I meant no one cares about you. Of course everyone cares about my baseball thoughts.

seems good at knowing what to look for in guys at the high school/college level.

Tim Anderson is who he is.

Really? Who is the guy that he said was going to be great who was? Just remember this when Madrigal is better than any guy Keyser has ever touted.

He is a SS. Not a good one, but he is one.

A few things about my guy Lou Brock:

-75% SB Rate

A Baseball Prospectus study concluded that if your success rate is less than 75%, you’re better off not running at all. So he was right at the break-even point.

.343 Career OBP

The starting point for a quality on-base guy should be .350.

.958 Career fielding percentage

167 errors is nearly double that of the next worst outfielder in baseball history. Probably still better than Adam Dunn, though.

Brock does not appear to be a legitimate hall of famer, but someone with 3000 hits and the pre-Henderson SB record is a no-brain selection.

I used to hold him in a very high regard. I was severely brainwashed by the baseball card market for MANY years.

A few things about my guy Lou Brock:

-75% SB Rate

A Baseball Prospectus study concluded that if your success rate is less than 75%, you’re better off not running at all. So he was right at the break-even point.

.343 Career OBP

The starting point for a quality on-base guy should be .350.

.958 Career fielding percentage

167 errors is nearly double that of the next worst outfielder in baseball history. Probably still better than Adam Dunn, though.

Brock does not appear to be a legitimate hall of famer, but someone with 3000 hits and the pre-Henderson SB record is a no-brain selection.

I used to hold him in a very high regard. I was severely brainwashed by the baseball card market for MANY years.

I was an infant when Brock retired.

TRANSLATION: I saw Brock play and thought he was good. Then somebody told me he sucked and I believed them.

Hold up there, Mister Man. How do you explain Bon Jovi's election to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?

I wonder why this bothers Bernsie so much?

It’s complicated. One major factor would likely be Tim Raines waiting 10 years to get in. A guy who got on base 40% of the time, stole bases at an 85% clip, etc. The second greatest baserunner in MLB history according to fangraphs (although Rickey Henderson is way ahead of him). But he only had 2605 hits.

Dan likely has many issues, ranging from uneducated sportswriters to arbitrary milestones (3000 hits qualifying for automatic entry while guys in the 2600-2900 range get dissed), etc.

I believe it's this year that KLaw qualifies for a HOF vote. Hopefully he organizes the criteria to help the voters get the most deserving players in and make the HOF worth paying attention to again.

First of all, the "break even" point on steals depends on what kind of offensive environment exists at the time. In a lower scoring environment there is obviously a greater reward for taking the risk than there is an an era when the ball is juiced and the chances of one of the next two or three batters whacking one out of the park or against the wall is far greater.

Not a shortstop.