Comments on: Freakonomics Q&A With Bill James http://waswatching.com/2008/04/01/freakonomics-qa-with-bill-james/ Holy Cow! We never take cannoli from a huckleberry. Fri, 25 May 2012 11:50:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Raf http://waswatching.com/2008/04/01/freakonomics-qa-with-bill-james/comment-page-1/#comment-28996 Raf Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:53:11 +0000 http://wp.waswatching.com/?p=4721#comment-28996 I agree with James in that the 300 inning starter is a thing of the past.

I agree with James in that the 300 inning starter is a thing of the past.

]]> By: MJ http://waswatching.com/2008/04/01/freakonomics-qa-with-bill-james/comment-page-1/#comment-28995 MJ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:29:24 +0000 http://wp.waswatching.com/?p=4721#comment-28995 The Dustin Pedroia comparison reminds me of the guy that sang the praises of David Eckstein in the previous thread. Guys that get their uniforms dirty, but otherwise stink, are the most annoying players on earth to argue with guys like Mad Dog Russo. Pedroia and Eckstein have three WS rings between them but have nothing else to really offer their teams. I hate Pedroia and Eckstein. Incidentally, JP Ricciardi likes to think of himself as a Moneyball guy. I wonder why he added Eckstein to his team...

The Dustin Pedroia comparison reminds me of the guy that sang the praises of David Eckstein in the previous thread. Guys that get their uniforms dirty, but otherwise stink, are the most annoying players on earth to argue with guys like Mad Dog Russo. Pedroia and Eckstein have three WS rings between them but have nothing else to really offer their teams. I hate Pedroia and Eckstein.

Incidentally, JP Ricciardi likes to think of himself as a Moneyball guy. I wonder why he added Eckstein to his team…

]]> By: baileywalk http://waswatching.com/2008/04/01/freakonomics-qa-with-bill-james/comment-page-1/#comment-28994 baileywalk Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:42:54 +0000 http://wp.waswatching.com/?p=4721#comment-28994 Anybody else torture themselves and listen to "Mike and the Mad Dog"? Mad Dog says Pedroia is as good (and in a "big game" better) than Cano because of his "feistiness" and because he "gets his hands dirty." And this is for Steve to grit his teeth over: Keith Law was asked to give a sleeper Cy Young candidate in each league who won fewer than 10 games last year. His answer: "Cy Young candidates from < 10 wins: The Cy is all about win totals, so I’ll take two guys on teams that will provide plenty of run support: Yovani Gallardo (expected back by mid-April) and Philip Hughes. If you let me cheat, though, here are two 12-win guys who’ll contend for the award: Chad Billingsley and Dustin McGowan." Yeah, it wasn't even a real compliment of Hughes, but I thought a Hughes/Cy Young suggestion might make Steve choke back a scream and then slam his head into a wall.

Anybody else torture themselves and listen to “Mike and the Mad Dog”? Mad Dog says Pedroia is as good (and in a “big game” better) than Cano because of his “feistiness” and because he “gets his hands dirty.”

And this is for Steve to grit his teeth over:

Keith Law was asked to give a sleeper Cy Young candidate in each league who won fewer than 10 games last year.

His answer:

“Cy Young candidates from < 10 wins: The Cy is all about win totals, so I’ll take two guys on teams that will provide plenty of run support: Yovani Gallardo (expected back by mid-April) and Philip Hughes. If you let me cheat, though, here are two 12-win guys who’ll contend for the award: Chad Billingsley and Dustin McGowan.”

Yeah, it wasn’t even a real compliment of Hughes, but I thought a Hughes/Cy Young suggestion might make Steve choke back a scream and then slam his head into a wall.

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