Poor Jace, if he came into this thread he'd essentially read about himself and see that his value is worthless to his own fans.
But, to balance it out, he's worth the moon to thethe
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But, to balance it out, he's worth the moon to thethe
VirginiaBrave
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I don't need numbers to back up what I am going to say. Give me Peterson any day over Justin. When Justin is hot he's an MVP, but he is too streaky to be considered for it. And don't even bring up his lazy outfield play. Remember the play in Texas last year? He was such a defensive disappointment. And don't pull out some number that's just been invented in the last decade to try and prove me wrong. I know what I saw and you guys saw it too.
zitothebrave
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Ok, so thethe is drunk VirginiaBrave is high.
chop2chip
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So you like Jace even though his entire career has consisted of one hot streak and two severe cold streaks?
How brave of you to have such a hot take
I prefer to be high.
VirginiaBrave
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Some of y'all are just too focused on power. You think that's the only way to win. And for the record I'm sober as a church mouse. Never have drank.
zitothebrave
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You're not focused on anything really. Peterson is a superior defender to Justin. He strikes out less than Justin. That's about where the advantages end. Justin has (throw out power) scored more runs, driven more runs in, and stolen more bases. That's not using any fancy pants intelligent metrics but stuff you can understand. The difference between the 2 isn't just power, The ball flys off Justin's bat. Whether it's a homer, liner or grounder. He crushes anything he touches.
chop2chip
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Upton is a lot better than Jace in ways that aren't just p#wer (that's a curse word now).
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
I, as a Fredi h8er, have no issue with what he said about Teheran. I bet you Julio doesn't, either. It's more of a challenge to him than anything, IMO. Teheran is a competitive guy. He knows damn well he isn't pitching well right now. No one wants to turn that around more than he does. What should Fredi say when asked about it? I don't think he's great at anything, or even close, but that doesn't mean everything he says/does is wrong. It's not even close to "throwing him under the bus."
VirginiaBrave
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Thats the key. There is a lot Justin doesn't touch.
Groundouts are so valuable
You can say something in the public and say something completely different straight to Julio. I don't think that stuff should be out for public consumption.
chop2chip
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The same Justin who is hitting .310 this year. Man, he's a joke of a player.
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
I just don't see what was so bad. He stated extremely obvious things. I think you guys are just reaching here.
VirginiaBrave
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They can get a run in at the right time. I have seen very few runs score on strike outs.
chop2chip
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Are you implying that Upton, who has 40 runs scored and 40 rbi, doesn't help your team score runs?
Ive seen a few score on homeruns and base hits.
The manager saying he is not comfortable when the pitcher is on the mound goes over hte line. Sure, say he isn't performing as good as last year but the other comment implies a loss of confidence. No player should have to read about that in the paper.
In fairness to Justin driving in more runs than Jace, Jace has either hit leadoff or 7-8 in this lineup. Not many opportunities for run scoring me thinks.