Ding Dong Johnson

Bruins, schmruins. Hawkeyes sign before the draft!

He could be poster #3333 to join NSBB! In fact s/he was!

Not that I am aware of. Hardball Times defines it as "OPS measured against the league average, and adjusted for ballpark factors. An OPS+ over 100 is better than average, less than 100 is below average."

Link I sure wish he would stay [expletive], but at least he was generous enough to fix up the clubhouse.

Don't look now:

Why yes, we are looking for infielders. Especially 2nd basemen at the major league level. Yikes, we're down to 4.

Your link Any mention as to whether or not the gun was upside down?

Wood, Prior, Zambrano, Guzman and take your pick of Hagerty, Brownlie, Blasko or Sisco.

Only if it's you or me. (Please let it be me)

Neifi should be #8 in the order, but Pierre and Womack? NO WAY! Right now, we've averaged about 7 runs a game in the past 8 games, and 6 of those games were with Womack and Pierre at the top of the order. If Womack doesn't hit, he walks.....if he hits, it's a bonus. Plus he's the only #2 that Pierre has gelled with right now. While I will admit that Pierre has picked it up over the past 8 games (324/375 by my count), Womack has been steadily declining. He started 5/7, but has gone 238/304 in the last 6 games.

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Signing endorsement deals is the kicker, I believe.

You can't be obnoxius. I know a girl who is a huge Cubs fan and she has lived in Cardinals territory her entire life and she no problems. She wears Cubs gear a lot, but they don't give her hell. Is she hot?

No, they are not. That is a difference. And it's more pronounce if you look at the past 2 years, which is more important when talking about guys already in their mid-to-late 30's (Grudz). From 2003-2005 Brian Giles OPS was 896, Andruw Jones was 868, a tighter difference than Walker and Grudz. But Giles outproduced him each year and out OPS+ him each year. Giles has been the better hitter. They are not essentially the same. Just because a guy is relatively close to another guy, it doesn't mean he's the same. If one guy outproduces the other guy each year, he is better. And in Walker's case, he's also younger. I think, to go back to my original point, Jones and Grudz are both as good of players as the two they are being compared to. Personally, I'll take much better defense for about .030 OPS. If you don't like range factor and zone rating, find some other defensive stats that compare any of these four players, and I'll read it. It's not as simple as .030. OPS+ is adjusting for the parks the players play in. Last year, Busch was more of a hitter's park than Wrigley making the .088 even more impressive. Walker has a .020 OPS advantage this year, and park factors likely play a factor there as well as Kaufman is a much more favorable hitter's park. Home/Away splits: Grudz is at 929/679, Walker is at 882/740. They are not interchangeable parts.

Come on.

It would be newsworthy if he were sober.

It's not that significant of a difference other than labeling them in a general manner. Walker was slightly above average. Grudz was slighly below average. Last year's difference of 23 is significant, and it shows how much better offensively Walker was. There's nothing wrong with the stat in comparing them offensively.

Jones is freedom.

I don't understand how there could be such a difference in 2004 in OPS+ when there was only a .041 difference in OPS. The difference is only 9. 2005's difference is 23 because of the .088 difference in OPS (as well as park factors). This why is a difference of 9 the difference between below average and above average? 100 is average.

IF Colvin can turn out similar to Rios, then goodbye Felix and hello Bob Abreu or Miguel Cabrera?

None of them have ever been in my kitchen. And goony pulls a Clavin.

I don't understand how there could be such a difference in 2004 in OPS+ when there was only a .041 difference in OPS. The difference is only 9. 2005's difference is 23 because of the .088 difference in OPS (as well as park factors).

Why? Well if the difference between the hitters' OPS is .040, and OPS+ shows that the lower hitter is below average, whereas the higher hitter is "decently above" average, it would appear that something is either incorrect, or at least skewed. I actually like OPS+, but this seems a little off to me. The difference between Walker and Grudz last season was .088 (300 OBP vs 388, for example) and it's significant enough. Walker's OPS+ was 115, Grudz was at 92. Looks right in line to me. Side note: OPS+ adjusts for both the league and the park the player plays in. OK then there was bad information given. Thanks. Edit: and I forgot Grudz is in the AL this year Yeah, there was. Grudz had a .334 OBP. I wasn't listing their actual OBP, I was pointing out how significant of a difference .088 can be.

Wait what did you say again? I wasn't listening. Who's the dude you just quoted?

I still remember seeing my first Playmate born in the 80's, that was awkward. Me too.