tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post1951865993365425589..comments2024-02-16T02:12:08.305-08:00Comments on Fire Jay Mariotti: Phillies: Team of DestinyLarry Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16141943214237719821noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-88770126117052740262008-06-23T13:36:00.000-07:002008-06-23T13:36:00.000-07:00hmmmmmmmmmm. I'm not sure.SCOUR ALL THE PROFESSION...hmmmmmmmmmm. I'm not sure.<BR/><BR/>SCOUR ALL THE PROFESSIONAL LEAGUES.Chris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152452626681072765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-54910334055008641062008-06-23T09:57:00.000-07:002008-06-23T09:57:00.000-07:00burrell is the paul konerko of the N. Leaguesburrell is the paul konerko of the N. LeaguesChris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152452626681072765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-10079385203808107072008-06-23T09:51:00.000-07:002008-06-23T09:51:00.000-07:00Yeah, what citizenx said. Pat Burrell's career OPS...Yeah, what citizenx said. Pat Burrell's career OPS+ is 120. Odds are he doesn't finish with an OPS+ over 150, but if he did it wouldn't shock me. Over the past 3 years he's averaging like 30 HR, 105 RBI, and a .395 OBP. The cat's just a good player.<BR/><BR/>Still a pretty terrible article though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-47140510256231635292008-06-23T09:43:00.000-07:002008-06-23T09:43:00.000-07:00The main problem here is that nobody seemed to rea...The main problem here is that nobody seemed to realize that Pat Burrell was pretty good already. Sure, he's enjoying slightly unprecedented success, but he did OPS+ 146 in 02 and has been above 120 the past three years, almost hitting 130. He's a little like J.D. Drew - people spend so much time bashing him that they fail to realize his very good stats. Then, when his stats pick up a little bit, to "extremely good", people don't understand where it came from.CitizenXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794951452439226783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-45985905474145922942008-06-23T02:22:00.000-07:002008-06-23T02:22:00.000-07:00Hey, don't knock Victorino. He's the 4th OF on my...Hey, don't knock Victorino. He's the 4th OF on my fantasy team. (Mostly because the league is fucking dumb, and includes triples, fewest strikeouts, and fewest errors as categories. If it were a normal AVG/R/HR/RBI/SB league, obviously he'd be a free agent. But I still have to stick up for him because in the context of fantasy baseball I imagine myself as a real manager. That's MY player you're attacking. <BR/><BR/>And this is why Chris W hates fantasy baseball.)larry bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646537145612677810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-17116516717947204342008-06-22T14:30:00.000-07:002008-06-22T14:30:00.000-07:00CW:Probably. This was still a terrible article. ...CW:<BR/><BR/>Probably. This was still a terrible article. If Ryan Howard *actually* heats up and stops OPSing like .780 and starts OPSing something closer to his career avg of like 1... that will more than make up for the Burrell regression. <BR/><BR/>Also if Brett Myers remembers that he's a good pitcher and not just a good wifebeater.dan-bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465285716333091226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-54287244310522843642008-06-22T14:24:00.000-07:002008-06-22T14:24:00.000-07:00That article seemed to be written just to tell Phi...That article seemed to be written just to tell Philly fans what they want to hear. Philadelphia loves its gritty players.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-62720930649859346752008-06-22T13:03:00.000-07:002008-06-22T13:03:00.000-07:00I still think they're probably one of the best tea...I still think they're probably one of the best teams in the majorsChris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152452626681072765noreply@blogger.com