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No more pencils, no more books
Location: Mannassas, VA.
Time: 10:42.
Topic: One of the rare posts where I will just type and see what happens. If this proves to be disastrous, my laptop will self destruct 15 seconds after the post is made and our blog will be shut down permanently.
Thoughts in italics...
If Bud Selig's job as commissioner isn't to be in attendance on the day the single most sacred and notable record in all of sports history is broken, what exactly does he do? Bud, make the pilgrimage to wherever Barry is going to be the night he makes history, and do yourself a favor: stand and applaud when he jacks it out.
It's that simple. It's your job, Bud. Get your ass there. Barry is one of the greatest hitters in the history of the game, and quite honestly, I think you'd like to be there just to watch Barry swing the stick.
Michael Vick may feel like a saint compared to Tim Donaghy right now.
This is bad... bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad for the NBA. See post below by KevDog.
The more and more I think about it, the more fantasy baseball is fairly to majorly screwed up. We attribute points to categories like RBI's, Wins, Losses and BA when we should be counting categories like OPS, OBP, SLG and WHIP. Ryan Howard has no control over how many RBI's he has in one week. What he has control if his hitting the evaliving snot out of the ball and just hoping J-Roll is on base when he does it. He controls his OBP (On Base Percentage) and OPS (OBP+Slugging) and SLG. Johan Santana has no control over how many runs the Twinkies score on any given night, or how many they don't. All he can control is his WHIP, BB's, K's. If he throws a CG and loses 1-0, he loses points for the "L". Inversely, he could go 5 innings, give up 6 runs, walk 7 guys (not likely, so lets say this is Ervin of the Santanas), while the Twinkies score 10 runs, and he gets a "W". I'd get more into this but I'm tired and its late.
Time: 10:42.
Topic: One of the rare posts where I will just type and see what happens. If this proves to be disastrous, my laptop will self destruct 15 seconds after the post is made and our blog will be shut down permanently.
Thoughts in italics...
If Bud Selig's job as commissioner isn't to be in attendance on the day the single most sacred and notable record in all of sports history is broken, what exactly does he do? Bud, make the pilgrimage to wherever Barry is going to be the night he makes history, and do yourself a favor: stand and applaud when he jacks it out.
It's that simple. It's your job, Bud. Get your ass there. Barry is one of the greatest hitters in the history of the game, and quite honestly, I think you'd like to be there just to watch Barry swing the stick.
Michael Vick may feel like a saint compared to Tim Donaghy right now.
This is bad... bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad for the NBA. See post below by KevDog.
The more and more I think about it, the more fantasy baseball is fairly to majorly screwed up. We attribute points to categories like RBI's, Wins, Losses and BA when we should be counting categories like OPS, OBP, SLG and WHIP. Ryan Howard has no control over how many RBI's he has in one week. What he has control if his hitting the evaliving snot out of the ball and just hoping J-Roll is on base when he does it. He controls his OBP (On Base Percentage) and OPS (OBP+Slugging) and SLG. Johan Santana has no control over how many runs the Twinkies score on any given night, or how many they don't. All he can control is his WHIP, BB's, K's. If he throws a CG and loses 1-0, he loses points for the "L". Inversely, he could go 5 innings, give up 6 runs, walk 7 guys (not likely, so lets say this is Ervin of the Santanas), while the Twinkies score 10 runs, and he gets a "W". I'd get more into this but I'm tired and its late.
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While you may be right about the fantasy baseball inference, I don't think I would be the first to join a league in which the categories were OPS, etc...And to be technically correct. A pitcher doesn't control walks independently, the umpire has a major say in that. Similarily OBP is affected directly by the umps. I think the focus is that all sports require some sort of team effort and fantasy sports reflects this. A little bit of luck, a little bit of fun, and a little bit of action brings you some great entertainment. If you want go by the numbers. But moneyball still hasn't proven itself to effective when it counts. It's a new perspective.
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: July 24, 2007 at 8:49 PM
: July 24, 2007 at 8:49 PM
To be technicallyI would actually say the hitters are more responsible for walks then the pitchers and umpires, so you are partially correct on that point. I don't know how you can say OBP is affected directly by the umps, however. Please explain that one to me...I love OBP because it is simple= what percentage of the time does a hitter not make an out. I think it is one of the most important stats when judging a hitters value. By not making an out, you extend the inning, thus giving your team more chances to score runs. Thanks for the comment though...
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