07-13-2010, 10:46 AM
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->I don't think anyone has ever in the history of SOI won an argument with you.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You know, I'm getting pretty tired of people treating the fact that I actually back my arguments up with facts, and stick to my guns, as some sort of character flaw. News flash. that is what you are supposed to do on a message board. If you've got a counter argument, make it. Simply saying "no one has ever won an argument with you" is a fucking cop out, as it is utterly meaningless.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->And I don't really care that much to look it up right now, but I have an inkling that Soto "playing in 80% of the games" includes a significant number of games where: 1) Hill started the game and/or 2. Soto was used as a pinch hitter and/or late inning replacement<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'll save you the 12 seconds it took me to look this up. There were a grand total of 6 games in which Soto batted one or fewer times.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->I will throw one more thing out at you: Soto is 15th in MLB among catchers in total plate appearances. For me, if I have a guy that is out-hitting every single catcher in baseball other than Miguel Olivo, I'd like to see him get as many at bats as physically possible, especially when my backup catcher is one of the worst hitters in baseball.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's fine. I've already explained that most of Soto's missed time was at the beginning of the season, when Soto was coming off a particularly bad year, and during the middle of the season when he was slumping badly. Every other part of the year, while he was batting well, his time off was fairly routine for a catcher. Let's see what his numbers end up being at the end of the year.
In the meantime you can continue to argue points that I haven't made, if you like. Lance specifically asked if anyone could justify Soto not playing. I did that. You countered by arguing that he is batting in the wrong spot, that Theriot is batting too much, in the wrong spot, and generally acting as if I'm arguing Lou shouldn't be fired. I'm arguing that people who are calling for Lou's head because of his use of Soto aren't actually looking at the facts.
You know, I'm getting pretty tired of people treating the fact that I actually back my arguments up with facts, and stick to my guns, as some sort of character flaw. News flash. that is what you are supposed to do on a message board. If you've got a counter argument, make it. Simply saying "no one has ever won an argument with you" is a fucking cop out, as it is utterly meaningless.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->And I don't really care that much to look it up right now, but I have an inkling that Soto "playing in 80% of the games" includes a significant number of games where: 1) Hill started the game and/or 2. Soto was used as a pinch hitter and/or late inning replacement<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'll save you the 12 seconds it took me to look this up. There were a grand total of 6 games in which Soto batted one or fewer times.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->I will throw one more thing out at you: Soto is 15th in MLB among catchers in total plate appearances. For me, if I have a guy that is out-hitting every single catcher in baseball other than Miguel Olivo, I'd like to see him get as many at bats as physically possible, especially when my backup catcher is one of the worst hitters in baseball.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's fine. I've already explained that most of Soto's missed time was at the beginning of the season, when Soto was coming off a particularly bad year, and during the middle of the season when he was slumping badly. Every other part of the year, while he was batting well, his time off was fairly routine for a catcher. Let's see what his numbers end up being at the end of the year.
In the meantime you can continue to argue points that I haven't made, if you like. Lance specifically asked if anyone could justify Soto not playing. I did that. You countered by arguing that he is batting in the wrong spot, that Theriot is batting too much, in the wrong spot, and generally acting as if I'm arguing Lou shouldn't be fired. I'm arguing that people who are calling for Lou's head because of his use of Soto aren't actually looking at the facts.
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