Actually, now that I look at it, I think he was making fun of himself.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Could be.

Cubs suck.

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Kickers and punters report in 2 months.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

That makes zero sense.

McCutchen was not far superior to Longoria. No one who knows baseball would say that (Oh, look Frank said it)

McCutchen WAR: 7.9
Longoria WAR: 6.7

You would also say that OBP doesnt matter, RBI's are a good stat, Wins are terrible, and doing better than the Cubs is a good measure of success.

You say a lot of things. Most of them are wrong.

You are the one that caused us to use OPS as an important stat.

You continue to make subtle jabs at the baseball knowledge of others though. It helps things.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Except I never said any of this. Despite what you remember.

Try not to speak in such absolutes.

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Still not making any sense.

OPS is important. A 50 point difference is not Far Superior. 100 points usually is.

Its really pretty simple.

Andrew McCutchen was not far superior to Evan Longoria last year (50 pt difference)

He was vastly superior to Adam Jones (100 pt difference)

Frank has taken 5 "shots" at me (and Cub fans scrambling) for every 1 I take at him.


Yes, OPS is important.

It wasn't just a shot at Frank.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

That I point out you troll a lot?

Or that Jimmy Pasta uses the wrong stats?

Really? Ok. Ill be nicer going forward.

That would be appreciated.

Just look at how respectful I have been to IMU's numerous horrible thoughts in this thread. "Young Joey Votto".

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

You're right.

In 2014, Votto is an older Anthony Rizzo,

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Id say a poor man's Joey Votto


Whatever, Rizzo is doing well Im happy. Abreu is a monster and helping my fantasy team dominate.


hooray for me!

No longer correct.

.926 OPS for Rizzo, .931 for Abreu

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Don't act so desperate.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

No worries, it's back to being correct again and closing in on "vast difference".

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

So, you are the kid IMU?

Rizzo; .275, 7HR, 21RBI, .396OBP, .860OPS, 1.0WAR

Abroo; .271, 15HR, 41RBI, .320OBP, .941OPS, 1.1WAR

By your own criteria Abreu is on the upper end of 'noticeable difference' and its clearly trending toward vast.

Edit; Abreu also lead the league in slugging, total bases, and games played.

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Ol' Rizz must be Keith Hernandez with the glove. Does he throw lefty? I may have to become a fan if so.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

He is good, but these Defensive WAR values seem out of whack

See Brett Lawrie, Ben Zobrist

OPS takes average, homeruns, and obp into its formula.

Could just post the OPS. RBI is not included though.

I'm a strong believer in OPS (and WAR). The OPS is what it is, and I stick by my scale.

But I also don't judge seasons or careers on two months either, because we've all seen players go on fantastic tears with memorable flameouts.

Abreu will not be far superior to Rizzo.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Except that he has been so far.

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He has never been far superior yet. I don't think they've ever been split by .100 OPS? Maybe during the first week of the season?

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Um, so what?

So what? So let's dance!

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The guy is showing his work. I applaud it

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

This IS Rizzo's tear when judged in the context of his 1,200 AB

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.