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  1. Fike85
    Ballgame.
  2. Fike85
    Well, there goes that rally.
  3. Fike85
    6 hits away from 1,500 for Jeff.
  4. Fike85
    One a positive note, this was the fourth consecutive quality start by a Brewers pitcher, and the sixth in eight games.
  5. Fike85
    We need to score before Hoffman comes in.
  6. Fike85
    Nice win tonight. Now let us never speak of this game again.
  7. Fike85
    Wow, I need to Pick up JJ Hardy again.
  8. Fike85
    I just did that. I had to say goodbye to Brad Hawpe, but I think I'll survive without him!
  9. Fike85
    Believe me, by no means I am counting this game as a win yet. That said, going to a game and seeing 5 HRs is something that the fans will remember for a loooooong time. Now let's win this baby!
  10. Fike85
    While I am aware that many within sabermetric believe that batting average should be banned, I have never fully accepted why. I know that one of the arguements is that BA does not indicate the players ability to score runs, but I do not find that alone to be convincing enough to persuade me against BA. In fact, I think that BA still has a lot of relevance. For instance, if you compare the BA of Jim Edmonds (.263) to his OBP (.385) you will be able to determine without thinking that he is able to draw a lot of walks. If he had a .330 BA and a .350 OBP you would easily be able to determine the opposite. I also think that BA comes in handy late in games. Let's say that you're at home and you're tied in the bottom of the ninth with a runner on second an one out. What you need here is a player to drive in that run. What you don't need is a player to draw a walk. Thus you may want to sub a player with a high OBP (.375) but a low BA (.250) for a player with a high BA (.300) and a low OBP (.315). Just a thought. I look forward to what the rest of you nerdy stat-heads who know nothing about baseball have to say.* *Sarcasm is indicated by italics.
  11. Fike85
    http://www.ukcps.co.uk/members/JohnstonTiger
  12. Fike85
    How many posts do you need before you become a BF.net All-Star?
  13. Fike85
    I'll keep it short and simple: Does it really matter if a team is playing at home and if so, why.
  14. Fike85
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Santo a shameless when it comes to trying to get pity for the fact that he is not in the HOF?
  15. Fike85
    Ben Sheets will be trying to bounce back from the worst outing of his career tonight when he squares off against Wandy Rodriguez and the Houston Astros. Rodriguez sports an 8-5 record and a 6.09 ERA, which means he'll be good for at least 6 IP, 3H, 2 ER.
  16. Fike85
    The season is far from over. While I argree 100% that this was a big blow, we'll still have our chances to make up ground. But all that I'm worried about is finishing with at least 82 wins and being at least 5.0 GB of the Wild Card so I can have a chance to dream...
  17. Fike85
    They're 2 games back of .500 but 4 games back of being 2 games over .500.
  18. Fike85
    I am fascinated by statistics. I love going online and discovering the OPS, OXS, and VORP of my favorite players. But like many baseball fans I find statistics to be inherently incomplete. After all, statistics only show the effect of a players performance, and as we all know to every effect there is a cause. The stats of Adam Dunn are out of this world. Thus far in the season he has 34 HRs, a .395 OBP, a .594 SLG%, a .989 OPS, and a 3TO of 50.3%. But the biggest drawback that Dunn has is the rate in which he strikeout. He set the single season record in 2004 with 195 K's and has 124 K's in 2005. You can't help but wonder what his numbers would be like if he cut his strikeout rate in half. Or can you? Why is it that Dunn K's once every 3.18 ABs? From what I have seen and by all accounts I have heard Adam Dunn has an amazing eye at the plate. This is verified by his 84 walks on the season. No, the reason that Dunn strikes out so much is because he swings for the fences. Although this causes him to strikeout a lot, it also allows his SLG% to be through the roof. (That and his eye at the plate, obviously.) If Dunn were to try and cut his K rate by simply trying to put the bat on the ball he would not have nearly as high a SLG% because he would not have as many HRs or 2Bs. Adam Dunn perfectly illustrates how cause and effect in baseball, and that all that stats indicate is the effect.
  19. Fike85
    Put it on the board, Yes!
  20. Fike85
    Yuck.
  21. Fike85
    When Brett Favre throws his arms in the air and runs around after throwing a TD Pass I sense excitement. When Ned Yost yells and an ump I sense anger. When a player takes a bat and goes off an a water cooler I sense frustration. Emotions are usually quite easy to identify.
  22. Fike85
    Rluz, while we both can agree that stats are helpful, what I am trying to say is that there are some things (i.e. productive outs) that are best not quantified and left to independent observation. Whether or not a player has "Icewater in his veins" can only be determined based on observation. Derek Jeter, for instance, has icewater in his veins because he demenor never changes no matter what the in-game situation is. Same goes for Brett Favre, Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, et cetera. If anything these players enjoy being in intense situations, and we only know that because of years of observation.
  23. Fike85
    I agree with Mr. The Automator that there is a situational element to it, but I stand by my point that the runner should be advanced one way or the other most of the time. Like Brian said, perhaps your best bet is to allow the hitter to swing away. As for you BCU, I too cringe when Mr. 3TO comes up important situations. I feel a lot more comfortable when contact hitters such as Brady Clark and Jeff Cirillo come to the plate. The problem that I have with 3TO is that sometimes it is best to choke up on the bat and try to punch the ball somewhere, and all that he does is swing for the fences. That and he's injury-prone.
  24. Fike85
    I think that we can all agree that if the batter leading off an inning gets a double that at the very least he should be advanced to third by the next batter. I also think that we can all agree that a runner on third with less than two outs should score the vast majority of the time. That said, I do not think that it is necessary to try and quantify productive outs. Any avid baseball watcher should be able to discover over the course of a season whether or not a team/player they follow on a regular basis is good at advancing baserunners and such.
  25. Fike85
    I'm feeling this one slip away.
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