Comments on: Prospectus Answers, Part I http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/ A Rough Draft Blog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:12:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: This is an absolute oyster carnival http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-74340 This is an absolute oyster carnival Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:06:23 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-74340 [...] over Marmol: Cubs will regret it - suntimes National League Over/Unders - squawkingbaseball Prospectus Answers, Part I - joeposnanski AJ Hinch blog: D-Backs on Deck Interview with Voros McCracken - [...] [...] over Marmol: Cubs will regret it – suntimes National League Over/Unders – squawkingbaseball Prospectus Answers, Part I – joeposnanski AJ Hinch blog: D-Backs on Deck Interview with Voros McCracken – [...]

]]> By: Julian http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10606 Julian Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:01:01 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10606 "#17: The Sox are flying a flag, the marlins have a potential Hall of Famer. Win/win in my book." You can definitely argue this both ways, but as a Sox fan: I'm not complaining. Random story: I live in Portland, Maine. I was at a game a couple years back when Hanley was playing for here for the Sea Dogs (Sox AA team). Sometime in the middle innings, he doubles (or maybe steals a base), slides into second and comes up limping with a twisted ankle. As he's hopping around, the 7-year old girl sitting in front of me, who is this totally adorable, tow-headed beauty, stands up and yells: "walk it off!" “#17: The Sox are flying a flag, the marlins have a potential Hall of Famer. Win/win in my book.”

You can definitely argue this both ways, but as a Sox fan: I’m not complaining.

Random story: I live in Portland, Maine. I was at a game a couple years back when Hanley was playing for here for the Sea Dogs (Sox AA team). Sometime in the middle innings, he doubles (or maybe steals a base), slides into second and comes up limping with a twisted ankle. As he’s hopping around, the 7-year old girl sitting in front of me, who is this totally adorable, tow-headed beauty, stands up and yells: “walk it off!”

]]> By: Chris http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10598 Chris Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:24:13 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10598 Is it going to be motivational book, a rebuke type book, or a biography? Some title suggestions for those three: Motivational: “You too can Win with Subpar Stuff” Rebuke: “Take your BABIP and shove it” Biography: “Because I’m just smarter than everybody else” Is it going to be motivational book, a rebuke type book, or a biography? Some title suggestions for those three:

Motivational: “You too can Win with Subpar Stuff”

Rebuke: “Take your BABIP and shove it”

Biography: “Because I’m just smarter than everybody else”

]]> By: esoteric http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10597 esoteric Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:48:32 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10597 Like the other guy said: PART 2, PART 2, PART 2! Dammit, my team (Washington) is always penalized by alphabetical order. Like the other guy said: PART 2, PART 2, PART 2!

Dammit, my team (Washington) is always penalized by alphabetical order.

]]> By: Perry http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10596 Perry Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:13:49 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10596 Wow, Zach -- consecutive posts with a Dylan reference, followed by a Tolstoy reference. Nice work. Wow, Zach — consecutive posts with a Dylan reference, followed by a Tolstoy reference. Nice work.

]]> By: Oddibe Kerfeld http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10592 Oddibe Kerfeld Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:57:06 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10592 Joe, have you bought one of these MLB knock-off Obama shirts yet? I'm sure they'll be popular now that they've been shutdown by MLB. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0318081obama1.html Joe, have you bought one of these MLB knock-off Obama shirts yet? I’m sure they’ll be popular now that they’ve been shutdown by MLB.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0318081obama1.html

]]> By: GotowarMissAgnes http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10591 GotowarMissAgnes Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:50:39 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10591 Boog Powell's OPS+ at age 31, 32, and 33: 126, 125, 154. His power tanked at 31, but the man could still work the count. Plus he had a nice 27 HR rebound at age 33. There are a lot better examples of age 31 collapses. I nominate Trot Nixon for the age 31 collapse archetype. Boog Powell’s OPS+ at age 31, 32, and 33: 126, 125, 154.

His power tanked at 31, but the man could still work the count. Plus he had a nice 27 HR rebound at age 33.

There are a lot better examples of age 31 collapses. I nominate Trot Nixon for the age 31 collapse archetype.

]]> By: Jeff P. http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10584 Jeff P. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:42:32 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10584 I still think Quinn should have been rookie of the year. I still think Quinn should have been rookie of the year.

]]> By: Tracy http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10582 Tracy Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:41:04 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10582 Back in comment #2, Minda asked about BP's defensive projection for Hanley Ramirez. Much as I like BP, their defensive calculations and projections are pretty suspect. They routinely disagree with them in the player comments. Back in comment #2, Minda asked about BP’s defensive projection for Hanley Ramirez.

Much as I like BP, their defensive calculations and projections are pretty suspect. They routinely disagree with them in the player comments.

]]> By: Zach http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10570 Zach Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:50:32 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/16/prospectus-answers-part-i/#comment-10570 Quinn has always seemed like the personification of the early 2000s Royals to me for some reason. A flop in a way that was somehow larger than life. You kept hearing that he would be successful, you kept thinking he *should* be successful, but he managed to seek out glorious ruin by completely refusing to wait for good pitches to swing at. Good teams are all alike, but every miserable team is miserable in its own way. Quinn has always seemed like the personification of the early 2000s Royals to me for some reason. A flop in a way that was somehow larger than life. You kept hearing that he would be successful, you kept thinking he *should* be successful, but he managed to seek out glorious ruin by completely refusing to wait for good pitches to swing at.

Good teams are all alike, but every miserable team is miserable in its own way.

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