Handicapping the Field

by afh4 on Mar 27, 2009 3:13 PM EDT

As Spring Training wears on, how I am amusing myself.

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I didn’t know what “Buzz up!” meant, but I loved this post, so I clicked it.

by Chemo on Mar 27, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions

No scores? Bush league.

by piersall on Mar 27, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions

I thought about that but I couldn’t figure out what, if anything, would make sense.

by afh4 on Mar 27, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions

NET

by NickFantana on Mar 27, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Ultimately. But would it have underrated LaPorta? And could I have irritated Jay about that?

by afh4 on Mar 27, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions

when i filled out my bracket, i had just read lastoria’s post on Brown, so i had him advancing to the finals. blew my bracket to pieces.

by Brick. on Mar 27, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions

I wish I hadn’t fallen in love with Hodges’s full court press.

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 27, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions

This is the first competition/thing Valdez has ever won at.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Mar 27, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions

I would’ve had Marte. Why? So Wedge would know that he wasn’t getting any PT anywhere.

Frankly, I don't contribute much.

by emd2k3 on Mar 27, 2009 3:44 PM EDT reply actions

How the heck is Ty Cobb seeded 15th? I mean, besides the fact that he’s dead.

by Buckeye Brad on Mar 27, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions

Dead Ty Cobb > Beau Mills. My friends, that’s a total burn.

'Z' button abuser.

by emd2k3 on Mar 27, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions

In general, with considering the entire field and without any disrespect, I’ve gotta go with Ty Cobb as the best option. Of course, it’s hard not to pick the best ballplayer to ever play the game – even if he’s dead.

Still the local "Barfield Bounces Back Believer" and confident that there's still a lot of Pronk in Hafner. Oh, and for all the love of Cliffy, there's still a Sleepy Kitten inside.

by mjmarble on Mar 28, 2009 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions

Love it. I think Aubrey was pretty disappointed to not get an invitation, which might explain his loss to Jared Head in the NIT.

by dgcambridge on Mar 27, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions

i didn’t even know there was a jared head. i knew there was a stephen goedert, though.

by Brick. on Mar 27, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I have no idea if they are related, but I bet Tony knows. And I wouldn’t have made a Goedert joke, because I remain convinced that he will be the winner of the 25th spot next spring.

by dgcambridge on Mar 27, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I want to fill out my own just so I can draw a dinosaur between Jesus and Merchan.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Mar 27, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

I love your handwriting. I wish I could get a handwriting implant.

by NickFantana on Mar 27, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions

I have a friend who trained himself to write exactly how he wanted. He made up his own script, went through every letter, figured out how he wanted them to fit together. Trained himself to do all the letters fast.

It was cool handwriting but seemed like overkill.

by afh4 on Mar 27, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh, and thanks. My handwriting is a constant battle between “casual cool” and “jerk is illegible.”

by afh4 on Mar 27, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions

might be worth it if you taught math, so your students would be bathed in awesome every time you wrote something on the board… though then you’d also have to practice half the Greek letters and a bunch of symbols…

by Logodaedalus on Mar 27, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Marte v. Wedge or cardboard-cut-out Wedge?

by JK in CBus on Mar 27, 2009 4:42 PM EDT reply actions

This is your best piece of serious analysis yet. Barfield had a pretty easy path to the PR title bout, no? He had to get past (a) an unathletic first baseman, (b) nobody, (sí) a backup catcher.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 27, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions

BUT HE BEAT TREVOR CROWE!

THE SAME TREVOR CROWE WHO BEAT TY COBB, tony graffanino AND ANDY F. MARTE.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Mar 27, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Go Wildcats!

by mauichuck on Mar 28, 2009 1:58 AM EDT reply actions

Looks like you’re going to have to revise. Crowe and Gimenez optioned to AAA camp, Graffanino still around.

by APV on Mar 28, 2009 12:38 PM EDT reply actions

I had a feeling Graffanino wasn’t quite down for the count. Of course he was injured for most of last year, but over 06-07, he showed above-average range at 2B (per RZR) in about 85 games and well above-average in 50 games at 3B. I know they keep throwing guys in the outfield, but we don’t really need outfielders as much as we need a little insurance at 3B. Graffanino essentially combines Barfield and Marte’s defensive skills in a single player.

Main question is, what do you do with Barfield then? I wonder if they aren’t trying to work a trade. Or maybe one of the other Columbus non-starters (Aubrey, Marte, Toregas) is going to end up in Akron or released. We don’t have a clear option for a cheap utility guy after 2009, so you would think they wouldn’t be quick to let Barfield go.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 28, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I can’t resist speculating that Kevin Towers will take Barfield back.

by jhon on Mar 28, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I have no idea if they have a need at 2B these days, but overall it does make sense. Barfield is cheap, and cheap is what they need there.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 28, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Plus/Minus backs up RZR on Graffanino’s defensive skills. I’m not sure how much left he has in his bat, but he’s probably a pretty good bet to hit better than Barfield.

by ClarkM on Mar 28, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions