Tuesday, December 06, 2005
come sift through my ignorance
Okay, I talk a lot about baseball around here, and by now it should be apparent to anybody paying attention that I don't know a god-damn thing about the game. But I've read a few books, bought enough nine dollar fantasy mags, and check about ten websites every single hour, so of course in my own mind I'm a fuckin' genius. I'm like if Earl Weaver and Bill James had a kid, named it Sparky, and then let the ghost of John McGraw molest it for a few years. That's me, god-dammit, the sexually abused progeny of great baseball minds past and present. Actually I'm a titan in the field of ranting voluminously about that which I know next to nothing. So please, when you hand me my ass in the comments, be soft and gentle; Little Napoleon doesn't like to see me bruised.
Anyhow, to what meager point I may have: I know Jesse Crain has good stuff, and has been a top relief prospect for a few years now, but could somebody (I'm looking at you, Bounds) please explain why Atlanta would maybe give up Marte for a dude who had a 25/29 K/BB ratio in almost 80 innings last season? Yeah, the guy's got potential, but shouldn't they be more certain of what they're getting if they're going to ship off a top prospect like Marte?
Also, I almost hope they do trade McCann for Lugo, if only to see how many heads explode on the Braves Vent over at the AJC.
Okay, I talk a lot about baseball around here, and by now it should be apparent to anybody paying attention that I don't know a god-damn thing about the game. But I've read a few books, bought enough nine dollar fantasy mags, and check about ten websites every single hour, so of course in my own mind I'm a fuckin' genius. I'm like if Earl Weaver and Bill James had a kid, named it Sparky, and then let the ghost of John McGraw molest it for a few years. That's me, god-dammit, the sexually abused progeny of great baseball minds past and present. Actually I'm a titan in the field of ranting voluminously about that which I know next to nothing. So please, when you hand me my ass in the comments, be soft and gentle; Little Napoleon doesn't like to see me bruised.
Anyhow, to what meager point I may have: I know Jesse Crain has good stuff, and has been a top relief prospect for a few years now, but could somebody (I'm looking at you, Bounds) please explain why Atlanta would maybe give up Marte for a dude who had a 25/29 K/BB ratio in almost 80 innings last season? Yeah, the guy's got potential, but shouldn't they be more certain of what they're getting if they're going to ship off a top prospect like Marte?
Also, I almost hope they do trade McCann for Lugo, if only to see how many heads explode on the Braves Vent over at the AJC.
