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  1. Hairyducked Idiot
    Therein lies the problem. Presumably, as the season goes on, his innings will go down and his leverage index will go up.
  2. Hairyducked Idiot
    I know I'm playing semantics, but it isn't racist. It's stereotypical and insensitive, but it doesn't espouse the idea that races have different abilities and some races are more valuable than others.
  3. Hairyducked Idiot
    In terms of wins above replacement, using the stats I listed above, the best starting pitchers each season are usually worth 7-9 wins and the best relievers 6-8. Given that there's no guarantee of dominance in one translating to dominance in another, I don't think there's much incentive to be moving the best relievers to starting or vice-versa.
  4. Hairyducked Idiot
    Peavy's best ERA+ in a season was 171, Santana's was 182. Marmol put up a 326 last season. IF you knew for a fact that Peavy and Santana could become even more dominant as relievers, and you had a manager with the discipline to use him only in truly high-leverage situations, then their value could be comparable in either situation, yes.
  5. Hairyducked Idiot
    He can cruise the rest of the month and still have his third ever as a productive major-leaguer.
  6. Hairyducked Idiot
    OVERMATCHED!?!?!?!??!?!
  7. Hairyducked Idiot
    http://baseballprospectus.com/statistics/sortable/index.php?cid=204021 Marmol has been the most valuable relief pitcher in all of baseball to this point, worth a full win over replacement already. His innings have been 58% more important than a basic, start-of-the-game inning. http://baseballprospectus.com/statistics/sortable/index.php?cid=204017 Compare the Support-Nuetral Value Added, adjusted for level (SNVAL) for the best starters in the league versus Marmol's Wins Expected Added adjusted for level (WXL), which are basically the same stat. Marmol's 0.865 wins added above average is right up there with the best starters in the league.
  8. Hairyducked Idiot
    I really don't see what's wrong with Marmol staying in relief. A truly dominant relief pitcher used in high-leverage situations (which Piniella is mostly doing, although I'd like to see Marmol a bit less in 2-run leads) can be just as valuable as a high-innings starter.
  9. Hairyducked Idiot
    http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?gameid=280419116 Fangraph calls it. 100% chance of a Cubs victory.
  10. Hairyducked Idiot
    11-1 Cubs. Padding the Pythag
  11. Hairyducked Idiot
    In other news, the Cardinals trail 3-0 in the eighth: http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?gameid=280419124 Reds have tied the Brewers 3-3 in yet another Brewers bullpen blown lead: http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?gameid=280419117
  12. Hairyducked Idiot
    I found something more fun to read that blowout arguments, the MLB.com Reds forum argument over Corey Patterson. http://www.forums.mlb.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ml-reds&tid=45054 Reds fan (paraphrase): Of course Patterson has potential, he was 2000 Southern League Player of the Year according to Baseball America!
  13. Hairyducked Idiot
    This. Eisenhour was a sissy.
  14. Hairyducked Idiot
    To kill time. To prove how smart we are so that the new owner might notice our baseball skillz and offer a job in the front office, of course.
  15. Hairyducked Idiot
    Maybe Lou's giving him the same part of the game off as he did with Ramirez a game or two ago? I dunno, it just seems like 7-1 is too close to do that. I know it's not like 2-1, but it's not 15-1. http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?gameid=280419116 I think we're fine. Win expectancy: 97%
  16. Hairyducked Idiot
    I'm not even worried about this season, per se. With or without Theriot and Pie, the Cubs are the best team in the division, and after that the playoffs are a tossup. I just want to continue to be the best team in the division for a long time, and we can't paper over our mistakes with cash forever.
  17. Hairyducked Idiot
    That wasn't my post. But I did say some pretty bad things about the Pirates earlier, so I'll accept my one. Anyways, 7-1 now.
  18. Hairyducked Idiot
    Thank you for telling us how we should be fans. I'm wearing my jersey but not my hat today, is that cool with you?
  19. Hairyducked Idiot
    Less-than-half season? Check his 2005.
  20. Hairyducked Idiot
    His career minor-league numbers point to him being pretty much exactly what he was last year.
  21. Hairyducked Idiot
    You obviously haven't read too many game threads this year. My favorite: the "BE HURT THERIOT" comment(s). To be fair, we aren't complaining about his play to date this season. We are complaining about the likely level of play the rest of the season.
  22. Hairyducked Idiot
    Eww, 2004. Wish I hadn't looked.
  23. Hairyducked Idiot
    I'm going to risk some woof-god wrath and check for the last time the Cubs started 11-6.
  24. Hairyducked Idiot
    That's what I was thinking. They are bad at everything. Defensively, offensively, pitching. Not one facet of their game is good.
  25. Hairyducked Idiot
    Cedeno's hustle in the batter's box forces the wild pitch, run scored.
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