tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10107496.post110841032146472719..comments2023-05-11T12:49:17.550-03:00Comments on Salt and Ice: The Real El Presidente (sorry Dennis Martinez)Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821143429836966690noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10107496.post-1108621925953070652005-02-17T02:32:00.000-04:002005-02-17T02:32:00.000-04:00There will be no Valentine's poems, not even of th...There will be no Valentine's poems, not even of the Hughesian sort.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821143429836966690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10107496.post-1108560647603229232005-02-16T09:30:00.000-04:002005-02-16T09:30:00.000-04:00OK - you are such a romantic John, I logged on to ...OK - you are such a romantic John, I logged on to see what you put up for VALENTINES day. <br />Hmm this is all very facinating, i like how you tell off anonymous and good (just kidding A). Now, how about a love poem;Ted Hughes, Neruda - read for us! READ!<br /><br />EveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10107496.post-1108480702025106602005-02-15T11:18:00.000-04:002005-02-15T11:18:00.000-04:00I wouldn't say I was ignoring anything. I did poin...I wouldn't say I was ignoring anything. I did point there was a big difference between the two in innings pitched in the seasons I was looking at, and the numbers for Santana are right there on the baseball-reference.com page I linked to at the very beginning of the original post.<br /><br /><I>"the greatest baseball franchise in the National Leagues storied history. The Montreal Expos."</I>I Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821143429836966690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10107496.post-1108478686721130902005-02-15T10:44:00.000-04:002005-02-15T10:44:00.000-04:00OK John you make a good case. Of course you're ig...OK John you make a good case. Of course you're ignoring the fact that in the first 2 seasons your looking at for Santana he only plays 108.3 and 158.3 innings. But beyond that the numbers do tell a story. I think that as a fantasy baseball player you are ignoring the greater factor. El Presidente played for the greatest baseball franchise in the National Leagues storied history. The MontrealAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10107496.post-1108441600526785762005-02-15T00:26:00.000-04:002005-02-15T00:26:00.000-04:00All presumptions could be said to be ridiculous.
...All presumptions could be said to be ridiculous.<br /><br />What, I didn't put enough ifs and qualifiers in that post for you? :)<br /><br />Seriously Santana doesn't need to be a major leaguer for 22 years to be a better pitcher right now than Dennis Martinez ever was.<br /><br />Santana hasn't had a good couple of years. He's had a great couple of years. And there's a big difference between Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821143429836966690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10107496.post-1108421088442992742005-02-14T18:44:00.000-04:002005-02-14T18:44:00.000-04:00And apologize you should for comparing this young ...And apologize you should for comparing this young fresh faced fellow with Dennis Martinez. Only time will tell if Santana has what it takes to be a major league player for 22 years. Martinez may not be a Hall of Famer but he certainly has accomplished a heck of a lot more than Santana has. Santana may one day surpass El Presidente but he hasn't yet and your presumption is ridiculous. I can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com