tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post5382071745396136053..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: The meaning in the marginaliaTao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-57262516015308556712011-01-11T10:38:29.564-05:002011-01-11T10:38:29.564-05:00Speaking of scraping the bottom of the Pirates'...Speaking of scraping the bottom of the Pirates' barrel, I STILL advocate strongly giving Mr. Lastings Milledge a shot. What else is 2011 for - find out what the kid is really made of, on the cheap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-13417811199402244212011-01-10T17:16:28.677-05:002011-01-10T17:16:28.677-05:00Yeah, we really scraped the bottom of the Pirates&...Yeah, we really scraped the bottom of the Pirates' barrel for a couple of those relievers: Dotel (technically that's not where he ended the season last year, but it is where he pitched the most) and Ledezma. Believe it or not some people are actually claiming this is a bad thing even in the wake of Jose Bautista's huge 2010 season. It doesn't matter where you get these bottom feeding scrap heapers. All that matters is how they do when they play for your team. Full of sound and fury signifying nothing I say.Tom Jacksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-54656654969721355312011-01-09T20:25:03.947-05:002011-01-09T20:25:03.947-05:00It may not be the big move everyone's been com...It may not be the big move everyone's been complaining about AA shying away from, but the latest rumors have him pursuing Brian Fuentes. Personally, I don't see the point of letting Scott Downs walk only to give Fuentes a similar contract, but we'll see what happens. I'd dig it if Anthopoulos can get Fuentes at a discounted rate now that most teams have had their fill of relievers.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-53005183642290969062011-01-06T10:30:07.680-05:002011-01-06T10:30:07.680-05:00Just keep doing what you're doing, Tao. Blogg...Just keep doing what you're doing, Tao. Blogging isn't about breaking the story first, it's about making the story an interesting and entertaining read. If all I wanted was breaking news, mlbtraderumors.com would be the only baseball site I'd need to bookmark.<br /><br />Also, a big sarcastic thanks for reminding me that Shea Hillenbrand was a Jay for a while. How I hated that bastard.Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032630500956093231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-84089793787266956592011-01-06T09:12:20.294-05:002011-01-06T09:12:20.294-05:00Most of these new bullpen guys are a pretty good s...Most of these new bullpen guys are a pretty good sign that the Jays' front office is comfortable with some of these new-fangled stats the kids are using these days. Look at Winston Abreu, Will Ledezma, Chad Cordero - they all had pretty abysmal ERA's (either in the majors or minors last year) but fantastic K/9 and BB/9. <br /><br />Over at Getting Blanked there was a post a while ago asking if you'd rather build a bullpen around guys who were inexplicably successful in the past (low ERA but high FIP), or guys who <i>should</i> be good but haven't for some reason (low FIP but high ERA). It seems the Jays are putting a lot of stock into that second group, which is pretty encouraging to see as a fan.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878921441543129555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-78671996121482159042011-01-06T06:50:29.631-05:002011-01-06T06:50:29.631-05:00I don't think you need to worry about covering...I don't think you need to worry about covering the same ground as some of your colleagues. Your spin on things is always personal and entertaining. Yeah, the players on the margin are worth talking about and still interesting. But don't limit yourself there. Reading two or three perspectives on the same conversation isn't a bad thing. You and Ack still stand out.William J. Taskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.com