Darwin Barney Q&A

From David Laurila at FanGraphs.

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This interview is not going to damage

Darwin Barney’s rep as a “smart” baseball player. Very informative.

by Josh Timmers on Jun 10, 2011 1:03 PM CDT reply actions

Great read

I was impressed by him before… more so now.

by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 10, 2011 3:07 PM CDT reply actions

Very nice

random thoughts aplenty: @crouch17

by AGC on Jun 10, 2011 3:22 PM CDT reply actions

This might make me look stupid...

…but why is Z allowed to move infielders? It seems like this isn’t something he should worry about.

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Jun 10, 2011 4:30 PM CDT reply actions

Would that question be asked if "Zambrano"

was replaced by “Maddux”?

Barney seems to indicate that Z has a plan re: how he’s looking to set hitters up.

"The cheaper the hood, the gaudier the talk" - Philip Marlowe

by ForTheLoveOfBiitner on Jun 10, 2011 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Not sure that comparison holds water.

Z to Maddux is apples to oranges. Z gets rattled very easily. Maddux, not so much.

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Jun 10, 2011 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions

I had wondered the same thing

about why Z did that. Is that popular around the league? I’m not faulting Z.

Although I do hope comparing Z to Maddux was a bit of hyperbole. :)

by Madison Cub Fan on Jun 10, 2011 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Not hyperbole or comparison.

Saying that maybe Z has a plan, but we’re just predisposed to thinking he’s a dummy because he’s a hothead.

Yeah, Maddux probably always had a better plan, but that doesn’t mean that Z doesn’t understand the game and his plan well enough to work with his teammates to execute it.

"The cheaper the hood, the gaudier the talk" - Philip Marlowe

by ForTheLoveOfBiitner on Jun 10, 2011 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions

So are you saying Z isn't a hothead?

Z has enough (mental) problems, I’d like to see him focus on throwing the ball and leave the defensive alignments up to the coaches.

It’s probably a small thing, but when it comes to Z is there really such thing as a small thing?

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Jun 11, 2011 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions

The point is that Z knows exactly how he's working the batters.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with moving around your infielders if their placement doesn’t make sense for the pitch you’re about to execute.

All this tells me is that Z has a great understanding of batters tendencies and confidence in his pitches. It has nothing to do with him being a hothead.

by bdlugz on Jun 11, 2011 8:34 AM CDT up reply actions