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Bleacher Report is pretty terrible. I'd advise you to up the quality of the baseball information that you ingest.
For example
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When Josh Hamilton went down with a broken arm the Rangers were 9-1. When he came back on May 23, the Rangers were just 24-23. That's quite a difference. Who would have ever thought losing an MVP would hurt so much?
Josh Hamilton in 2011:
.355/.545 (OBP/SLG) 13 HR, 59 RBI, 2.0 WAR in 321 PA
Nelson Cruz was on the DL from May 4th to May 22nd
Nelson Cruz in 2011:
.315/.545 (OBP/SLG) 24 HR, 72 RBI, 1.9 WAR in 372 PA
Cruz has been nearly as good as Hamilton this year. The Rangers didn't lose a lot of games in May because Hamilton was on the DL. They lost games because Hamilton AND Cruz were on the DL.
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5. Consistent Hitting
The Rangers have lost 11 games in which the pitchers gave up three runs or fewer.
The Rangers have won 12 games in which the pitchers gave up 5 runs or more.
Consistent hitting would eliminate both high and low scoring games, correct? So, perhaps the Rangers would have won those 11 games where the pitchers gave up 3 or less runs, but at the cost of losing an extra 12 games where the pitchers gave up 5+ runs.
And, hopefully, things like 'Play good defense' and 'Starting pitching must continue dominance' aren't telling you anything you didn't already know.
There is good information out there. Don't be content to settle...
Bleacher Report is pretty terrible. I'd advise you to up the quality of the baseball information that you ingest.
For example
Josh Hamilton in 2011:
.355/.545 (OBP/SLG) 13 HR, 59 RBI, 2.0 WAR in 321 PA
Nelson Cruz was on the DL from May 4th to May 22nd
Nelson Cruz in 2011:
.315/.545 (OBP/SLG) 24 HR, 72 RBI, 1.9 WAR in 372 PA
Cruz has been nearly as good as Hamilton this year. The Rangers didn't lose a lot of games in May because Hamilton was on the DL. They lost games because Hamilton AND Cruz were on the DL.
The Rangers have won 12 games in which the pitchers gave up 5 runs or more.
Consistent hitting would eliminate both high and low scoring games, correct? So, perhaps the Rangers would have won those 11 games where the pitchers gave up 3 or less runs, but at the cost of losing an extra 12 games where the pitchers gave up 5+ runs.
And, hopefully, things like 'Play good defense' and 'Starting pitching must continue dominance' aren't telling you anything you didn't already know.
There is good information out there. Don't be content to settle...
Bleacher Report is fine....thanks for the info though. As with any other subject there are always two sides, two stories, two ways of doing things.
Bleacher Report is fine....thanks for the info though. As with any other subject there are always two sides, two stories, two ways of doing things.
It really isn't fine. It's whatever the electronic version of a rag is.
It kinda grosses me out to click on a couple of their articles but...
This is what Joe Ianello (analyst) has to say about the Phillies' acquisition of Hunter Pence.
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Originally Posted by Joe Ianello ANALYST! on Hunter Pence's enthusiasm
Pence proceeded to jump around waving his hands wildly for any player that would give him a high-five.
Hard-hitting analysis!!! There is an obvious correlation between wild hand waving and winning ball games.
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Originally Posted by Joe Ianello ANALYST! on the protection Pence provides Ryan Howard
In the five games since Pence has joined the club, Howard has gone 9 for 22 with four home runs, four doubles and nine RBI.
Between April 24th and April 29th Howard went 8 for 19 with 3 home runs and 8 RBI. Ben Francisco hit behind him in every game. Ben Francisco must have as nearly as much Protectionability as Hunter Pence.
Except,
Between May 4th and May 8th Howard went 2 for 18 with 1 home run and 1 RBI with ... Ben Francisco hitting behind him in 4 of the 5 games. It's almost like the hitter batting behind you has absolutely nothing to do with your performance.
“But what about [insert possible excluded variable]?” Well, we controlled for a heck of lot of potential outside influences: platoon effects of the batter and the on-deck batter, the base/out configuration, the quality of the pitcher, the score differential, the inning of the game, and the park in which the game was played. Given the number of observations we are convinced that protection is a myth; it doesn’t exist.
You can enjoy bleacher report. I can't make you change your mind on that. Just realize that there is more out there than unfounded sports cliche if you are interested.
It really isn't fine. It's whatever the electronic version of a rag is.
It kinda grosses me out to click on a couple of their articles but...
This is what Joe Ianello (analyst) has to say about the Phillies' acquisition of Hunter Pence.
Hard-hitting analysis!!! There is an obvious correlation between wild hand waving and winning ball games.
Between April 24th and April 29th Howard went 8 for 19 with 3 home runs and 8 RBI. Ben Francisco hit behind him in every game. Ben Francisco must have as nearly as much Protectionability as Hunter Pence.
Except,
Between May 4th and May 8th Howard went 2 for 18 with 1 home run and 1 RBI with ... Ben Francisco hitting behind him in 4 of the 5 games. It's almost like the hitter batting behind you has absolutely nothing to do with your performance.
You can enjoy bleacher report. I can't make you change your mind on that. Just realize that there is more out there than unfounded sports cliche if you are interested.
Yeah, thanks for the advice, but I kinda knew that......btw, Texas wins again....
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