Ibanez is Confounding his Critics
Ugh.
Ibanez 08 WAR: 2.3
Ibanez April 09 WAR: 2.0
almost 3 years ago
Rohan
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This Gem comes from Phillies GM Ruben Amaro:
"I do not buy numbers defensively. At all," Amaro said. "I look at fielding percentage. But that other business? I don’t buy it a lick. I think defense is subjective. You know, if you watch a guy, whether he has range or not. You can’t study a guy’s routes to the ball by the numbers. It doesn’t happen.
"We subscribe to what our guys see with their eyes, especially when it comes to defense."
Bill James’ head just exploded.
Was he watching this?


"...But with the at-bats that Willie (Bloomquist) had tonight, I don't know that I'm immediately going to take him out of the lineup." -Trey Hillman
by Big Jared on May 7, 2009 3:01 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Surprisingly
he is supposed to lead all-star voting.
by Fin on May 8, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
The way he ends up face down-ass up really makes this
For the record, I’m glad that Raul is having some ‘success’ @ Philly. Hearing his views about Ichiro earlier in the season means I will probably like him forever.











