Joe Sheehan of Baseball Prospectus rates Sox

[Soxfest]

This guy is clueless

[Jabroni]

What, because he's pro-sabermetrics?

 

I love the stereotypes of people who are pro-sabermetric -- that they don't watch the games and just look at stats, and plug in numbers.

 

I agree that he's totally wrong on his assessment of Buehrle, but that doesn't mean he's a freak who sits around and plugs numbers into a calculator...

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Okay, I'm going to say this one last time -- if Sheehan has really watched Buehrle pitch, would he be saying that Mark is nothing more than a middle-of-the-rotation pitcher?

 

You have seen Buehrle pitch and you seem to know that Buehrle is an ace or at least an extremely strong #2 so why doesn't Sheehan see this?

 

Just because his name is Joe Sheehan and he writes for "Baseball Prospectus" doesn't make his opinion any more valid than your's or mine. In fact, our opinions hold much more value than his because I guarantee you, Sheehan isn't watching 162 White Sox games every season.

Edited March 26, 2005 by Jabroni

[CWSGuy406]

Okay, I'm going to say this one last time -- if Sheehan has really watched Buehrle pitch, would he be saying that Mark is nothing more than a middle-of-the-rotation pitcher?

 

You have seen Buehrle pitch and you seem to know that Buehrle is an ace or at least an extremely strong #2 so why doesn't Sheehan see this?

 

Just because his name is Joe Sheehan and he writes for "Baseball Prospectus" doesn't make his opinion any more valid than your's or mine.  In fact, our opinions hold much more value than his because I guarantee you, Sheehan isn't watching 162 White Sox games every season.

 

It was a dumb comment. I'm refuting that.

 

I'm just saying, just because he works for BP and he's (most likely) pro-sabermetrics, doesn't mean all he does is look at stats and never watches the games.

[witesoxfan]

You have seen Buehrle pitch and you seem to know that Buehrle is an ace or at least an extremely strong #2 so why doesn't Sheehan see this?

 

 

There is a medium in between there...that is about where Buehrle fits on most teams.

 

A #1, but not an ace. We have talked about it before.

[thedoctor]

who gives a f*** what any of those assholes say.

 

they can kiss my ass.

[SuperSteve]

Okay, I'm going to say this one last time -- if Sheehan has really watched Buehrle pitch, would he be saying that Mark is nothing more than a middle-of-the-rotation pitcher?

 

You have seen Buehrle pitch and you seem to know that Buehrle is an ace or at least an extremely strong #2 so why doesn't Sheehan see this?

 

Just because his name is Joe Sheehan and he writes for "Baseball Prospectus" doesn't make his opinion any more valid than your's or mine.  In fact, our opinions hold much more value than his because I guarantee you, Sheehan isn't watching 162 White Sox games every season.

I agree, but keep in mind all of us here have some kind of bias (be it huge or tiny).