Dayn Perry: Jason Kendall is the worst catcher in baseball

[NCCubFan]

Awesome, the watch the games argument again.

Watch more baseball, son.

[imb]

I must say that I have throughly enjoyed this thread. Hilarity. I love this site I just wanted to say that and stuff like this is why I love it so much and visit every day. Now that I have posted after lurking here for so long someone is going to have to help me figure out this stuff works.

 

p.s.

 

what is EqA?

 

some bullcrap a nerd made up in his mom' basement so that he could pretend that baseball was like dungeons and dragons

[Geech]

I must say that I have throughly enjoyed this thread. Hilarity. I love this site I just wanted to say that and stuff like this is why I love it so much and visit every day. Now that I have posted after lurking here for so long someone is going to have to help me figure out this stuff works.

 

p.s.

 

what is EqA?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivalent_average

[snoodmonger]

it just means im not that big of a ---SOAPDROPPING--- idiot to argue with a bunch of Cubs fans who... by the way KNOW EVERYTHING

 

Use your indoor voice, Jesse.

 

 

Ok im done arguing with Cubs fans.. I guess everyone was right when they said don't even try to argue with them because they think there always right.. Well im out of here... And if the Cubs fans were so smart how come they have no won a world series in 100 years? Thats pretty amazing... But nice talking with you guys.. I can see why this message board is a piece of ****... But its ok.. Good luck this year.. Playing for 2nd place should be fun (brewers). And I know the Pirates suck, but if we spend 100 million every off season we could buy this division also.

 

If one of my students wrote this paragraph, they would be repeating.

 

 

There's no way he's legit. He had parody poster written all over him.

 

 

Or maybe [expletive]. Can't rule out [expletive].

[Kujo]

neat

[Rob]

I can't believe I missed this... damnit.

 

By the way, I would destroy Meph in a poker game.

[wvcbxl]

p.s.

 

what is EqA?

 

+1

 

And why should it be considered more relevant than some other stats?

[Bote McBoteface]

I wanted to post in this thread because it's awesome.

[Post Count Padder]

I LOVE THIS THREAD

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

For those too lazy to look for the definition of EqA.

 

From BP:

 

Equivalent Average. A measure of total offensive value per out, with corrections for league offensive level, home park, and team pitching. EQA considers batting as well as baserunning, but not the value of a position player's defense. The EqA adjusted for all-time also has a correction for league difficulty. The scale is deliberately set to approximate that of batting average. League average EqA is always equal to .260. EqA is derived from Raw EqA, which is (H + TB + 1.5*(BB + HBP + SB) + SH + SF) divided by (AB + BB + HBP + SH + SF + CS + SB). REqA is then normalized to account for league difficulty and scale to create EqA.

 

[wekse]

i always miss the best threads

[Soul]

For those too lazy to look for the definition of EqA.

 

From BP:

 

Equivalent Average. A measure of total offensive value per out, with corrections for league offensive level, home park, and team pitching. EQA considers batting as well as baserunning, but not the value of a position player's defense. The EqA adjusted for all-time also has a correction for league difficulty. The scale is deliberately set to approximate that of batting average. League average EqA is always equal to .260. EqA is derived from Raw EqA, which is (H + TB + 1.5*(BB + HBP + SB) + SH + SF) divided by (AB + BB + HBP + SH + SF + CS + SB). REqA is then normalized to account for league difficulty and scale to create EqA.

 

 

*brain explodes*

 

 

No seriously though, I would need to actually spend some time to evaluate whether I think it's a worthy stat or not. I guess for now I'll take everyone's word for it.

 

Don't laugh. Most fans of the NFL still think QB Rating is a valid individual stat. Heck, most *experts* still fail to mention how dependent it is on the performances of other team members. There are all kinds of stats out there that people just accept as good stats, when really they aren't.

[Bull]

I usually suggest that Meph reign it in. But Meph...you were WAY too easy on that guy. Not sure if I'm proud of you or disappointed.

[Derwood]

how did i miss this thread until just now?

 

nothing like giving someone like Jessie a million chances to argue their point but them just digging their own grave.

 

ETA: pulling out the "I always heard this place sucks" argument is akin to American Idol auditioners saying they hate American Idol after they sucked

[Soul]

So does the "I always heard this place sucks" argument rise to the level of the "Hitler" argument? -- i.e. you use it, you lose it.

[Clem Fandango]

For those too lazy to look for the definition of EqA.

 

From BP:

 

Equivalent Average. A measure of total offensive value per out, with corrections for league offensive level, home park, and team pitching. EQA considers batting as well as baserunning, but not the value of a position player's defense. The EqA adjusted for all-time also has a correction for league difficulty. The scale is deliberately set to approximate that of batting average. League average EqA is always equal to .260. EqA is derived from Raw EqA, which is (H + TB + 1.5*(BB + HBP + SB) + SH + SF) divided by (AB + BB + HBP + SH + SF + CS + SB). REqA is then normalized to account for league difficulty and scale to create EqA.

 

 

Count me as one of the many who doesn't know what EqA means, but I do know that after reading that second sentence I immediately laughed and thought back to when Jesse was initially called out on metrics and how they are useful for predicting a players value, and since EqA is the initial metric at hand, I found it funny that he wrote this back on page 4...

 

Does it determine the pitchers he is facing? The ball park he is in? There are SO many more factorts then that.

 

Ha! This thread is wicked

[Roast]

DARNIT. I always miss all the fun. I love NSBB beatdowns so much.

[CubinNY]

p.s.

 

what is EqA?

 

+1

 

And why should it be considered more relevant than some other stats?

It's not more relevant. It is a catch-all stat that factors in all offensive production. It's also normalized for easy reference (i.e., .260 is an exactly average offensive player every year no matter what). It's kind of a short hand way of looking at who is good and who is not good.

[Post Count Padder]

I still find it amusing how condescending he was:

 

"So all Cubs fans are like this?" etc

[seanimal]

This place has a reputation. That's awesome.

[Derwood]

This place has a reputation. That's awesome.

 

oh sure we do. just ask the fellas at Desipio

[Friendly Confines]

I can calculate EqA in my head AND beat Meph in a poker game!

 

Oh and wasn't this supposed to be Jason Kendall bashing thread?

[wvcbxl]

Oh and wasn't this supposed to be Jason Kendall bashing thread?

 

Maybe that dude WAS Jason Kendall.

:lol:

[bukie]

Simply put, EqA is an offensive stat that attempts to "level the playing field" of all the players in the league, taking into effect the ballpark effects, team pitching effects, and only factoring in individual statistics like walks, HRs, SBs, HBP, TB, and such to prevent the effects of teammates on the statistics, unlike R and RBI (which are very team-dependent). It's normalized to look like a batting average, so that the league average EqA will always be .260. So, anyone above a .260 EqA is above average offensively, and anyone below .260 EqA is below average offensively.

 

Most of us are still waiting for a defensive metric that is comparable.

[Kujo]

So to sum it up EqA is what Joe Morgan is thinking about when he talks about average?