Scott Kazmir Traded to Astros

Yeah, once some things have actually happened, my predictions get better as well.

 

Basic fundamentals - you know, overvalued **** like defense and baserunning - have repeatedly killed Billy's Moneyball Gang in the playoffs.

 

Btw according to our expected win total, we are underperforming surprisingly.

 

Considering Boston and Cardinals are "Moneyball" teams and the Giants are half Moneyball/half old school...Teams embracing only "basic fundamentals" have not won a World Series in 5 years.

 

Not going to go into the small sample size issues re: the playoffs again... but it is interesting to note the total parity that has gone on over the last 5 years between the small market and big market teams, in terms of who's now making the playoffs year-in/year-out.

 

Small sample size? Hard to have a large sample size when Detroit is the only old school team making the playoffs with any regularity. Right now, not 1 old school team is above 0.500. Buck can shake his hand in the air as high as he wants, but it looks like it will be a while before the Phillies, Braves, Marlins, DBacks, Reds, and Rockies are relevant. If the Tigers fall apart...

I didn't realize how bad the old school teams were doing until looking at standings just now.

Edit: Forgot Twins. 1 old school team over 0.500.

 

Kazmir seemed very fly-ball(y) last night. Maybe it was jitters, maybe a fluke.

Stats read....

GB-FB
5-16
3 K's

He only pitched 7 innings (21 outs), so not sure how those numbers breakdown.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/gamecast?gameId=350724107&version=mobile&gcSection=boxscore&src=desktop

 

Stearns/Brewers acquire Nottingham and RHP Bubba Derby for Khris Davis

 

that will also free up Domingo Santana to play in the OF for the Brew crew. I still like Nottingham, he's going to be good a MLBer... bat has always been ahead of his defense but def. hurt to lose him, especially with our depth at catcher.

 

In hindsight, I wouldn't do the Kazmir trade. How id love to have a Castro alternative in the not too distant future.

 

In hindsight, J D Martinez would be in left field and Joe Morgan would have entered the Hall of Fame in an Astros' hat.

 

In hindsight I would have pinch hit for Kevin Bass

 

At 1B? 'Cause that's seems to be what Nottingham is destined for.

 

J.R. Richard never would have done a ton of blow (this also works for the '86 Rockets). Commander Cody is never seen as a viable NFL qb. Phil Nevin and Curt Schilling wouldn't have been total asshats. Richard Hidalgo doesn't get shot, Cesar Cedeno doesn't shoot someone. Jack Pardee and Jim Eddy don't....****...nevermind

 

I don't think the Astros make the playoffs without making that move.

 

They were 5-8 when Kazmir started.

 

Get ready to run the whole gamut of emotions...

http://grantland.com/features/an-oral-history-hakeem-olajuwon-ralph-sampson-1980s-houston-rockets/

And I was In up to my eyeballs on the '86 Rockets and I have ZERO recollection of "The Rocket Strut".

https://video.search.yahoo.com/vide...mozilla-001&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=mozilla&tt=b

 

I don't understand why grantland posts these humongous articles. I put that entire article in Word:

it is 14,000 words. Or, 43 pages. I don't get it.