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Almost as good as Hollandsworth doing the faceplant in Anaheim.

HOLY FLURKING SCHNIT!!!! WATCH SPORTSCENTER TONIGHT TO SEE THAT PLAY BY FULD! GOOD GOD!

Yeah, I don't know what the hell Lou is doing today.

Let's hope it continues into October.

SORIANOWNED!!!!!

Torres: No hitting anyone in the head today. Thanks. Sincerely, Cubs fans.

I'd have let him go one more, but that's just me.

DLee solo shot. Soto single + error scores the second run. Soriano solo shot. Lee base hit + Aramis HR for the 4th and 5th runs. Thanks man, good to see we are winning, and good to see its from all guys on my fantasy team. Hows Rich looked? Crappy the first two innings, very good since.

Fixed. Guns don't kill people, Soto kills people.. Killing Geovany Soto doesn't make him dead. It only makes him angry.

How many steals does Morgan have on the year?

Fixed.

Aw crap, Morgan walks. And then he steals second. Who didn't see that coming?

If Kendall and Soto aren't the 2 postseason catchers, Hendry should be tarred and feathered in a public square.

Hrm. Soto chose to ground out there. I'm not sure I understand that logic, but Soto works in mysterious ways.

RBI is not meaningless. When it comes to evaluating an individual player's performance, yes, it pretty much is. because the stats show that batters are no better in "clutch" situations than in "nonclutch" situations. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6014/situational;_ylt=AiOdIGbve4WS2MzSUeKPdn6FCLcF http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6014/situational;_ylt=AtxcXjhol3bdxrEebElBtkCFCLcF?year=2006&type=Batting http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6014/situational;_ylt=Amw.C6HHjgFt5wyeyBBVp1iFCLcF?year=2005&type=Batting http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6014/situational;_ylt=Aki4QRrJIYdEN9f6.fHIaI.FCLcF?year=2004&type=Batting accept the stats show Aramis is better in clutch situations year after year. It's simply a statistical anomaly. No correlation has ever been shown in any player, ever. It's completely random. Umm, he just showed a direct correlation with Aramis. except once again, its an anomaly. BA with RISP isn't a predictive stat. When you have a guy who is consistently better in certain situations year after year, then yes, you can look at that and logically conclude that it's likely to continue. no. because you cannot logically conclude that hes going to have runners on whenever hes batting. Right now you are arguing that the idea of "clutch" is real. I don't think this game thread is appropriate for this discussion so i'll leave it at that. But, it's proven that he's consistently a better hitter with runners on base, i.e, BA w/RISP, a stat widely considered around here to be "meaningless" when this proves that it isn't for some players. But yes, someone should start a new thread about this if they wish.

Murt walks, Geovany Motherf'ing Soto at the plate with the bases loaded.

Dang, Pirates look like a bunch of gold glovers today, minus that throwing error.

IsoD is a much better metric at measuring that. Ditto P/PA Isn't that the same as above? What about stats of a batter with RISP? What about the fact that RsBI counts the batter in homeruns? It's not good for basing predictions on a player's future production. It fluctuates wildly depending on the quality of a player's team. I really think there are better ways to make those predictions. I respect your opinions, but we'll have to agree to disagree, I think. RBI is not the be-all, end-all stat. However, it's one of many to consider when evaluating an offensive player.

RBI is not meaningless. When it comes to evaluating an individual player's performance, yes, it pretty much is. So if there was a player the Cubs acquired who had 125 RBI last season, you wouldn't think that would be meanginful? as far as at the end of the day, meaningful for the outcome of the W-L record, it would be. But if a team playing on the royals didnt have as many RBI's as a guy on the yankees it means nothing if your comparing who is a better individual player. This is true. On RBI alone you can't tell. But it's one of the stats I'd consider.

In terms of a player's ability, what do you think RBI quantifies? Ability to be patient, to wait for a good pitch and get hits with RISP. OBP can also measure plate patience, as well as P/PA I know this isn't a popular opinion on here, but RBI's are meaningless why? Because Billy Beane says so?

RBI is not meaningless. When it comes to evaluating an individual player's performance, yes, it pretty much is. So if there was a player the Cubs acquired who had 125 RBI last season, you wouldn't think that would be meanginful?

Soto felt sorry for Duke and gave him a charity K. Soto's benevolence knows no bounds.

RBI is not meaningless.

Before today, Soriano, Lee, and Ramirez had never homered against Duke in 44 combined ab's. Now they've all taken him deep.

ARAMBOMB!!!