Ding Dong Johnson

Yeah, what I said.

Why would you actually want to know less about a player and his chances of future success? I just don't get it. BABIP really doesn't tell me a lot about a player, and I don't see it as a great predictor of future success.

Is he the ankle biter?

I'm not naming names, but his initials are vance_the_cubs_fan.

Bush League Stat. no it's not. it loses alot of meaning if the player consistently puts up an astronomical batting average, but it's not a bush league stat for most players in baseball. So isod has no value to it. If you can't use it for everyplayer, then why use it at all. He didn't say you can't use if for every player.

Oh Christ, I had forgotten all about Fast Freddie Bynum. Thanks for reminding me.

Can't wait for the Drew Tate experiment to end. Christensen please. Also, this year I'm asking Santa to get Iowa a defense.

Corso just said "when you can beat Florida State 30 to nuthin, you're for real. I don't care how bad Florida State is". :-k

Count me in the I really wouldn't care if people stopped referring to a player's BABIP group.

I agree about the rocket, rocket. I have 2 female dogs, 1 female cat, and 1 male cat.

Ray's also starting to develop a bit of a tendency for injury.

On 6/21 he gave up 4 runs in the 1st (36.00 ERA), 9 runs in the first 2 innings (40.50 ERA), and a total of 13 in 5 innings (23.40 ERA) -- keeping him in did him a favor in the ERA department. On 7/19, his ERA after each inning was 18.00, 22.50, 18.00, 18.00, 18.00, and it jumped to 21.60 by pitching into the 6th. An exception is not warranted. You may as well take out his best 2 starts. When you suck, you suck. EDIT: You almost got me -- that 2nd game was actually on 7/18. He posted an ERA of 0.00 on 7/19 It may have done him a favor in his ERA for that day-but normally he probably would have been taken out after 6 runs or so-and 7 more in 4 innings does not help out his entire years ERA at all. Actually, yes it does. How did the extra 7 runs in 4 innings help out his year's ERA? Because it was inflated by giving up 6 runs in 1 inning. Say it starts at 4, goes up to 5.5 after getting shelled in the first inning or so. Instead of being taken out, he stays in 4 more innings giving up a run or two an inning, and his season's ERA ends up at around 5. No-the 6 runs would take it from 4 to 5.5, and then the 7 runs in the next 4 innings would take it up to around 6. It wouldn't rise as fast, but the total year's ERA would still continue rising. 7 runs in 4 innings is never going to drop a 5.50 ERA for the season, no matter what the person did the inning before. You're right, I was calculating wrong. Still, the point remains that those 2 starts shouldn't be removed just as his 2 best starts should be and that he actually performed much better by staying in that June game.

On 6/21 he gave up 4 runs in the 1st (36.00 ERA), 9 runs in the first 2 innings (40.50 ERA), and a total of 13 in 5 innings (23.40 ERA) -- keeping him in did him a favor in the ERA department. On 7/19, his ERA after each inning was 18.00, 22.50, 18.00, 18.00, 18.00, and it jumped to 21.60 by pitching into the 6th. An exception is not warranted. You may as well take out his best 2 starts. When you suck, you suck. EDIT: You almost got me -- that 2nd game was actually on 7/18. He posted an ERA of 0.00 on 7/19 It may have done him a favor in his ERA for that day-but normally he probably would have been taken out after 6 runs or so-and 7 more in 4 innings does not help out his entire years ERA at all. Actually, yes it does. How did the extra 7 runs in 4 innings help out his year's ERA? Because it was inflated by giving up 6 runs in 1 inning. Say it starts at 4, goes up to 5.5 after getting shelled in the first inning or so. Instead of being taken out, he stays in 4 more innings giving up a run or two an inning, and his season's ERA ends up at around 5.

On 6/21 he gave up 4 runs in the 1st (36.00 ERA), 9 runs in the first 2 innings (40.50 ERA), and a total of 13 in 5 innings (23.40 ERA) -- keeping him in did him a favor in the ERA department. On 7/19, his ERA after each inning was 18.00, 22.50, 18.00, 18.00, 18.00, and it jumped to 21.60 by pitching into the 6th. An exception is not warranted. You may as well take out his best 2 starts. When you suck, you suck. EDIT: You almost got me -- that 2nd game was actually on 7/18. He posted an ERA of 0.00 on 7/19 It may have done him a favor in his ERA for that day-but normally he probably would have been taken out after 6 runs or so-and 7 more in 4 innings does not help out his entire years ERA at all. Actually, yes it does.

In the spirit of all of the "it's the offseason and I'm obviously bored" polls...

You are un-American, my friend. Strawberry. Nothing else compares.

ARod and JD Drew.

On 6/21 he gave up 4 runs in the 1st (36.00 ERA), 9 runs in the first 2 innings (40.50 ERA), and a total of 13 in 5 innings (23.40 ERA) -- keeping him in did him a favor in the ERA department. On 7/19, his ERA after each inning was 18.00, 22.50, 18.00, 18.00, 18.00, and it jumped to 21.60 by pitching into the 6th. An exception is not warranted. You may as well take out his best 2 starts. When you suck, you suck. EDIT: You almost got me -- that 2nd game was actually on 7/18. He posted an ERA of 0.00 on 7/19

I'm one of the biggest Bill Mueller fans you will ever find. God speed, Bill.

1. That's one helluva lot to give up to just get Peavy. He's good, but I don't quite think that good. 2. Kottaras is not in the Padres system.

There's a very slim possibility that acquiring Westbrook could mean Izturis is what we use to get him?

Dunn

Say hello to Gary Matthews Junior on a 4 year deal. Guaranteed 4/42 with a player option for 12M.

Are you on a quest to have crappy pitching? Marquis and Meche are not good.

Sorry, just thought of frumunda cheese.