08-11-2009, 11:15 PM
<!--quoteo(post=57242:date=Aug 11 2009, 10:01 PM:name=Kid)-->QUOTE (Kid @ Aug 11 2009, 10:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I didn't and don't like the Miles signing, but that's not the point.
The point is you're making a giant leap (Miles was brought in to replace DeRosa) in the face of direct media reports that that wasn't the case and incontrovertible evidence that it's not the case (Fontenot got DeRosa's playing time, not Miles; DeRosa was primarily a 2B/OF, while Miles is a utility infielder; DeRosa started the vast majority of the time, Miles doesn't).<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Media reports? I think we all know how close to the truth what a ball team's front office "says" is to the actual truth.
I'm basing my view on the fact that in 2008, we had a utility guy who was heavily needed. Many thought that his versatility made him the team MVP of a team that won 97 games.
On the same exact day that he was traded, we signed Miles, a utility player, to a $5 million dollar deal, which is HUGE money for a utility player. Yet we did it.
If you want to buy the company line that these two events are totally and completely unrelated, and have nothing whatsoever to do with each other, fine. But I don't think I'm making a "giant leap" by connecting the dots.
The point is you're making a giant leap (Miles was brought in to replace DeRosa) in the face of direct media reports that that wasn't the case and incontrovertible evidence that it's not the case (Fontenot got DeRosa's playing time, not Miles; DeRosa was primarily a 2B/OF, while Miles is a utility infielder; DeRosa started the vast majority of the time, Miles doesn't).<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Media reports? I think we all know how close to the truth what a ball team's front office "says" is to the actual truth.
I'm basing my view on the fact that in 2008, we had a utility guy who was heavily needed. Many thought that his versatility made him the team MVP of a team that won 97 games.
On the same exact day that he was traded, we signed Miles, a utility player, to a $5 million dollar deal, which is HUGE money for a utility player. Yet we did it.
If you want to buy the company line that these two events are totally and completely unrelated, and have nothing whatsoever to do with each other, fine. But I don't think I'm making a "giant leap" by connecting the dots.
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