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It's sad now that every Japanese player gets compared now to other Japanese players. The Sportsline article above uses Damon (half-Asian, natch) as Fukudome's quick-comp, but the main blurb manages to mention Ichiro, Hideki Matsui, and Tsuyoshi Shinjo, all to say, "He is not like these players." No ####, Sherlock!
Think about the international political implications for a moment: Hugo Chavez could tax on all of these incredibly wealthy citizens, continue his fiscal policies, and not have to resort to seizing the assets of foreign companies. Wouldn't that be great?
Hopefully. He can always console himself with cocoa paste and models, the fat little f*ck.
that doesn't make it a bad comp.
They aren't a perfect pair but they are both lefties with good fastballs and great sliders (one could say Kazmir is more great FB, good slider maybe.. still close enough). Both have had some command and endurance* problems too. Price has a half foot (or more) on Kazmir but getting the same handedness, plus top two pitches... that makes for a reasonable comparison.
Plus, Kazmir is a good guess for Price's upside.
If anything this is a good instance of a non-race based comparison
*=I think that is why Kazmir missed 10 starts in 06 - a tired arm. I could be wrong. 06 is also the year Price REALLY wore down in conference play
My favorite was, I believe Lou Piniella earlier this off-season, who said that Fukudome's style was somewhere between Ichiro's and Matsui's. Of course, probably 95% of all major-league hitters have a style that could accurately be described as somewhere between Ichiro (slap-hitter) and Matsui (SLG-heavy batter who'll take a walk).
Each propsect had a "comparison" NFL player. Andre Woodson's top comparable? Jason Campbell. Josh Johnson's top comparison is Steve McNair, with another comparison in the text to Tarvaris Jackson.
It is bothersome that whenever you see a black player coming up, he's always compared to other black players, even if his skill set might better compare to a white quarterback.
Likewise, for example: if there's a white quarterback prospect with a playing style similar to, say, David Garrard, he would never be compared to Garrard. He would always be compared to a white player.
Right. As I said, they run fantasy baseball leagues very, very well. But I have yet to see a worthy bit of analysis on that site that isn't from the Rotoworld feed.
They're adequate at running fantasy leagues. Their in-game scoring is good but their draft tool sticks; not as much as someone like Fanball but way too often for the most expensive site on the Internet. And the advice is worthless.
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