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He has the Evil Eye!
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Why are the Gnats so far ahead of their pythag record? Simple they are 22-7 in 1 run games. Why is that? Because Robby has used his bullpen perfectly. He has 4 very high quality relievers. They have pitched all the high leverage innings and the # of those innings distributed to the four goes in the order of their overall effectiveness. All coutesy of BP. http://baseballprospectus.com/articl...articleid=4192 |
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07-05-2005, 09:35 PM
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Here's what I don't get, BF, you say that the Nats are winning because of timely hitting, which one would assume you mean with runners in scoring position, but that's not the case as I gave team stats with runners in scoring position in an earlier post in this thread. The Reds are in the middle of the pack in runs scored in RISP, while the Nats are in the bottom three in the NL. It shows more than anything the reason the Nats are doing alright isn't because of their hitting with RISP, but their pitching. Likewise the Reds woes aren't because of their hitting with RISP, but their pitching.
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07-05-2005, 09:38 PM
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I will not sit here while you people introduce FACTS into this discussion.
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07-05-2005, 09:39 PM
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Not to mention it is too complicated for practical use. And the fact that James continues to revise it - with later versions now including component for things like batting avg. with RISP, solo homers, strikeouts etc.....it just shows how earlier versions are flawed and demonstrates the perhaps impracticality of ever arriving at a truly "accurate" formula at PLAYER level. |
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07-05-2005, 09:40 PM
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Washington Nationals 2005- Overall: 5.02 AB/K- Fifth Highest K Rate in the National League Washington Nationals 2005- w/RISP: 4.53 AB/K- Third Highest K Rate in the National League What's that? The Washington Nationals strike out MORE with RISP than they do overall??? How could that be??? They're spunky sparky situational killers I thought. It must be a mirage. I'll bet they're really good in even more remote situations like hitting with RISP and Two Outs then. Yeah. That's GOTTA be it. Washington Nationals- 2005- w/RISP: 2 Out: 3.68 AB/K- Worst K Rate in the National League Alright. Something's wrong here. After all, the Nationals are spunky sparky situational killing machines who focus on making more contact in every single situation and even more the more "important" and "pressure-packed" the situation gets. At least, that's what we're hearing. And yet, we see a team that is one of the WORST contact-producing teams in the National League???? Say it ain't so!!! So it MUST be the Stolen Bases then. Of course. That HAS to be it. They're spunky and sparky and run all around the place. They're littleball central after all. They bob and weave and dart and swipe. They must. They're littleball personified after all, aren't they? Washington Nationals- 2005: Stolen Bases- 24 (Lowest total in the National League) Stolen Base %- 49% WHAT???? They have the fewest Stolen Bases in the National League too?? And they get caught more than half the time???? That's IMPOSSIBLE, isn't it? After all, they're spunky sparky contact-hitting blazing-fast littleball killah's who don't like Mike Scioscia. Sigh. Well, they bunt some but really not a great deal more than your next team. In those all-important Close-and-Late situations, only six NL teams have sacrificed fewer times even though the Nats have the 3rd more Close-and-Late PA. They step in front of pitches pretty good. But not considerably more than your next best team on the list. They don't hit any better situationally. Their RISP BA of .260 is exactly the same as their .260 overall BA and their RISP w 2 Out BA is .223. But then, their situational RISP OBP is 32 points above their overall numbers even if their SLG is lower with RISP. Waitaminit. You mean it's about not making OUTS??? AGAIN??? It's about On-Base Percentage? AGAIN??? Well, not so much. It's really about pitching. Again.
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07-05-2005, 09:41 PM
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I love those. Dude you totally rock. 
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07-05-2005, 09:45 PM
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Same as he did here.
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07-05-2005, 09:48 PM
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Very weird that BF can't seem to see this post.
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07-05-2005, 09:50 PM
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07-05-2005, 09:51 PM
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07-05-2005, 09:51 PM
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eek, sorry...I already did...
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07-05-2005, 09:55 PM
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mmmmmmmmmmm, doughnuts
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I guess I just don't see the problem with it. Sure, it continues to evolve, but as it does it only becomes more accurate. |
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