tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post4796513086463986345..comments2024-02-23T20:49:09.057-08:00Comments on obsessivegiantscompulsive: Big Red: Chewed Up and Spat Outobsessivegiantscompulsivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-12986678476261699882011-02-14T17:23:29.489-08:002011-02-14T17:23:29.489-08:00Jewy,
I would strongly disagree with what you jus...Jewy,<br /><br />I would strongly disagree with what you just wrote here. It is true that a high percentage of bipolar people also have problems with drug use, but I believe the evidence is quite strong that the bipolar disorder usually came first and the drug use is likely an attempt to self-medicate.DrBGiantsfanhttp://www.whenthegiantscometotown.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-79443575462488743932011-02-14T16:29:09.507-08:002011-02-14T16:29:09.507-08:00Nice article. As an aside, I would note that "...Nice article. As an aside, I would note that "bi-polar" is very often undiagnosed alcoholism or drug addiction. I'd bet a good chunk of change that Voros is an unrecovered addict, and likely unemployable because of this.Jewy McBaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165730211679578854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-56361856213785657362011-02-13T17:26:49.619-08:002011-02-13T17:26:49.619-08:00Billiam, I would say that John Barr has done a pre...Billiam, I would say that John Barr has done a pretty good job for us so far in terms of finding position players with skills that might develop.<br /><br />Voros skills in picking players, if it is as he describes, covers both pitchers and hitters. And being a methodology, it would last far beyond after Tidrow and Barr retires.<br /><br />I have no control over the word verifications, I would get rid of it except that it blocks out most spam from bots.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-46935055638889243252011-02-13T17:23:24.607-08:002011-02-13T17:23:24.607-08:00I agree, DrB, that scouting is an integral part of...I agree, DrB, that scouting is an integral part of successful drafting.<br /><br />That said, obviously the foundation of this lies in his statement that he had a strong hand with selecting the players in that draft. There have been a lot of things I could not imagine, and yet today we have all these new technologies all over. If he really has some methodology that enables a team to be so successful in the draft, that IS a million dollar idea, multi-million once a team realizes what an advantage that is and what it is worth to them to keep the secret with their team.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-59651759307938457412011-02-13T10:00:55.085-08:002011-02-13T10:00:55.085-08:00I felt obliged to leave a comment on account of th...I felt obliged to leave a comment on account of the word verification sample specifying one to type "cushead".<br /><br />Great article, too. Consider my curiousity as to the extent of Voros' drafting genius piqued. Tidrow on the Pitching Talent and Voros on the Position Players?BilliamFloydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-48536443279930933492011-02-13T07:41:56.233-08:002011-02-13T07:41:56.233-08:00I read that article too, OGC. Yes, my first react...I read that article too, OGC. Yes, my first reaction was that Voros is either bipolar or has Asperger's syndrome or maybe both.<br /><br />Alternative business plan: Now that the baseball draft is on TV, he could become baseball's version of Mel Kiper. 1. Start a blog and get a rep for making great picks. 2. Get some small gigs commenting on the draft for pretty much any TV station that will have you. 3. If he's good, get on the ESPN draft broadcast.<br /><br />Of course, if he has those psych disorders, he might not play on TV any better than in a MLB front office<br /><br />Part of the problem is a lot of the best draft picks come out of HS and there is just not enough data to go on a stats based approach. Gotta depend on the scouts at this level. As for college ball, the new bats may make it easier, but with the metal bats, pretty much everybody who is a decent position prospect puts up great looking numbers in college and you still have to depend on the scouts.<br /><br />Not that it's all scouting, but you can't just do it from your basement either.DrBGiantsfanhttp://www.whenthegiantscometotown.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com