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    • Thursday, May 09, 2013

    Glassey: Wannabe Scouts: Show Some Respect

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    posted 1 week ago by Mike Emeigh to general, prospects, scouting  |  24 comment(s)

    Conor Glassey explains the difference between what writers do and what scouts do:

    Yes, we often will write about players we’ve seen and we’ll tell you how fast a pitcher was throwing, what kind of offspeed pitches he throws, or how fast an outfielder got from home to first. That’s not scouting, that’s just reporting. Anybody can sit at a game and hold a radar gun or click a stopwatch.

    However, there’s a growing number of people online who think the opposite. It’s baffling to me ...

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    1. dr. scott posted on March 14, 2011 at 06:09 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Did anyone see the HBO interview with Conte and Byrd. It was a bit surreal. As someone who follows cycling the most toxic people are the Dr's that have helped cyclists dope like Fuentes, Ferrari, Del Moral etc. If a cyclist were to work with Conte they would be out of a job... but then they have a horrible union.

    All that being said, I almost believed conte... and I have no clue why. Maybe I'm just a gullible softy.
    2. you got a STEAGLES? you're gonna need a STEAGLES. posted on March 14, 2011 at 06:25 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    wasn't conte's company the one that produced the OTC supplement that got JC romero suspended for 50 games?


    no x-plode or something like that.
    3. Pat Rapper's Delight posted on March 14, 2011 at 07:26 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I got some friends who like to stay high
    Think of the tax potential if it was legal to buy
    But instead the heat is forced to bust on victimless crimes
    It's a low class bust, just nickels and dimes. Oh!

    It's not the crime, and it's not the thought.
    It ain't the deed. It's if you get caught.
    4. Hack Wilson posted on March 15, 2011 at 11:15 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    What #1 said but things were not as strict in cycling just a few years ago. Lance Armstrong worked with controversial trainer Michele Ferrari, who had a reputation for facilitating the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Ferrari was convicted for "sporting fraud" and "abuse of the medical profession", although the convictions were later overturned.

    At the time I wondered why would anyone go to a trainer with that reputation when there were hundreds of trainers available. I feel the same way about Byrd.
    5. The Id of SugarBear Blanks  posted on June 25, 2012 at 06:19 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Oops.
    6. McCoy Wilfong for Money posted on June 25, 2012 at 06:35 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    "Several years ago, I had surgery for a condition that was private and unrelated to baseball. Last winter, I suffered a recurrence of that condition and I was provided with a medication that resulted in my positive test. Although that medication is on the banned list, I absolutely did not use it for performance enhancement reasons. I am mortified by my carelessness and I apologize to everyone who loves this game as I do. I will serve my suspension, continue to work hard and hope that I am given an opportunity to help a Club win later this season."

    Tamoxifen is most commonly used for breast cancer treatment in early and advanced stages in men and women.

    7. McCoy Wilfong for Money posted on June 25, 2012 at 06:36 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    How odd that both Paul Byrd and Marlon Byrd have been busted and have used cancer as an excuse. I wonder if Byrd's excuse is legit.
    8. Guapo posted on June 25, 2012 at 06:38 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    hope that I am given an opportunity to help a Club win


    He didn't specify if it was the Club he was playing for, or against.
    9. Gern Blanston posted on June 25, 2012 at 06:39 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    How odd that both Paul Byrd and Marlon Byrd have been busted and have used cancer as an excuse. I wonder if Byrd's excuse is legit.

    I believe it. It clearly runs in the family.
    10. Guapo posted on June 25, 2012 at 06:45 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    How odd that both Paul Byrd and Marlon Byrd have been busted and have used cancer as an excuse.


    Nowhere is there warmth to be found
    Among those afraid of losing their ground
    11. Voros McCracken of Pinkus posted on June 25, 2012 at 07:33 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I knew there was something fishy about the massive jump in productivity Byrd experienced this year.
    12. Pasta-diving Jeter (jmac66) posted on June 25, 2012 at 07:49 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    13. Bitter Calculus Instructor posted on June 25, 2012 at 09:21 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    [12] I think that deserves to be submitted for its own thread.

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