As Bill James says, players work on the things they want to specialize at, and their other skills decline. Someone who wants to stay at catcher would do best to spend a few seasons at it early in their career, lest those skills rust or go undeveloped. If you can think of a blocked catcher who spent several seasons mostly doing other things before going on to spend several seasons catching later in his career, well, I’d love to hear of him.

Wow… for someone so fucking stupid, I don’t see why you continue to try to insult others. And sorry if you take offense to this, but I don’t care. You showed Flynn Blake a complete lack of respect, so in my mind, you deserve none yourself. If you could ever pull your head out of your ass long enough to contemplate other people’s theories and opinions, you would see that they have some valid points. But instead, you are just another internet asshole who thinks they are smarter than everyone else. You try to convince people of ideas that you have, but you are so uncouth, rude, and narrow-minded, I think you end up turning people who believe the same as you, to argue for the other side.

And if you paid attention, you countered your own argument. You said yourself that the Giants are in desperate need for young hitting talent. Ever think that is the reason Pablo is starting for them? A team that had a starting OF yesterday of Fred Lewis, Eugenio Velez, and Randy Winn? A team that had to use Benjie Molina in the clean-up spot most of last season and Fred Lewis as it’s 3-hitter on Sunday? Shit, I think Willie Bloomquist would be starting for them this year if he hadn’t of signed with the Royals. So just because Pablo Sandoval is starting 3B for them this season, doesn’t make him a starter on most clubs. Miguel Cairo started almost 100 games with the Yankees a few years back. Didn’t make him starter quality.

While I wouldn’t have phrased it as fiercely as boxkutter did, I do agree with him that your forceful opinions win you no friends. You don’t need to say my opinions are “rather invalid” in order to make your points. You may think that, but is it necessary to say it? We’re not trying to score points here by ripping other people. I’ve noticed this about your posts; they have an arrogant tone that I find is frankly not backed up all that often for all of their bluster. To each his own, and frankly I don’t care what you do, but if your goal is to convince people of the validity of your opinions, then they’re best served with reason and calm, not arrogance and invective.

Mostly, by people who have never seen him actually play baseball. The guy can get down the line pretty quickly and I was impressed with his skills behind the plate. At third he seems to have good hands and a nice arm, his range does seem to be lacking though.

Do me a favor though? Get over the vehemance and bluster. you have a little yourself and i dont mind at all :-) I LIKE a little of that in a conversation, thats all.

Also, there is no %80, or %35 or anything like that. There is only one reality and one Pablo Sandoval.

I’ll take you up on it though… no problem. I will say this though. I have integrity in these sort of things so Id be more inclined to say nobody REALLY wins unless he gets close to 800 hits or over 1600 - anywhere inbetween is sort of a wash.

Sounds like you really think he’ll be closer to my predicted total eh? Am I wrong?