Comments on: Playoff Win Value Components

By: Scappy

Scappy — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:03:30 +0000

The even sadder part is that someone won a gold glove that year.

By: Eric Seidman

Eric Seidman — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:35:33 +0000

Yeah, I think they merit a separate post on just how bad they were in the field.

By: don

don — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:19:02 +0000

That -130 mark in the field for the ’05 Yankees is sort of astounding. It’s not just the worst mark of a playoff team, it’s the worst mark of any team by a huge margin.

By: Bill B.

Bill B. — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:09:36 +0000

Hey Eric, sorry for the off-topic comment, but we’re doing a “Dream Team Draft” over at Baseball Digest Daily and we were wondering if you’d like to participate. Send me an e-mail — crashburnalley [at] gmail [dot] com.

By: Mark Runsvold

Mark Runsvold — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:52:42 +0000

Interesting stuff, Eric. Amidst all the nonsense tossed around to explain the Yankees failure to win the Series in recent years, you almost never hear mention of the atrocious defenses the franchise keeps running out there. It’s like the team was assembled at the behest of some old man with a lot of money and a very poor understanding of modern baseball analysis or something. Oh…wait. On second thought, though, I think it’s that third baseman’s fault. I mean, a perfectly competent fielder who’s also one of the best hitters in the game? Who wants THAT?