Comments on: Happy Felix Day

By: G-Man

G-Man — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:40:34 +0000

so, good or bad that Morse is going to winter ball to play 1st base?

Good, I think. It doesn’t mean that he will be their Plan A for first next year. More likely, he’ll be a bench player, and this just increases his skills. Maybe he’ll platoon against lefties.

I don’t recall the quality of his work in the outfield, but a guy that big is almost certainly better at first.

By: mln

mln — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:09:33 +0000

“And yes, that big blue clump in the upper left hand corner – that would be establishing the fastball.”

This is a relief. I thought for a moment that the big blue clump was a glob of jelly that one of the Mariners’ scouts spilled from his jelly donut.

By: manifestus

manifestus — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:49:33 +0000

Why does Baker quote an offense statistic in the middle of a defense question?

Because 100 RBI seasons translate to elite OF defense. I can’t believe you didn’t know that; this is a well established and historically proven fact. See Boston, circa Manny era. Even the common layperson knows this sort of obviousness. Next, you’re going to tell me that BA and ERA are poor stats … !

By: jld

jld — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:23:59 +0000

Who’s pitching tomorrow?

By: great gonzalez

great gonzalez — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:09:07 +0000

Why does Baker quote an offense statistic in the middle of a defense question?

By: Red Apple

Red Apple — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:38:00 +0000

I know, I know. But they’ll listen to him because he’s ‘the face of the franchise.’

By: Gomez

Gomez — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:26:35 +0000

From Geoff Baker, 9/07…questioning whether Ibanez should continue to play left field:

“I don’t see why not,” Ibanez said, after his three-run homer and run-scoring single gave him 101 RBI for the season. “Physically, I feel very good. I feel the same that I’ve always felt, really. I don’t see why not.”

Raul’s not going to say to the media, “No, I shouldn’t be playing left field. They really need to move me.”

By: msb

msb — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:09:54 +0000

so, good or bad that Morse is going to winter ball to play 1st base?

By: Dobbs

Dobbs — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:28:57 +0000

It’d be most interesting if you could tie in the results to the above graph. If you start seeing K a lot more often in certain areas, then it’s easier to prove the point that he needs to make a change.

Though obviously your point has already hit home on your readers…

By: scraps

scraps — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:25:37 +0000

I can’t blame Raul for thinking he should continue to play left. He shouldn’t have to make that call. It’s his career. I’ll blame the manager, and management, and the media, but not Raul.