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Agreed. Who should be in from the post-Expos Nat though?
No one needs to be in right now. There's no rush or you end up doing something this stupid. Zimmerman should be the first one inducted.
Zimmerman.
That's probably the right answer. I was trying to think who else - Livan? Max is laying the groundwork now.
This is dumb. no way he should be in the ring of honor (and neither should Robinson or Rodriguez for that matter).
I get the idea of putting him in, I'd have less of a problem with it if we didn't have so many Expos in it. The first one in should have been Nats great adam dunn
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“They’ve got all these super nerds in the front office that know nothing about baseball but they like to project numbers and project players,” Werth said.″... I think it’s killing the game. It’s to the point where just put computers out there. Just put laptops and what have you, just put them out there and let them play. We don’t even need to go out there anymore. It’s a joke.”“When they come down, these kids from MIT, Stanford, Harvard, wherever they’re from, they’ve never played baseball in their life,” Werth continued. “When they come down to talk about stuff like [shifts], should I just bunt it over there? They’re like, ‘No, don’t do that. We don’t want you to do that. We want you to hit a homer.’ It’s just not baseball to me. We’re creating something that’s not fun to watch. It’s boring. You’re turning players into robots. You’ve taken the human element out of the game.”
Werth made an appearance in an amateur men's league game in D.C., going 1-4 with a walk and a homer. the story is worth a read.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2018/08/09/its-jayson-werth-bearded-retiree-makes-surprise-cameo-in-local-mens-league/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.707d82a6a688update: apologies, didn't see that this had already been posted in minty's do you still play thread.update update: More Werth: Calling into a local Philly radio show:more in the interview about his agent, Boras, and not wanting to play for the Mets:http://www.sj-r.com/sports/20180808/jayson-werth-on-dropping-his-agent-and-mlbs-super-nerd-problem
A day after the interview aired, and a few hours after this story was originally published, the Boras Corporation reached out with a statement about Werth’s comments.“Unfortunately, it appears someone has misled Jayson. We contacted all 30 teams numerous times during the offseason on his behalf, and we have phone logs, emails, and other records to back it up. We received no offers for Jayson in November, or otherwise. We are always prepared to support our work against inaccuracies spread by third parties. We understand the frustration and disappointment players can face and wish Jayson all the best.”The Boras Corporation sends out a list of its free agents to every team at the start of free agency each November. Werth’s name was on that list. Boras Corp. provided that list for verification, as well as date-stamped phone logs that documented dozens of phone calls and emails made to executives on Werth’s behalf. Boras keeps detailed records of every offer and conversation, documentation that protects them against allegations of malpractice — and any litigation that could accompany them.
i feel like those "nerds" are a hue part of baseball's fanbase now. Yea, not everyone can be a great athlete, but we can analyze and enjoy the game. Seems stupid and juvenile to rip on "the nerds"
Pete freaking Kozma.