On Idiots

For some bizarre reason I decided to tune into Dennis and Callahan recently, and I happened to overhear their passionate and informed debate over Theo's decision to let Jason Bay walk, move Ellsbury to left, and sign a 37 year old Mike Cameron to patrol center. I'll not say who was most vehemently against the idea, but suffice to say that the bulk of his argument rested on one of the things I hate most: lack of perspective.

His point was that Bay was "an RBI guy" (meaning he drove in over 100), and Ellsbury wasn't (significantly less than 100). It's in the Twitter profile: I hate RBI like I hate wins. There is usable information there, but it's mostly dependent on a lot of external factors, like, say, the guys who get on base before them...

Also, moving Ellsbury to left is apparently a sure-fire way to turn a potential All-Star center fielder into the a bumbling, insecure fourth or fifth outfielder.

Really? I'd argue that moving him to left would at least save his legs a little bit, extend the duration of his speed a bit.