasiel Puig back to RF which now upgrades that spot
defensively. Matt Kemp's defensive metrics show he simply a good OF anymore.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span> So on paper they
improved in CF as well as RF. </span><br />
</span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Let’s move to the
infield, The Dodgers replaced one of the worst defensive SS in all of baseball with
Jimmy Rollins who ranked number 1 last year in SS fielding percentage. <a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/fielding/_/position/ss/order/true"><span style="color: blue;">http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/fielding/_/position/ss/order/true</span></a>
We all remember the bleeder up the middle that Hanley couldn't get in the playoffs
that cost Clayton Kershaw.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">Yasmani
Grandal coming over from the Padres a former 1<sup>st</sup> round pick is
entering his prime years and it’s widely known around baseball for being the
best pitch framer in game, on the contrary metrics show AJ Ellis as not being
strong in a stat category at all. A stat Andrew Friedman values significantly,
remember Friedman rolled with Jose Molina in Tampa who rates the best framing
catcher since the stat was introduced.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>So
in Grandal you get upgrade defensively as well as gain about 15 more HR
offensively out of the catcher position as well. </span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Dee Gordon was far from a Gold Glove caliber 2B, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Howie Kendrick is a slight upgrade
defensively. The real kicker is the Dodgers get a middle of the order type bat
to help offset some of the production lost. Remember Kendrick hit cleanup for
the Angels at times. </span></span><br />
<span class="apple-converted-space"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">The Dodgers upgraded at 5 positions defensively </span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">This pitching
staff doesn’t need a lot of runs scored for them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name a team to win a World Series with
defense as bad as Hanley & Gordon manning the middle? You can’t. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">2. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Roster flexiblity.</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">How
many outfielders is too many? Did you really want 1/3 of the the 25 man roster
to be made up of OF? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's clear they did
not want to trade their now perennial All- Star Yasiel Puig & Stan Kasten
has made it clear they want one of their home grown talents to crack the
starting lineup so they want to see what Joc Pederson can do. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With those 2 off the table Matt Kemp was the
asset with the most trade value, given Andre Ethier is simply unproductive and
Carl Crawford's health is always a question mark and of course both those
contracts are out of control. On top of that they have a very undervalued Scott
Van Slyke who would probably hit 25 HR if given the ABs.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Not being able to move Andre Ethier basically
forced the Kemp trade in my book. </span></span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">3. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kept top
prospects. </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">Andrew
Friedman has managed to completely overhaul his roster without giving up the
Big 3 prized possessions. They managed to keep Corey Seager <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>some scouts describe as the next Troy
Tulowitski, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Julio Urias a 18 year left
hander who had a sub 2.5 era this season and of course they kept Joc Pederson. The
Dodgers seem to be part moneyball with a splash of win the damn game. They won’t
be afraid to spend on key pieces but they understand keeping one eye on the
present and one on the future is the correct approach. While it's universally believed the Dodgers
aren't done making moves what's clear is The Dodgers have all of their trade
bullets still available. The Dodgers picked up Jimmy Rollins to hold down the
fort while Seager gets ready, Howie Kendrick has 1 yr left and that
could possibly open up a spot for Alex Guerrero or someone else. Dodgers
decided to dump Kemp with that big contract and beat up body to clear space for the younger
controllable mega prospect. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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payroll.</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">The
Dodgers have a out of control payroll because they wanted to become competitive
right away and picking up all those Red Sox was simply used as a quick fix to
make the team more exciting but it was never their intention to keep adding on
to the payroll. Baseball has made it tough on clubs with the luxury tax getting
up to the point of matching dollar for dollar if over the cap. While they won't
be afraid to spend to win they needed to reallocate funds and spend a little
more wisely. Dumping Kemp's contract opens up the option to go after a high
priced player that could fit into a position they actually need</span> via
picking up a contract via trade or free agency. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">5. </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Improved
team chemistry.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">Do you
think it was easy for Don Mattingly to juggle the OF situation last year? It
was dysfunctional. How about adding Pederson into the mix this year? Andre
Ethier already was crying he wanted to start or be traded and that happened in
December over a 100 days before the season starts. How about letting 2 injury plagued starters on the wrong side of age thirty and replacing them with guys about to enter their primes. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">Matt Kemp has shown he
doesn't perform when you play him in LF his production falls off the table
dramatically its almost like he pouts when stuck out there. Don Mattingly has
said Kemp will never play CF again as long he is the manager. Why would he say
that? Well Kemp has lost his quickness, he is no longer that explosive player
anymore and forget about being a good CF he barely holds his own in RF. Face it
Dodger fans Yasiel Puig is the future, he is controllable on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>decent contract, he is several seasons from
even entering his prime and he is already a 2 time All Star and 1 of 3 players
currently playing to have received MVP votes in every season he has played
(Miguel Cabrera & Jose Abreu are the other 2 players). With Puig with his
best days ahead - Matt Kemp appears to be on the decline, I believe Friedman
and the trinity thinks what Kemp did in the 2nd half last season was Matt's
absolute peak. While it hurts to trade him off for what appears to be a unsexy
return you need to look at the big picture.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">@Ken_Rosenthal: #Dodgers know they will be sharply criticized
for Kemp return. Had surplus in OF, hole at SS, need for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Overall roster upgrade was goal.</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Mr Resentmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826309226784605018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158401405419315253.post-80763723955398157032012-12-22T16:03:00.002-08:002012-12-22T16:23:04.026-08:002012 MLB's Most Valuable Hitters<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b> THE MOST PRODUCTIVE HITTERS </b><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>In a season that saw many of baseball's best players go down to injury and lose much of the season ( <span style="color: blue;">Matt Kemp, Joey Votto, Jacoby Ellsbury,Troy Tulowitski, Jose Bautista, Giancarlo Stanton, Evan Longoria</span>) there was still plenty of players that had outstanding years. I give to you this seasons most valuable hitters. </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">13. </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Aramis Ramirez.</span> <span style="color: red;">Milwaukee Brewers.</span> One of the most underrated players in baseball Aramis has been putting up numbers for 15 years now. Flying under the radar for 2 reasons, one he is in Milwaukee and two he has Ryan Braun on his team. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.300 Average/.360 OBP/.540 SLG/.901 OPS </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">171 Hits 50 Doubles 27 HR 105 RBI</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">12.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Albert Pujols.</span> <span style="color: red;">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. </span>After a horrible start in Anaheim after signing the mega deal Pujols obviously turned it around. Still a top 5 hitter in my eyes his start to the season was so bad it is a small miracle that his numbers are this good. People that doubted Pujols should be ashamed of themselves. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.285 Average/.343 OBP/.516 SLG/.859 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">173 Hits 50 Doubles 30 HR 105 RBI </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">11.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Matt Holliday.</span> <span style="color: red;">St. Louis Cardinals.</span> One of my favorite players Holliday had another outstanding season swinging the bat, hard to believe he is always overlooked when talking about the great right handed hitters in the game. With Holliday leading the charge the Cardinals have the NL's scariest line up 1-8. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.295 Average/.379 OBP/.497 SLG/.877 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">177 Hits 36 Doubles 27 HR 102 RBI</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">10.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Adrian Beltre. </span><span style="color: red;">Texas Rangers. </span>With so much fire power in the Rangers line up Beltre has emerged as the Rangers most valuable player in my eyes. A defensive wizard at the hot corner he is baseballs best 3B. Yes better overall than Miguel Cabrera. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.321Average/.359 OBP/.561 SLG./.921 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> 194 Hits 33 Doubles 36 HR 102 RBI</span></b></div>
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<b><br /></b><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">9.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Prince Fielder.</span> <span style="color: red;">Detroit Tigers. </span>A hot September landed Prince at 30 Home Runs and another great season. While not driving the ball out of the park at his normal rate he still managed to drive in his share of runs.</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.313 Average/.412 OBP/.528 SLG/.940 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> 182 Hits 33 Doubles 30 HR 108 RBI.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">8.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Robinson Cano. </span><span style="color: red;">NY Yankees. </span>Is this guy ever going to win the batting title that Yankees fans jabber about all the time? The answer is no he won't but that doesn't mean he isn't the most productive 2B in the game right now. The Yankees best player had another great season coming up just short of 200 hits and 50 doubles. When it's all said and done he might just be the most productive 2B the games ever seen. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">196 Hits 48 Doubles 33 HR 94 RBI</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">7.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Edwin Encarnacion. </span><span style="color: red;">Toronto Blue Jays. </span>If i was to tell you at the beginning of the year that Edwin would be a top 10 hitter in all of baseball you would think I was a tool. With an .OPS of nearly 200 points higher than last season the red flags are up for me on this one. Time MLB pushes for HGH testing in season??? </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.280 Average/.384 OBP/.557 SLG/ .941 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">152 Hits 23 Doubles 42 HR 110 RBI.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">6.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Josh Hamilton.</span> <span style="color: red;">Texas Rangers. </span>Hamilton's last season with the Rangers was a roller coaster filled with high's and lows. When right he is one of the top 5 scariest batters to face. One of the most talented players in the game he will joining forces with Albert Pujols and Mike Trout next season creating a super lineup. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.285 Average/.354 OBP/.577 SLG/.930 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">160 Hits 31 Doubles 43 HR 128 RBI.</span></b></div>
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<b><br /></b><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">5. </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Andrew McCutchen.</span><span style="color: red;"> Pittsburgh Pirates.</span> We are to the point now were it is needless to say that everyone moving forward on the list was a MVP candidate putting up numbers like they did. McCutchen just might of been the best overall player in the NL this season. The Pirates franchise player has stepped up and become a legit top 10 player in baseball. </b><br />
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<b><br /></b><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">3.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Mike Trout.</span> <span style="color: red;">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. </span>The number one prospect in baseball Bryce Harper who? Stepped out of his prospect label and has become the best all around player in baseball since his May callup. Imagine what a whole season would of produced? While it is uncertain if this is going to be a standard season or the best season of his career one thing is certain, his potential greatness is limitless. The fact you can say he has a chance to be the best player of all time is something that should wow you - Remember he just turned 21. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">1.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Miguel Cabrera. </span><span style="color: red;">Detroit Tigers. </span> 7th season hitting over .320.<span style="color: red;"> </span>Had over 30 HR which now gives him 8 seasons of doing that. While his career stats aren't quite Albert Pujols numbers he has been the closest thing to "The Machine" MLB has seen in the Pujols era. Surpassing all his career averages in major stat categories he pulled the Triple Crown and if that isn't good enough for the #1 spot I don't kno what is. Baseball's most dangerous - best hitter for the entire 2012 season. </b><br />
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<br />Mr Resentmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826309226784605018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158401405419315253.post-59550543458122891712012-11-13T17:18:00.002-08:002012-11-13T17:19:17.728-08:00LA ANGELS OFFSEASON<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</span></b> <b>fans are far too concerned
with trying to resign Torii Hunter. Wake up people. While I am a huge fan of
the guy and losing him will be disheartening to the Angels, Anaheim has more
important things to worry about this offseason.
While I don’t agree with not resigning Hunter, fans have to realize the
Angels now have a Grand Canyon sized hole in their pitching staff with the loss
of <span style="color: red;">Ervin Santana</span>, <span style="color: red;">Dan Haren</span> and its inevitable <span style="color: red;">Zack Greinke</span> will sign with
someone else, probably the Texas Rangers,
Thanks Arte let another star player leave to a rival. </b></div>
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<b>What are the Angels going to do to replace the 3 quality<sup> </sup>starters they are letting go? This would be my concern Angels
fans considering pitching was the main reason the Angels missed out on the
playoffs for a 3<sup>rd</sup> consecutive season. The idea of trying to find quality
arms to replace over 550 innings lost with those 3 gone is a daunting task and
I am not sure that<span style="color: red;"> Jerry Dipoto</span> or any GM can find 3 quality arms in 1 offseason.</b></div>
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<b>While I understand Torii is a very likable player and I am
right there with you with not wanting to lose him especially to a contender like the Rangers,
Tigers or Red Sox we have to understand he shouldn’t be the first priority this
offseason get over it. It’s pretty clear management
wants to use <span style="color: red;">Peter Bourjos</span> next season, is that a mistake? Probably but it
seems to have been predetermined. Let me
clear that up, its not a mistake because Peter is a horrible player but I have
to question why wasn’t Bourjos traded last season for a pitcher? Teams
were and still remain interested in the guy. How about the Atlanta Braves this
offseason who have an excess of starting
pitchers and appear to be losing <span style="color: red;">Michael Bourne</span> and would be looking for a Center
Fielder to replace him. <span style="color: red;">Jair Jurrgens</span> looks to be on the trading block. There are many options and more than a few teams looking for a CF. </b></div>
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<b>Lets get back to last season. The Angels outfield was already maxed out with quality bats, <span style="color: red;">Mike Trout, Torii Hunter, Mark Trumbo </span>and <span style="color: red;">Vernon Wells</span>. Why did
they keep Peter Bourjos when you have 4 outfielders already? Can someone explain why he wasn’t used as a centerpiece in a package deal to go out and
get an arm last season let alone this offseason especially now when the Angels seem to be desperate for starting pitching? I’m still scratching my head
over this. I got to say Peter Bourjos did look good
riding the pine though didn't he? He was a valuable asset chewing seeds on the
bench next to Maicer - he definitely helped the Angels riding the bench more than
a pitcher would. If Dipoto didn't move Peter last season it’s pretty clear they knew all along that they wanted to use him
this season. The Angels management never
really wanted to make it a priority to sign Hunter. Whether you agree or not that seems to be the
case as reports have come out that Bourjos will now split time in Center Field and Left Field as Trout will move to Left Field some games. Another questionable move but that can be dealt with when it actually happens. </b></div>
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<b>What are the Angels options. Well the first priority would be to resign
Zack Greinke and pay him what he wants anything to keep him in the rotation. If Greinke goes to Texas it is going to be a double whammy for the
Angels not only will they lose an ace, their number one rival will become even
stronger and put the Angels further behind the 8 ball. If Greinke isn’t willing to
resign with Anaheim then then there are other options? There certainly is pitching available albeit not as good of options but still serviceable arms are out there. I would look to <span style="color: red;">Anibal Sanchez </span>and try signing him to a long term deal and double it up with making a run at the very solid and underrated <span style="color: red;">Hiroki Kuroda</span> to a one year deal as a stop gap until next offseason. <span style="color: red;">Kyle Lohse </span>should also be looked at as he has been racking up quality innings the last couple seasons for the Cardinals and has postseason experience. </b></div>
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<b>There needs to be a sense of urgency to nail down at least 2 starting pitchers to fill that massive 550 plus innings lost this offseason. What will happen? No one knows. One thing is for certain if the Angels don't get help on the mound don't look for them to be a serious World Series threat next season. Arte Moreno seems to get a pass from the Angels faithful read this to see what I think of Moreno's shaky ownership </b><a href="http://diamondclubdirt.blogspot.com/2012/10/arte-party-killer.html">http://diamondclubdirt.blogspot.com/2012/10/arte-party-killer.html</a> <b> Why Moreno gets a pass and other sports owners take heat from the media like New York Knicks owner James Dolan is beyond me. Many say it's the GM's job but the bottom line is the owner is the one signing the checks and has final say in all transactions.</b></div>
Mr Resentmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826309226784605018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158401405419315253.post-46612099605252689212012-11-12T16:01:00.002-08:002012-11-12T16:57:33.708-08:00Miguel Cabrera Vs. Ryan Braun<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Who is the most productive hitter in baseball? We are looking for the best hitter right now and for that reason we only are looking at stats over the last two seasons. We filtered out a long list of contenders and have narrowed it down to the top slugger in the American League and matched him up with the National League's best. </b><b>As <span style="color: red;">Albert Pujols</span> continues to regress it looks like <span style="color: red;">Miguel Cabrera</span> is now the premier offensive force in baseball edging <span style="color: red;">Ryan Braun</span> in some of the key categories. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Games Played 322 </span></b></div>
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<br />Mr Resentmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826309226784605018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158401405419315253.post-32514064253086997912012-11-12T14:45:00.002-08:002012-11-12T14:55:03.417-08:00MIKE TROUT BEST ROOKIE EVER? <br />
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Mr Resentmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826309226784605018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158401405419315253.post-64726415436078500242012-10-24T17:58:00.003-07:002012-10-24T18:08:35.648-07:00PUJOLS VS. VAUGHN.<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Angels fans have a real dislike for Mo Vaughn and I really can't understand why? I have never heard anything nice said about the guy in southern california. Fans act like the guy didn't produce for the Halos, like he was a complete lazy bust. Have you even bothered to take a look at the numbers? If you had you would see he was a very productive player up until his injury back in 2001. I find it interesting that Vaughn's numbers compare nicely to Albert Pujols stats this season. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Games 139</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Plate Appearances 592</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">AB 524 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Hits 147</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Runs 63</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: large;">HR 33</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: large;">RBI 108 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">BA .281</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">SLG .508</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: large;">OPS. .866</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Total Bases 266</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Games 154 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Plate Appearances 670</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">AB 607</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: large;">Hits 173</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: large;">Runs 85</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">HR 30</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">RBI 105</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">BA .285 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">SLG .516</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">OPS. .859</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: large;">Total Bases 313</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">While it looks like Albert gets the best of him in season 1 it might be difficult for Pujols to keep up with Vaughn after completing season 2. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Mo Vaughn's second season with Anaheim he played in </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">161 </span>games </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">and had over <span style="color: red;">700</span> plate appearances. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">He hit <span style="color: red;">36</span> HR with <span style="color: red;">117</span> RBI </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">with an OPS. of over .<span style="color: red;">860.</span> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">THAT WOULD BE </span></b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>69 homers and 225 RBI in two seasons</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Given Albert's numbers this season I think it would be considered a pretty good year if he could reach Vaughn's 2nd season power stats. Let that soak in for a sec. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The fact that Albert Pujols will have to have a better season next year just to keep up with Mo Vaughn's Angels totals should say something. Vaughn looks far from a lazy bust so far. If you expected Vaughn to carry the same average he did in Fenway then you probably didn't think did you? I mean suddenly 215 foot jam shot fly balls aren't doubles.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>If you look at Mo's numbers and compare them with where he would rank in today's game he would still be considered an elite 1B. Which means the Angels did get <span style="color: red;">2</span> great seasons out of the guy and isn't that better then 4 or 5 below average seasons? In a world of bad contracts it could of been a whole lot worse. If he doesn't rupture that tendon who knows how his tenure with Anaheim plays out. I would assume he would of continued being a very productive power hitter in the middle of the order and poor Scott Spiezio would of never got a chance. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Vaughn was a very fine player he finished in the top 5 of the MVP voting 3 times. winning it back in 1995. </span></b><br />
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<strong style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><span style="color: blue;">2012 1st TEAM - </span><span style="color: blue;"> ALL MLB</span></u></span></strong></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">IF BASEBALL HAD TEAMS THE WAY THE NBA DOES THIS WOULD BE IT</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">C.</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">BUSTER POSEY. </span><span style="color: red;">San Francisco Giants.</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span>Where would the Giants be without Posey? Probably wouldn't of been in the playoff's let alone win the West and knock out the Central winning Reds. Probable NL MVP and Comeback Player of the Year he is one highly touted collegiate player that actually has panned out. </b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.336 24 HR 103 RBI .957 OPS</span> </b><strong style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">WAR 7.2</span></strong><br />
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<strong style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">1B.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> PRINCE FIELDER. </span><span style="color: red;">Detroit Tigers</span><span style="color: red;">.</span><span style="color: red;"> </span>With Votto out much of the season, Prince took over as the games best first baseman from start to finish. Excluding Votto, Prince ended with the highest average amongst 1B and finished tied with Adrian Gonzalez for most RBI. A premiere bat in the game with a great track record Fielder is the man this year. </strong><br />
<strong style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.313 30 HR 108 RBI .940 OPS. WAR 4.5</span></strong><br />
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<strong style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">2B. </span> <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">ROBINSON CANO.</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></strong><strong style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">NY Yankees. </span>Maybe the best player in the game according to Yankee fans he is certainly one of the most arrogant. Cano crushed it in the regular season before having possibly the worst postseason ever. A WAR of 8.2 is legit far and away the best 2B this season. </strong><br />
<strong style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">.313 33 HR 94 RBI .929 OPS.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">WAR 8.2</span> </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">3B.</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">MIGUEL CABRERA.</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: red;">Detroit Tigers</span><span style="color: red;">.</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span> The scariest guy in baseball for pitchers to face right now is the Triple Crown winning Cabrera. Even with Adrian Beltre having another outstanding season Cabrera is the clear cut choice at 3B since we don't factor defense much into this equation. </strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.330 44 HR 139 RBI .999 OPS. WAR 6.9 </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">SS. </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">IAN DESMOND. </span><span style="color: red;">Washington Nationals. </span>A lot of people would of gone with Jeter here but we prefer power bats over opposite field singles. 25 bombs out of the SS position makes for one heck of season. Other SS had great halves of the season but Desmond put it together for the entire year. </strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.292 25 HR 73 RBI 21 SB .845 OPS. </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> WAR 3.2 </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">OF. </span></strong><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">RYAN BRAUN. </span> <span style="color: red;">Milwaukee Brewers. </span>Braun ended with a higher OPS than Josh Hamilton and double the WAR. If Posey wasn't a media darling Braun would wrap up his second straight MVP. </strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.319 41 HR 112 RBI 30 SB .987 OPS. WAR 6.8 </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">OF. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></strong><strong style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;">MIKE TROUT.</span> </strong><strong><span style="color: red;">LA Angels of Anaheim. </span>Rookie of the Year is in the bag and he will be in a battle for MVP with Miguel. The best all around player in the game this season his WAR puts Trout's season in the top 25 best seasons of ALL TIME people. </strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.326 30 HR 83 RBI 49 SB .963 OPS. WAR 10.7 </span></strong><br />
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<strong style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">OF. <span style="color: blue;">JOSH HAMILTON</span></span></strong><strong style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: red;">Texas Rangers</span><span style="color: red;">. </span>If you are willing to put up with all the crap that comes a long with having Hamilton in your line up there isn't many better. His numbers speak loudly but so does his constant injuries and headgames. A premiere hitter in the game when he allows himself to chew tobacco, he will be the big Free Agent this off season. </strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.285 43 HR 128 RBI 7 SB .930 OPS. WAR 3.3 </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">DH. </span></strong><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">ANDREW McCUTCHEN. </span><span style="color: red;">Pitt Pirates. </span>Second in WAR to only Mike Trout, Cutch put together an outstanding season that would have seen him higher in the MVP voting if his team didn't collapse in the second half. A top 10 player in the game going forward this could be his coming out party. </strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.327 15 HR 96 RBI 20 SB .953 OPS. WAR 7.0 </span></strong><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">227.2 IP 14-9 2.53 ERA 229 K's 1.02 WHIP WAR 6.3 </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">238.1 IP 17-8 2.64 ERA 239 K's 1.06 WHIP WAR 7.5 </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">SP </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">R.A. DICKEY.</span> <span style="color: red;">NY Mets. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">233.2 IP 20-6 2.73 ERA 230 K's 1.05 WHIP WAR 5.4 </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">C.</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">YADIER MOLINA. </span><span style="color: red;">St. Louis Cardinals.</span> Best all around catcher in the game in my opinion his numbers actually make a strong case that I am right. It doesn't hurt he just caught a World Series winning staff last season and again making a deep run. He keeps getting stronger as an offensive player.</b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.315 22 HR 76 RBI 12 SB .874 OPS</span> <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">WAR 6.7 </span></b><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">1B. </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">ALBERT PUJOLS. </span><span style="color: red;">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</span><span style="color: red;">. </span>A tale of two seasons for Albert. He would of loved to erase the first half of the season. He came on strong and shrugged off the hate and battled all the way back to have what would be a career year for many good hitters around baseball. </strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.285 30 HR 105 RBI .859 OPS. WAR 4.6 </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">2B. <span style="color: blue;"> AARON HILL</span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">.</span><span style="color: red;"> Arizona Diamondbacks. </span>Probably our most controversial pick but if you breakdown 2B then you will see Hill ended with better numbers than Pedroia and Phillips. Not the popular choice on the national level but for this season its the right one. </strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.302 26 HR 85 RBI 14 SB .882 OPS. WAR 4.6 </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">3B. </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">ADRIAN BELTRE.</span> <span style="color: red;">Texas Rangers. </span>A first team caliber player lands on our 2nd team due to some guy named Cabrera. The best all around 3B in the game. Still can't believe Angels owner Moreno lost out on Beltre because he didn't want to pay him the extra year. Good call. </strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">.325 36 HR 102 RBI .921 OPS.</span> <span style="color: red;">WAR 6.6 </span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">SS. <span style="color: blue;">DEREK JETER. </span></span><span style="color: red;">New York Yankees.</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span>Jeter magically found the fountain of youth this season. Over 200 hits again this season. I wonder if he gave out more gift baskets then RBI's this season 58 seems like a good wager line. </strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.316 216 Hits 15 HR 20 SB 58 RBI .791 OPS. WAR 2.1 </span></strong><br />
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<strong style="font-size: x-large;">OF. </strong><strong><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">CARLOS GONZALEZ</span></strong><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">. </span><span style="color: red;">Colorado Rockies</span><span style="color: red;">. </span>He missed some time which resulted in missed AB's but he still put up impressive numbers. His .881 OPS does it for me. </strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.303 22 HR 85 RBI .881 OPS. WAR 1.3 </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">OF. <span style="color: blue;">MATT HOLLIDAY</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">.</span> </span><span style="color: red;">St. Louis Cardinals.</span> Holliday is just about as steady as they come. Great hitter, again with over 100 runs batted in as he leads the Cardinals deep in the playoffs again this season- this time without Albert. </strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.295 27 HR 102 RBI .877 OPS. WAR 3.8 </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">OF.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> ADAM JONES. </span><span style="color: red;">Baltimore Orioles.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> </span>Talks of MVP in the first half he faded a little down the stretch but still led the O's into their first playoff appearance in blah blah. </strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.287 32 HR 82 RBI 16 SB .839 OPS. WAR 3.4 </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">DH.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> EDWIN ENCARNACION. </span><span style="color: red;">Toronto Blue Jays</span><span style="color: red;">. </span>Controversial pick here but the guy played out of his ass all season long. With a higher slugging percentage than McCutchen and Fielder, Encarnacion season was definately a head scratcher. 24 doubles along with 42 bombs what can we do other then to but him on the team? </strong><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">.280 42 HR 110 RBI .941 OPS. WAR 4.5 </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">SP</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">DAVID PRICE. </span><span style="color: red;">Tampa Bay Rays.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">SP</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">JOHNNY CUETO. </span><span style="color: red;">Cincinnati Reds.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">SP</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> FELIX HERNANDEZ.</span><span style="color: red;"> Seattle Mariners.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">RP. </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">CRAIG KIMBREL.</span> <span style="color: red;">Atlanta Braves. </span></b><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">OUR WORST PLAYER OF POSTSEASON.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Congrats to the Yankees best player Robinson Cano for having one the worst playoff's in any sport period. I love it. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Alex Rodriguez seems to have the focus all him but he certainly isn't the only player struggling during these playoff's. I give to you the worst of the worst at each position. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">C.</span> <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Matt Wieters.</span> <span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">Baltimore Orioles.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">3 for 24. 0 RBI. 2 Run scored.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">1B. </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Mark Reynolds.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Baltimore Orioles.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">2B. </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Robinson Cano.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> NY Yankees. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">3 for 40. 4 RBI and 1 Run scored. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">3B. </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Alex Rodriguez.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> NY Yankees. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">SS. </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">J.J. Hardy.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Baltimore Orioles. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">5 for 27. 2 RBI. 1 Run Scored. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">LF. </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Seth Smith.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Oakland A's. </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>CF.</b></span><b style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"> </b><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Adam Jones</span></b><b style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">. Baltimore Orioles. </b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">RF. </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Nick Swisher.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> NY Yankees. </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>DH.</b></span><b style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"> </b><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Curtis Granderson</span></b><b style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">. NY Yankees. </b></div>
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<b>The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have now missed the playoff's 3 seasons in a row. Unexceptable. Seems like every expert is willing to blame anything and everything but the owner himself. Arte Moreno has signed a handful of horrible contracts and has let go of guys that went on to have career years with other organizations. It's easy to blame Scioscia or Dipoto and before that Reagins for the teams lack of success lately but I feel it's time to put some of the blame on the head man in charge. </b></div>
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<b>Let's start with the first bad contract Moreno signed off on,<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Gary Mathews Jr. </span>Arte okays a 5 year deal worth 50 Million dollars. 50 million for a outfielder that never hit over 20 HR and only one season where he hit over .300. Please keep in mind the guy played for Texas where everyone rakes. What was Arte thinking? How bad was Mathews? The Angels actually paid $21.5 million on Mathews remaining contract just to get rid of him as the Mets picked him up. </b></div>
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<b>Then of course the infamous <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Scott Kazmir</span> trade were they didn't really lose that much trading Tampa Bay infielder Sean Rodriguez and a pitching prospect but boy did the Angels have to eat that contract. In Scott's brief time with the Angels spanning 3 seasons he went 11-17 with a 5.13 ERA while only managing to pitch 188 innings in that span. The Angels finally bit the bullet and released Kazmir even though he still $14.5 million left on his contract. Talk about robbery, kids this is one reason why guaranteed contracts makes baseball a better sport to play then football. </b></div>
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<b>Next we look at the <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Vernon Wells</span> contract that the Angels took off the hands of Toronto. While I am a fan of Wells it was clearly a move the Angels wish they could have back. Vernon before coming to the Angels already looked to be in the decline of his very solid career but when he joining Anaheim his numbers really fell of the cliff. A career .280 hitter with the Jays over 12 years Wells has dropped all the way down to .220 with the Angels over the past 2 seasons. The performance just hasn't been consistent enough for any of the fans liking and hardly up to par for a guy making nearly 20 million a season. </b></div>
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<b>And of course last off season there was the huge 10 year 254 million dollar deal that will have the Angels paying <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Albert Pujols</span> until he is well no one really knows for sure how old he is right? After signing the mega deal in Pujols much like every player that gets a mega deal they struggle at first. See Jason Werth, Carl Crawford, Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Beltran etc. While the deal isn't going to hurt the Angels in the short term it looks like the back end of the deal could turn into another A-Rod type situation where the bat speed won't be the same resulting in his power numbers not living up to the contract. Of course if the Angels manage to win a World Series or 2 before the end of his contract I think Angels fans will be willing to except Albert's deal as being successful. </b></div>
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<b>These of course were the deals the Angels did pull off but what about the contracts they let slip away? <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Mike Napoli </span>wasn't resigned and went on to a All-World Catcher with<span style="color: red;"> division rival </span>Texas. Arte let's him go and Napoli turns into a 30 HR .320 batting average guy the very next year in a position where the Angels got absolutely no production out of. Grant it Napoli only hit .238 in his final season with the Angels but he did manage to blast 26 HR in 140 games and that will work people especially when his replacement <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Jeff Mathis</span> hit .174 with 3 HR. </b></div>
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<b>Of course everyone remembers Arte being stubborn and not being willing to give <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Adrian Beltre </span>that extra year on his free agent contract. Result? Texas grabs him and Beltre becomes the best 3B in baseball. Do you think the Angels could of used a 3B that hit over the past 2 seasons hit .315, drove in over 200 runs and hit 68 HR? What the hell was Arte thinking? Scared to sign off an extra year but was willing to give Albert a 10 year deal? Come on, that's being a clown owner. </b></div>
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<b>Lastl but definitely not the least important he oversees <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Fernando Rodney</span> leaving to go to Tampa Bay. After a bad season with the Angels Rodney turns in one of the best seasons a closer has ever had. Now certainly no one saw that coming but does it really matter? We are seeing a trend of bad moves time and and time again. What seemed to be the Angels problem this season? Was it the bullpen? Yeah i think they had something to do with the Angels struggles this season. A bullpen of Rodney, Ernesto Frieri and Scott Downs on the backend would of made for a potent bullpen and certainly would of pushed the Angels into the playoffs and probably would of won them the division even after the horrible start. Fernando's WAR of 3.7 alone pushes the Angels into a Wild Card position. </b></div>
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<b>I understand the owner hires </b><b>a General Manager to make personal decisions but people have to realize the owner is the one that signs off on deals after all he is signing everyone's paychecks. The biggest flaws on the Angels in recent seasons have been 3B, the Catcher position and the bullpen. Wow, think if the Angels didn't sign Pujols and had Beltre at 3B, Napoli at Catcher with Trumbo and Morales switching off at 1B and DH along with Rodney in the pen. What kind of team would we be looking at? Probably the best team in baseball while weakening the Texas Rangers who have been a dominant force in the AL during the same span. </b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">Arte come on man are you ever going to make a decent decision for the Halos? </span> </b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">VERNON WELLS VS. ALEX RODRIGUEZ </span></b></div>
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<b>A-Rod is the man at the moment that everyone is trashing for not performing up to standards. Let's compare A-Rod to a local huge contract underachiever - no i'm not talking about Albert Pujols, stop it of course I'm talking about Vernon Wells you already saw his name in the title of the article. In keeping with the what have you done for me lately mindset I will break down key stats <span style="color: red;">from just the last 3 seasons. </span></b></div>
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<b>While Angels fans think that Vernon Wells contract is like roster carcinogen it really isn't any worse then what the Yankees are saddled with in A-Rod's deal. Angels fans fail to realize that while Wells average has fallen off the map he is still a power threat and plays a great LF. </b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">Captain Obvious</span>: both players are getting paid way too much. They both have been on the decline of their careers for a couple seasons now and in a completely unrelated topic see </b><a href="http://diamondclubdirt.blogspot.com/2012/09/mlb-current-drug-testing-policy.html">http://diamondclubdirt.blogspot.com/2012/09/mlb-current-drug-testing-policy.html</a> </div>
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<b style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Vernon Wells contract: 7yrs/ 126 Million </b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">To put A-Rod's 3 season WAR total in perspectative Mike Trout this season surpassed A-Rod's total in less then 1 full season.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></b></div>
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<b style="text-align: left;">We can see that 10 million dollars more a year gets you 12 more runs a season, 12 more hits a and 20 more RBI. (With less HR) Of course everyone thought Derek Jeter was done too, </b><a href="http://diamondclubdirt.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-captain.html">http://diamondclubdirt.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-captain.html</a> <span style="color: blue;">(Unrelated article of course)</span> <b style="text-align: left;"> both these guys could find their swings again at anytime and that is why it is so difficult to take them out of the lineup. </b></div>
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<b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">So I say calm down Angels fans it isn't the end of the world. </span></b></div>
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Mr Resentmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826309226784605018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158401405419315253.post-13182928471219619952012-09-27T15:33:00.001-07:002012-10-13T16:05:59.485-07:002012 MLB AWARDS Part 2 <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">AL Cy Young Award: </span><span style="color: blue;">FELIX HERNANDEZ</span> </b></span><span style="color: red;"><b>Seattle Mariners.</b></span> <b>My opinion the 26 year old Ace is the best right hander in the game and has been in the conversation for awhile now. He is only 13-6 this season but voters have showed they can get past records. It is actually far superior to when he won the Cy Young back in 2010 when he was barely .500 at 13-12. In fact his stats are pretty much in line with that season given he still has 1 more start. If King Felix was pitching in New York or Boston he would be one of the biggest stars in baseball. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">David Price</span> - doesn't pitch deep enough in games, sorry. </b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Jerad Weaver</span>- DL time. missed a prolonged portion of the summer. sorry.</b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Justin Verlander</span>- Don't really have a knock on him other then he wasn't as good this season as last. not sorry. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">NL Cy Young Award: </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">R.A. DICKEY </span><span style="color: red;">NY Mets. </span>The bottom line is R.A. Dickey had an outstanding season. This was the season that showed he wasn't a fluke. He has found "it" and hasn't lost "it" for a season and a half now. Improving in every possible way while currently 20-6 is going to have to be the favorite at this point. <span style="color: red;">He is now tied for 1st in Wins while 1st in the league in ERA and is 2nd in Strikeouts. </span>He has already been screwed out of starting the All Star game let's not make it this award. </b><br />
<b><span style="color: red;">My Resentment towards the losing candidates.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Johnny Cueto-</span> My only fantasy player that didn't under perform this season. Thank you.</b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Ardolis Chapman-</span> You are a reliever. Go win that award. </b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Matt Cain</span>- Perfect game yes but his numbers just don't match up.</b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Clayton Kershaw</span>- 2nd in ERA and 1st in K's but missed some time</b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Gio Gonzalez</span>- 6th in ERA and 4th in K's. leads league in Wins. Wins are overrated. </b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Craig Kimbrel</span>- You are a reliever. </b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">AL MVP Award: </span><span style="color: blue;">MIKE TROUT.</span></span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: red;">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. </span></b><br />
<b>I am aware the <span style="color: blue;">Miguel Cabrera</span> has put up better offensive numbers than Trout if you look at the raw offensive stats. I ask you however isn't the objective of an offensive player to drive runs in and to score runs. <span style="color: red;">This is the only way to win a ball game so therefore it is deemed important you see?</span> If you add Miguel Cabrera's RBI + Runs Scored you get a total of 239. Mike Trouts total equal 202 but it took Miguel Cabrera 140 more AB's to reach that higher total. Given Trout's projected totals it becomes a wash = Both are having outstanding seasons. I am going to get why you shouldn't be fooled by the Triple Crown numbers in a second. </b><br />
<b>What separates Trout from Cabrera is the defense. Trout plays an amazing CF and Cabrera well tries to play 3B and not get hurt. When you factor in runs Trout has prevented with his superior speed and athleticism it puts him over the top not only in my eyes but more importantly it puts him ahead in the WAR category. </b><br />
<b>While Cabrera may walk away with the Triple Crown according to the stat WAR (Wins Above Replacement)<span style="color: red;"> he isn't even as valuable of player to his team this season as he was last year</span>. He has a WAR of 6.6 as compared to a 7.3 last year. Mike Trout's current WAR is a ridiculous 10.6 which puts him in <span style="color: red;">the 25 BEST SEASONS EVER. </span>Ding Ding Ding Good night now.<span style="color: red;"> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">NL MVP Award: </span><span style="color: blue;">RYAN BRAUN.</span></span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: red;">Milwaukee Brewers</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">. </span>Statistically he is having a better season than last when he stole the MVP from Matt Kemp. His Slugging Percentage and OPS are higher and he already has more total bases and Home Runs. He is currently 1 behind last seasons total in RBI's so he will pass that category up as well. Is he going to win the real award going back to back? probably not. Is he having the best season in the National League? Yes. </b><br />
<b><span style="color: red;">My Resentment towards the losing candidates.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Buster Posey</span>- I'm not sure you are the best catcher in the National League. </b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">David Wright-</span> You don't hit for enough power for my liking.</b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Andrew McCutchen</span>- Not a good enough 2nd half. </b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Yadier Molina</span>- Posey making you look not as special as you are.</b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Mr Resentmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826309226784605018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158401405419315253.post-30131683914619701012012-09-26T17:57:00.002-07:002012-11-12T17:20:39.394-08:002012 MLB AWARDS Part 1<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;"> THE 2012 MLB RESENTMENT AWARDS: </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Part 1 </span></b></span><b style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The AWARDS THAT PEOPLE DON'T</b><br />
<b style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">CARE ABOUT. </b></div>
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<b>Let's start with the most obvious award given out in the history of this award show. </b><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>The AL Rookie of the Year :</b> </span><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">MIKE TROUT. </span><span style="color: red;">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim </span></b><b>The 21 year old sensation just might be having the best rookie season baseball has ever seen. If dig deeper then just the offensive numbers and see he holds down CF with his sprinter like speed. With a WAR of 10.6 Trout would be considered the most valuable player according to the stat. The WAR stat stands for Wins Above Replacement. That means he gave the Angels 10 more wins then they would have if they used Peter Bourjos and that would be the highest total in MLB since the juicy Barry Bonds . In fact it would put this season inside the top 25 WAR seasons of all time. WAR is the number one stat most geeks are basing players value on these days. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">The NL Rookie of the Year: </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">BRYCE HARPER. </span><span style="color: red;">Washington Nationals.</span></b><br />
<b>But how can you say that he doesn't even have the best rookie numbers? Wake up people there is more to baseball then batting average. Bryce Harper is playing a major role on a team that won the East in a runaway fashion. Harper's speed and arm make him a valuable asset in the field as he can play all the OF spots effectively. With great range and a cannon that has yielded 8 Assists his defense makes him a game changer. While only hitting .260 which isn't that bad he has run into 20 Home Runs while on pace to reach almost a 100 runs scored. His hype was off the charts. Has he lived up to it? I believe so, his season is being diminished by Trout jumping off the charts. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">The AL Comeback Player of the Year: </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">FERNANDO RODNEY. </span><span style="color: red;">Tampa Bay Rays.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">Sorry Adam Dunn.</span></b><br />
<b>Coming off a horrible season for the Angels he lands with Tampa Bay and magically has turned it around in a way that would be cheesy if you saw it in a Disney movie. </b><br />
<b>He goes from a season in which he had a WHIP of 1.69 and a ERA of 4.50 with 3 Saves</b><br />
<b> to a season with a<span style="color: red;"> WHIP of 0.77 and a ERA of 0.64 and 44 Saves. He currently has a WAR of 3.4. </span></b><br />
<b>You realize when closer Eric Gagne won the NL Cy Young Award he had a <span style="color: red;">WHIP of .69 and a ERA of 1.20 with a WAR of 3.6 </span> Pretty close. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">The NL Comeback Player of the Year: </span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">ADAM LaROCHE.</span> </span><span style="color: red;">Washington Nationals. </span></b><b>This was my hardest category to crown a winner. Of course A.J. Burnett had a solid season along with Ryan Ludwick, Pedro Alvarez and Stephen Strasburg and you can be generous and throw Adam Wainright in there after his second half bounce back. </b><br />
<b>If you look at LaRoche's track record this season doesn't jump out at you like it's an outstanding season because really it's just another one of his solid under the radar seasons at the plate. He wins the award in my eyes because last season for him was simply a disaster. Playing in only 40 games he hit a weak .172 in 150 AB's. 3 of those 26 hits were bombs. This season he comes all the way back and not only manages a full season healthy he is hitting .269 with 32 HR with the same WAR value as Ferando Rodney. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">The AL Manager of the Year: </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">BUCK SHOWALTER. </span></b><br />
<b>Buck has already won 2 of these thing before and in my opinion he is the best manager in baseball. </b><br />
<b>The Orioles were picked by many to finish dead last in the brutally tough AL East and now Buck has the O's battling for the division as we enter the last week of the season. No manager has done more with less expectations than that crazy Joey Maddon down in Tampa took his boys to the Series. Somehow the Orioles seem to win every single close game, the only team in playoff contention with a negative run differential means the O's are actually getting outscored this season. How are they winning these games? Obviously the players are coming through in the late innings but Showalter is using the matchup's to his advantage to the point it's schooling other coaches. As CP3 would put it <span style="color: red;">"Buck is 'son-ing' them"</span> </b><br />
<b>Showalter has always been a master mind as a manager as he built the foundations for 2 dynasties before departing to reap the rewards. He manged and basically architected the Yankees before Torre walked into that cushy gig. Then again he was out in Arizona before The Unit and Schilling took over. It's nice to see Buck back in the spotlight if the Orioles make it in watch it. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">The NL Manager of the Year:</span></b><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">MIKE MATHENY. </span><span style="color: red;">St. Louis Cardinals. </span></b><br />
<b>Not much of surprise to me seeing I had the Cardinals making the playoff's but it is still pretty remarkable what Matheny accomplished this season. All Mike had to do was find a way to replace all that offense left behind when the Albert Pujols bailed to Anaheim and having to do that while following one of the best managers in the history of the game. Seem manageable? </b><br />
<b>Well then try losing your Ace Chris Carpenter for the season all while your other ace Adam Wainright is trying to find it again coming off Tommy John having very little effectiveness the first half. Okay then imagine losing Lance Berkman the majority of the season. Matheny has dealt with some serious setbacks his first season at the top and has the Cardinals in position to hold off the rest of the contenders for the second Wild Card. Turns out they also just happen to have playoff tested Chris Carpenter lined up to start the play in game. </b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Mr Resentmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826309226784605018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158401405419315253.post-54843813955394512362012-09-25T19:37:00.002-07:002012-09-26T06:36:53.033-07:00The Game of Risk. <div>
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<b>BTW I am aware Josh Hamilton is a great player. Save it. You don't see me writing about Juan Rivera do you? Just analyzing the situation. </b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">JOSH HAMILTON</span> is going to the highest profiled free agent as soon as some National League team beats the Rangers in the World Series again. The Rangers seem to have very little interest in paying anywhere near the amount the former MVP is expecting to get. Does this not throw up stop signs to other potential buyers? The organization that knows him the best isn't all that excited to keep him. With that being said, I ask is Josh Hamilton going to be worth the risk of signing? </b></div>
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<b>Josh Hamilton has been through a lot, we all know the story by now. His drug abuse is well documented and then there was the steroid allegations and his problem with alcohol, tobacco and now caffeine. Everything this guy touches he can potentially become addicted to it. </b><br />
<b>Josh Hamilton struggled for 2 months this season because he couldn't get his mind off chewing tobacco. The report came out he tried quitting tobacco and shortly after he began that epic slump which ESPN documented like it was a Tebow a story. He went back to chaw. </b></div>
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<b>Can you believe Hamilton's poor play has been blamed on 2 legal substances he has taken this season? What was number 2? What cost him to miss games in September? Red Bull of course. Apparently he has been drinking to many caffeinated energy drinks. Seriously? Does this guy not have any self control? Since he can't quit his tobacco habit it seems he is slamming Red Bull and chawing from the time he gets to the park until the end of the game. This can cause a problem in the body especially a body that has been through as much as Hamilton's. It was reported he couldn't see straight.</b><br />
<b> It's great the Rangers have a sizeable first place lead in the West but what if this eye trouble takes place during the ALCS or World Series? I'm not to happy as an owner if my star player can't play because he wanted wings. </b><br />
<b><br /></b><b>A body that has dealt with years of crack cocaine a long with alcohol abuse doesn't seem like he would have the best immune system. Although strong physically Hamilton is very fragile.</b><br />
<b><br /></b><b>Let's skip pass the years when he screwed the Tampa Bay back when he let the Rays entire organization down by never reaching the Bigs. What could of been with Hamilton, Crawford, Upton, Longoria with those pitching staffs. I'm sure the Devil Ray's GM at the time holds no resentment. While it's clear Josh Hamilton puts up monster numbers but he is one Red Bull away from a DL stint. That's some risk, not necessarily the type of guy I would be willing to open up my wallet for. Aside from worrying about all his habits off the field you have to worry about him breaking down on the field. </b><br />
<b><br /></b><b>Hamilton's rookie season consisted of a couple DL stints. One for gasroenteritis and the other a hamstring strain. The steroids/HGH allegations surfaced when Josh missed some time because of a torn abdominal muscle which is common amongst the steroid players. 2008 is Hamilton's only full season where he played in 156 of the 162. In the 2009 season he had a sports hernia which cost him a career low in games. His MVP 2010 season was cut short in September after breaking some ribs. Of course last season we remember his broken arm caused by diving into home plate. </b><br />
<b><br /></b><b>It seems to always be something with Josh Hamilton doesn't it? The team that eventually signs him is going to have to be okay with the idea of Hamilton not being in the lineup roughly 40 times a season- since that is about the average number of games he missed in his PRIME YEARS. He is turning 32 and that is an old beat up 32. The idea that he has had several alcohol related relapses to go a long with his inability to kick the tobacco habit he so desperately wants to quit is also concerning to an owner that will have to be willing to shell out around $120 million dollars. </b><br />
<b><br /></b><b>At this point everyone has come to the assessment that I am hating on the great Josh Hamilton. Not true, I acknowledge he is a premiere outfielder when he is able to stay on the field but I have to question why any team would give him a 5 year deal. Assuming Hamilton is done taking drugs and drinking the lingering effects are still immeasurable and irreversable. The idea you are guaranteed huge years signing him is something I don't feel comfortable saying. <span style="color: red;">It is going to be a gamble but a gamble that could payoff for the franchise willing to pay the MVP outfielder</span>. </b><br />
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<b>My guess in a desperate attempt at finding a respectable offense the <span style="color: blue;">San Francisco Giants</span> are going to make a huge offer to lure Hamilton and add a bat around the Killer P's (Posey,Pablo,Pence) You add Hamilton to that lineup and keep him somewhat healthy that lineup instantly becomes NOT POOR.</b><br />
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Mr Resentmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826309226784605018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158401405419315253.post-10748662549928904532012-09-21T18:59:00.002-07:002012-10-13T16:03:05.747-07:00ITS NOT YOUR FAULT MIKE <div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>The average tenure for managers in today's Major League Baseball is less then 3.75 seasons. He has been with the Angels 10 more years than expected according to the data. </b><b>It's my belief no manager should be with the same team more then 10 seasons total now of days. </b><b>It is just my opinion as a manager your message grows old on the players. You can only give so many different kind of speeches. Players become too comfortable with you and that can become and usually does become a problem.</b><br />
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Have we given </span><span style="color: blue;">MIKE SCIOSCIA</span><span style="font-size: large;"> to much credit for the Angels success? I wouldn't go that far. I am actually in the camp that he is one of the best manager in baseball and has always been </span><span style="color: blue;">TONY LARUSSA's </span><span style="font-size: large;">equal</span><span style="font-size: large;">. So I have nothing against the guy, I just see the writing on the wall. While an Angels fan, I am not blinded by what has actually been going on the past few seasons. </span></b><br />
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</span></b><span style="color: blue;"><b>YES I AM AWARE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE PITCHING THIS SEASON. THE THING IS IT DOESN'T MATTER. LET'S CONTINUE SHALL WE...</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Mike Scioscia's best asset as a manager just may be his ability to surround himself with premier baseball minds. While certainly not a fault, it has become a problem as coaches have come and gone. <span style="color: red;">Is it a coincidence that the season Ron Roenicke left was the Angels last season in the playoffs? </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Mike Scioscia's coaching staff in 2002 when he won the World Series had 3 soon to be managers all considered top tier. </span><span style="color: blue;">BUD BLACK. JOE MADDON, RON ROENICKE. </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">and since</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">then Scioscia has been considered a great manager. </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Scioscia hasn't taken the Angels to playoff's without at least one of these guys </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">just sayin.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Angels 2002's team roster had no stars on it. Not one unless you want to count the. 250 hitting </span><span style="color: blue;">TROY GLAUS</span><span style="font-size: large;">. Compare that to the 2012 roster and it is a completely different type of team. We will get back to that in a second.</span></b><br />
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Scioscia has built his success managing a National League style. He basically brought small ball to the American League. Hitting and Running. Stealing. Bunting. blah blah. That was his calling card.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">This seasons roster was not built for small ball. The team is no longer suited for that style of managing. Today's team is a high salary, high powered offense. While the Angels offense doesn't seem to be a problem if you look at the raw offensive numbers since they rank highly in runs scored but if you break it down game by game you start getting into a lot of games the offense didn't do anything. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Is Scioscia not comfortable managing a roster of star players? Or maybe I never gave </span><span style="color: blue;">JOE TORRE </span><span style="font-size: large;">enough credit enough for how difficult it actually is.</span></b><br />
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</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The constant line up changes and splitting the playing time of the outfield all while putting guys in different positions every night is amateur hour. First month of the season fine but not the whole season. That should be going on down in Salt Lake not a team that was one of the favorites to win the World Series. Rotating guys in and out like a Little League All-Star coach is ridiculousness. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Mike Scioscia was handed the <span style="color: red;">best</span> hitter </span><span style="color: blue;">ALBERT PUJOLS</span><span style="font-size: large;"> in baseball before the season started. He was also given the <span style="color: red;">best</span> pitcher </span><span style="color: blue;">CJ WILSON</span><span style="font-size: large;"> available in the off season and the <span style="color: red;">best</span> rookie </span><span style="color: blue;">MIKE TROUT</span><span style="font-size: large;"> season in the history of baseball. Out of nowhere they get a dominant closer </span><span style="color: blue;">ERNESTO FRIERI</span><span style="font-size: large;"> while giving up nothing. Then at the deadline the Angels get the <span style="color: red;">best</span> available arm </span><span style="color: blue;">ZACK GREINKE</span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Angels could have the MVP and Cy Young (although unlikely since he missed some starts.) </span></b><br />
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">If a manager is given all that and can't make place in the top 5 teams in the American League then it's time to go. His fault or not Ask </span><span style="color: blue;">TERRY FRANCONA</span><span style="font-size: large;"> how it works, he has 2 World Series and by the way he won them a lot more recent and he was let go because his team had one bad month. Mike Scioscia hasn't taken the Angels to the playoff's for let's face it, way to long.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I think Terry Francona would be a perfect fit. The roster is similar to what he worked with in Boston. He also has already worked with GM </span><span style="color: blue;">JERRY DIPOTO</span><span style="font-size: large;">. Francona has a track record of leading superstar driven teams. It would be perfect match for Scioscia to go take the Boston job as Bobby Valentine looks to not be coming back. Makes sense for both teams. </span></b><br />
<br />Mr Resentmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826309226784605018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158401405419315253.post-39029528233281427282012-09-08T14:23:00.000-07:002012-09-08T14:23:24.060-07:00Updated: Reggie Jackson vs. Adam Dunn<br />
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<b>Since Adam Dunn is only in his 12th season we see it only fair that we compare the stats of both sluggers up until that point. While Reggie Jackson goes down as a Hall of Fame player, it is in my opinion he just might be the most over rated player the game has ever seen; at least statistically speaking. I can prove it by merely comparing the current equivalent player in Adam Dunn. Yes, I am aware that this is a different era and ballparks are smaller but you will get my point by the end of this post.</b><br />
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<b>Reggie Jackson only to reach the 40 Home Run mark<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> 2</span> times in <span style="color: red;">21 career seasons</span>. </b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">REGINALD MARTINEZ JACKSON. </b><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Nickname Mr. October </b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>6'0 195 lbs. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Drafted in the 1st Round (2nd pick overall) </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Games 1650</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">AB 5884 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">HITS 1582</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">AVE .268</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>HR <span style="color: red;">340</span> </b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">RUNS 973 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">2B 299 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">BB 786</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">SO </span></b><b style="font-size: x-large;"> 1499</b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;">Average 162 game career totals (whole career)</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Average .262/ 32 HR/98 RBI/79 BB/SO 149/SLG.490 </span> </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">ADAM TROY DUNN.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Nickame Big Donkey </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">6'6" 285 lbs. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Drafted in the 2nd Round</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Games 1651 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">AB 5682</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">HITS 1382</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">AVE .242 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">RUNS 948 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">HR <span style="color: red;"> 390</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">2B 293 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">BB 1131</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">SO </span></b><b style="font-size: x-large;"> 1937 </b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;">Average 162 game career totals</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: x-large;">Average .242/ 38 HR/96 RBI/111 BB/SO 190/SLG.503 </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Average .262/ 32 HR/98 RBI/89 Runs/79 BB/SO 149/SLG.490/OPS. .846</span></b><br />
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<b style="color: red;">Avera</b><span style="color: red;"><b>ge .242/</b><b> 38 HR</b><b>/96 RBI/93 Runs/</b><b>111 BB</b><b>/SO 190/</b><b>SLG.503/OPS. .876</b></span><br />
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<b> It's pretty clear that they are very similar players with Reggie hitting for a slightly higher average while Dunn is hitting about a half dozen more bombs a year while walking more then 30 times more than Reggie a year. That is huge. Remember batting average especially with sluggers is the least useful stat in all of baseball. </b><br />
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<b> Reggie Jackson was an <span style="color: blue;">8 time All Star </span>in his first 12 seasons. He received <span style="color: blue;">MVP votes 9 times</span> in that span. Adam Dunn in the same amount of seasons? <span style="color: blue;">2 All Star appearances</span> and only <span style="color: blue;">3 seasons were he received MVP votes</span>. It's clear that playing for the A's and Yankees certainly helped Jackson's cause. Meaningful games and deep Playoff runs gave the cocky Reggie a platform to run his mouth and yeah he ran into a few in big moments.</b></div>
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<b> Adam Dunn is almost the exact opposite. Always has been on crappy teams and he is a soft spoken guy. He certainly isn't looking for the camera the way Reggie <strike>did </strike>still does. </b><b style="background-color: white;">I also think we have so many guys now that can hit 35 home runs a year that it devalues our opinion on Dunn because of that. Reggie allegedly played before the "juice" so a guy that could hit 35 plus bombs would get baseball fans wet pretty easily. </b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what does this mean? This means players have many ways around passing these urine tests. The most common practice which is widely known about in the athletic community is known as micro dosing. Players can take low amounts of a synthetic testosterone because it clears the body's system fast enough to not go detected it's simple since you can only get tested while at the ball park according to the Union's agreement. </span></b></div>
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<b>In an announcement that came down earlier this afternoon the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's Mike Trout was named Rookie of the Month for the 4th consecutive month. While no player has ever won the award 4 consecutive times, let alone 3 times, Ichiro Suzuki back in 2001 won the award 4 times that season. Barring some crazy Mike Trout should walk away with the award yet again in September making him the first rookie to ever take home the honor 5 times in their rookie campaign. </b><br />
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</b><b>The Angels played 28 games in August and Trout hit .284 with 7 Home Runs, 19 RBI and 11 Stolen Bases. While not his best month it certainly is a month that most veterans would love to have. </b><br />
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Here are some other outstanding MLB Rookie seasons courtesy of <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/26935/best-rookie-seasons-of-all-time">http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/26935/best-rookie-seasons-of-all-time</a><br />
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<b><span style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/4570/ichiro-suzuki" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ichiro Suzuki</a>,</span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 2001 Mariners: 7.5 WAR</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"> </span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;" /><em style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Stats: .<span style="background-color: yellow;">350</span>/.381/.457, 8 HR, 69 RBI, <span style="background-color: yellow;">242 H, 127 R, 56 SB</span>, 126 OPS+, Gold Glove, <span style="background-color: yellow;">MVP</span></em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/4574/albert-pujols" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Albert Pujols</span></a>, 2001 Cardinals: 6.3 WAR</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"> </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>In a season that saw many of baseball's best players go down to injury and lose much of the season ( <span style="color: blue;">Matt Kemp, Joey Votto, Jacoby Ellsbury,Troy Tulowitski, Jose Bautista, Giancarlo Stanton, Evan Longoria</span>) there was still plenty of players having outstanding years. I give to you this seasons most productive hitters. </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">15.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> David Wright.</span> <span style="color: red;">NY Mets.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Thanks largely to an outstanding first half of the season Wright manages to sneak into my rankings. Should be interesting to see what the Mets do with their 3B this off-season with both ace knuckleballer R.A. Dickey and Wright hit the market. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">.311 Average/.402 OBP/.501 SLG/.903 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">151 Hits 37 Doubles 17 HR 79 RBI </span></b>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">14. </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Aramis Ramirez.</span> <span style="color: red;">Milwaukee Brewers.</span> One of the most underrated players in baseball Aramis has been putting up numbers for 15 years now. Flying under the radar for 2 reasons, one he is in Milwaukee and two he has Ryan Braun on his team. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">.294 Average/.357 OBP/.525 SLG/.882 OPS </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">140 Hits 43 Doubles 21 HR 89 RBI</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">13.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Albert Pujols.</span> <span style="color: red;">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. </span>After a horrible start in Anaheim after signing the mega deal Pujols obviously turned it around. Still a top 5 hitter in my eyes his start to the season was so bad it is a small miracle that his numbers are this good. It is looking like he could have a monster September and slide right into my top 10. People that doubted Pujols should be ashamed of themselves. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">.287 Average/.346 OBP/.536 SLG/.882 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">144 Hits 38 Doubles 29 HR 92 RBI </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">12.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Matt Holliday.</span> <span style="color: red;">St. Louis Cardinals.</span> One of my favorite players Holliday is having another outstanding season swinging the bat, hard to believe he is always overlooked when talking about the great right handed hitters of this era. With Holliday leading the charge the Cardinals have the NL's scariest line up 1-8. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">.307 Average/.380 OBP/.525 SLG/.905 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">157 Hits 33 Doubles 25 HR 92 RBI</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">11.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Adrian Beltre. </span><span style="color: red;">Texas Rangers. </span>With so much fire power in the Rangers line up Beltre has emerged as the Rangers most valuable player in my eyes. A defensive wizard at the hot corner he is baseballs best 3B in my eyes. Looking like a strong AL MVP candidate after another outstanding all around season. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">.318 Average/.353 OBP/.546 SLG./.900 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"> 161 Hits 30 Doubles 28 HR 85 RBI</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">10.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Carlos Gonzalez.</span><span style="color: red;"> Colorado Rockies. </span>At one point in the season I had Gonzalez ranked in my top 5 hitters in the game. He has since cooled off as the Rockies struggle through another season. While Cargo is having a great season it seems that recently he has missed his buddy and fellow great Tulowitski being in the lineup. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">.311 Average/.381 OBP/.523 SLG/.904 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">9.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Robinson Cano. </span><span style="color: red;">NY Yankees. </span>Is this guy ever going to win the batting title that Yankees fans jabber about all the time? The answer is no he won't but that doesn't mean he isn't the most productive 2B in the game right now. The Yankees best player is having another great season. The real question at this point is will he get to do some damage in October or are the Yankees going to pull a Red Sox - Braves of last season? </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">.303 Average/.366 OBP/.544 SLG/.910 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">8.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Prince Fielder.</span> <span style="color: red;">Detroit Tigers. </span>A hot September could get his home run total up as that seems to be the only fault you can find in Prince's numbers this season. While not driving the ball out of the park he is still managing to drive a ton of runs across the plate. Of all the great 1-2 combo's in baseball Detroit has the highest 2 hitters in my rankings as Prince joins Miguel in the top 10 - shocker I know. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">.313 Average/.411 OBP/.518 SLG/.929 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">7.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Buster Posey. </span><span style="color: red;">SF Giants. </span>While it is my opinion that the Cardinals have the best all around catcher in the game in Yadier Molina, Posey is pushing Molina this season with a MVP like season. To me its looking more and more like Posey should be the NL MVP if the Giants hold off the Dodgers and win the West. All this production at the catching position is b-a-n-a-n-a-s. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">.330 Average/.405 OBP/.533 SLG/.938 OPS.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">6.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Edwin Encarnacion. </span><span style="color: red;">Toronto Blue Jays. </span>If i was to tell you at the beginning of the year that Edwin would be a top 10 hitter in all of baseball come September you would probably lose all respect for me. With an .OPS of nearly 200 points higher than last season the red flags are up for me on this one. Time MLB pushes for HGH testing in season ! </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">.286 Average/.383 OBP/.570 SLG/ .953 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">5.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Josh Hamilton.</span> <span style="color: red;">Texas Rangers. </span>The roller coaster season of Hamilton continues. Currently sitting with borderline MVP stats if he catches fire these final few weeks he may just walk away with another AL MVP to go a long with his 2010 trophy. This is most likely his last season in Texas and I would like nothing more than a early exit this post season for the Rangers. Does anyone want to witness the Rangers lose 3 World Series in a row? I can't take those shots of Nolan Ryan fuming in his seat as Ron Washington lets another chance slip away. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">.290 Average/.355 OBP/.585 SLG/.941 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">4. </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Andrew McCutchen.</span><span style="color: red;"> Pittsburgh Pirates.</span> We are to the point now were it is needless to say that everyone is a MVP candidate putting up numbers like they are. McCutchen just might be the best overall player in the NL this season. The Pirates franchise player has stepped up and become a legit top 10 player in baseball. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">.341 Average/.405 OBP/.559 SLG/.964 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">3.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Mike Trout.</span> <span style="color: red;">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. </span>The number one prospect in baseball Bryce Harper who? Stepped out of his prospect label and has become the best player in baseball since being called up back in May. Imagine what a whole season would of produced? While it is uncertain if this is going to be a standard season or the best season of his career one thing is certain, his potential greatness is limitless. The fact you can say he has a chance to be the best player of all time is something that should wow you - Remember he just turned 21. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">2.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Ryan Braun.</span> <span style="color: red;">Milwaukee Brewers. </span>Last seasons tainted NL MVP in many ways is having an even better season this year while the SLG and HR are up. Ryan Braun has established himself along with Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera as the 3 great right handed hitters of this era.<span style="color: red;"> </span>To go down as an all time great it certainly helps play in the playoffs. The question remains will Ryan Braun ever make back into October as a Brewer again to show off his bat on a national stage? With the emergence of the Reds and the Cardinals always being strong it's not looking good for the near future. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">1.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> Miguel Cabrera. </span><span style="color: red;">Detroit Tigers. </span>On his way to his 7th season hitting over .320.<span style="color: red;"> </span>He already has is 30 HR which now gives him 8 seasons of doing that. While his career stats aren't quite Albert Pujols numbers he has been the closest thing to "The Machine" MLB has seen in the Pujols era. Surpassing all his career averages in major stat categories with several weeks remaining its certain Cabrera is having another monster year with the bat. Baseball's most dangerous - best hitter for the entire 2012 season. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">.331 Average/.398 OBP/.588 SLG/.986 OPS. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The new <b><span style="color: blue;">Dodgers</span></b> ownership has deep pockets and they aren't afraid to dig in. We all know the <span style="color: blue;"><i>Guggenheim Group</i></span> has changed the outlook of the team drastically in less than a season. Think about it last season we were still talking about parking lot safety and no one was going to the games. Now the Dodgers are in a playoff race and with these recent acquisitions they are the talk of baseball. When was the last time the Dodgers have led SportsCenter? <b><span style="color: blue;">Stan Kasten</span></b> has dropped some serious paper on 4 superstar players and a Hawaiian in an attempt to create a major buzz in the crowded competitive LA sports market. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Hanley Ramirez</span></b> is set to make $15.5 million dollars, <span style="color: red;"><b>Adrian Gonzalez</b></span> 22 million, <b><span style="color: red;">Carl Crawford</span></b> 20.4 million and <b><span style="color: red;">Josh Beckett</span></b> is going to make $17 mill next season. The Dodgers are ALREADY locked in to pay $192.6 million dollars next season. That would be over a $100 mill over that of Frank McCourt's Opening Day lineup. The 4 new contracts listed above, alone would be more payroll than the entire <b>Diamondback's</b> <b>Opening Day Roster. </b>The time has finally come Dodgers fans, the Dodgers are now Yankees West - the way it should be. Big Market = Big Dollars Spent = Consistent Contenders </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course there are people saying the Dodgers got the worse of the deal. That is still to be determined but the last thing the Dodgers are worried about is overpaying a few players. Do you really think having to over pay Crawford and Beckett 5 million dollars a year more than they are going to be worth means anything to them? The new owners needed to do whatever it took to get Adrian Gonzalez and they did. Guys like A-Gon don't exactly become available very often. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Carl Crawford was never a good fit in Boston and much like <b><span style="color: red;">Albert Pujols</span></b> did with the Angels put to much pressure on himself after signing such a big contract. He already shook off last season and was having a solid season before going down with elbow injury. A .282 average this season shows he was regaining his stroke before snapping his elbow, while going 5-5 in steal attempts shows nothing is wrong with his legs. It's clear he can still play and if he can get back to All-Star caliber that would make the Dodgers Out Field the best in all baseball. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But what about Josh Beckett he has been horrible for 2 seasons now! False. He was pretty damn good last season but the media certainly won't tell you that. The guy was 13-7 with a 2.89 ERA pitching in the AL East. (The great Matt Cain currently has a 2.83 era this season getting to pitch in the NL West) Beckett had a sub 3 era and you would think the guy was a bum if all you did was listen to sports talk. True he is tanking this season but lets look at it this way, that was with another team certainly not the Dodgers problem he has a clean slate starting tonight. Let's be honest if Josh Beckett pitches .500 ball the rest of the season and the Dodgers get into the Playoffs and he wins a playoff game everyone will love the guy. The guy is one of the best pressure game pitchers the game has ever seen essentially for Beckett his value is going to come down to how he pitches in the postseason... if the Dodgers get in. With <b><span style="color: red;">Chad Billingsley</span></b> on DL and Beckett's reputation as a great post season arm he would probably start game 2 of a playoff series behind <span style="color: red;"><b>Clayton Kershaw</b></span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Guggenheim group sits on 125 Billion dollars in assets. The Dodgers are already in negotiations for the upcoming TV contract which is about the expire. Stan Kasten is not a stupid guy he realized to get the maximum value out of the tv deal a lineup that had Adam Kennedy hitting cleanup (yes he did hit cleanup some games this season) was not going to cut it. Not in a market that is shared with the Angels and their high powered offense featuring Albert Pujols and <span style="color: red;"><b>Mike Trout</b></span>. Not when the Lakers went out and added 2 more future Hall of Fame guys to their starting lineup. Stan realized a star powered lineup and a perennial contender will lead to a much bigger Cable deal after all it only makes sense the moves are not only genius but simply good business. How big of a deal are the Dodgers looking to get? Early estimates have the new Dodgers Television deal going down for roughly $4 Billion. Remember the ownership paid 2.6 Bill for the team. That would mean in just television rights alone they will come close to doubling their money. You think the Dodgers Ownership knows what they are doing? I do. </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Skip Bayless is such an idiot, the reason Derek Jeter is having a good years is because he's an AMAZING player! Any first ballot hall of famer...</span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">" </span></span></b><span style="color: red; font-size: large; text-align: left;">- Some messageboard idiot.</span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Is it that ridiculous to question if Derek Jeter is using a banned performance enhancing drug? Can someone explain why ESPN's Skip Bayless is getting blasted for simply pointing out the obvious? I'm reading comments on blogs everywhere of idiot fans calling for Skip's head. Are fans really that stupid or is it just Yankees fans?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The problem with almost all fans is they have to much invested in their teams and players that they can't step back and see the obvious red flags. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Derek Jeter plays for the <span style="color: blue;"><b>New York Yankees</b></span> an organization that seems to encourage Steroid use. Okay maybe that is going a little far but certainly they have a long line of players that have been caught taking banned substances. Of course <b style="color: blue;">Roger Clemens</b> and<b style="color: blue;"> Andy Pettitte, A-Rod, Giambi, David Justice, Mike Stanton, Kevin Brown, Gary Sheffield </b>and even little <b style="color: blue;">Chuck Knoblauch</b>. Didn't all those dudes play with Jeter? AND those are just the teammates that got caught! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">"Derek Jeter is a legend and to nice of a guy to take steroids"</span> Sure Jeter has a clean image and is very likable. To say nice guys don't take PED's is crazy. Fans, the media, everyone loved Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa I don't recall at the time people saying they weren't "good guys" </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why am I bringing up </span><b style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Jorge Posada</b><span style="font-size: large;">? Has to do with his 2007 season. Interesting how he happened to have a stellar season when it was a contract season. The guy went from hitting .272 to .262 to .277 to .</span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">338. </span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> How does a Catcher or any player shoot up .60 points higher than his previous best season? If Skip Bayless is pointing the finger at Jeter than I am looking at you Jorge Posada. What up with that? What would Posada of had to lose by taking something? He was getting up in age especially being a catcher, his numbers weren't exactly trending upwards, he was playing for one more big contract. A little juice would be more than beneficial. Which brings me back to Jeter who could be doing it to finish out his contract or he might possibly be trying to continue at a high level so he could challenge for the all-time hits record. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Players aren't playing "harder" in contract seasons and suddenly having gigantic jump in stats like the media and fans talk about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That is really insulting to players if you ask me. That would imply PROFESSIONAL athletes coast through most of their careers and rarely give a 100% . These athletes you describe aren't very competitive. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What do the players have to lose if they caught taking PED's? A 50 game suspension? Please financially not getting paid for 50 games is a small sacrifice when you get another long-term extension. It really is a great business decision. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A lot of fans of Jeter will argue <span style="color: red;">"look at the guys body. He isn't on anything."</span> I promise I won't call you ignorant if you believe something similar to that statement. You do realize</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Melky Cabrera and Bartolo Colon don't exactly look like Giancarlo Stanton? </span><span style="font-size: large;">Without getting into organic chemistry with you I will point out the flaw in that quote. Do you know how many "steroids" are out on the black market as well as available through your family doctor? The answer is, not a few. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> Do you really think they all do the same thing? Just like all drugs, different one's cause different results. If you don't believe me then you can Google "<b>Do all steroids build muscle</b>" and about 50 million sites come up. Prove me wrong. Infact, Most steroids will not get you that much bigger. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Derek certainly could be taking HGH to help recovery time in my opinion. Am I saying he is using something? Of course not. Could he be? Maybe. According to people in the know, Half the league is on something. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Lets face it Derek Jeter is 38 years old and he is playing above his career averages. Remember when Jeter couldn't hit at all and everyone was saying he is done? Remember? I'm sure you do it was just last season. The 37 year old Captain was embarrassingly bad to start the season almost gringe worthy for awhile. Okay so you remember that right? So </span><span style="font-size: large;">He went from being "done" to an MVP candidate at a year older. It is like magic. Wait a second I believe that is what takers describe HGH as. Strange.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You do realize it is quit easy to pass a MLB drug test. You can have 4x the normal level of testosterone in your body than the average person and still not fail. Are you kidding me? You have to be an idiot to get caught. Derek Jeter is no idiot evident by him remaining single all these years. Hey ohhhhhhhh. </span></div>
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<br />Mr Resentmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826309226784605018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158401405419315253.post-26137883098233206392012-07-18T18:47:00.001-07:002012-07-18T18:56:28.884-07:00Olympic Games Morally Bankrupt<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>The Olympic Games are no stranger to scandals that is for sure but the horrible judging we see in some of these events is for another time. Scandals are one thing but there has been only one terrorist massacre. That of course took place in Munich during the 1972 Games.<span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: red;">Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 Israeli athletes</span>.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></b><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Jacques Rogges</span>, the President of the International Olympic Committee recently denied requests from the State of Israel and various members of the United States Congress to add a moment of silence to the agenda during the Opening Ceremonies in London. </span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;">Why would he deny this request? Seems reasonable to me especially in today's post 9/11 world that we could take a moment and remember the terrorist act that occured during THE GAMES 40 years ago. </span></b><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;">It's simple Rogges doesn't want to upset any of the participating nations that would be offended by making the Palestinians look bad in anyway and that would be a lot of the countries. </span></b><b style="background-color: white;">They can't take 30 seconds out of an all night borefest that is the Opening Ceremonies to pay respect to the Olympians that died because of those idiot terrorists? Come on. </b></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Coach Phil Weston</b></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> (</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Ferrell" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none;" title="Will Ferrell">Will Ferrell</a><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">),</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> is an average person who had to endure his father Buck Weston's (</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Duvall" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none;" title="Robert Duvall">Robert Duvall</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;">) over-competitiveness throughout his childhood, an upbringing which has left permanent mental scars. Now middle-aged and married, with a young son named Sam, Phil runs a small</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_supplement" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none;" title="Dietary supplement">vitamin</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;">store, while Buck operates a local chain of sports stores.</span></b><br />
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<b>Buck is coach of the Gladiators, the most successful little-league soccer team in the district. Sam is on Buck's soccer team, but to his dad's annoyance his grandfather keeps him on the bench, a humiliation he also visited upon his son decades prior. Buck eventually transfers Sam to the Tigers, the league's worst team.</b></div>
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<b>At Sam's first game with his new team their coach is absent. Rather than forfeit, Phil decides to coach the team, a position he takes up permanently. However, despite Phil's best efforts the team does not seem to improve. In desperation Phil recruits <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Ditka" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Mike Ditka">Mike Ditka</a> (played by himself), who is Buck's neighbor and hated enemy. Enticed by the opportunity to beat Buck, Ditka accepts the position. Despite grueling training, the team continues to lose.</b></div>
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<b>Ditka introduces Phil to two exceptionally talented Italian boys working in a local butcher's shop. Phil succeeds in gaining their Uncle's permission for them to play for the Tigers. They have an immediate impact, scoring repeatedly. The resulting winning streak makes them serious contenders in the league. After finally winning a couple of games and Phil said that his team was going to go to the finals, Phil and Buck make a bet, if the Gladiators win then Phil would sell his store and work for Buck. If the Tigers win then Buck would hand over his most prized possession, 'The <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pele" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Pele">Pele</a> ball', a baby ball struck by the famous player which Phil caught as a child and his father took from him.</b></div>
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<b>Meanwhile, Ditka also introduces Phil to coffee, which rapidly changes him from a mild-mannered caring dad, to a crazed, over-competitive coach, not that different from his father, abusing kids and parents alike. The team's mantra becomes "Get the ball to the Italians", which, though effective, demoralizes his team. In the ultimate over-competitive act he benches his own son for the entire semi-final game.</b></div>
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<b>The Tigers make it to the finals where they face off against the Gladiators. At half-time, the score is two-one to the Gladiators. In a heart-to-heart discussion with his son, Phil realizes the error of his ways. He tells his team to do exactly the opposite of what he taught them. Although the Gladiators score one more goal after half-time, they don't give up hope. Phil gives the goalie a vision test with glasses from the game watchers. From there, Ambrose scores one goal—making the score three-two. After another goal, the score is tied. The team rallys and produces a spectacular team performance to win 4-3, with Sam scoring the winning goal against his uncle Bucky (played by a young <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Hutcherson" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Josh Hutcherson">Josh Hutcherson</a>), (Buck's child who was born on the exact day as Sam) using a move that he practiced when his dad benched him in the semi-finals.</b></div>
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<b>Honoring the bet, Buck tries to give Phil the ball, but Phil refuses. Making peace with his father, they merge their businesses, realizing there is more to life than winning. -wikipedia</b></div>
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<br /></div>Mr Resentmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826309226784605018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158401405419315253.post-43846722027237013072012-07-08T11:02:00.004-07:002012-09-29T11:20:41.390-07:00NFL Players Don't Like the Law<br />
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<span style="background-color: #ebebeb; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Adrian Peterson was arrested in Houston, Texas at a nightclub early this morning. He apparently was resisting arrest after police ordered everyone out of the club. Adrian has to be tackled by police officers and was then arrested before posting bond of $1000. There are still a lot of questions about why Adrian Peterson was resisting arrest but we will have to wait and see until more news comes out.</span></b></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">Minnesota Vikings 40</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Cincinnati Bengals 37</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Denver Broncos 33</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Tennessee Titans 30</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Jacksonville Jaguars 27</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Kansas City Chiefs 26</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Miami Dolphins 26</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">San Diego Chargers 25</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Indianapolis Colts 23</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Cleveland Browns 22</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Chicago Bears 21</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">New Orleans Saints 19</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Seattle Seahawks 18</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Washington Redskins 18</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Carolina Panthers 17</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Green Bay Packers 17</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Oakland Raiders 17</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Pittsburgh Steelers 17</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Baltimore Ravens 16</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Atlanta Falcons 14</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Buffalo Bills 14</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Detroit Lions 13</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">New England Patriots 13</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">New York Giants 12</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Dallas Cowboys 11</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">San Francisco 49ers 11</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Philadelphia Eagles 10</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Arizona Cardinals 9</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Houston Texans 9</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">New York Jets 8</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">St Louis Rams 7</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Data source: San Diego Union Tribune NFL Arrest Database</span></b>Mr Resentmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826309226784605018noreply@blogger.com0