re: American League Gold Gloves

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He did however revolutionize the game

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strong words to say he revolutionized the game.

he may have opened some eyes...revolutionized, i wouldnt say.

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Boston has taken a lot of these theories and plugged them into a much larger budget. Result? World Series and playoff appearances almost every year. It's not hard to figure out.

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its pretty easy to field a winning team when money doesn't matter, regardless.

shall we start a list of all the Red Sox's frick ups financially??? pretty long list over the last few years...

money doesnt matter, they move on and just spend more. Billy Beane's theory doesnt mean shite when u can spend top 5 in the league.

shite the Yankees just bought a championship this year.

Can we all agree that Aybar deserved the GG this year and put this arguing to rest?

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it doesn't invalidate that they look at these metrics in their evaluation of how to spend their money

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it definitely cheapens it

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In fact, payroll size has nothing to do with evaluation tools.

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ehh, it does come into play.

you dont think the Sox can take a more risky player than the A's because they can afford a mishap???

if they fail, they move on and find someone else who can do the job.

If the A's fail, they are pretty much fricked. They dont have that luxury.

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Any evidence I present is automatically discredited on the grounds that all stats are bad, yet you cling to errors which, ironically, is a stat.

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No, again, you only pick and choose what you read.


I never said all stats are bad.

my point, again, is that most of the SS in the AL you claim to be better, were in fact, error machines. And SS simply just dont win Gold Gloves when they make 20+ errors, which automatically puts Jeter in the top 2-3 choices for the award in the American league.

Im not sure how that is hard to follow.

throw away all the putouts and assist mistakes that I made arguing earlier, and my main point still stands.

whether he is the best or not, by process of elimination, he is one of the top choices

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Can we all agree that Aybar deserved the GG this year and put this arguing to rest?

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no

you thought Howie Kendrick was the next Joe Morgan, and the next year he was in the minors. You are a huge freaking homer, just move on or add something to the discussion. Every Angel would have won the GG if it were up to you.



same with zephyr bat boy

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Can we all agree that Aybar deserved the GG this year and put this arguing to rest?

no

you thought Howie Kendrick was the next Joe Morgan, and the next year he was in the minors. You are a huge freaking homer, just move on or add something to the discussion. Every Angel would have won the GG if it were up to you.

same with zephyr bat boy

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I already said that Hunter probably shouldn't have won the GG, so how is that a homer?? Explain to my why Aybar isn't MORE deserving than Jeter??

Kendrick had a set back next year, but his 2nd half was pretty good and finished the season batting .291 with a SLG of .441. He had 4 errors in 431 Total Chances.