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Recent content by FromKoufaxtoEdwin
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getting really sick of the A's utility/platoon style of play
The A's players DO have a firm grasp on their roles. They know who will be playing against right-handed pitching and who will be playing against left-handed pitching. The A's are getting great production from their offense because management puts them in the best possible position to succeed...- FromKoufaxtoEdwin
- Post #28
- Forum: Baseball
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30 for 30: Honus Wagner T-206
They did a really good job with this. I was actually in the room for one of the interviews, and the guys who made the video were really cool and really interested in the subject. They got some pretty big time guys for the short and made it into a really solid 14 minutes of film.- FromKoufaxtoEdwin
- Post #2
- Forum: Baseball
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Will the baseball nerds ruin the sport with cybermetrics and WAR stuff?
Why is wOBA flawed? What about wRC+? You can't just say they are flawed without giving an explanation of what they calculate and how the evidence that those stats correlate with runs scored and wins is much higher than something like batting average, RBI, etc. I personally am not a fan of...- FromKoufaxtoEdwin
- Post #40
- Forum: Baseball
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Will the baseball nerds ruin the sport with cybermetrics and WAR stuff?
Another statistic that shows very little about value. RBI is often something that a player cannot control (unless he hits a home run) and is dependent on the players in front of you getting on base. For example, Cabrera had right around 70 more plate appearances than Trout with RISP. And even...- FromKoufaxtoEdwin
- Post #38
- Forum: Baseball
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Will the baseball nerds ruin the sport with cybermetrics and WAR stuff?
Because batting average is a terrible tool in trying to evaluate the worth or "value" of a player. There are so many things, even offensively, that batting average alone doesnt calculate, which is why it has the one of lowest correlations to runs scored of any "stat" that is used. As for the...- FromKoufaxtoEdwin
- Post #35
- Forum: Baseball
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Cabrera AL MVP over Trout
The funny thing to me about this whole thing is that this season was Miggy's worst offensive season in the last 3 years (wOBA and wRC+ were much higher in 2011 and 2010). He is just a fantastic hitter, and it is a shame that he only get the attention and adulation he deserves because of some...- FromKoufaxtoEdwin
- Post #20
- Forum: Baseball
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Assuming Cabrera DOES NOT win the Triple Crown, who is the MVP?
Advanced pitching metrics are not predictive. They show how the pitcher is done in certain categories that have been determined over the years to be in the pitcher's control (K's, walks, home runs) to come up with a number that is what that pitcher's ERA should have been based on their...- FromKoufaxtoEdwin
- Post #39
- Forum: Baseball
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Assuming Cabrera DOES NOT win the Triple Crown, who is the MVP?
Because WAR stands for Wins Above Replacement. A replacement player is a AAAA player that just about any team has in the minors and they can plug in to their lineup. A team full of these players would still win around 50 or so games in a major league season. This is a pretty darn good...- FromKoufaxtoEdwin
- Post #34
- Forum: Baseball
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Assuming Cabrera DOES NOT win the Triple Crown, who is the MVP?
Got it.- FromKoufaxtoEdwin
- Post #23
- Forum: Baseball
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Assuming Cabrera DOES NOT win the Triple Crown, who is the MVP?
What exactly is ridiculous about it? What is not logical and correct about his break down of the two players? Do you not believe that baserunning and defense actually provide value to a team?- FromKoufaxtoEdwin
- Post #21
- Forum: Baseball
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Assuming Cabrera DOES NOT win the Triple Crown, who is the MVP?
i want to preface this by saying that Miggy has been one of my favorite hitters to watch since he came into the league. I have always thought that he was criminally underrated as a hitter and that he would end up as an inner-circle HOF type offensive force. Put simply, the guy is one of the 2...- FromKoufaxtoEdwin
- Post #16
- Forum: Baseball
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Ebay Completed Listings
This started for me a few days ago, and it's ridiculously annoying. Nobody cares what the original BIN is, nor is it helpful to anybody. Hopefully there will be a change soon.- FromKoufaxtoEdwin
- Post #7
- Forum: Baseball
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Rules question re: throwing hat/glove
I believe Duaner Sanchez did this in a game a few years back when he was with the Dodgers. I want to say it was in Arizona against the D-Backs and he threw his glove on a chopper up the middle and it made contact with the ball.- FromKoufaxtoEdwin
- Post #10
- Forum: Baseball
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Is Jordan Zimmermann one of the best 10 pitchers in baseball?
Unfortunately, i dont think you grasped much of what I wrote. Instead of using stats like ERA, which can fluctuate highly through a single season due to things outside of the pitcher's control (luck, defense, etc), I used numbers that correlate much better with how the pitcher actually...- FromKoufaxtoEdwin
- Post #20
- Forum: Baseball
