04-30-2009, 10:17 AM
<!--quoteo(post=34150:date=Apr 30 2009, 08:02 AM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Apr 30 2009, 08:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><b>40 of his rbi come via the solo home run in junk time</b>. dunn will never ever help a contender win ballgames. it's not in his make up. walks, solo home runs, and strike outs, lots and lots of strike outs. thats all you'll ever get from dunn.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I was gonna stay out of this, but geez. Is this the company line? I've had the same argument made to me over AIM in the past, and it's simply not true. People used to say the same thing about Sosa, and it was completely made up.
Over Dunn's career, he has 289 HRs and 687 RBI. 189 of those HRs and 431 of those RBI came when the game was within 2 runs. That hardly makes them meaningless, which I would say is the necessary conclusion one would have to make when they're hit "in junk time".
Look, I know Dunn's not a model player. He has his warts, just like Soriano, Lee, Ramirez, and most every player not named Pujols. And I know that Dunn has always been a sensitive issue around here, one that I've contributed to by stating that I'd rather have him, offensively, than certain other players on our team (and I still would). It's no sin to not want Dunn, of course, but I don't understand this constant perception of meaningless HRs.
I also don't understand the half-assing thing, but I know that GM said something about it and it's caused a reputation to grow. The truth is that none of us have any idea how much effort Dunn, or anyone, puts into the game. I will say this, though, that I have no problem having a guy who is going to hit 40 HRs and get on base over 40% of the time while playing 150 games and "half assing it". I don't care why he hits them, they all count the same.
I was gonna stay out of this, but geez. Is this the company line? I've had the same argument made to me over AIM in the past, and it's simply not true. People used to say the same thing about Sosa, and it was completely made up.
Over Dunn's career, he has 289 HRs and 687 RBI. 189 of those HRs and 431 of those RBI came when the game was within 2 runs. That hardly makes them meaningless, which I would say is the necessary conclusion one would have to make when they're hit "in junk time".
Look, I know Dunn's not a model player. He has his warts, just like Soriano, Lee, Ramirez, and most every player not named Pujols. And I know that Dunn has always been a sensitive issue around here, one that I've contributed to by stating that I'd rather have him, offensively, than certain other players on our team (and I still would). It's no sin to not want Dunn, of course, but I don't understand this constant perception of meaningless HRs.
I also don't understand the half-assing thing, but I know that GM said something about it and it's caused a reputation to grow. The truth is that none of us have any idea how much effort Dunn, or anyone, puts into the game. I will say this, though, that I have no problem having a guy who is going to hit 40 HRs and get on base over 40% of the time while playing 150 games and "half assing it". I don't care why he hits them, they all count the same.