seattlesportsinsider.com - 13 days ago
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3.00 CERA standin still, babe (1) Everybody will agree that a AA catcher -- okay, a high school catcher -- will run a lousy CERA compared to Johnny Bench (or Jorge Posada).
Pitch-calling skills, and results, go up-and-down the spectrum from Little League through Pony through High ...
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Around the Horn, Nov 10
DETECT-O-VISION —
At SSI, we wonder who will provide the refutation to our thought experiment 'proving' the legitimacy of CERA. :- ) Buster Olney reports that the M's are interested in Lackey. For some reason cyber-Seattleites did not notice that Olney uses the language that he reserves for instances when he has been told by insiders that Seattle is a key player for Lackey. Olney is legit. I'm not predicting the M's sign Lackey. But he's hearing insiders who think the signals are there. Cheers, Dr D
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