100% Effort

[Backtobanks]

There have been many threads that involved hustling and giving 100% effort and many more threads that wandered into that topic. My question is if major league ballplayers are playing at a level so much higher than "normal" people and many seem to be giving 100% effort, how come their production kicks up an extra 20-30% during their contract year?

[Dr. Cub]

Players cannot be expected to give 120-130% all the time. That is reserved for special occassions. It's kind of like your turbo in video games; you have to be conservative with it, or you run out and put yourself at risk. :wink:

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Players cannot be expected to give 120-130% all the time. That is reserved for special occassions. It's kind of like your turbo in video games; you have to be conservative with it, or you run out and put yourself at risk. :wink:

 

She should know -- she's a doctor.

[wade]

Guys like Jeter give 110%, but it looks like 120-130% when they play next to guys like A-Rod who only give 80%. Soriano gives 92%. When he's on the Nationals, that looks like 130%, because everyone on that team averages about 80%, except for Austin Kearns, who gives 110% because he's from Kentucky and that's how we roll.

[Abe Frohman]

Motivation is a hell of a drug.

[treebird]

i'm pretty sure i don't believe that players give 130% effort in contract years

[Derwood]

"This free agent here, see, he goes to 11"

[SouthSideRyan]

There have been many threads that involved hustling and giving 100% effort and many more threads that wandered into that topic. My question is if major league ballplayers are playing at a level so much higher than "normal" people and many seem to be giving 100% effort, how come their production kicks up an extra 20-30% during their contract year?

 

Evidence that a player's production goes up 20-30% during their contract year?

[Derwood]

first you take their TCI....

[Outshined_One]

I'd rather have a guy who gives 75% and hits .290/.392/.523 than a scrappy hustler who gives 100% and hits .243/.260/.316.

[Derwood]

I would rather apply the rules of real math and stop making up impossible percentages to describe things

[USSoccer]

I'd rather have a guy who gives 75% and hits .290/.392/.523 than a scrappy hustler who gives 100% and hits .243/.260/.316.

 

Someone gild this and send it to every member of the BBWA.

[Banedon]

I had a really good point to make here, but it was really freaking long, and I don't want to type that much.

[wade]

I had a really good point to make here, but it was really freaking long, and I don't want to type that much.

 

Then you need to give 110% next time.

[soccer10k]

I had a really good point to make here, but it was really freaking long, and I don't want to type that much.

 

ARam, is that you? :D

[NorthsideAvenger]

I had a really good point to make here, but it was really freaking long, and I don't want to type that much.

 

ARam, is that you? :D

 

Well played.

[Backtobanks]

There have been many threads that involved hustling and giving 100% effort and many more threads that wandered into that topic. My question is if major league ballplayers are playing at a level so much higher than "normal" people and many seem to be giving 100% effort, how come their production kicks up an extra 20-30% during their contract year?

 

Evidence that a player's production goes up 20-30% during their contract year?

 

I guess I don't have any hard evidence, but observation seems to point to much better production during a player's contract year. All of a sudden .260 hitters turn into .300 hitters, guys who average 25 HRs hit 35 HRs, and pitchers who win 12 games suddenly become 18 game winners.

[SouthSideRyan]

There have been many threads that involved hustling and giving 100% effort and many more threads that wandered into that topic. My question is if major league ballplayers are playing at a level so much higher than "normal" people and many seem to be giving 100% effort, how come their production kicks up an extra 20-30% during their contract year?

 

Evidence that a player's production goes up 20-30% during their contract year?

 

I guess I don't have any hard evidence, but observation seems to point to much better production during a player's contract year. All of a sudden .260 hitters turn into .300 hitters, guys who average 25 HRs hit 35 HRs, and pitchers who win 12 games suddenly become 18 game winners.

 

That's because it sticks in your memoery a lot harder when a guy has an amazing year in his contract year than when a guy does the same as always or disappoints in his contract year. I wanna say there was a study done that showed no real improvement in contract years. I don't doubt that it's possible that a guy knowing it's his contract year takes the time to get himself in peak physical condition, realizing what's at stake (HI MOISES!!), but I don't find it to be the norm.

[CuseCubFan69]

I'd rather have a guy who gives 75% and hits .290/.392/.523 than a scrappy hustler who gives 100% and hits .243/.260/.316.

 

And I'd rather have a scrappy hustler who gives 100% that hits 290/392/523 instead of a guy who gives 75% and hits 290/392/523 or 243/260/316.

[Sammy Sofa]

I'd rather people stopped saying things like "scrappy" and "hustle" like they mean anything in the context they're typically used here. They're way too subjective.

[Rob]

There have been many threads that involved hustling and giving 100% effort and many more threads that wandered into that topic. My question is if major league ballplayers are playing at a level so much higher than "normal" people and many seem to be giving 100% effort, how come their production kicks up an extra 20-30% during their contract year?

 

Evidence that a player's production goes up 20-30% during their contract year?

 

I guess I don't have any hard evidence, but observation seems to point to much better production during a player's contract year. All of a sudden .260 hitters turn into .300 hitters, guys who average 25 HRs hit 35 HRs, and pitchers who win 12 games suddenly become 18 game winners.

 

That's because it sticks in your memoery a lot harder when a guy has an amazing year in his contract year than when a guy does the same as always or disappoints in his contract year. I wanna say there was a study done that showed no real improvement in contract years. I don't doubt that it's possible that a guy knowing it's his contract year takes the time to get himself in peak physical condition, realizing what's at stake (HI MOISES!!), but I don't find it to be the norm.

 

I vaguely remember the study as well, though I believe it did show marginal improvement. 5 points of avg or so...

 

The one thing I do remember seeing is that guys in contract years tend to play more often than they had in previous years. So I guess they're trying to stay in the lineup more, but it doesn't mean they're doing much better.

 

And just cause I have to mention it...

 

This is a contract year for Marquis.

[bhogg]

"This free agent here, see, he goes to 11"

 

 

savage!

[jjgman21]

"This free agent here, see, he goes to 11"

 

 

savage!

 

 

during FA years, major leaguers get a boost becaue they are finally served large slices of bread.

[rocket]

"This free agent here, see, he goes to 11"

 

 

savage!

 

 

during FA years, major leaguers get a boost becaue they are finally served large slices of bread.

 

they should just keep folding

[Banedon]

"This free agent here, see, he goes to 11"

 

How did I miss this joke the first time I read this thread? :D