We suck, but not as much as some people

Below is transcript of a conversation over AIM that Evan and I had about a Baseball Prospectus article:

Evan is skip.

higgyrunner786: http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6639
skipbayless1972: are these guys gonna blame everything on craig?
higgyrunner786: yes
higgyrunner786: i read this article and got this
higgyrunner786: they don't like drayton, they don't like craig this year
higgyrunner786: what they don't analyze is that tim made a ton of VERY VERY VERY bad baseball decisions when he was allowed to make them
higgyrunner786: even if drayton was twistin his arm most of the time, it's still possible to not fuck up everything he did
skipbayless1972: yuuppp
higgyrunner786: i mean really, what one decision did tim make that benefieted the team
higgyrunner786: none
skipbayless1972: i cant think of any
skipbayless1972: outside of throwing money at carlos lee
higgyrunner786: Firing Purpura, as McLane did yesterday, is an act of incompetence. Not only was it Purpura’s work—he ran the Astros’ player-development operations for seven years prior to becoming GM—that built the pennant winner
higgyrunner786: no, he didn't pick these guys, he just oversaw them progress up the ladder
higgyrunner786: drayton gave him the ok to throw money and carlos...i have yet to get angry and BP but i am today
skipbayless1972: drayton was this way with gerry too
skipbayless1972: he didnt fuck things up
higgyrunner786: he drafted all these guys
skipbayless1972: purpura was scared to make neccessary changes to a team that recently went to the world series
skipbayless1972: and now the team is paying the consequences
skipbayless1972: the white sox are in the same boat
skipbayless1972: McLane tied Purpura’s hands in building a lineup. McLane then pressed for a big-money commitment to left fielder Carlos Lee, a player who didn’t fit the Astros’ needs in any way.
higgyrunner786: i know, i thought the same shit
skipbayless1972: i guarantee you drayton did not say resign lane, ensberg
higgyrunner786: i know, i know
skipbayless1972: biggio vs. burke
higgyrunner786: who cares?
skipbayless1972: i dont see how burke has outperformed biggio
higgyrunner786: the difference doesn't seem to matter
skipbayless1972: even if he had played more
skipbayless1972: nope
skipbayless1972: baseball prospectus of all people should know that
higgyrunner786: chris burke is the product of one homerun, one glorious homerun yes, but still
skipbayless1972: lets keep pence in the minors
skipbayless1972: lets not ask colorado about jennings arm troubles
skipbayless1972: lets keep scott out of the lineup, despite his .350 obp
skipbayless1972: lets trade for wiggington, not trade lamb
skipbayless1972: and have two average ass third basemen and no prospects
skipbayless1972: yea i can see how drayton and craig played a large role in our subpar year
higgyrunner786: i'm making this a blog entry, even if no one reads it
skipbayless1972: furthermore
skipbayless1972: our payroll went wayyy up those years anyways
skipbayless1972: true bagwell was still on the books
skipbayless1972: but its not like drayton pulled a billy beane and just outsmarted people
skipbayless1972: or a cleveland indians and just developed great talent
skipbayless1972: it was the culmination of a weak nl, having the greatest pitching staff in playoff history, a flash in the pan from ensberg and lane

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