Looking Back
http://www.minorleagueball.com/story/2005/2/23/1581/39530
http://www.minorleagueball.com/story/2005/2/17/104923/585
Though it would be interesting to go back on. Some gems in there for sure
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Fun
nice prediction
"I'll go with Ryan Howard and Huston Street as the two most overrated prospects. "
Why Huston Street?
"His command needs work "
I'll say with 5 walks per 9
oh well-to each his own
The huston street overrated part
Why Huston Street
"Because he's a relief prospect, and not a special one. There are maybe four or five relievers in baseball who are dominating enough to have value comparable to a good starting pitcher; Eric Gagne, Brad Lidge, Mariano Rivera, Francisco Rodriguez, and if he can sustain his 2004 performance, maybe Joe Nathan."
I'd say Street was the second best reliever in baseball last year.
by ohad @ Minor League Ball on Feb 9, 2006 9:14 AM EST reply actions
huh
" Chris Nelson. For God's sakes, he has played less than 40 games in rookie league, yet im reading how this guy is gonna be huge and all this stuff. I wanna see him in higher levels."
Another funny Street comment in response to one of mine:
"Street
Two words
Ryan Wagner
Blew through the minors. Had better stuff than Street. Had a better performance than Street. Did nothing last year.
Enought said"
LOL.
Overall, i'm pleasantly surprised. I sound very smart with all these prediction. (though i'm sure i missed a lot more)
by ohad @ Minor League Ball on Feb 9, 2006 9:26 AM EST reply actions
Smart
The first person that comes to mind for overrated is Rickie Weeks. He still has the talent, but so far he hasn't produced like he should be. As for underrated... I'll get back to everybody on that. Ill think and come back with overrated and underrated
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by ohad on Thu Feb 17, 2005 at 11:40:04 AM CST
Just kidding, ohad :)
by jc3 on Feb 9, 2006 9:38 AM EST up reply actions
didn't see that one
At least i can claim that once i though about it i made my post and wrote that overrated was McPherson and Nelson and underrated was Kotchman. ;)
by ohad @ Minor League Ball on Feb 9, 2006 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Well as an A's fan I wish this had been true
As a Brewers fan, who is going to miss Keith Ginter's bat in the lineup big-time, I will say this:
If a guy's bat is good, I'll accept errors. Ginter would be one of the top offensive second baseman in the majors if he played full-time. Heck, I've always thought he could put up numbers closer to that of an average third baseman or (in a good year) an average corner outfielder. Ginter at second? I'd do it in an instant. That offense will be worth the additional errors.
Corey Hart and Keith Ginter could easily combine for 65-70 homers over a season. Darn right I'm getting them on the field. I'll live with errors if the player has enough offense.
A pro-artificial turf, pro-designated hitter baseball fan.
by Harold on Fri Feb 18, 2005 at 08:07:43 AM CST
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I'll say with 5 walks per 9
oh well-to each his own
I was talking about Ambiorex Burgos
Harden v. Beckett
True
by ohad @ Minor League Ball on Feb 9, 2006 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
Beckett
by williethekid20 on Feb 9, 2006 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
Not that is matters for this conversation
I'm pretty sure
by ohad @ Minor League Ball on Feb 10, 2006 4:14 AM EST up reply actions
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Please
And what big games are you talking about that Harden has been in, exactly? Sheesh.
You asked for evidence of homerism earlier, I believe. Look in the mirror.
re
I didn't say anything about Harden being in a big game. What I said was if I'm taking a pitcher in a big game, I'd start the better one - Harden.
Good luck with that
Fair Use
I'm not a copyright lawyer, and I know fair use is out of fashion, but I think you could make the case that posting the chat is fair use. I wouldn't post it in its entirety. But, depending on the purpose and how it is used, you could probably make the case for doing so assuming the only thing at stake is BBA's ownership of the copyright.
by TT @ Minor League Ball on Feb 9, 2006 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
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I don't have a BA subsciption. How'd I get the chat? It's easy to find. I really doubt someone was going to pay the subscription fee just to read the chat, which had been a free feature anyways for years.
Classic, indeed
Someone else did it first, so it's okay, apparently.
> I really doubt someone was going to pay the
> subscription fee just to read the chat
That's not really for you to judge, is it?
> which had been a free feature anyways for years.
Moral relativism. It was free before, it should always be free. Subscriptions be damned.
Thanks for shedding more light on your absence of morals.
Relativism
I fail to see where morality enters into the question. The only question is whether it is a violation of BBA's copyright.
That's not really for you to judge, is it?
Ultimately its for the law to judge. But the question of whether people pay the subscription just to read the chat is I believe one of the questions of whether it fits into fair use.
Subscriptions be damned.
I'm not sure what subscriptions have to do with it. If someone took the prospect lists John posts here and posted them with ot whitout attribution on their web site, the issue of copyright violation would be exactly the same.
For instance, even though they are on the free portion of the site, BBA's top ten lists have the same copyright protection as the chats, Do you object to them being posted here?
by TT @ Minor League Ball on Feb 10, 2006 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
Thank you jpahk
by doubledribble @ Minor League Ball on Feb 10, 2006 8:54 PM EST reply actions

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