DJ LeMaheiu is the MVP

[Claude]

7 minutes ago, Baghdad Strad said:

Keep in mind a lot of people on here hate Upton because he has been bad this year.

No Strad, Upton’s ops has fallen 3 years in a row. That’s an indicator. 

 

[Lou]

Good Lord, that's a decline 2 years.

[Stradling]

He’s had a bad year, this one, one where he missed the first couple of months with an injury.  

[Jeff Fletcher]

1 hour ago, Chuckster70 said:

I'll give you Simmons, but if you think he saw Goodwin and La Stella doing what they've done this season for the Halos you're kidding yourself. He got lucky on those two.

So if you sign a guy who was bad (Goodwin, La Stella), and he becomes good, that’s just luck. 

But if you sign a guy who was good (Cahill, Cozart) and he becomes bad, that’s bad scouting. 

[Inside Pitch]

7 minutes ago, Lou said:

Good Lord, that's a decline 2 years.

Its funnier than that ...

It's not even 1.5 years of at bats.  It's 27 games of one season,  a full season, then 55 games this year.

People should probably learn how to use stats.

[tdawg87]

13 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

So if you sign a guy who was bad (Goodwin, La Stella), and he becomes good, that’s just luck. 

But if you sign a guy who was good (Cahill, Cozart) and he becomes bad, that’s bad scouting. 

Face!

[Inside Pitch]

Great news guys!

Albert Pujols last 60 games (2 seasons!) mean his career is on an upswing!!!

 

 

 

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, Inside Pitch said:

Great news guys!

Albert Pujols last 60 games (2 seasons!) mean his career is on an upswing!!!

 

 

 

Great job Dipoto!  Just another mistake by Cashman.  

[Claude]

8 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Its funnier than that ...

It's not even 1.5 years of at bats.  It's 27 games of one season,  a full season, then 55 games this year.

People should probably learn how to use stats.

 

[tdawg87]

Just now, Calzone 2 said:

 

Did you bump your head?

[Lou]

I love it when people double down on their idiocy

[Inside Pitch]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

I love it when people double down on their idiocy

It's a sign they aren't merely putting on an act.

Bless their hearts!

[Claude]

4 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

It's a sign they aren't merely putting on an act.

Bless their hearts!

Your mindless devotion is impressive. You see Justin Upton Angels superstar and I see Justin Upton former star that the Angels acquired. He’s not that good anymore.

[Stradling]

You know you lose an argument when you make shit up about what another person thinks.  

[mmc]

4 minutes ago, Baghdad Strad said:

You know you lose an argument when you make shit up about what another person thinks.  

Funny considering you do this all the time

[Inside Pitch]

Just now, Baghdad Strad said:

You know you lose an argument when you make shit up about what another person thinks.  

Yep...

It's almost tragic seeing someone so caught up in their own bullshit they actually lie and try to alter reality to fit their agenda.  

Mental illness is no joke,

 

[Stradling]

10 minutes ago, mymerlincat said:

Funny considering you do this all the time

What’s up sweetheart?  

[Claude]

6 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Yep...

It's almost tragic seeing someone so caught up in their own bullshit they actually lie and try to alter reality to fit their agenda.  

Mental illness is no joke,

 

It’s ok, as Upton gets older, more expensive and outplayed by Goodwin I will be looking forward to you defending him year after declining year. 

[Inside Pitch]

This site would be so much better if people just actually stuck to the truth instead of making shit up and creating scenarios in hopes of talking crap or provoking a negative response.

Also, mental health screening.

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   "she cared for him with a devotion bordering on obsession"

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[Stradling]

The good news is its only a bad signing if we don’t have players to replace him.  So with Goodwin, Adell and Marsh we should be fine.  

[Lou]

I love it when people triple down on their idiocy

[Inside Pitch]

BTW -- speaking of a real, non made up, honest to goodness legitimate three year sample of "decline".

OPS+

2016 - 128,  552 ABs
2017 - 93,  609 ABs
2018 - 87,  533 ABs
then... BAM!!!
2019 - 142, 507 ABs

Lazarus has got nothing on LeMazerus.

[Taylor]

3 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

I'll give you Simmons, but if you think he saw Goodwin and La Stella doing what they've done this season for the Halos you're kidding yourself. He got lucky on those two.

So he gets the blame when players perform below expectations, but when players perform above expectations, he just got lucky.

[Claude]

1 hour ago, Baghdad Strad said:

You know you lose an argument when you make shit up about what another person thinks.  

I will stick with what I believe is a clear indicator that Upton is in decline while you can continue to believe that he’s had a bad season because of injuries. Leave it at that and let’s see how he does next season. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

2 hours ago, Sean-Regan said:

 Ditto for Simmosn.

If that was his real last name, do you think his players weekend jersey name would be Cinnamon?