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WulawHorn

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do we need a defensive metric
« on: April 13, 2006, 05:02:31 pm »
to tell us Mike Lamb is not an MLB calibre fielder anywhere he plays?

Incidentally- does BB now have warning track power?  Jon Miller went into a home run call, ball caught by the laner for an out.
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Re: do we need a defensive metric
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2006, 05:04:29 pm »
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to tell us Mike Lamb is not an MLB calibre fielder anywhere he plays?

Incidentally- does BB now have warning track power?  Jon Miller went into a home run call, ball caught by the laner for an out.



He got lazy on that play at third. He could have gotten in front of the ball and made a better play.
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Re: do we need a defensive metric
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2006, 05:05:58 pm »
if he plays every day, as he has when Mo was injured, he is not that bad. what are you great if you only get to try it once every 10 days?
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Re: do we need a defensive metric
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2006, 05:15:15 pm »
fair enough jim.  I still  thought he was below average even when playing a lot last year though.
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Re: do we need a defensive metric
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2006, 05:21:26 pm »
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what are you great if you only get to try it once every 10 days?



Attention husbands:  This is a winning argument.
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Re: do we need a defensive metric
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2006, 05:27:14 pm »
no one has a birthday or anniversary every 10 days.
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Re: do we need a defensive metric
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2006, 05:33:38 pm »
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no one has a birthday or anniversary every 10 days.



Thus the need for the argument.

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« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2006, 05:37:17 pm »
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fair enough jim.  I still  thought he was below average even when playing a lot last year though.



He didnt get a lot of time last season.  But even in 04 when he did have some games in a row his technique didn't improve.  He goes to his right well, he's quick, and can throw when he remembers to plant.  When he gets excited he'll sail throws to 2nd into right.  He's not good.  I imagine some would need a metric to verify that, for that matter we could also translate it into semaphore so the ships at sea understand it.
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Re: do we need a defensive metric
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2006, 05:49:09 pm »
agree that he is neither average nor good, but i do not think he is brutal when he gets several games in a row.
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« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2006, 05:54:19 pm »
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agree that he is neither average nor good, but i do not think he is brutal when he gets several games in a row.



No not brutal, but he doesn't keep his glove down, pecks at the ball.
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Re: do we need a defensive metric
« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2006, 04:14:49 pm »
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to tell us Mike Lamb is not an MLB calibre fielder anywhere he plays?

Incidentally- does BB now have warning track power?  Jon Miller went into a home run call, ball caught by the laner for an out.



He got lazy on that play at third. He could have gotten in front of the ball and made a better play.



Finally saw it when they replayed the game at midnight.  The technical term for what happened is that he "got ate up".  Laid back, should have moved in.  Here's another one, "let the ball play him".  It goes back to confidence and reps.
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