Hi all, sorry I haven't posted for a while and, I won't lie to you, I may not post for a while either. Just a quick stop today to bring you this article from Ted Keith. It's a power rankings forr Sports Illustrated and I spotted this.
Somebody throw a bucket of ice water on the Cardinals already because they are on fire. They put together the best winning percentage in baseball in August (.769) and increased their lead in the NL Central from a half-game at the start of the month to 10 1/2 by the end of the month. The biggest reason has been their phenomenal pitching; Cards hurlers posted a big-league best 3.06 ERA for August. That would make pitching coach Dave Duncan as much of an MVP for this team as Albert Pujols.
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Monday, May 25, 2009
10 comments Memorial Day Sadness and a Baseball Dream Team
I sat down to do my MMQB Review with great eagerness, and as I was following the stupidity of Peter King I realized that what I was writing was shit. I am going to do the worst thing in the world and follow Peter King's ignorant football exploits in MMQB tomorrow morning, which I know ruins the whole MMQB fun, especially when I try to get in his mailbag. I still posted a question to it though. I would rather write something good a day late than write a post on a holiday that is half ass and then bury it tomorrow when I write again. Peter King is my favorite person to write about and I don't want to half ass it. I am sorry if this ruins the MMQB experience for you, but we'll just pretend tomorrow it is Monday. I know hundreds will be boycotting my posts and traffic will dip to all time lows based on this...
I saw an interesting article on CNNSI.com where Ted Keith in his mailbag gets asked actually interesting questions (compared to the shit that Bill Simmons and others get).
If you were starting a major league franchise today, and Bud Selig offered you any player to choose from, who would you choose?
Catcher: Joe Mauer, Twins, 26
I guess so. I am partial to Brian McCann personally because he hasn't quite had the injury issues Mauer has had. He does walk more and hit for a higher average than McCann, so I will begrudgingly agree. If I was drafting a team, I would choose McCann because I am very homeristic when it comes to him and he is a year younger than Mauer.
First Base: Albert Pujols, Cardinals, 29
I guess 29 is not too old to build a team around. If it were, I would struggle because my other choices are around the same age. Pujols is the best hitter in baseball that has not been caught, yet, for steroid use. He would be my first baseman since Howard, Tex, and Morneau are all of similar age.
Second Base: Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox, 25
This guy struggled between Pedroia and Kinsler. I feel like Kinsler has a more complete body of work right now, simply because he has three full seasons in baseball, compared to Pedroia's 2 full seasons...but Pedroia is 2 years younger and he would be my choice as well.
I do wonder why Utley's hip injury scared Ted Keith away but he still chose Mauer at the catcher position despite his injury history.
Shortstop: Hanley Ramirez, Marlins, 25
I feel like Ramirez is playing SS by default and will be an outfielder at some point in the near future, so I would put Elvis Andrus at this spot if it were 2011. This guy is choosing some good guys for each position, but I think I would choose Jose Reyes for this spot because I think he is more of a complete package than Ramirez and I am trying to build a team here, not name the best player at each position. Reyes is my choice at SS.
Third Base: Evan Longoria, Rays, 23
Again, this is a choice made by Keith based purely on potential and Longoria's less than one year service in the majors. Sure he actually has played 166 games over two seasons but he hasn't played a full season yet. His numbers are absolutely ridiculous and there is not a decent chance he will hit similar to this for the rest of the season. I could be wrong, and he may get 180 RBI's this year with 50+ homeruns. If I were building a team I would be tempted to choose Longoria, but I would also probably think David Wright might be a bit safer choice.
Keith says that Wright's homerun numbers fell and that worried him, well Longoria hasn't even been in the majors long enough to have his numbers fall or even see trends in his batting statistics. I am going to be a contrarian and choose Wright.
Left field: Ryan Braun, Brewers, 25
There is not a whole lot to choose from here in my opinion. Braun is an easy choice for me, especially since he improved his fielding in left field.
Center field: Grady Sizemore, Indians, 26
I want to put Granderson in this spot pretty badly because it seems like he does everything very well, but Sizemore does as well. Matt Kemp may be in this spot in a few years in my opinion but for right now Grady would be my choice as well.
Right field: Justin Upton, Diamondbacks, 21
Swing...and complete miss. I will give Ted Keith his potential guys and I will take players who actually play well and make me want to build a team around them. Nick Markakis is my choice and if he wasn't my choice then Upton would be somewhere on the list. Yes, I realize Upton has an OPS over 1.000 right now but I still want to see more of him before I put him on my baseball dream team. What I want to see is his BA and OBP stay where it is all year, then he has the RF spot. His numbers based on this incomplete baseball season makes me think he could be the choice, and he is still young, but Markakis is my choice based on prodcution.
Starting Pitcher: Zack Greinke, Royals, 25
Not to harp on this point of actual production, but other than last year and the beginning of this year Greinke has been an above average MLB pitcher. Tim Lincecum is my RH pitcher and Cole Hamels is my LH pitcher. I also know I just chose two NL pitchers and that Greinke plays in the American League so he should be rated higher but I am not factoring that in. Plus I think Lincecum would be fine in the AL.
Relief Pitcher: Jonathan Papelbon, Red Sox, 28
Building a team, I may want a guy with as much stuff who is three years younger in Jonathan Broxton, but this is another easy decision because Papelbon is young and has proven he is one of the best closers in the majors. Though I am not a huge fan of Papelbon, I would want him to be my closer on my dream team.
Ok, you can tell me how stupid I am or how lazy I am if you want.
Here's the question I asked Peter King for this week. I upped the assholeishness to see if he would post my question.
"Can we have a moratorium on Brett Favre news until he actually retires or signs with a team? I would really appreciate it, I am Favred out. Also, is there a team not located in the Northeast part of the United States that you like to have a good record for the upcoming NFL year? I heard there is a team not located in the Northeast that had the second best record in the NFC last year who are returning 21 of 22 starters from last year's team who could have a good year. I am not denying Tom Brady's return is an important story, but do I really have to read about it in your MMQB AND SI this upcoming week? I promise there are other NFL teams playing games this year not located in a 600 mile radius from New York."
It will never get posted, it's barely a question. Enjoy your Memorial Day and we'll deal with Peter tomorrow.
I saw an interesting article on CNNSI.com where Ted Keith in his mailbag gets asked actually interesting questions (compared to the shit that Bill Simmons and others get).
If you were starting a major league franchise today, and Bud Selig offered you any player to choose from, who would you choose?
-- Pat, Chicago
I am horrible at answering questions like this but I am going to give it a shot anyway.Catcher: Joe Mauer, Twins, 26
I guess so. I am partial to Brian McCann personally because he hasn't quite had the injury issues Mauer has had. He does walk more and hit for a higher average than McCann, so I will begrudgingly agree. If I was drafting a team, I would choose McCann because I am very homeristic when it comes to him and he is a year younger than Mauer.
First Base: Albert Pujols, Cardinals, 29
I guess 29 is not too old to build a team around. If it were, I would struggle because my other choices are around the same age. Pujols is the best hitter in baseball that has not been caught, yet, for steroid use. He would be my first baseman since Howard, Tex, and Morneau are all of similar age.
Second Base: Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox, 25
This guy struggled between Pedroia and Kinsler. I feel like Kinsler has a more complete body of work right now, simply because he has three full seasons in baseball, compared to Pedroia's 2 full seasons...but Pedroia is 2 years younger and he would be my choice as well.
I do wonder why Utley's hip injury scared Ted Keith away but he still chose Mauer at the catcher position despite his injury history.
Shortstop: Hanley Ramirez, Marlins, 25
I feel like Ramirez is playing SS by default and will be an outfielder at some point in the near future, so I would put Elvis Andrus at this spot if it were 2011. This guy is choosing some good guys for each position, but I think I would choose Jose Reyes for this spot because I think he is more of a complete package than Ramirez and I am trying to build a team here, not name the best player at each position. Reyes is my choice at SS.
Third Base: Evan Longoria, Rays, 23
Again, this is a choice made by Keith based purely on potential and Longoria's less than one year service in the majors. Sure he actually has played 166 games over two seasons but he hasn't played a full season yet. His numbers are absolutely ridiculous and there is not a decent chance he will hit similar to this for the rest of the season. I could be wrong, and he may get 180 RBI's this year with 50+ homeruns. If I were building a team I would be tempted to choose Longoria, but I would also probably think David Wright might be a bit safer choice.
Keith says that Wright's homerun numbers fell and that worried him, well Longoria hasn't even been in the majors long enough to have his numbers fall or even see trends in his batting statistics. I am going to be a contrarian and choose Wright.
Left field: Ryan Braun, Brewers, 25
There is not a whole lot to choose from here in my opinion. Braun is an easy choice for me, especially since he improved his fielding in left field.
Center field: Grady Sizemore, Indians, 26
I want to put Granderson in this spot pretty badly because it seems like he does everything very well, but Sizemore does as well. Matt Kemp may be in this spot in a few years in my opinion but for right now Grady would be my choice as well.
Right field: Justin Upton, Diamondbacks, 21
Swing...and complete miss. I will give Ted Keith his potential guys and I will take players who actually play well and make me want to build a team around them. Nick Markakis is my choice and if he wasn't my choice then Upton would be somewhere on the list. Yes, I realize Upton has an OPS over 1.000 right now but I still want to see more of him before I put him on my baseball dream team. What I want to see is his BA and OBP stay where it is all year, then he has the RF spot. His numbers based on this incomplete baseball season makes me think he could be the choice, and he is still young, but Markakis is my choice based on prodcution.
Starting Pitcher: Zack Greinke, Royals, 25
Not to harp on this point of actual production, but other than last year and the beginning of this year Greinke has been an above average MLB pitcher. Tim Lincecum is my RH pitcher and Cole Hamels is my LH pitcher. I also know I just chose two NL pitchers and that Greinke plays in the American League so he should be rated higher but I am not factoring that in. Plus I think Lincecum would be fine in the AL.
Relief Pitcher: Jonathan Papelbon, Red Sox, 28
Building a team, I may want a guy with as much stuff who is three years younger in Jonathan Broxton, but this is another easy decision because Papelbon is young and has proven he is one of the best closers in the majors. Though I am not a huge fan of Papelbon, I would want him to be my closer on my dream team.
Ok, you can tell me how stupid I am or how lazy I am if you want.
Here's the question I asked Peter King for this week. I upped the assholeishness to see if he would post my question.
"Can we have a moratorium on Brett Favre news until he actually retires or signs with a team? I would really appreciate it, I am Favred out. Also, is there a team not located in the Northeast part of the United States that you like to have a good record for the upcoming NFL year? I heard there is a team not located in the Northeast that had the second best record in the NFC last year who are returning 21 of 22 starters from last year's team who could have a good year. I am not denying Tom Brady's return is an important story, but do I really have to read about it in your MMQB AND SI this upcoming week? I promise there are other NFL teams playing games this year not located in a 600 mile radius from New York."
It will never get posted, it's barely a question. Enjoy your Memorial Day and we'll deal with Peter tomorrow.
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