Javy Baez

[gehringer_2]

38 minutes ago, Useful Idiot said:

This being a moderated board

and a very moderately moderated one I would add.

[Useful Idiot]

I couldn't help noticing last night  that Harold Castro's throws to first base,  actually made it all the way to Tork, without bouncing half-way there or making him lurch to one side like a grasshopper.

Perhaps our "solution" at shortstop is not as big a reach as some strive to make it? 😇

Edited June 2, 2022 by Useful Idiot

[gehringer_2]

3 minutes ago, Useful Idiot said:

I couldn't help noticing last night  that Harold Castro's throws to first base,  actually made it all the way to Tork, without bouncing half-way there or making him lurch to one side like a grasshopper.

Perhaps our "solution" at shortstop is not as big a reach as some strive to make it? 😇

you don't want Harold playing too much SS. If you've been watching, you remember that when when Javy was out for a few days Harold was pretty badly exposed. It's sort of comic that they choose Harold and Willi as utility based on their supposed flexibility but neither can play a serviceable SS. They've both hit well enough (esp Harold) to keep their spots but if Javy got hurt they'd be foolish to let either play extended innings in his place.

[Useful Idiot]

3 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

and a very moderately moderated one I would add.

Well, if that's the case, I find that comforting.   The "good ol boy" networks at most forums tend to be pretty skilled in framing newcomers as "trouble makers", so I've been careful to try and avoid that distinction.

Of course the other side of that, I really don't know who the admins here really are, either. At least at the MLB forums, you could rest in the comfort that your anonymity was safe from hostile posters. Here, I'm sure the admins have the full gamut of tools to employ, for whatever purpose might strike them as "fitting".

 

 

[Useful Idiot]

Just now, gehringer_2 said:

you don't want Harold playing too much SS. If you've been watching, you remember that when when Javy was out for a few days Harold was pretty badly exposed. It's sort of comic that they choose Harold and Willi as utility based on their supposed flexibility but neither can play a serviceable SS. They've both hit well enough (esp Harold) to keep their spots but if Javy got hurt they'd be foolish to let either play extended innings in his place.

I've seen him make a few blunders...but I suppose in the spirit of this board I should cherry pick some stat that suggests contrary?

Being able the throw the ball all the way to first, is a big plus.😮

[Useful Idiot]

Hey man,  2 for 3 with a couple ribbies, and no errors......you expect the man to walk on water too?

 

Couldn't  resist..."when in Rome"

[Tiger337]

UI, I really appreciate your observation that Harold Castro is a better defensive shortstop than Javier Baez.  You should be a scout.  

 

[Useful Idiot]

49 minutes ago, Archie said:

The "buddy system" i

Interesting that you see it that way.   I've usually interpreted the "charm" systems such as that t be more of a "training tool" of sorts, used to groom desired behaviors.  aka be a good boy, and earn a lollipop.

What really grows annoying is some places like Reddit or Imgur where people actually play to the audience, trying to earn "charms"...pandering for reputation, basically. 

[Useful Idiot]

11 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

UI, I really appreciate your observation that Harold Castro is a better defensive shortstop than Javier Baez.  You should be a scout.  

 

Hey, you know how it works.  Ditch Brandon Inge, go to the word series....

[Useful Idiot]

LMAO   "range factor"   😮

 

[Archie]

9 minutes ago, Useful Idiot said:

Interesting that you see it that way.   I've usually interpreted the "charm" systems such as that t be more of a "training tool" of sorts, used to groom desired behaviors.  aka be a good boy, and earn a lollipop.

What really grows annoying is some places like Reddit or Imgur where people actually play to the audience, trying to earn "charms"...pandering for reputation, basically. 

I'm too old and stubborn. I can't be groomed. I'm also not a fan of the mob mentality.  

Edited June 2, 2022 by Archie

[Tiger337]

5 minutes ago, Useful Idiot said:

LMAO   "range factor"   😮

 

I agree.  They stopped using that about 20 years ago.  

[Tiger337]

Groomers?  LOL

[buddha]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

and a very moderately moderated one I would add.

don't be silly, nobody moderates the political forum.  😀

[mtutiger]

57 minutes ago, Useful Idiot said:

Interesting that you see it that way.   I've usually interpreted the "charm" systems such as that t be more of a "training tool" of sorts, used to groom desired behaviors.  aka be a good boy, and earn a lollipop.

What really grows annoying is some places like Reddit or Imgur where people actually play to the audience, trying to earn "charms"...pandering for reputation, basically. 

[gehringer_2]

1 minute ago, buddha said:

don't be silly, nobody moderates the political forum.  😀

check your GPS buddha!

[IdahoBert]

https://www.houstonpress.com/news/four-houston-astros-among-thirty-most-hated-in-mlb-13478356
 

Baez is near the bottom of the “30 most hated players list” and the only current Tiger on the list which is culled from that arena of temperate rational discussion known as Twitter. As for former Tigers, Scherzer is way high on the list and Verlander included but way low. 

[buddha]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

check your GPS buddha!

[Tiger337]

27 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

https://www.houstonpress.com/news/four-houston-astros-among-thirty-most-hated-in-mlb-13478356
 

Baez is near the bottom of the “30 most hated players list” and the only current Tiger on the list which is culled from that arena of temperate rational discussion known as Twitter. As for former Tigers, Scherzer is way high on the list and Verlander included but way low. 

Practically everyone on the list is a good player. So, it seems like showing up on the list is a good thing.  

[Jim Cowan]

4 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

Practically everyone on the list is a good player. So, it seems like showing up on the list is a good thing.  

Yeah, I don't get the hatred for a lot of these guys.  Bauer and Donaldson of course but most of them seem pretty harmless.  Vladdy Jr?  Come on.

[RandyMarsh]

Odubel Herrera seems kinda random. Did he do something major that I'm forgetting about? 

[Tiger337]

1 hour ago, RandyMarsh said:

Odubel Herrera seems kinda random. Did he do something major that I'm forgetting about? 

It's Philadelphia.  They hate everybody.  

[buddha]

2 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

Odubel Herrera seems kinda random. Did he do something major that I'm forgetting about? 

domestic violence

[BBFCFM]

 

[Tiger337]

23 minutes ago, BBFCFM said:

 

That is interesting, because last year he hit them well (4th in baseball).