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[3kings]

[quote=Cannon Shell;841012]He will get some abuse but in general I dont think people care that much anymore.[/QUOTE


Do you think he will be as productive with no Fielder plus the added scrutiny?

[Cannon Shell]

[quote=3kings;841036]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

He will get some abuse but in general I dont think people care that much anymore.[/QUOTE


Do you think he will be as productive with no Fielder plus the added scrutiny?

Probably. "Protection" is a myth for the most part especially when the batter behind him bats from a different side. The guy has been ultra consistent and hits everywhere and everyone. He may get a few less pitches to hit, take more walks, etc but his season last year really wasnt that much different than his other 4 other than he stole more bases and struckout less. What is interesting is that his K rate has decreased with his walk rate has remained identical. His BABIP (batting average on balls in play) was high .350 but isnt far off his lifetime average of .339. He has improved as a hitter but his power numbers have been pretty static. Everyone deals with pressure differently but I would guess he will continue to hit.

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx...=OF#battedball

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...raunry02.shtml

[jms62]

Mets players take on Braun could be summed up in one emoticon

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.1028102

[wiphan]

Originally Posted by jms62

Mets players take on Braun could be summed up in one emoticon

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.1028102

The Mets should worry about trying to win 70 games this year.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by wiphan

The Mets should worry about trying to win 70 games this year.

Love the Hebrew Hammer as much as you but what do you make of the Mets contention that "How did synthetic Testosterone get in is urine sample?" Your response is kind of lame and totally ignores the contention of the Mets players.

[wiphan]

Originally Posted by jms62

Love the Hebrew Hammer as much as you but what do you make of the Mets contention that "How did synthetic Testosterone get in is urine sample?" Your response is kind of lame and totally ignores the contention of the Mets players.

Braun has been tested over 25 times in his major league career. His numbers have stayed consistent over his entire career. He is not stupid and wouldn't have used testosterone of all things. It just doesn't add up. He won arbitration where is presumed guilty not innocent. Since the chain of custody was against protocol and the way the sample was handled was enough to over turn the suspension. Why was the only sample that was held for 44 hrs + by the collector the only one that had elevated testosterone? Mets players should worry about their team and their own issues. If the sample was handled like it was susposed to and the same results occurred then Braun would be serving 50 games, but there is suspicion on what could have happened to the sample during the time when it was held by the collector.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by wiphan

Braun has been tested over 25 times in his major league career. His numbers have stayed consistent over his entire career. He is not stupid and wouldn't have used testosterone of all things. It just doesn't add up. He won arbitration where is presumed guilty not innocent. Since the chain of custody was against protocol and the way the sample was handled was enough to over turn the suspension. Why was the only sample that was held for 44 hrs + by the collector the only one that had elevated testosterone? Mets players should worry about their team and their own issues. If the sample was handled like it was susposed to and the same results occurred then Braun would be serving 50 games, but there is suspicion on what could have happened to the sample during the time when it was held by the collector.

So you are you saying it was tampered with because a degraded sample doesnt produce a positive for synthetic testosterone.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by jms62

Love the Hebrew Hammer as much as you but what do you make of the Mets contention that "How did synthetic Testosterone get in is urine sample?" Your response is kind of lame and totally ignores the contention of the Mets players.

The Mets players should be asking where to get some

[GPK]

Not sure if anyone has noticed, but Josh Hamilton is a freak.