Comments on: Opinion: Lower Your Expectations For Hamels

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:10:25 +0000

Exactly, in the event that a prediction doesnt come true: then that doesnt exist and anybody that talks about it is crazy.

By: Don M

Don M — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:52:16 +0000

He didn’t even type THIS:

“All of them, and even if they dont, Im going to just…SAY that (1) they did come true or (2) it doesnt exist and its a conspiracy to think that i said that. even if you go back into Tim’s archives and dig up exactly what I predicted and SHOW everyone thats its BLATANTLY wrong, I will still say NO, That doesnt exist and youre a conspiracy theorist for saying that it does…”

By: KevO

KevO — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:25:22 +0000

Your a strange man Geoff, strange.. haha

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:20:43 +0000

All of them, and even if they dont, Im going to just…SAY that (1) they did come true or (2) it doesnt exist and its a conspiracy to think that i said that. even if you go back into Tim’s archives and dig up exactly what I predicted and SHOW everyone thats its BLATANTLY wrong, I will still say NO, That doesnt exist and youre a conspiracy theorist for saying that it does…

By: John Fire

John Fire — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:06:57 +0000

Don’t get me wrong – I dislike Adam Eaton as much as the next guy… but I just took a look at his numbers from last year game-by-game… and he actually didn’t pitch THAT poorly game-to-game. He had 10 quality starts – many of the 7 IP / 3 ER or 6 IP / 2 ER variety. He only had four truly miserable games (3 IP / 8 ER, for example) and that caused his ERA to balloon. Through June 15, his era was just over 4.50 and he wasn’t getting a ton of run support. He lost five one-run games… 3-4, 2-3, etc. Anyway, I don’t like the guy and I’m glad he’s not wasting space on the roster this year, but overall, he pitched more “Kendrickian” games than not – 6 IP / 3 ER – and that’s kind of what we’re all hoping Moyer can muster this year…

Okay, that’s the first, last and only time I will ever come to bat for Adam Eaton. Now back to your regularly scheduled Eaton-bashing…

By: KevO

KevO — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:03:05 +0000

Geoff…you make a lot of predictions….i wonder how many of them actually come true..

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:50:26 +0000

I live in DC and Willingham is not thrilled being a bench player. That could also be because hes on a horrible team!

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:48:51 +0000

I like feliz, but i dont know if hell be healthy all year…i predicted that they would trade for adrian beltre at the deadline as their big move (unless the startin gpitching falls apart)

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:44:40 +0000

just kidding of course..

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:44:12 +0000

You know what, Im going to just…SAY that there were games on television that I watched where he played OF and Im not going to provide any links or resources for that at all, and anybody that says that Todd Helton didnt play ANY games in RF last year for the Rockies is a radical conspiracy theorist. You got that? DO YOU UNDERSTAND? AAAAAARRRRRRRRGH!

By: Don M

Don M — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:25:32 +0000

Rockies games were on national TV last year?? they sucked…

I’m a big Feliz fan.. I was just pointing out that Helton isn’t listed as playing any innings in the OF since 1997

By: NJ

NJ — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:23:51 +0000

Geoff are you sure you weren’t flipping between baseball games and episodes of sasquatch?

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:13:48 +0000

Thats not accurate, I remember WATCHING a bunch of national games where he was playing RF. He may not have started them though, but he did play in the OF last year. Garret Atkins isnt half the fielder that Feliz is…

By: Don M

Don M — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:50:11 +0000

Yahoo and The Baseball Cube both have Todd Helton as playing 81 games at 1b last year, ZERO games in the OF..

Baseball Reference, however, also says that he played 81 games at 1B and ZERO games in the OF..

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:47:36 +0000

i’m sorry. but i can’t help but have high expectations for hamels. as long as he stays free of elbow problems, i fully expect him to have a career comparable to Steve Carlton. He has the mental makeup to become one of the greatest pitchers of all time.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:33:36 +0000

helton played a bit in the OF last year when he came back because atkins was at first..

By: NJ

NJ — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:26:39 +0000

Did you know Helton’s statistically the best hitter in baseball over the last decade? Anyone that says Coors isn’t a hitters (not sluggers) park is crazy, Helton’s got a very good bat but it wouldn’t be stupidly good numbers elsewhere.

By: NJ

NJ — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:24:05 +0000

Peavey’s a bad example, he’s not a shutdown pitcher like Webb or a pure power pitcher like Sabathia. The guys a wrecking ball on the mound like Burnett, his ERA’s always going to be high since he flirts with the zone too much but he tears down a line-ups confidence before letting the bullpen arms see some easy innings. The guys a perennial CY Young candidate on any half decent team irrelevant of his ERA.

By: Don M

Don M — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:19:10 +0000

Todd Helton played ZERO games in RF last year.. or any year since 1997 (when he played 2 games in RF)

Atkins has played a combination of 3b and 1b for the past few seasons.. and while he won’t win a Gold Glove anytime soon… he’s a career .297 hitter, and he averages 22 HR, and 108 RBIs per season.. (and plays 50% of his games on the road) 44 HR in Coors, 45 HR in Away games.. 8 more AWAY games in his career

By: Amanda Orr

Amanda Orr — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:16:36 +0000

I expect nothing less than a no hitter… Kidding

I agree, as long as he feels okay. Hopefully he will pitch a good game, and hopefully the offense can give him some run support.

And like NJ said, look at what the other aces did in their first start. Is there reason to worry? Not really.