tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post7092983730371940902..comments2012-03-24T14:14:04.490-04:00Comments on Productive Outs and Crackerjack: The Readers Strike Back: A River in EgyptJack Flynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809904649660393420noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post-53121329066462984462010-03-07T12:19:47.116-05:002010-03-07T12:19:47.116-05:00It's better than nothing, Jim! Now we just got...It's better than nothing, Jim! Now we just gotta get you to add some comments to bring some legitimacy to this blog.Jack Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809904649660393420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post-24610276339516454722010-03-07T12:08:36.784-05:002010-03-07T12:08:36.784-05:00For the record I do not contribute but I do blurk....For the record I do not contribute but I do blurk.Jim Baumbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816513041047524783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post-29658832026937520842010-03-07T11:13:59.613-05:002010-03-07T11:13:59.613-05:00Oooh, now you done it.
I know you've gotten t...Oooh, now you done it.<br /><br />I know you've gotten to watch a few spring training games and now you think the view from your couch has turned you into Branch Rickey. (Mack hits the nail on the head perfectly about people like this here: http://macksmets.blogspot.com/2010/03/word-of-caution.html.)<br /><br />I spend more time obsessing about this team then is mentally healthy, so you're hardly opening my eyes when you plug Nieuwenhuis as some sort of sleeper. He is everyone's little sleeper, the third-rounder from an NAIA school who is being overlooked because he didn't play real college ball, right? Double-A is what separates the wheat from the chaff. Nieuwenhuis has played eight games at that level. Let's see him repeat last season at Binghamton before we start considering his ETA in Queens.<br /><br />As for your less insulting points ... hmm, I can't find any other than you agreeing with me about Stoner and Mejia. Try to understand - we have a relationship something akin to the Rule of Two. When it comes to baseball, I am the Sith Lord and you are the Apprentice. You learn from me, all the while plotting your chance to prove yourself worthy of my title. This little exchange has not done that. Bide your time, rookie, because you got a lot of work to do to catch up with me. Three Spring Training games courtesy of SNY ain't going to close the gap.Jack Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809904649660393420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post-79387771342508670902010-03-06T20:58:23.994-05:002010-03-06T20:58:23.994-05:00And titling this piece "The Readers Strike Ba...And titling this piece "The Readers Strike Back" is a little loose, wouldn't you say?TWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04619620902215995000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post-82381197964987971752010-03-06T20:57:19.216-05:002010-03-06T20:57:19.216-05:00When you call a guy 'Nieuenwhatever' you h...When you call a guy 'Nieuenwhatever' you have exposed yourself as unprepared. Watch a game and get back to me. He looks like a player, a year and half away, but a player nonetheless. <br /><br />The only player that should even get a hint of the major league level is Stoner in the exact role you identify. This idea of making Mejia a closer is like using Filet Mignon for beef stew. <br /><br />And instead trying to back your original point, you could just say, as usually TW you have schooled me, and leave it at that. Of course the talking point is to make this team look like a contender, there is money to be made before that 2011 free agent class! I figured you to be more pragmatic, and understand the way the world works, but apparently there is still work for me to do.TWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04619620902215995000noreply@blogger.com