Comments on: The shadow of Wilkerson

By: BlackHaloBender

BlackHaloBender — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:28:22 +0000

Ouch. Just Rick Roll’d us all. I made sure to pass it on at work to feel better about myself.

By: DMZ

DMZ — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:34:15 +0000

I expect DMZ’s response would have been much the same

Nice.

By: currcoug

currcoug — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:31:22 +0000

Jeff,

I assume the heavy-handed “Tread lightly” remark was directed at me. To quote Sarek: “…threats are illogical, and payment is usually expensive.”

By: currcoug

currcoug — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:30:43 +0000

Terminator,

Yes, that is exactly what I was asking DMZ.

Galaxieboi,

Thank you for the courteous manner in which you offered advice. Your version would have been more tactful, although I expect DMZ’s response would have been much the same.

By: Terminator X

Terminator X — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:07:23 +0000

Sorry for the triple post, but just realized the answer to the Wilkerson question is on the Cliff post.

By: Terminator X

Terminator X — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:25:08 +0000

DMZ and/or Dave – Could one of you confirm/deny the ideas put forth by myself/paul that these numbers indicate that Wilkerson should rebound back in the direction of his career numbers? I mean it’s great to put those stats out there and make us think and draw our own conclusions, but at some point we’d like to hear what minds far more trained in this than our own have to say about it as well. (Would also be interested in hearing a rebuttal/critique of my post on the Frank Thomas entry if it’s not too much trouble, I’m still new to this and find it all fascinating)

Thanks

By: Terminator X

Terminator X — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:08:58 +0000

I think Currcoug is being misunderstood, he was using a “royal you” (is there such a thing? like the Royal “We”), and was simply asking “At what point do the Mariners brass admit Wilkerson was a mistake?”. No attacks to anyone, though it’s understandable how it could come off like that.

By: Jeff Nye

Jeff Nye — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:31:42 +0000

Tread lightly.

By: galaxieboi

galaxieboi — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:28:50 +0000

Oh, that’s what I get for using the arrow brackets.

I meant to say that if you stated why you were concerned about his road stats and brought that to the table people might not take your post as an ‘I told you so!’.

By: galaxieboi

galaxieboi — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:26:25 +0000

To be fair, currcoug your post previous to that was pretty much, ‘I told you so’. No one really likes that.

Perhaps a better way would’ve been to say, ‘Back when we were discussing Brad’s signing I made mention of his away splits that most posters didn’t share. Could this be a continuation of ?’.