02-19-2009, 06:12 PM
<!--quoteo(post=19101:date=Feb 19 2009, 02:59 PM:name=Brock)-->QUOTE (Brock @ Feb 19 2009, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=19094:date=Feb 19 2009, 03:43 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ Feb 19 2009, 03:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=19089:date=Feb 19 2009, 02:32 PM:name=Brock)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brock @ Feb 19 2009, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=19069:date=Feb 19 2009, 02:52 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ Feb 19 2009, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->People that choose to watch the games and see the value he brings to the team will love him. People that just look at his overall stats probably won't.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Jesus H. Christ, here we go again. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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No, it's not here we go again, it's a fact. Ask HTC how Miles was viewed in St. Louis. I wasn't knocking anybody or anything, I'm just saying you'll appreciate him if you watch him on a daily basis but he's not going to light up the stat sheet so some won't appreciate him as much. How does that not make sense?
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That comment just seemed like the old "stat guys don't watch the games" drivel that seems to pop up occasionally that drives me nuts.
What exactly should I be watching for that he does that doesn't show up in the stat sheet?
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So it's not true that there's players out there that are more valuable than their stats over a whole season indicate them to be?
Miles can play just about anywhere, he'll get 1-2 hits a game, he gives Lou versatility for hit and runs, he's a switch-hitter and although it doesn't seem like a big deal to some people it's a big deal to most opposing managers, he'll play his ass off, take out guys on double plays, make contact consistently, etc. He'll do things each game to help us win each game that don't all show up in the box score. Whereas Alf for example going to go into his stretch where he's the best player on the planet for a month, but then can't hit water if he fell off boat the next, you know what you're getting with this guy every single day. He's going to be a very valuable part of this team.
Jesus H. Christ, here we go again. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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No, it's not here we go again, it's a fact. Ask HTC how Miles was viewed in St. Louis. I wasn't knocking anybody or anything, I'm just saying you'll appreciate him if you watch him on a daily basis but he's not going to light up the stat sheet so some won't appreciate him as much. How does that not make sense?
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That comment just seemed like the old "stat guys don't watch the games" drivel that seems to pop up occasionally that drives me nuts.
What exactly should I be watching for that he does that doesn't show up in the stat sheet?
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So it's not true that there's players out there that are more valuable than their stats over a whole season indicate them to be?
Miles can play just about anywhere, he'll get 1-2 hits a game, he gives Lou versatility for hit and runs, he's a switch-hitter and although it doesn't seem like a big deal to some people it's a big deal to most opposing managers, he'll play his ass off, take out guys on double plays, make contact consistently, etc. He'll do things each game to help us win each game that don't all show up in the box score. Whereas Alf for example going to go into his stretch where he's the best player on the planet for a month, but then can't hit water if he fell off boat the next, you know what you're getting with this guy every single day. He's going to be a very valuable part of this team.
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