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  • Knight165
    *ll St*r
    • Feb 2003
    • 24964

    #1381
    Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

    Originally posted by Sportsforever
    Knight,
    What metric are you using for "worst" defense? No way the 1965 Dodgers had the worst defense that year. That team won with pitching and defense.


    You're right...I was thinking of it off the top of my head.
    It's WORSE.

    Only 2 teams have won the pennant while leading the league in errors.
    '25 Pirates and '65 Twins(I knew it was '65...my birth year)

    M.K.
    Knight165
    All gave some. Some gave all. 343

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    • BleacherBum2310
      All Star
      • Aug 2010
      • 7107

      #1382
      Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

      Originally posted by CabreraMVP
      Apparently Cespdes got his VISA too. Waiting on MLB to declare him Free Agency.

      There's a 99.9% chance he winds up in Miami I think. They said they will outbid anybody and I believe them. How does their OF look with him in Center? Does Bonifacio play 2nd base? Infante becomes utility man?
      I seriously doubt that. I think it's 50-50 between Cubs and Florida.

      A week ago several insiders had Cubs the favorite with the Marlins be #2. It's another thing to say and actually do it. Cubs have deep pockets as well. He fits what the Cubs want. And the Cubs would have a nice young OF on their hands if they land him.
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      • Sportsforever
        NL MVP
        • Mar 2005
        • 20368

        #1383
        Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

        Originally posted by Knight165
        You're right...I was thinking of it off the top of my head.
        It's WORSE.

        Only 2 teams have won the pennant while leading the league in errors.
        '25 Pirates and '65 Twins(I knew it was '65...my birth year)

        M.K.
        Knight165
        Ya, that makes more sense (although those Twins were a good team...if not for Sandy they win that WS).
        "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." - Rogers Hornsby

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        • Sportsforever
          NL MVP
          • Mar 2005
          • 20368

          #1384
          Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

          Can't take credit for this (got it off another board I read), but it made me laugh:

          "I gotta hand it to Theo Epstein. Since he took over the Cubs, they've gotten rid of Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, and probably two months of Ryan Braun. If you can't raise the bar, lower the ceiling."
          "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." - Rogers Hornsby

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          • Psyblast
            2023 National Champions
            • Jun 2003
            • 42584

            #1385
            Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

            Originally posted by Dayman
            Will he hit 50 playing 81 games in Comerica's cavernous outfield every year?

            Miller Park's a launching pad at times, and he only hit 50 once when he was with us.


            This is a faulty assumption, btw. I doubt Prince hits 50, but Miller Park was only marginally more hitter-friendly than Comerica last year, and the myth of Comerica's right field being hard to hit homeruns to is just that. The Tigers just haven't had a lefty with the power/consistency like Prince. Essentially all of the Tigers sluggers over the years have been righties.

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            • Travis40
              MVP
              • Nov 2008
              • 1651

              #1386
              Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

              Ouch.

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              • Dog
                aka jnes12/JNes__
                • Aug 2008
                • 11846

                #1387
                Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

                Originally posted by Travis40
                Ouch.
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                • CabreraMVP
                  MVP
                  • Sep 2010
                  • 1437

                  #1388
                  Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

                  Well Cabrera's HR totals increased when he came to Detroit from Florida. And Fielder has more power than Cabrera ever did. And he will still play plenty of games in hitter friendly ball parks around the American League.

                  He will still hit his homers. Cabrera regularly hits HR at Comerica where nearly nobody else does (Deep Left Center, Center, Right Center). Fielder I think has more raw power than Cabrera does.

                  If you're trying to make the assumption that Fielder can't hit balls deep enough at Comerica I just don't buy it. He has as much power as any hitter in baseball. And Comerica isn't on the level of Petco Park where hitters just go to die. Even Gonzalez hit 40 in San Diego. I think Prince will hit around 35.
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                  • Melanconfan
                    Rookie
                    • May 2008
                    • 242

                    #1389
                    Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

                    Originally posted by Dog
                    What site is that? I WANT


                    That display looks nuts. What's the atmosphere (wind, humidity etc.) at Comerica generally.

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                    • CabreraMVP
                      MVP
                      • Sep 2010
                      • 1437

                      #1390
                      Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

                      It plays pretty fair. There's no crazy wind streams that send balls out or cuts them down. Pretty hot and miserable in the summer. Ball travels fine, especially off the bat of somebody like Fielder. A little tougher to clear the fences in April with that cold weather. It's a pitchers park but not a huge one. Just looking at how Cabrera can put up numbers in the so called pitchers park gives me every reason to believe Fielder can.
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                      • Knight165
                        *ll St*r
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 24964

                        #1391
                        Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

                        Prince better learn to pull the ball!!

                        M.K.
                        Knight165
                        All gave some. Some gave all. 343

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                        • Chrisksaint
                          $$$
                          • Apr 2010
                          • 19127

                          #1392
                          Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

                          Originally posted by CabreraMVP
                          Apparently Cespdes got his VISA too. Waiting on MLB to declare him Free Agency.

                          There's a 99.9% chance he winds up in Miami I think. They said they will outbid anybody and I believe them. How does their OF look with him in Center? Does Bonifacio play 2nd base? Infante becomes utility man?
                          Infante will play 2nd no matter what, need the defense and he has a decent bat for average.

                          The OF would be pretty solid from a hitting perspective, LoMo, Cespedes, Stanton.

                          I too personally think he'll end up in Miami given the Marlins willingness to pay him apparently along with the hispanic connection with Hanley, Reyes, Guillen,etc.
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                          • CabreraMVP
                            MVP
                            • Sep 2010
                            • 1437

                            #1393
                            Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

                            But where's Bonifacio? He hit .300, .360 OBP, 40 stolen bases...kind of hard to NOT give him a starting job? I think he earned one
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                            • Chrisksaint
                              $$$
                              • Apr 2010
                              • 19127

                              #1394
                              Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

                              Originally posted by CabreraMVP
                              But where's Bonifacio? He hit .300, .360 OBP, 40 stolen bases...kind of hard to NOT give him a starting job? I think he earned one
                              Odds are still at CF cause even if Cespedes goes to Miami he's not playing right away.
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                              • l3ulvl
                                Hall Of Fame
                                • Dec 2009
                                • 17257

                                #1395
                                Re: The Hot Stove League Thread

                                Originally posted by Chrisksaint
                                Odds are still at CF cause even if Cespedes goes to Miami he's not playing right away.
                                Do you think if he signs in Miami he'll begin the year in the minors? That was something that worried me about the Detroit speculation, spending that kinda cash on an unproven 26 yr old (supposedly) to learn in the minors. It's burgundy flags to me.
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