A Thought on Evan Longoria and the A.L. MVP
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 23, 2009 10:00 AM EDT
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Evan Longoria's start to the year was simply gangbusters. He was undoubtedly the best player in the American League and maybe all of baseball during this time period. Combine his offenise output with his stellar defense and wow. That month of April was a thing to behold for Longo.
So consider this:
Longoria's best month: .369/.419/.714
Joe Mauer's seasonal line: .373/.442/.608
I'll avoid partaking in "groupthink", but look at those numbers again and remember: Joe Mauer is a catcher.
Amazing.
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Question about the splits.
.369/.419/.714
Am I correct in assuming that is BA/On Base %/OPS?
by GatorSphere on Sep 23, 2009 10:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No the third is SLG
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by FreeZorilla on Sep 23, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh that makes a ton more sense.
I can't wait until we trade him for a reliever.
by kericr on Sep 23, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well then holy crap...
what a month indeed!
by GatorSphere on Sep 23, 2009 10:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but a fifth of the year he's a DH so none of that other stuff counts
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by Sandy Kazmir on Sep 23, 2009 10:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
since we dont have a cy young canidate and prob wont have a thread ill post this here
did anyone else see john kruk say this gem about zack grienke on baseball tonight “well, I don’t know, unless he gets a win or two in his next three starts, I have to go with CC, he has the wins.”
stupidity on tv is at an all-time high
by Toe Finch on Sep 23, 2009 11:57 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I hate it
Swav or Die (>'-')> <('-')> <('-'<)
For the lulz
by SRQman on Sep 23, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard Joe Morgan on the SVP show talking about how the Yankees "wouldn't have all those wins without CC"
How CC is the reason they’ve won so many games. “Not to slight Greinke” but he doesn’t have the wins. At this point I decided that quitting smoking was overrated when I found myself yelling profanities at my car cd player.
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by Sandy Kazmir on Sep 23, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nevermind Mauer, i'm still amazed that a 239/341/373
hitter is still getting opurtunites in high leverage situations
by sternfan1 on Sep 23, 2009 12:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rodriguez looked nice last night.
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 23, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yesir, very anxious to get him some MLB ABS
by sternfan1 on Sep 23, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would say the same about Jennings and Joyce.
Very impressed with Hellickson as well. He looked as good as advertised.
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 23, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm fairly happy with what the Rays
bring to the table next season. AF needs to find some luck in bullpen arms, ala Aardsma, and i think we’re set
Catcher is of some concern too
by sternfan1 on Sep 23, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aardsma strikes me as funny coming from you
Balfour BB/9
2007: 7.3
2008: 3.7
2009: 4.4
Aardsma
2007: 4.7
2008: 6.5
2009 4.3
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by FreeZorilla on Sep 23, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
87% fastballs this year
Pretty comparable strikeout #s past 3 years with Balfours 08 standing out
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by FreeZorilla on Sep 23, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2.83 FIP and 10.25 K/9 along with .41 HR/9
And he doesn’t play with that moronic necklace after every pitch like a mental patient
by sternfan1 on Sep 23, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
3.4% HR/FB to thank for that. Bet you he does not repeat that
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by FreeZorilla on Sep 23, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
stadium at work
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by FreeZorilla on Sep 23, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd take their bullpen in a heartbeat
i love those power arms
by sternfan1 on Sep 23, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't see past the stadium
Balfour fits right in with their pen
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by FreeZorilla on Sep 23, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
for further evidence see Aardsma's 2009 xFIP of 4.16
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by FreeZorilla on Sep 23, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
Their bullpen is far worse than ours.
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 23, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We even strike out more batters than they do.
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 23, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And obviously I was wrong on the FIP.
Odd.
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 23, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
xFIP we would be better
Stadium
Rays HR/FB 11.2%
Ms: 9.3%
That makes up .014 FIP
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by FreeZorilla on Sep 23, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
See if they'd take Bradford for Lowe
by sternfan1 on Sep 23, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well you called the Cormier signing, and Swindle and Zaun too i believe
by sternfan1 on Sep 23, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you see Meloan pitched for the A's the other day?
by sternfan1 on Sep 23, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 more seasons until he's a FA I believe.
Can’t believe the Cubs dumped him for nothing.
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 23, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neither.
February 2, 2009: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Justin Sellers (minors) and Richie Robnett (minors).
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 23, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
3k 1BB 2IP
not bad
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by FreeZorilla on Sep 23, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
very low lev, but still good
and after being on his 5th team, it’s amazing he can see straight
by sternfan1 on Sep 23, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lev should not affect pitcher #'s
Though in complete blowouts teams may lose plate discipline
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by FreeZorilla on Sep 23, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we never said our bullpen was younger
Lowe is young and (from what I know) isn’t limited to certain situations. Just because Lowe is younger now and will most likely be better than Bradford in the future it doesn’t mean there was a difference this past year.
by Navi's_Navy on Sep 23, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you see Bateman last night? he's scary, another 3-2 machine
by sternfan1 on Sep 23, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How bout 3 pitches behnd the hitter?
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by FreeZorilla on Sep 23, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT:DY and BJ m,ake news again
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&page=starting9/090923&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
by sternfan1 on Sep 23, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Link is to something else
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