Wow, that’s a pathetic excuse. You described a class of people, in which I was clearly included, as lazy and ignorant. You really think you didn’t call me lazy and ignorant? Give me a break.

You weren’t asking for our opinions. You were asking for basic information.

I was asking for a combination of fact and opinion. “How are the…” is not a simple request for a fact. And in any case it hardly asks you to do any more than state your opinion along with any facts you happen to feel; like citing. You’re free to ignore the request, and you are not being asked to do anything but write a response if you feel like it.

“If the Yanks find themselves in an elimination Game 4, they might not want Joba out there. That would necessitate trotting out Sabathia on short rest.”

There is a long line of sports commentators making the same completely illogical argument. These “experts” say that in a baseball series, when facing elimination, a team must always use its best starting pitcher – even if he has to throw on short rest.

In many cases that’s just … well, irrational.

If the Yankees get to Game 4 of the ALDS down 2-1, why should they start Sabathia on short rest in Game 4? To win Game 4? That makes no sense. The ultimate goal is to win the ALDS, which means the team has to win Game 5, too. They should therefore adopt a strategy which maximizes the likelihood that they will win BOTH games. A strategy that increases their chance to win Game 4 by, say, 30%, but reduces their chance to win Game 5 by maybe 40%, is a losing strategy.

I’ve discussed this point with some pretty intelligent people who just can’t see the point. Joe’s a pretty smart guy, of that I’m sure, but RAB – with its regard for statistics and predictive formulas – shouldn’t peddle the same flawed logic that we can get from the likes of John Kruk.

Technically, I didn’t call you lazy or ignorant. I said that to the artist formerly known as (sic), in having a separate discussion as to whether to use http://www.google.com or http://www.lmgtfy.com as the most appropriate response to your question. I said that I prefer the former to the latter because I like forcing the lazy and the ignorant to type the words into Google themselves. I never specifically said YOU were lazy or ignorant. You read that separate meaning into my comment to you, based on a tangential conversation.

I might add that the strength/depth of a bullpen is to some degree a matter of opinion, so the question is a combination of a request for information and a request for opinions. Am I supposed to Google your opinion?

No, you can ask for that. But that’s not what you asked for.

You weren’t asking for our opinions. You were asking for basic information. There’s a difference between “How are the Twins’ and Tigers’ bullpens?” and “I think the Tigers and Twins bullpens are strong/weak, do you agree or disagree?”

I object to being called lazy and ignorant.

I might add that the strength/depth of a bullpen is to some degree a matter of opinion, so the question is a combination of a request for information and a request for opinions. Am I supposed to Google your opinion?

He has become an embarrassment at the plate, posting a 51 and 48 OPS+ in the last two years.

I love every aspect of how this team is playing and configured headed into the postseason, but Molina cannot be in a postseason lineup.

His much ballyhooed Catcher ERA is only .10 better than Cervelli. With is bat, arm, and speed Cervelli is clearly the better option at this point.

Did anyone see him go 1st to 3rd on a single last night? Is there a snowball’s chance in hell Molina ever goes 1st to 3rd the rest of his career?

DONT START MOLINA.