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Does Kinsler know you have such a man crush on him?
Does Alice Avila know you have such a man crush on him?
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Numbers mean absolutely nothing to you, don't they?
Does Alice Avila know you have such a man crush on him?
They mean alot, and they also show that Avila is hot garbage. Dude sucks the air out of the stadium more than any player on the Tigers.
Great come back
Bullshit. Every stat I threw at you tonight showed he was an average/bit below average offense for a catcher and well above average for defense. You just hate him so much that you refuse to see it.
You're making excuses for Kinsler's abysmal 2nd half offensively, but say Avila sucks because his offense isnt good enough? Do you want to know who between the two of them had the better offensive 2nd half? Hint: it wasn't Kinsler.
Kinsler's 2nd half was worse offensively than Avila's 2nd half (and worse than Avila's season numbers for EVERY season of his career), and both played great defense, yet you love Kinsler and hate Avila.
Hypocrite.
Bullshit. Every stat I threw at you tonight showed he was an average/bit below average offense for a catcher and well above average for defense. You just hate him so much that you refuse to see it.
You're making excuses for Kinsler's abysmal 2nd half offensively, but say Avila sucks because his offense isnt good enough? Do you want to know who between the two of them had the better offensive 2nd half? Hint: it wasn't Kinsler.
Kinsler's 2nd half was worse offensively than Avila's 2nd half (and worse than Avila's season numbers for EVERY season of his career), and both played great defense, yet you love Kinsler and hate Avila.
Hypocrite.
Except that I have the actual numbers on my side for my argument: that Avila is a good starter vs RHP due to his defense and ability to hit them (career .792 OPS vs RHP, which is far from putrid.)He's clearly below average and showed signs of getting worse, not better. Dude swings and misses at pitches right down the heart of the plate, ROUTINELY. he sucks. he's ok defensively but not as good as some claim he is, it's a copout to deflect from his PUTRID hitting.
Where did I make an excuse?? I CLEARLY stated that Kinsler had an atrocious 2nd half, that's not excusing anything, and he did still play hard every night and played spectacular defense.
Avila and Kinsler both had a .627 OPS after the break, and so what? the entire season counts last I checked, and Kinsler had a far more productive season offensively to Avila, Kinsler hits LHP and RHP pretty equally, Avila is a complete disaster vs ANY LHP. .589 OPS doesn't lie.
I hate how he gets glorified just for taking Walks, that's literally the only thing keeping him in the lineup and all it accounts for is a single base.
You're essentially accusing me of what you're doing with AA.
Looks like the Angels are about to get swept tonight to
Except that I have the actual numbers on my side for my argument: that Avila is a good starter vs RHP due to his defense and ability to hit them (career .792 OPS vs RHP, which is far from putrid.)
He DOES blow vs LHP, always has. Not arguing he doesn't, never have either, given that I've been calling for McCann to platoon with him for most of the year. Frankly, we should always have had a platoon partner for him and if McCann isnt his partner next year (assuming he doesnt retire due to concussions), DD should be punched in the face.
Plus, you still havent shown me how you think his defense is overrated, all you've said is you think it is, which isn't good enough.
Kinsler is closer a $16 million a year player than Prince Fielder is to a $24 million a year player.. so I consider that a good deal. I think there would be a team desperate enough for 2nd baseman that they'd take him for prospects, granted we would probably have to pay a part of Kinsler's contract. I think we have to deal Price this offseason. He would net us a huge return from a contender like Boston or the Dodgers. I have a man crush on Joc Pederson in LA. I'd trade Price straight up for him.. I think he's going to be a huge superstar like Trout.
Mike Sciosca may be fired after tonight's game.. I'd gladly replace Brad with him.
.720 OPS vs RHP this year with 109 of his SO's came from RHP, that's not progress, that's regression. With him constantly taking beatings behind the plate/concussion issues I don't see this being any different going forward, and we could even see even more of a regression next season.
Not me. Scioscia has had the best players in baseball and he has finished in 3rd place three out of the last 5 years. He is run crazy.
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