Comments on: Yanks “heavily interested” in Adeiny Hechevarria

By: anon

anon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:38:30 +0000

Section 39 — I haven’t dodged anything. Those stats are on about 10 different Cuban Web sites. Seriously, is Google a foreign concept to you?

By: Section 39

Section 39 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:46:15 +0000

Hey look… what do you know… still dodging the issue of providing a site where you obtained your stats on Escobar/Ramirez/Betancourt at age 20.

I’m shocked…

By: anon

anon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:20:55 +0000

Section 39 — Why do you keep demanding “facts” when the entire basis of your valuation of Hechavarria as an $8 to $10 million player are a couple of anonymous quotes on MLB Trade Rumors or some other site like that? It seems like the burden of proof is on you, not me.

By: Section 39

Section 39 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:44:20 +0000

Hey what do ya know… still no sources posted… Why am I not surprised?

And if you actually read the posts, I was commenting that the stats of Ramirez/Escobar/Betancourt was essentially impossible to obtain from when they were 18-20 which is still true. You continue to say I’m wrong, yet NEVER POST ANY LINK TO THEIR STATS. I wonder why that is?

You are seriously like arguing with a toddler. You say things with absolutely nothing to back them up with. You make general statements so you can avoid having to substantiate anything and when directly challenged to find something, LIKE AN ACTUAL SOURCE – A LINK – YOU KNOW LIKE HTTP://… — YOU ARE DRY AS A BONE.

Quite frankly, you are boring to argue with because of your lack of logical thought processes. I’m bored of coming back to this post — 3 pages in — anxiously waiting for the source YOU DON’T HAVE.

In summary… YOU ARE BORING, YOU ARE LIKE ARGUING WITH A TODDLER, CAN’T MAINTAIN A LOGICAL ARGUMENT, AND… STILL HAVEN’T POSTED AN ACTUAL LINK TO THEIR STATS AT AGE 20.

THANKS FOR TROLLING ON THIS THREAD FOR SO LONG!

By: anon

anon — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:12 +0000

Section 39 — No, the only truths here are that you are incredibly lazy and ill-informed. Calling Hechavarria a “must sign” for the Yankees at an estimated $8 million to $10 million cost is proof of such.

I find it very interesting that you’re now saying the stats for Hechavarria “are easily found” after you posted about 12 comments claiming such stats are top-secret and unavailable to people outside Cuba. Seriously, which is it? Pick one side and stick to it.

I just spent 2 minutes at Google and found stories about Yunel Escobar that dated back to 2000, when he was 18. Yet here you are, continuing to insist that info. is unavailable. I guess you’re just another message-board legend.

By: Section 39

Section 39 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:17:55 +0000

The truth is, you have absolutely no source for your ridiculous assertions that Ramirez, Escobar, and Betancourt were all better than Hechavarria at age 20. That is the discussion here, not what Hechavarria’s stats are. Those are easily found since he is being actively scouted by just about every team. Your moronic comments about how Ramirez, Escobar, and Betancourt were all better at age 20 when you don’t have any of their stats from when they were 20, is HILARIOUS! Then you go and try to hide under generic comments like “there are websites”. Furthermore, you then try and attack my comments before actually defending your own. Typical when someone who cannot justify their own comments with actual statistics instead of just rhetoric that you listen to from your friends or on the radio. Just a hint, when your opinion differs from just about every MLB scout, you may want to rethink yourself or go find an actual source (preferably a credible one) to back up your point. There are NO ARTICLES on Ramirez/Escobar/Betancourt when they were 20 years old on ESPN — so try again with your source. THIS IS COMICAL!!!

By: anon

anon — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:07:45 +0000

Section 39 — Your laziness is quite astonishing. Do you really, truly believe that Cuba’s baseball stats are one of the world’s best-kept secrets?

If you don’t believe what I’ve written above, go read some of the reports on Iglesias and Hechavarria at ESPN.com. (Of course, I expect your next allegation will be that ESPN made up the stats, but we’ll see.)

By: Section 39

Section 39 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:00:42 +0000

Good try on the Baseball Reference, but they don’t have CUBAN STATS. Try actually giving a link to a website, BECAUSE YOU DON’T HAVE A SOURCE!!! You’re boring.

By: anon

anon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:24:37 +0000

Section 39 — Do you know Cuba has these things called “Web sites” or do you believe the U.S. has a monopoly on them?

All of the stats you keep claiming are unavailable are, in fact, EASILY available both on Cuban Web sites and U.S.-based sites like Baseball Reference.

By: Section 39

Section 39 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:37:15 +0000

Again… no source for your info. What else is new. What I find laughable is you honestly think anyone believes your assertions that any of those players, Betancourt/Escobar/Ramirez were better at his age. You have absolutely no source of your so called stats (or shall I just call them as they are — “opinions”). If you had a source, you would have posted it by now. The truth is, YOU ARE MAKING STUFF UP!

Ages into Minor Leagues:
Betancourt — signed with the Mariners in 2005 — AGE 23
Escobar — signed with the Braves in 2005 — AGE 22
Ramirez — signed with the White Sox in 2008 – AGE 26

Other than Iglesias, everyone else was 22+ coming to the US. Where are you getting your stats on them from when they were 18-20????? Stop making stuff up — you just sound ridiculous. Without a source, you are far from credible. If you are going ton contradict what the ML scouts are saying, at least try and back it up with stats FROM AN ACTUAL SOURCE and not just what you think the stats would be.

Done with this boring point. You are like arguing with a toddler.