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You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 22 2012 07:52 AM

"Duda" is a Polish name. It refers both to "dudy" -- literally, "bagpipes" -- but also to a bad musician, i.e: a jester or clown. Plugged into Google translator, "Duda" literally means "Fathead," or "Nitwit" indicating our boy and his little sister are perhaps not descended from Chopin but from the Polish Billy Joel. How does Fathead do in 2012?

metirish Mar 22 2012 07:58 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

.275 - 25 hr - but only 70 RBI - SO - 146 - no outfield assists - 12 errors

smg58 Mar 22 2012 08:01 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

.280/.370/.500, with 25 HR. The bad news is that he plays 150 games in right field.

MFS62 Mar 22 2012 08:03 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

His careful nurturing after I adopted him will pay off. Big time. He will have 30+ HR, 100 RBI, hit .290, and not completely embarrass the family in right field. Later

Edgy MD Mar 22 2012 08:12 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

Duda will have an astounding first half. He'll hit some Luzinski shots that make you marvel at the capacity of humanity. A six-week slump in the second half will cool him off, but he'll get a few nods in the MVP voting, despite a terrible August and some blooper reel plays in right. .279-37-111. Twenty four homers at the All-Star break.

TransMonk Mar 22 2012 08:16 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

.271, 19 HR, 80 RBI, 100K

Ceetar Mar 22 2012 08:16 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

.280/.360/.512 32 HR, 108 RBI, 15 HBP

metirish Mar 22 2012 08:17 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

I really hope someone will tally up all these threads after the season, there's gold in them.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 22 2012 08:21 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

They're all going direct to the Prediction Archives on April 5. We'll crown individual thread-winners and the 2012 Prognostication Overall Heavyweight Champion in October. As for Doodoo, I am hoping for a big-ass year. 30-110-277/390/520

metirish Mar 22 2012 08:22 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

Cool.......i think we all hope for a big year but what do you predict?

Edgy MD Mar 22 2012 08:33 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

A half dozen painfully awkward interviews before it starts going around among the tv journalists to spare him the pain and keep him off the camera.

Mets – Willets Point Mar 22 2012 08:33 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

MVP runner-up.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 22 2012 08:44 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

I think he'll hit a bunch of homers, but he'll be a bit one-dimensional. .242, 31 homers, 84 RBI.

Ceetar Mar 22 2012 08:47 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

Edgy DC wrote: A half dozen painfully awkward interviews before it starts going around among the tv journalists to spare him the pain and keep him off the camera. We're talking the NY media here. They'd double down on Duda interviews.

TransMonk Mar 22 2012 08:59 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

MVP votes? 30+ HRs? A guy (or many guys) can hope...but I'm not seeing it yet.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 22 2012 09:35 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

Edgy DC wrote: He'll hit some Luzinski shots.... Wow. Greg Luzinski. That's who Duda reminds me of, except I didn't know it before your Bull reference. .300/.385/.500 140 OPS+ The big boy breaks on through this season. MVP caliber hitting in 2012.

Vic Sage Mar 22 2012 09:47 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

.275 - 25hr - 80rbi - 80w/100k - .800 OPS Reyes single-season record for triples will be safe, but he'll lead the league in chasing balls into the RF corner, stumbling and then kicking it into the stands or towards the ball girl. He'll get moved to 1B midsummer, where he'll provide average defense, when Davis goes down for 2-4 weeks with Valley Fever-induced joint pain. Upon his return, Davis will play RF, where he'll be passable, so they have 2 positions with average defense, rather than excellent defense at 1b and a disaster in the OF... or not.

metirish Mar 22 2012 09:51 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

Funny stuff Vic Somehow I think Davis would be worse out in RF.......

Edgy MD Mar 22 2012 09:54 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

Yeah, that idea may have been sale-able pre-ankle injury. Now, I imagine the challenge is to move Ike as little as possible, not to have him hammering after line drives in the corner.

Vic Sage Mar 22 2012 09:56 AM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

this is why i said: "... or not."

duan Mar 22 2012 12:37 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

.305 avg .347 obp .500 slg 140 games played

Edgy MD Mar 22 2012 12:40 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

I may be wrong about everything else, but he's totally going to walk more than .042

Edgy MD Mar 22 2012 12:48 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

The no-hitter and shutout fall victim to the sixth inning. Mets still up 4-1. Fernando Martinez joining in the fun.

Ashie62 Mar 22 2012 02:24 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

Doo Dah Like Kingman, lotsa HR's & K's .245 32 hr 89 rbi 189K

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 22 2012 02:46 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

batmagadanleadoff wrote: He'll hit some Luzinski shots.... Wow. Greg Luzinski. That's who Duda reminds me of, except I didn't know it before your Bull reference. SH*T YES! That's who I've been thinking of, and haven't been able to figger. I'll go slightly less optimistic on the hittin' line, though... but only slightly: .284/.368/.509, 29 HR, 52 XBH, 91 RBI, 68 R.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 22 2012 02:59 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Edgy DC wrote: He'll hit some Luzinski shots.... Wow. Greg Luzinski. That's who Duda reminds me of, except I didn't know it before your Bull reference. SH*T YES! That's who I've been thinking of, and haven't been able to figger. You weren't even born when the Bull was rocketing the lame offerings of de Roulet era Mets hurlers. His homers would continue to bounce around the Vet Stadium outfield seats for what seemed like minutes and minutes as if the stadium was the insides of one gigantic pinball machine. Late '70's Mets games against the Phillies were fun. Not.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 22 2012 03:33 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

My first baseball card ever was a Luzinski. (Gift from a Phil fan neighbor of ours, apparently.)

Vic Sage Mar 22 2012 03:50 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

How about a LHed slugging RF/1bman with some Met pedigree? Shawn Green, anyone? but without the speed. yeah, i guess the lack of speed makes him a LHed Luzinski. but with an upside of Tim Salmon, at least at the plate (not in RF), if he can continue to control the strike zone. Ultimately, i think his future will be at 1b/dh, which i think makes him more a Kent Hrbek type. which is pretty good too. Or Ryan Klesko, which is less good, and more likely.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 22 2012 05:14 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

He's also a Luzinski.

Edgy MD Mar 22 2012 07:17 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: He's also a Luzinski. Yeah, I guess it's the seeming discomfort within his own skin that makes me think of Lu. "Just give me something to mash, and then I'll be OK."

duan Mar 22 2012 07:22 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

Edgy DC wrote: I may be wrong about everything else, but he's totally going to walk more than .042 you're virtually definitely right. I just looked at Xavier Nady's best season and took .01 off the obp and the slg. I sorta have a hunch that's what we're going to get.

Ashie62 Mar 22 2012 08:23 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

What are we going to get?

Edgy MD Mar 22 2012 08:33 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

Luzinski and Duda will also one day share space enshrined in the Polish American Baseball Hall of Fame.

Edgy MD Mar 22 2012 08:49 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

Neither, however, cracks the lineup. [list=1:2uz50f83][*:2uz50f83]Trammell, ss[/*:m:2uz50f83] [*:2uz50f83]Musial, rf[/*:m:2uz50f83] [*:2uz50f83]Yastrzemski, cf[/*:m:2uz50f83] [*:2uz50f83]Kluszewski, 1b[/*:m:2uz50f83] [*:2uz50f83]Simmons, lf[/*:m:2uz50f83] [*:2uz50f83]Mazeroski,2b[/*:m:2uz50f83] [*:2uz50f83]Kurowski, 3b[/*:m:2uz50f83] [*:2uz50f83]Lopata, c[/*:m:2uz50f83] [*:2uz50f83]P. Niekro, p[/*:m:2uz50f83][/list:o:2uz50f83] J. Niekro, sp2 Kovaleski, sp3 Podres, sp4 Sadecki, sp5 Reed, cl

Frayed Knot Mar 22 2012 08:52 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

Edgy DC wrote: Simmons, lf Ah yes, the great Aloys Szymanski

Edgy MD Mar 22 2012 09:14 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

Hard to find a thirdbaseman and I had to choose from among a bunch of mostly corner guys for center, but man, a lot of lf/1b-type sluggers. Luzinski didn't make it. Duda, no. Moose F. Skowron? Uh-uh.

Lefty Specialist Mar 23 2012 01:51 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

Duda does .280/24/85 despite being continually asked by Ashton Kutcher to locate his automobile.

Fman99 Mar 23 2012 08:35 PM Re: You Make the Call: Lucas Duda

.285, 28 HR, 95 RBI, improves on defense, settles in with Ike as a nice 4-5 combo in the lineup behind Sugarpants and in front of Bay.