Commented The problem is finding a shortstop, though. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont'd) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 7:18 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Well, Rosales is the backup infielder since Sogard is in Sacramento. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont'd) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 6:59 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Both. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont'd) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 6:53 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Except Sabathia isn't crappy. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont'd) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 6:51 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Rosales is even worse than Pennington. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont'd) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 6:46 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented He's a man, but he may not be 40. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont'd) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 6:24 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Casey is a good guy. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont'd) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 6:24 PM EDT

Commented He might've gotten the A's lineup tweeted first yesterday. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont'd) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 6:23 PM EDT

Commented Does an option get used if a player is called up or sent down because of the DL? on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont'd) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 6:23 PM EDT (2 replies)

Commented If the A's had another right-handed bat, Josh Reddick probably wouldn't be in the lineup today. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont'd) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 6:15 PM EDT (2 replies)

Commented The great Adam Rosales, a career .226/.297/.337 hitter, just has to play first base against a lefty. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont'd) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 6:14 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Jenna? on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont'd) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 6:09 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented No. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 5:56 PM EDT

Commented Colon is only at 74 pitches. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 5:47 PM EDT (3 replies)

Commented Might as well. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 5:43 PM EDT

Commented Okay, so? on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 5:39 PM EDT

Commented I am watching the game, and it's about what I expected. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 5:37 PM EDT

Commented I'm having a good day, sir. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 5:36 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Career numbers are different than career year numbers. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 5:36 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented I had 66-96. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 5:35 PM EDT (2 replies)

Commented Barton has a 108 wRC+ since 2009 and a 105 wRC+ for his career. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 5:33 PM EDT (2 replies)

Commented Swisher actually has a 117 wRC+ since leaving the A's, too. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 5:21 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Swisher had a career 117 wRC+ with the A's, so I doubt it. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 5:16 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented It's not a small sample size. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 4:48 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented And I disagree with Rosales having to play sometime. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 4:46 PM EDT (2 replies)

Commented Barton is hitting .283/.390/.443 with a .369 wOBA and 132 wRC+ for his career against LHP, but Bob doesn't understand what a reverse platoon is. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 4:45 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented There is never a justification for Rosales to be in an MLB lineup at first pitch. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 4:44 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented He worked the count to 3-1. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 4:43 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented You realize Rosales has a 70 wRC+ for his career, right? on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 4:43 PM EDT (3 replies)

Commented Adam Rosales is playing first base. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 4:41 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Damn you, Bob Melvin. on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 4:39 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Yeah, someone told me Barton uses Orton's theme. on What would your intro music be? on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 4:30 PM EDT

Commented Josh Reddick has used the Triple H theme song more than the Rock theme song, and he's used Stone Cold Steve Austin's theme lately. on What would your intro music be? on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 12:45 PM EDT (2 replies)

Voted for Joe Kapp on California Golden Blogs - 05/26/12 12:19 PM EDT

Commented Like I said, I can't even have a discussion with you since you keep using BA, RBI and small sample size splits, but I have to point out Adrian Gonzalez had a 5.2 fWAR in 2010. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 2:35 PM EDT (2 replies)

Commented If you can't comprehend why advanced stats are better than standard stats, we're done here. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 1:10 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented It depends. on What to do? What to do? on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 4:18 AM EDT

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Commented Wait, you're complaining about Seth Smith's bat? on A's Unlikely To Score In Unlimited Extra Innings; Fall to Angels in 11 on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 3:14 AM EDT

Commented The "wild card watch" will be hilarious when the A's are 12-15 games out in early September. on A's Unlikely To Score In Unlimited Extra Innings; Fall to Angels in 11 on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 3:13 AM EDT (2 replies)

Commented Side note: BA and RBI are bad ways to evaluate players. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 3:10 AM EDT (1 reply)

Commented UZR, fWAR and wRC+ are better than BA, SLG and RBI. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 3:10 AM EDT (2 replies)

Commented Who has the higher fWAR? on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 3:09 AM EDT

Commented Stop picking and choosing with "he was only good here and over here" stuff. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 3:08 AM EDT (1 reply)

Commented I realize Ka'aihue's wRC+ (a stat better than OPS+) is four measly points higher than Barton's this year. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 3:06 AM EDT

Commented If you can't even bother to try to understand wRC+ and UZR, I don't even have time for you. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 6:11 PM EDT (2 replies)

Commented Kila Ka'aihue made an out so quickly that I couldn't even tell Bob Melvin that Daric Barton should've pinch-hit right there. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels (cont) on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 6:10 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Seth Smith is a great hitter versus RHP and good overall. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 5:59 PM EDT

Commented Ryan Cook has a 4.76 BB/9 now. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 5:46 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented He can, but he won't. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 5:46 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Parker has pitched better than Weaver. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 5:29 PM EDT

Commented This is only the first Triple-A season for Norris, too. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 5:14 PM EDT

Commented Nah. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 5:13 PM EDT

Commented It was 70 after four innings, but it's 84 after five. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 5:11 PM EDT

Commented I'd still rather have Norris in Triple-A and bring him up either in September or next season. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 5:08 PM EDT (2 replies)

Commented Norris is batting .295/.329/.500 with the River Cats. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 5:02 PM EDT

Commented Norris getting every day playing time in Triple-A is better than him being a backup catcher with the A's. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 5:01 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented His OPS is .543, so what isn't he "due" for? on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 4:42 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Woo! on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 4:40 PM EDT

Commented Finally. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 4:39 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Having a career 104 wRC+ with pretty good defense makes you at least above average, and that makes Barton the best option at first base. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 4:32 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Gomes broke it up in the second inning. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 4:26 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Give Seth Smith more credit than that. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 4:25 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Probably. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 4:24 PM EDT

Commented Walks are bad. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 4:22 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Get on base for the middle of the order. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 3:54 PM EDT

Commented The A's won't pay a guy $13 million a year, and Youkilis walks even if the A's do. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 3:34 PM EDT

Commented I agree. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 3:32 PM EDT (2 replies)

Commented People weren't happy the A's traded an All-Star reliever for Reddick. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 3:30 PM EDT

Commented This is what people said about Bailey for Reddick. on Open Thread: Game 45 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 3:28 PM EDT (2 replies)

Commented And career-wise, Barton's wRC+ is 17 points higher than Ka'aihue's. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 3:07 PM EDT

Commented Only Smith and Gomes have gotten on base at a better rate than Barton this season. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 2:49 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented You're not going to buy two months of UZR, but you're going to buy two months of offensive numbers? on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 2:47 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Um, no, he hasn't. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 2:41 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Barton has a 0.4 fWAR. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 2:41 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Let's talk more about Daric Barton because we just never talk about him and first base. on C.J. beats A’s C-minus lineup, 5-0 on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 1:46 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Lacob and Guber wanted San Francisco from the start. on C.J. beats A’s C-minus lineup, 5-0 on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 1:43 PM EDT (1 reply)

Commented Ka'aihue hasn't outperformed Barton this season or ever. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 1:26 PM EDT (2 replies)

Commented There is no hope for you. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 1:25 PM EDT

Commented Except Barton gives you a chance to score more runs based on career numbers. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 1:24 PM EDT