Dayn Perry is still terrible at his job

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I really dont like Perry's articles, but this one is especially dumb. He picks the All-stars and mostly bases it off their past statistics and All-star appearances.

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8250248/Track-records-big-factor-in-picking-All-Star-starters?MSNHPHCP&GT1=39002

 

Giambi, Roberts, Giles? All-stars should be based on this year not their past seasons.

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he kinda has a point though. if the game is supposed to mean something - which is stupid in and of itself - would you rather have a guy who's been consistently good for a while, or a guy who's had an outstanding first half but really isn't as good as he's played. if you're playing to win the game, do you want xavier nady or matt holliday? ryan ludwick or adam dunn? carlos quentin or manny ramirez?

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An argument could be made that Brian Roberts has been the best 2b in the AL thus far.

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giambi also has the top EqA amont american league first basemen by .015. i suppose this is another case of complaining about dayn perry when what he wrote was entirely reasonable.

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giambi also has the top EqA amont american league first basemen by .015. i suppose this is another case of complaining about dayn perry when what he wrote was entirely reasonable.

 

It's an interesting article, but there are a few logical fallacies in it.

 

First, he stresses strongly the focus on winning the one game - and then he chooses Albert Pujols. Pujols who has been very hurt this year and Perry even admits will be out for a while longer. There are no better options with star power?

 

Second, he complains about a few players' durability. If it's a full season I agree, but we're talking about one game - durability, especially for a position player, should not be an issue at all.

 

Finally, if one player is playing great this year and another is playing terribly, there's no guarantee the first player will be horrible in the All-Star game and the latter player will be just like the old days. Ludwick may be living off a fluke right now, but because of that he still has a much better chance of being good in the All-Star game than an old, washed up vet who used to be good back in the day.

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First, he stresses strongly the focus on winning the one game - and then he chooses Albert Pujols. Pujols who has been very hurt this year and Perry even admits will be out for a while longer. There are no better options with star power?

 

pujols was back today, and even while being "very hurt" he has managed to put up a modest 1.121 OPS.

 

Second, he complains about a few players' durability. If it's a full season I agree, but we're talking about one game - durability, especially for a position player, should not be an issue at all.

 

yeah this one doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

Finally, if one player is playing great this year and another is playing terribly, there's no guarantee the first player will be horrible in the All-Star game and the latter player will be just like the old days. Ludwick may be living off a fluke right now, but because of that he still has a much better chance of being good in the All-Star game than an old, washed up vet who used to be good back in the day.

 

yeah but there are no players on his list who are playing terribly. giles has a .306 EqA; roberts might be the best 2B in the AL when you factor in that he's significantly better than kinsler when it comes to defense, and giambi has been better than every other 1B in the AL, at least offensively. also, ludwick is at .229/.296/.417/.713 over the last 28 days, so even though his overall numbers are very good, it's pretty likely that his hot streak is over and the rest of the league has figured him out to a large extent.

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giambi also has the top EqA amont american league first basemen by .015. i suppose this is another case of complaining about dayn perry when what he wrote was entirely reasonable.

 

So you think Beltran deserves to be there over Nate McLouth? What about Zambrano over Volquez and Lincecum?

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A half season's worth of number be damned, I take Beltran over McLouth and Zambrano over...scratch that, Lincecum is better than Z... but anyways, if winning the game is important then you take players who are still in their prime and have a longer history of better production.

 

I do disagree with how Perry wrote the captions, using past all star appearances as reasons that they should make the team this year, but I don't have much of a problem with most of his choices.

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Ideally, the All Star team should be based on the previous years second half performance and the current years first half performance. The problem is, most people have forgotten about the players second half performance, especially if they have a bad start to the current season.

 

Basing on past All Star experience is pointless, or else youd have the same all start team every year until the players retire.

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giambi also has the top EqA amont american league first basemen by .015. i suppose this is another case of complaining about dayn perry when what he wrote was entirely reasonable.

 

So you think Beltran deserves to be there over Nate McLouth? What about Zambrano over Volquez and Lincecum?

 

where did i say that? are you rewarding guys for a good first half of the year, or are you trying to pick the best players and put them on the team? i would prefer that the all-star game be a reward for the players who have played the best to that point in the season, but because bud selig stupidly made the game mean something, there's incentive for both teams to try to win the game. meaning that i'd prefer that they choose the best players for the team.

 

btw, discussing zambrano over volquez and lincecum is pointless because they all will pitch in the game, if healthy.

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btw all you dayn perry fans should read his latest BP chat

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First, he stresses strongly the focus on winning the one game - and then he chooses Albert Pujols. Pujols who has been very hurt this year and Perry even admits will be out for a while longer. There are no better options with star power?

 

pujols was back today, and even while being "very hurt" he has managed to put up a modest 1.121 OPS.

 

Second, he complains about a few players' durability. If it's a full season I agree, but we're talking about one game - durability, especially for a position player, should not be an issue at all.

 

yeah this one doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

Finally, if one player is playing great this year and another is playing terribly, there's no guarantee the first player will be horrible in the All-Star game and the latter player will be just like the old days. Ludwick may be living off a fluke right now, but because of that he still has a much better chance of being good in the All-Star game than an old, washed up vet who used to be good back in the day.

 

yeah but there are no players on his list who are playing terribly. giles has a .306 EqA; roberts might be the best 2B in the AL when you factor in that he's significantly better than kinsler when it comes to defense, and giambi has been better than every other 1B in the AL, at least offensively. also, ludwick is at .229/.296/.417/.713 over the last 28 days, so even though his overall numbers are very good, it's pretty likely that his hot streak is over and the rest of the league has figured him out to a large extent.

 

All good points.

 

I still like to see guys like Nate McLouth, Geovany Soto and Ryan Ludwick get starts if they're truly having the better year than guys like Beltran and McCann. I figure if a guy's hitting well leading up to the game, there's a good chance he'll hit well in the game, though you're point on Ludwick is well taken.