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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
No. It was in response to you lying about me, unprovoked.
Sure. Post the link, and if I made an incorrect analysis of course I'll own it. Who wouldn't?
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I did a search over my lunch break. I couldn't find the back and forths I was thinking of in the gamethreads that I was thinking of - but here's the first exchange, with my first post coming earlier in the repo.
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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
I've been wondering if the Royals might kick the tires on Shields for a while.
He could fill Jeremy Guthrie's role of eating 200+ innings while giving our bullpen some much needed relief.
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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
We'll see. A few of my ChiSox friends are going ape**** because it's rumored they'll be sending over one of their top two prospects in exchange. Sox might be going for WS or bust with this one but Shields likely won't cover the very real holes on that roster.
His numbers since 2015 have been much more Jeremy Guthrie than 13-14 Shields.
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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Uh.....Jeremy Guthrie??? Shields went 13-7 last year with a 3.91 ERA and 216k. Not sure I'd use Batting Practice Guthrie as the right comp.
He's had 1 terrible start this year. It happens. His first 10 starts he had a 3.05 ERA.
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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
Jeremy Guthrie's 2014 FIP: 4.32
James Shields's 2015 FIP: 4.45
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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
James Shields = Jeremy Guthrie
(Falls down laughing)
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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
You're embarrassing yourself.
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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
Right. That comment is out of context from a conversation PB and I had two days ago. I argued that since 2015, Shields resembled more of an inning eater type like Guthrie did for the Royals from 2012-2014.
Shields stats since 2015: 4.44 FIP, 1.357 WHIP, and a 4.00 E.R.A.
He's been an innings eater who has provided relief for the bullpen, but at 34, his role might be a #4 type innings eater at this point.
PB, I like your analysis and think you're one of the best baseball minds on here. But your constant negativity is wearing me down. This team won back to back pennants and is off to strong start despite struggling with major injuries. If that opinion means I embarrassed myself, so be it.
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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Gawd it'd be nice to get Shields and banish Kennedy to the pen
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I know that we've already cluttered up the thread enough. So here's the deal. I'll concede that your concerns about the 2016 season were in the right place, if you own up to repeatedly calling me out and going after me personally (i.e. "I'm embarrassing myself") over Shields.
I still believe that the preponderance of accounts from the STL Media, National Media, and from Cards fans demonstrate that we want nothing to do with Matheny in our locker room, but if you own up about Shields, I'll take back that you got your *** kicked. Deal?