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From: Kevin McClave on 21 Sep 2009 09:51 On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:54:07 -0700, eddygdvd(a)msn.com (john smith) wrote: >Adam Dunn= David Arthur Kingman......... <yawn> ********************************************************************* Kevin McClave "Fear not the path of truth for the lack of people walking on it." ~Robert F. Kennedy *********************************************************************
From: Kevin McClave on 21 Sep 2009 09:54 On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:37:51 +0000, John Kasupski <kc2hmz(a)spamfilter.verizon.net> wrote: > >I'm looking at September because September is when good teams nail down pennants >and playoff berths. Yes, just look at how the Reds are struggling now that everyone else is trying harder! >In September, money players put their teams on their backs >and carry them into the playoffs in September. Dunn virtually disappears. No, >check that. Adam Dunn becomes a liability in September. His offense vanishes... Let's just cut to the chase this time. You are a liar. ********************************************************************* Kevin McClave "Fear not the path of truth for the lack of people walking on it." ~Robert F. Kennedy *********************************************************************
From: Kevin McClave on 21 Sep 2009 09:55 On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:54:20 -0400, "Bob Braun" <oxinfla(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >"John Kasupski" <kc2hmz(a)spamfilter.verizon.net> wrote in message >news:866bb55o5pp6kdkj6co64i2ifkis288pr3(a)4ax.com... >> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:57:07 -0700 (PDT), paul <paulhigh(a)infi.net> wrote: >> >>>Dunn told Chris Welsh, I believe, that he switched to a heavier bat >>>this year (about 2 ounces heavier.) The trend toward lighter bats has, >>>for at least 60 years, tended to raise HR rates as well as strikeouts, >>>while suppressing batting averages: higher bat speed, less control. >>> >>>Since so many of Dunn's blasts are "no-doubters" it makes sense for >>>him to sacrifice a bit of power for a better average. He is apparently >>>breaking fewer bats as well. >> >> Once the month of September rolls around, it doesn't matter whether Dunn >> goes up >> there with a toothpick or a telephone pole. The question is why he bothers >> to >> take a bat up there with him at all. Here are some recent Adam Dunn stats >> from >> Baseball Reference (which are current thru game of Sept. 18): >> >> Entire Season: .278 BA, .961 OPS >> Last 28 days, .238 /.769 >> Last 14 days, .211/.680 >> Last 7 days, .154/.466 >> >> The deeper we get into September, the more Adam Dunn looks like Adam >> Rosales at >> the dish. The guy has almost as many errors this month (2) as he has extra >> base >> hits (3). Yeah, that's right - three extra base hits all month. Wow, what >> an >> awesome slugger! >> >> This is, by the way, quite in keeping with Dunn's career splits by month. >> His >> career splits for Septembers show the lowest BA, OBP, OPS, slugging >> percentage, >> and walk totals of any month during the season. And that's with the >> benefit of a >> career BABIP for September (.288) that's in the middle for his monthly >> BABIPs. >> >> Good thing for Dunn that his career BABIP for September isn't .266 like it >> is >> for August, or his numbers for the month might be so low that his team >> might >> simply trade him before September arrived. Oh, wait...that's exactly what >> the >> Reds did last year! >> >> JK > >John, John, John..............I can't argue your point that teams weren't >beating down the door for Adam Dunn. But you are looking at September and >ignoring a couple of elephants in the room. 37 HR's and a .406 OBP! He also still doesn't know what the word "typical" means. Dunn has had numerous more decent or good Septembers than he has bad Septembers in his career. That very thing has been pointed out to Mr. Disengenious before. Dunn was so awful in September 2006 that it has skewed his career numbers for that month...something Mr. Disingenuous continues to try and float as if we don't know better. >Who do we have like that? Votto was above .400 OBP most of the year, and >may still be. Still significantly behind in HR's. > >We got Adam Dunn out of town, to a lot of people's liking, and opened 2009 >with Darnell McDonald! This isn't really about Adam Dunn anymore (not that it really was to begin with, but let people say what they will). It is about John's intellectual dishonesty...and yes, it is clearly intentional. ********************************************************************* Kevin McClave "Fear not the path of truth for the lack of people walking on it." ~Robert F. Kennedy *********************************************************************
From: HTP on 21 Sep 2009 12:28 On Sep 20, 8:00 pm, Zuke <m...(a)privacy.net> wrote: > On Sun, 20 Sep 2009, Bob Braun wrote: > > Doc wants Dickerson to have the spot. I admit that Dickerson has shown > some flashes but he's three years older than Stubbs. Speedwise I think > Stubbs has the edge. Plus Dickerson hasn't proved too reliable with the > injuries. However, it might be best to just have them dual it out. > But knowing Dusty, Traveres will probably be starting out there.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - With the good showing by Stubbs (at least in my opinion) and my recent understanding that Dickerson may have been just lucky in his hitting this season, i've sort of soured on Dickerson as a likely starter for 2010. But i'll take anyone not named Tavares.
From: David Short on 21 Sep 2009 12:53
HTP wrote: > On Sep 20, 8:00 pm, Zuke <m...(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> On Sun, 20 Sep 2009, Bob Braun wrote: >> >> Doc wants Dickerson to have the spot. I admit that Dickerson has shown >> some flashes but he's three years older than Stubbs. Speedwise I think >> Stubbs has the edge. Plus Dickerson hasn't proved too reliable with the >> injuries. However, it might be best to just have them dual it out. >> But knowing Dusty, Traveres will probably be starting out there.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > With the good showing by Stubbs (at least in my opinion) and my recent > understanding that Dickerson may have been just lucky in his hitting > this season, i've sort of soured on Dickerson as a likely starter for > 2010. But i'll take anyone not named Tavares. What drove you to the conclusion that Dickerson has been lucky this season? dfs |