The Reasoning Behind Jacobs

Could this be the reasoning behind Mike Jacobs? I'll hand it to Omar:

"If you see the teams in the World Series, they’ve got power," Mets General Manager Omar Minaya said. "You’ve got to be able to break the game open. It’s not only home runs, it’s slugging. I think the right word is slug. You’ve got to get the extra bases."

Mike Jacobs can slug. World Series teams can slug. By the transitive property, the Mets can be in the World Series because Mike Jacobs can slug.

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Another Datapoint Proving Omar is a Goldfish

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Balboni#Curse_of_the_Balboni

by Dan Lewis on Apr 4, 2010 9:41 AM EDT reply actions

You know who else can slug?

Chris Carter.

by JoshNY on Apr 4, 2010 10:57 AM EDT reply actions

Who the hell is Chris Carter?

Seriously, I hate it when posters just make up imaginary people on here. Next thing, you’ll tell me, is that he’s roommates with “Nick Evans”

There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ

The 2010 Mets- Hey, we may suck, but what did you expect?

by Syler on Apr 4, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Nick who?

You complain about making up imaginary players, and then you make up people. Come on, man. That’s poor.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Apr 5, 2010 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Are you sure he wasn't trying to say Mike Jacobs IS a slug?

by SheoawnnGreen23 on Apr 4, 2010 11:18 AM EDT reply actions

you beat me to it.

by KeithsMoustache on Apr 4, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it's snail

I think that’s the word.

Anyway, just crossing my fingers that Jacobs OPS’s around 120+ against righties like he did in 2008 and 2006 in the NL. I will toss out 2009 since he was in the majors. Doh! Well, KC plays against major league teams.

by wobatus on Apr 5, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions

Hasn't this been studied

And it’s been shown that getting on base actually provides more wins? I have no idea where even to look that up, but I’m pretty sure I’ve read it, and I was surprised Kepner wrote that article without exploring that aspect. Maybe Posnanski is where I read it. Sounds like a Posnanski kind of thing.

by SuperT on Apr 4, 2010 12:31 PM EDT reply actions