10-02-2009, 03:26 PM
<!--quoteo(post=65035:date=Oct 2 2009, 02:17 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Oct 2 2009, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=65033:date=Oct 2 2009, 02:09 PM:name=Scarey)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Scarey @ Oct 2 2009, 02:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=65029:date=Oct 2 2009, 01:57 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Oct 2 2009, 01:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->a regular guy can know just as much or more about baseball than MLB managers, GMs, Scouts etc.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
They can. You don't have to be an official member of the baseball club or an ex-player to know a lot about the game. These guys aren't entitled to secret knowledge hidden in a vault buried underneath Yankee Stadium.
I'd put anyone on this board up against Joe Morgan. Saying shit like, "I remember when I played with Joe Schmoe and this happened...and then I did this..." doesn't make you a gifted analytical thinker. Don't buy into the mythology, Sipes.
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The thing is, I can't watch a guy swing the bat and tell the way he swings creates a flat trajectory on his batted balls. Or watch a pitcher throw and know he'll run into injury problems in the near future. I can in extreme cases, but I haven't had the chance to sit and watch, analyze, and breakdown mechanics of a player to the point that I can make judgements by just watching. I think this is what a GM has that every day Joe's don't.
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If you spent maybe an entire summer or two doing nothing but watching baseball games, I'm sure you'd be able to pick up stuff like that too. It isn't some rare genetic skill that these guys have. They've just watched a shitload of games.
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Right. They practice. That's kind of the point though, they've put in their time to hone their skill at evaluating players.
I agree, I could do that if given the time to. If you know where I can sign up to be a scout, let me know and I'll be all over it.
Seriously though, how does one become a scout?
They can. You don't have to be an official member of the baseball club or an ex-player to know a lot about the game. These guys aren't entitled to secret knowledge hidden in a vault buried underneath Yankee Stadium.
I'd put anyone on this board up against Joe Morgan. Saying shit like, "I remember when I played with Joe Schmoe and this happened...and then I did this..." doesn't make you a gifted analytical thinker. Don't buy into the mythology, Sipes.
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The thing is, I can't watch a guy swing the bat and tell the way he swings creates a flat trajectory on his batted balls. Or watch a pitcher throw and know he'll run into injury problems in the near future. I can in extreme cases, but I haven't had the chance to sit and watch, analyze, and breakdown mechanics of a player to the point that I can make judgements by just watching. I think this is what a GM has that every day Joe's don't.
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If you spent maybe an entire summer or two doing nothing but watching baseball games, I'm sure you'd be able to pick up stuff like that too. It isn't some rare genetic skill that these guys have. They've just watched a shitload of games.
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Right. They practice. That's kind of the point though, they've put in their time to hone their skill at evaluating players.
I agree, I could do that if given the time to. If you know where I can sign up to be a scout, let me know and I'll be all over it.
Seriously though, how does one become a scout?