This might have helped Burleson get the Silver Slugger Award

[ScotchMIrish]

He was in rare company with both at least a .290 batting average and at least a .450 Slugging %. Very impressive. He needs to keep the BA around .290 and up the Slugging % to around ,480 be an All Star caliber hitter. It's doable for Burly. Anybody disagree?

Which is why I would move Contreras and install Hererra and Burleson at 1B/DH. Improve defense and perhaps get a viable starting pitcher.

[zuck698]

Anyone ever see the movie Ground Hog Day? That what the OP feels like....

Crawl in a hole then. You sure don't contribute much.

I contribute by not posting copy and paste articles every hour on the hour! I contribute by not creating OP's that have been discussed over and over again about the same topics! I contribute by having my own thoughts, not some AI article that you find! Wish you would try to contribute a little more like myself there Shadester!

Just what do you actually contribute much besides bashing me? Maybe I missed all the brilliant OPs that you might have presented. By the way, I''ll post as I please, dingbat.

Now Shady. Name calling is apparently above you! When I see you post a "brilliant OP", I will let you know like most of the level headed posters probably will too. Until then, keep copying and pasting away, as apparently that is your oxygen.

[Cusecards]

He was in rare company with both at least a .290 batting average and at least a .450 Slugging %. Very impressive. He needs to keep the BA around .290 and up the Slugging % to around ,480 be an All Star caliber hitter. It's doable for Burly. Anybody disagree?

If he has another season of improvement in 2026 as he did in 2025 he certainly could.
I like Burleson’s bat and of course rooting for him.
BTW....are you a relative or close friend of his????

[hugeCardfan]

He was in rare company with both at least a .290 batting average and at least a .450 Slugging %. Very impressive. He needs to keep the BA around .290 and up the Slugging % to around ,480 be an All Star caliber hitter. It's doable for Burly. Anybody disagree?

If he has another season of improvement in 2026 as he did in 2025 he certainly could.
I like Burleson’s bat and of course rooting for him.
BTW....are you a relative or close friend of his????

Also being a fan of Donovan, I agree. Continued improvement makes him a viable component to a solid team.

Can’t blame Shady for a little parading of Burly’s accomplishments. A whole lotta criticism and hurled invectives thrown his way. He may have overstated his case, but Shady was more right than his critics regarding Burly. The dude can hit and is getting better.

[renostl]

He was in rare company with both at least a .290 batting average and at least a .450 Slugging %. Very impressive. He needs to keep the BA around .290 and up the Slugging % to around ,480 be an All Star caliber hitter. It's doable for Burly. Anybody disagree?

Which is why I would move Contreras and install Hererra and Burleson at 1B/DH. Improve defense and perhaps get a viable starting pitcher.

Moving Contreras can open up opportunities as much as moving NA.
The differences of course is WC is productive, as are his replacements.
On the other side of the diamond a replacement hasn't taken the
opportunity yet.

[Cusecards]

He was in rare company with both at least a .290 batting average and at least a .450 Slugging %. Very impressive. He needs to keep the BA around .290 and up the Slugging % to around ,480 be an All Star caliber hitter. It's doable for Burly. Anybody disagree?

If he has another season of improvement in 2026 as he did in 2025 he certainly could.
I like Burleson’s bat and of course rooting for him.
BTW....are you a relative or close friend of his????

Also being a fan of Donovan, I agree. Continued improvement makes him a viable component to a solid team.

Can’t blame Shady for a little parading of Burly’s accomplishments. A whole lotta criticism and hurled invectives thrown his way. He may have overstated his case, but Shady was more right than his critics regarding Burly. The dude can hit and is getting better.

Yes
And you are correct...Shady was high on Burleson!
However:
He has also been high on others who he no longer mentions.
And....he also acts like he had some “role” in Burleson improving to where he is.
Quite a bit overblown and the repetitive threads
are bizarre.

[hugeCardfan]

He was in rare company with both at least a .290 batting average and at least a .450 Slugging %. Very impressive. He needs to keep the BA around .290 and up the Slugging % to around ,480 be an All Star caliber hitter. It's doable for Burly. Anybody disagree?

If he has another season of improvement in 2026 as he did in 2025 he certainly could.
I like Burleson’s bat and of course rooting for him.
BTW....are you a relative or close friend of his????

Also being a fan of Donovan, I agree. Continued improvement makes him a viable component to a solid team.

Can’t blame Shady for a little parading of Burly’s accomplishments. A whole lotta criticism and hurled invectives thrown his way. He may have overstated his case, but Shady was more right than his critics regarding Burly. The dude can hit and is getting better.

Yes
And you are correct...Shady was high on Burleson!
However:
He has also been high on others who he no longer mentions.
And....he also acts like he had some “role” in Burleson improving to where he is.
Quite a bit overblown and the repetitive threads
are bizarre.

You are a good poster and have both depth and insight as well as compassion. Shady Invites a response that is nearly always over the top. As a rule, I don't think Shady deserves the hatred spewed in his direction but the hurt results in his "compounding the felony" via reaction. Just my opinion.

I'm not sure why CT isn't a safe place to say stupid stuff as a fan and get away with it. I only know that Shady never does.

I cannot explain his compulsion to post on such an unfriendly forum. I couldn't do it. But, I can forgive him his faux pauxs....and need for vindication...only takes an ounce of empathy.

[Cusecards]

He was in rare company with both at least a .290 batting average and at least a .450 Slugging %. Very impressive. He needs to keep the BA around .290 and up the Slugging % to around ,480 be an All Star caliber hitter. It's doable for Burly. Anybody disagree?

If he has another season of improvement in 2026 as he did in 2025 he certainly could.
I like Burleson’s bat and of course rooting for him.
BTW....are you a relative or close friend of his????

Also being a fan of Donovan, I agree. Continued improvement makes him a viable component to a solid team.

Can’t blame Shady for a little parading of Burly’s accomplishments. A whole lotta criticism and hurled invectives thrown his way. He may have overstated his case, but Shady was more right than his critics regarding Burly. The dude can hit and is getting better.

Yes
And you are correct...Shady was high on Burleson!
However:
He has also been high on others who he no longer mentions.
And....he also acts like he had some “role” in Burleson improving to where he is.
Quite a bit overblown and the repetitive threads
are bizarre.

You are a good poster and have both depth and insight as well as compassion. Shady Invites a response that is nearly always over the top. As a rule, I don't think Shady deserves the hatred spewed in his direction but the hurt results in his "compounding the felony" via reaction. Just my opinion.

I'm not sure why CT isn't a safe place to say stupid stuff as a fan and get away with it. I only know that Shady never does.

I cannot explain his compulsion to post on such an unfriendly forum. I couldn't do it. But, I can forgive him his faux pauxs....and need for vindication...only takes an ounce of empathy.

You are correct in that the negativity he gets back is over the top.
In the end this is anonymous baseball talk and harmless.
On the other hand he could make more of an effort to change.
That is on him.
And in that vein I would not continue posting amidst that negativity.

[hugeCardfan]

He was in rare company with both at least a .290 batting average and at least a .450 Slugging %. Very impressive. He needs to keep the BA around .290 and up the Slugging % to around ,480 be an All Star caliber hitter. It's doable for Burly. Anybody disagree?

If he has another season of improvement in 2026 as he did in 2025 he certainly could.
I like Burleson’s bat and of course rooting for him.
BTW....are you a relative or close friend of his????

Also being a fan of Donovan, I agree. Continued improvement makes him a viable component to a solid team.

Can’t blame Shady for a little parading of Burly’s accomplishments. A whole lotta criticism and hurled invectives thrown his way. He may have overstated his case, but Shady was more right than his critics regarding Burly. The dude can hit and is getting better.

Yes
And you are correct...Shady was high on Burleson!
However:
He has also been high on others who he no longer mentions.
And....he also acts like he had some “role” in Burleson improving to where he is.
Quite a bit overblown and the repetitive threads
are bizarre.

You are a good poster and have both depth and insight as well as compassion. Shady Invites a response that is nearly always over the top. As a rule, I don't think Shady deserves the hatred spewed in his direction but the hurt results in his "compounding the felony" via reaction. Just my opinion.

I'm not sure why CT isn't a safe place to say stupid stuff as a fan and get away with it. I only know that Shady never does.

I cannot explain his compulsion to post on such an unfriendly forum. I couldn't do it. But, I can forgive him his faux pauxs....and need for vindication...only takes an ounce of empathy.

You are correct in that the negativity he gets back is over the top.
In the end this is anonymous baseball talk and harmless.
On the other hand he could make more of an effort to change.
That is on him.
And in that vein I would not continue posting amidst that negativity.

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