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Listening to the Dan Patrick Show today and Brian Kenny was filling in. Kenny, who seems to have become the top dog at ESPNews, was sensational. Arguing with Dibble about how Edgar Martinez's percentage stats, AVG., OBP, SLG, were so superior that he should be in the Hall of Fame, while Dibble was stuck on Edgar having only 2200 hits.
Now, I think there is a legit argument concerning should or should not Martinez make it to Cooperstown, but it was refreshing to hear a major media voice tout sabremetrics in his argument. Kenny has always been great about having sabremetricians have a voice on shows he hosts.
This is not the only reason I like him, though, as I feel he brings a lot of knowledge and passion to his arguments. Not one of these generic people you hear on a lot of ESPN radio stations. Kenny, Trey Wingo, and Scott Van Pelt are extremely good at what they do.
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