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  1. Derwood
    But the fact that runs have been scored would to a large extent have to do with the players that are around you in the order. If a player gets a 1 out double with no one on and is stranded, that is not his fault that no runs are scored. The best chance to score runs is to increase the amount of chances to score runs. So in the case that a players OPS is 50 points higher, he is giving his team more chances to score. i agree. but the fact of the matter is it's a team game, and you'll always have teammates and the performance of those teammates is always going to have an affect on your stats (even the non-counting stats), so, at times, it's worth not looking at statistics on a purely individual level
  2. Derwood
    That's because those 50 points are always better, regardless of what the other teammates did. in a vacuum they are. but the goal of baseball is to score runs, not have the highest OPS
  3. Derwood
    i actually feel like the biggest flaw of sabermetrics is its insistence to make all evaluations purely on an individual level for what is a team game. players don't hit in a vacuum, there are always team-based circumstances that have an effect, yet sabermetrics tends to invalidate anything that is "team-based". For example, it will insist that a player with an OPS 50 points higher than another player is always better, regardless of whether or not those 50 points actually translated into runs
  4. Derwood
    larussa to NY would be a perfect way to make me hate that team even more.
  5. Derwood
    ?????? Im guessing its because of your 3 posts saying the same thing lol ah, right.
  6. Derwood
    the local paper certainly built up the Wisconsin game as being winnable for Penn State. Lots of injuries on the Badgers. I'm still not getting my hopes up
  7. Derwood
    There is talk that they will not resign him. I say no on a 39 year old relief pitcher that will command more than market value because of his name sweet jesus, he's 39?
  8. Derwood
    Is that the same "timing mechanism" Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire used? To be fair, Sammy's rise to stardom coincided with the time he finally figured out how to control himself on pitches low and away... and his star faded when he lost that corner. Jeff Pentland also lowered his bat position and kept him from swinging his bat around
  9. Derwood
    well anyone hoping for A-Rod to Chicago shouldn't wish for Lou to go to NY, as the main reason A-Rod wants to come here (theoretically) is to reunite with Uncle Lou
  10. Derwood
    ??????
  11. Derwood
    i don't see why any potential owner would buy the team without Wrigley. you'd have to think they go hand in hand
  12. Derwood
    Solomon Torres makes toast?
  13. Derwood
    Solomon Torres makes toast?
  14. Derwood
    Solomon Torres makes toast?
  15. Derwood
    Loria turns a profit because his entire payroll is financed through revenue sharing and the Yankees' luxury tax, meaning a high % of the gate, vendors and TV deals are not going towards on field costs
  16. Derwood
    i don't buy the "pressing" thing with the team. in Game 3, they had one or two runners on base every inning but didn't score. so, were they not pressing when they got runners on but started pressing after they reached? i think it's called a veteran pitcher taking advantage of a team's weaknesses
  17. Derwood
    A-Rod
  18. Derwood
    i just want to point out that A-Rod is the best SS on the Yankees, but Derek "Mr. Yankee" Jeter, in his totally selfless, team-only self, kindly refused to move over for A-Rod when Rodriguez was acquired.
  19. Derwood
    Theriot is a gritty little hustle guy who fans love because he's small, white, and has a neat nickname. Thus, he'll be back and zero effort will be made to upgrade at SS
  20. Derwood
    Iowa has too many injuries and suspensions. they looked absolutely clueless against PSU. I can't imagine them beating Illinois
  21. Derwood
    wrong. it was built to "compete within the division". this isn't/wasn't a championship caliber roster
  22. Derwood
    i can't believe every team didn't pitch the Cubs the way the D-Backs did. nibble on the outside, throw junk, watch the power bats look like asses, PROFIT!
  23. Derwood
    i expect him to start, hit .217 in April, and Hendry to trade for a Molina or something in a typical panic move
  24. Derwood
    i'll watch the WS but probably not the LCS
  25. Derwood
    Rashida Jones is so so plain. I want to put Pam in my pocket and take her home
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