After reading Doc's post, I was reminded of an interview that I vaguely recalled in which Shannon Drayer discussed Edgar's Hall of Fame credentials with Z's numbers guy Tony Blengino. I was able to track it down, and I'll import it here because it is:
1. Revealing about Edgar's value
=== Spec ===
... sez, of Anthony Rendon,
"Hank Aaron wrists" says his college coach (who is 75 years old and played for the Phillies under Gene Mauch in 1963, so he knows what he's talking about). Rendon 6-0, 190; Aaron 6-0, 180.
The foundation of Rendon's offensive game is an innate ability to wait for his pitch.
Q. What are Gerrit Cole's chances of becoming an Opening Day starting pitcher?
A. You make the call.
Q. Wow, another pic of Luis Rodriguez!
Sez G,
G-Money sez,
Don't see Poythress as a TTO guy, though I do like him....
I just don't think Poythress walks enough to be compared to the Dunns and Big Hurts of the world.
=== Pre-Match ===
=== The Bad ===
Unthinkable that Bradley should ever post his 160-170 OPS+ seasons again.
Now, you certainly have the right to like or dislike Milton Bradley, or Lady GaGa, or Charles Krauthammer, or jemanji. You also have the right to state your reasons for that.
"The Comeback" was a 1993 playoff game in which the Houston Oilers blew a 35-3 lead to lose in overtime. The upstart Buffalo Bills went on to the Super Bowl, where karma served them with a 52-17 detonation at the hands of the Cowboys.
If losing from 35-3 up seems unlikely, it's because it is: no other team in NFL history has come from that far down to win.
