Comments on: Now This Is A Graph

By: jojo

jojo — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:14:20 +0000

How did the not called HBP lose the game? The Twins scored in the bottom of the inning, so it would have at least been tied 6-6, with two guys on and one out with the Twins still batting.

That didn’t “lose you the ballgame” any more than Marsh’s terrible called strikeout of Orlando Cabrera would have lost the Twins the ballgame. Both teams had multiple chances to win, both before and after any bad calls.

By: joser

joser — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:49:03 +0000

I’m not sure it is okay. Jeff probably lives in Detroit. Winter is now setting in. And he’s in Detroit.

By: JoeR43

JoeR43 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:02:19 +0000

Jeff, man, calm down, breathe, it’s okay.

By: walkoffblast

walkoffblast — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:18:28 +0000

I caught the highlights package and one of my first thoughts was I bet the win probability graph on that one is crazy.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:00:16 +0000

Leyland not only lost that game for the Tigers, but probably lost another 15 during the year… I know they say a manager can only win or lose about 5 games for his team over the course of the season, but Leyland has been HORRIBLE this season.. actually he has been HORRIBLE since midway through 2006!!!

He either makes horrible moves or doesnt make a move when he needs to…

For those of you who dont regularly watch the Tigers, last nights managing was a microcasim of the entire season…

Raburn is a terrible fielder accoring to URZ but Leyland CONSTANTLY uses him in left feild, EVEN BRINGING HIM IN AS A DEFENSIVE REPLACEMENT!!!

He also brings in guys as replacements all the time, not thinking that maybe having Guillens or Maggs bat in the lineup may be important later on…

He ALWAYS pulls his starter too early or too late, NEVER at the right time…

And he ALWAYS leaves releivers in 3 or 4 batters to long…

Leyland lsot us the division, and all us Tiger fans get to look forward to 3 MORE FREAKING YEARS OF HIS IDIOCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: JoeR43

JoeR43 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:42:31 +0000

I have to agree, that strike zone was, um, shaky.
Porcello with 8 strikeouts in 5 2/3. Outside of one outing vs. the offensively offensive Mariners, he’s never even been close to that. To be fair, his strike to ball ratio wasn’t all that different from normal.

By: Steve C

Steve C — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:32:07 +0000

That is pretty well captured by the aLI (average leverage index)

1.93 for this game.

The max was 7.24, and RBI single in the bottom of the 10th.

http://www.fangraphs.com/plays.aspx?date=2009-10-06&team=Twins&dh=0

By: JoeR43

JoeR43 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:20:47 +0000

I actually think Chass is calculated. I’ve emailed him before and he’s much more level headed one on one than he is in articles.

FJM set out to take down bad sports writing, but now some writers use ironic sports writing and purposely write bad crap to get website hits. Guys who know they’re hacks almost welcome criticism for attention.

By: Not David

Not David — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:13:05 +0000

Murray Chase would be proud!

By: JoeR43

JoeR43 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:09:06 +0000

Average discussion between baseball fan and BBWAA member

“____ walks and strikes out too much”
“Um, his OBP is like .405. He’s good”
“You stupid nerd, watch baseball.”
“I do.”
“You’re dealing with a member of the BBWAA”
“So because you write for a paper, that makes your opinion more qualified?”
“YOU DON’T WATCH BASEBALL BUT I WATCH BASEBALL I AM IN THE BBWAA.”

I swear these egomaniacs often make these votes more about themselves than the players. I swear the vagueness of the term “valuable” is the worst thing that can happen to individual awards, it lets some of the real jerks do whatever they want and not face any discourse. Heck, they can even do what Tom Haudricourt did.