Big Moves03
Hall of Famer

Don't forget about Phillips. He's been our best bullpen guy for most of the season. It's a bummer that Hudson got hurt because him and Phillips were...

Completely agree about Kimbrel. It's been very disappointing to see him pitch this season so far. Other than him though, our guys have been lights...

I hear you, but to be fair, Billups joined good teams and helped to propel them to the next level, whereas Melo was the main piece to teams that...

I do think a lot about defense and intangibles actually, but I think there is a limit to how far they can take you in the absence of elite scoring....

I think those are fair points, but my main point is that Melo's role is more important than Billups' role. I agree that Billups filled his role...

It's not just that Billups took long to develop. It's that he was never really a star and wasn't that good before he did develop. I don't consider...

The Mets will be tough to beat in a 7-game series with those two guys for sure. When Buehler is right, he's right there with them. I think we have a...

Yep, we've had a ton of injuries and have still steamrolled to the best record in baseball. Muncy is finally starting to come around. Would like to...

Oh my opinion on the list being poor for sure isn't based on a rigorous methodology lol, I will certainly grant you that. I could develop something,...

"Statistical theory"? What statistical theory are you referring to? Statistics allow us to take measurements and make inferences about what those...

My "feelings" in this case would favor Billups, which is why I brought it up. Everything I said about Billups was true. He was considered a bust...

I disagree, and I like Billups more than Melo, but Anthony was an elite scorer for most of his career and was the best player on the team while the...

Yeah, completely agree.

We're playing great baseball. Muncy and Bellringer are starting to hit. Vargas also looks amazing at the plate for a minor leaguer and Outman looks...

He was considerably better than both. I doubt too many people would draft either ahead of Melo. In his prime, Melo was a player that you could build...

Except defense isn't anywhere near as important as offense (it's frankly not close)...and no, Wallace was not the best player on that team. What you...

I'm not an angels fan, but it would be awesome for the Angels to be good, because they have arguably the best two players in the league. I agree that...

Not a huge fan of trading away Mitch White, but it seems like it was a move to build the farm system so hopefully the guys coming over turn out to...

Very sad to hear, but Vin seemed to have lived a great and fulfilling long life. Definitely didn't get cheated with all that he accomplished in 94...

Has a legit argument for being the GOAT. One of the greatest to ever do it. RIP

Hey, there's some traffic in here! lol Dodgers just had the 4th greatest July in MLB history. We really did play great ball this month. Hopefully...

It does, but the extent to which it does is what is in question. Adding almost four times the number of teams that were in the league is also going...

Yeah, I do think that's a fair point.

No, they are...I just think the extent of the differences isn't quite what many think it is and I think some of these other factors help to offset...

Depends on what you mean by far greater. I think the average player is better today than 50 years ago. How much better is up for debate. However, I...

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I suppose that's a fair point

Why are you guys arguing over Nash versus Stockton? That is at least a debatable question. What is not debatable is having Larry Nance ahead of Nash....

So you're taking Milsap ahead of AI? Ben Wallace ahead of Melo, and Vince Carter, and Allen, and Miller? You're taking Vlade Divac ahead of Ray Allen...

Yeah man, but some of these are honestly crazy. There's guys who were barely low-end all-stars for a few years ranked ahead of guys who were legit...