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2011-12 Hot Stove Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by bigpern23, Oct 31, 2011.

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  1. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    I think I've mentioned this before, but on the online stat form our baseball league uses, there's a column for OPS.

    The boys are 8.
     
    LongTimeListener, Dec 14, 2011
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  2. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Why not? OPS is pretty easy to understand and compute. It's hardly exotic.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Dec 14, 2011
    #674
  3. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Have you ever seen what constitutes a "triple" among 8-year-olds?
     
    LongTimeListener, Dec 14, 2011
    #675
  4. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    I'm not so sure 8 year old boys need to have stats kept, but if they do, there is nothing wrong with OPS.
     
    JC, Dec 14, 2011
    #676
  5. sgreenwell

    sgreenwell Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    I agree. If anything, I think it would stress the importance for hitting for power and waiting for a good pitch to hit.
     
    sgreenwell, Dec 14, 2011
    #677
  6. TheWritingWaffle

    TheWritingWaffle Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Apparently the Astros just acquired Jed Lowrie and Kyle Weiland from the Red Sox for Mark Melancon.
     
    TheWritingWaffle, Dec 14, 2011
    #678
  7. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Well, when you can swap a potential starting shortstop and No. 4 starter for a dime-a-dozen reliever and a utility man, you gotta do that every time.
     
    Steak Snabler, Dec 14, 2011
    #679
  8. TheWritingWaffle

    TheWritingWaffle Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    I see I was late with the Melancon/Lowrie/Weiland news.

    Oops
     
    TheWritingWaffle, Dec 14, 2011
    #680
  9. sgreenwell

    sgreenwell Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Really? Jed Lowrie can't stay healthy, and Kyle Weiland got the crap knocked out of him when he pitched as a starter. (I do think he eventually turns into a good bullpen arm.) Minute Maid Park isn't really going to help Weiland, and Lowrie is probably league average if he can actually stay healthy for a full year, so I considered it a pretty even trade. The Astros could get some upside, but both could be DFA within three years and it wouldn't surprise me. (See: Pirates acquire Brandon Moss and Craig Hansen.)
     
    sgreenwell, Dec 14, 2011
    #681
  10. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    How you seen what constitutes a "single"?

    If we were scoring honestly, every kid would hit .000 with a billion walks and ROEs.
     
    RickStain, Dec 14, 2011
    #682
  11. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Yu Darvish bidding ends in about 30 minutes.

    I'm convinced he's going to be awesome. Bigger, stronger, younger and better than Matzusaka was when posted, and Matsuzaka was a pretty good MLB pitcher before he got hurt.
     
    RickStain, Dec 14, 2011
    #683
  12. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Nah, it's not that bad, but I see your point.

    Just thought the idea of putting OPS at the youth level was a bit of overkill.
     
    LongTimeListener, Dec 14, 2011
    #684
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