Comments on: The Mariners should go for it. http://umpbump.com/press/2009/06/17/the-mariners-should-go-for-it/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: seatownsports http://umpbump.com/press/2009/06/17/the-mariners-should-go-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-59546 seatownsports Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:21:24 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=6068#comment-59546 So much for the talk about Chavez. He's out for the season with a torn ACL. So much for the talk about Chavez. He’s out for the season with a torn ACL.

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2009/06/17/the-mariners-should-go-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-59536 Nick Kapur Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:47:50 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=6068#comment-59536 Coley, I know that lots of the baseball pundits are claiming that the Mariners have an awesome defense this year, but that's really just not that true. The M's are 13th overall in the majors with a very middle-of-the-pack .699 defensive efficiency. Any loss of defense by benching Chavez would be more than made up for by getting an actually even halfway decent bat into the lineup, not to mention that you could more than make up for that loss of defense by upgrading at the more defensively important position of shortstop from the atrocity that is Bentancourt's iron glove. Coley, I know that lots of the baseball pundits are claiming that the Mariners have an awesome defense this year, but that’s really just not that true. The M’s are 13th overall in the majors with a very middle-of-the-pack .699 defensive efficiency.

Any loss of defense by benching Chavez would be more than made up for by getting an actually even halfway decent bat into the lineup, not to mention that you could more than make up for that loss of defense by upgrading at the more defensively important position of shortstop from the atrocity that is Bentancourt’s iron glove.

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]]> By: Coley Ward http://umpbump.com/press/2009/06/17/the-mariners-should-go-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-59531 Coley Ward Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:29:07 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=6068#comment-59531 Nick, I wonder if the Mariners' great pitching is largely a product of the team's outstanding defense, and if benching a player like Endy Chavez in favor of a better hitter would have an adverse affect on run prevention? Nick, I wonder if the Mariners’ great pitching is largely a product of the team’s outstanding defense, and if benching a player like Endy Chavez in favor of a better hitter would have an adverse affect on run prevention?

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