In response to this article http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=4164974 I have made the following comment to illustrate the ineptitude of the so called "professional" sports journalists. Honestly, a twelve year old could be this "accurate" and "credible" with only a limited knowledge of the game. My response is as follows:
I wish I could play against Rick Paulas in fantasy, because he isn't very good at paying attention. Clearly had a deadline he was behind on so he just whipped this out. I only needed to see the first comparison he made to know this. Russel Martin, while very lackluster to start the season, is hitting .438, OBP .581 and his OPS is 1.050 in the month of May. Raising his average and OPB over 80 and 100 points respectively for the season in half a months worth of work. It might be fair to say he is actually EN FUEGO right now.
I'll be the first to admit his power is still lacking and the extra base hits are not really there, but it would appear he has found the stroke we have come to expect from him. The ship has been righted. you would be an idiot to dump a guy who has produced like that in the last 14 days, and has the track record to prove he is a productive cather. Oh ya and all that talk about too many strikeout... 11 BB and 3 K in the month of May.
Apparently any idiot can get the full time pay of a sports journalist without the basic skills necessary to complete the job, i.e. credibility and accuracy. What do I know though, I am just a full time member of the work force and a part time sports fan and a lowly blogger. dodgerblueballs dot com. If you are interested in some journalism that is at least loosely based in reality and statistics.
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