Derwood
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wow, 26,000 compared to 3,800 yesterday. Can't really imagine a grass roots voting movement to get Elinore through Well, I know that Elinore was supported by Fark.com and Desipio...so it depends if we went more nuts than they did. ooh, yeah, that's stiff competition. Fark.com people are nuts -
Derrek Lee in particular has been watching pitches right down the middle. Work in progress. When you have been told to swing at everything for four years it takes a while to adjust to a philosophy of "wait for something good to hit". and that's my point. I don't think Perry really wants the hitters to let good pitches go by, but they may not have the skills or at least haven't learned enough pitch recognition to make Perry's philosophy work really well. For the most part, our hitters are much more patient it seems than last season. On the other hand, often they end up 1-2 or 0-2 after looking at some really hittable pitches...and often this occurs in times where we need a hit or at least good contact. since when do All Stars like Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez need to learn how to hit?
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I think she is either 14 or 15 years old....javascript:emoticon(':- Whistle What? She looks at least 20! I feel dirty now :oops: Dateline NBC will be arriving shortly
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http://dugout.progressiveboink.com/archive/nick151.htm
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for the sake of nit-picking, are you basing Olerud's (or anyone's) "not making outs" solely on his OBP? (ie a .447 OBP = not making outs 44.7% of the time)?
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wow, 26,000 compared to 3,800 yesterday. Can't really imagine a grass roots voting movement to get Elinore through
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Scott Podsednik?
Derwood replied to E.J.'s topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
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isn't that the book Billy Beane wrote? I thought Joe Morgan wrote it? no, no, no, a COMPUTER wrote it
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no, you're thinking internet cafes
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is part of the "prize" for this a chance to chat with Len and Bob on the air after you sing?
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Are you kidding me? Did you watch us let Dusty play out the string and then just not re-sign him? Yes sir, he got it bad. that'll learn him
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this franchise isn't exactly celebrated for it's culpability
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i can't believe the Cubs couldn't lift the bats off their collective shoulders. amazing
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Trade him for a PTBNL, then just call Dave Littlefield and tell him to send whoever the PTBNL from the Izturis trade to Boston instead of Chicago. PROFIT!
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traitor
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We are using 1998 for both, right? Olerud made 385 outs, creating 9.61 runs per 27 outs. Sosa 480 and 8.82. And Sosa's OPS was slightly higher. The runs created formulas are what should be used. But most of us don't tote those around with us or can quickly calculate them on the spot. When confronted with OPS your response must be quick. SLG*OBP is something most of us can handle. lest I sound too much like a Sosa homer (which I'm not): Sosa (1998 MVP) = 156.8 RC McGwire = 179.9 RC
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Stop trying to strike out every batter. so hill should stop having such a good curve ball, and zambrano should stop having so much movement on his pitches? those guys can't help it that they're high k pitchers (not that they should want to change it)...high k guys are going to get a lot of foul balls. a pitcher who is trying to strike guys out is pitching to miss the bat, meaning he is generally nibbling the corners or trying to get batters to chase bad pitches rather than pitching to contact and allowing his defense to make outs
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FWIW, using AB*OBP*SLG, Sosa = 156.8 RC Olerud = 137.1 RC for that reason alone, I expect Meph to completely discredit the formula ;)
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But OBP*SLG*ABs approximates Runs. So it would seem easy to compare two players by adjusting Runs for outs used. Two .800 OPS guys, one .400 OBP and one .300 OBP, the .400 guy would create more runs and would use fewer outs. At that point though you might as well just use one of the more accurate Runs Created formulas. That's what I was getting at. It's slightly better than the widely available OPS, but not as good as the still widely available better RC formulas, EqA, etc. how accurate is it compared to the more complicated formulas?
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while I too get annoyed at the constant clamoring for all things youthy and prospecty, I don't really think anyone wants this: Fontenot Murton Lee Ramirez Pie Fox Soto Theriot
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50 finalists, broken into 10 groups of 5. The 10 winners of the daily rounds compete on August 27th for the prize
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what is the general opinion (among sabermetricians) of the following Runs Created formula: AB's x OBP x SLG :?:
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vance is gonna win by a landslide. it will be ugliest final vote since Reagan vs. Mondale
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Drop Soriano, add Dunn please
