Comments on: Zack Greinke Dazzles Once More

By: brian recca

brian recca — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:19:46 +0000

well done Jarrett, well done

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:38:10 +0000

ummm….ur all idiots!!!! hb the fact tht no pitcher will win an mvp in years b.c thy only play evry 5th game and not eve nthe entire gmae?!? and the fact u thnk tex has more of a shot thn jeter…. i luv jeter i thnk hes gr8. but tex duz hav a better shot. altho no1 from the yanks should win it but of course thyl get it cuz thyr the yankees.

By: Jarrett

Jarrett — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:47:01 +0000

BUT TEXIERA DRIVES IN MORE RUNS BECAUSE HE’S A CLUTCH CLUBHOUSE GUY!!.
No but seriously my older brother tried to explain to me why Dayton Moore still had a job and when I lambasted him he called me a nerd and said I was born to prefer sabermetrics. I may never have been happier.

By: Joe R

Joe R — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:03:20 +0000

updated definition of analyst: a person who takes a stance on an issue, and then develops an argument for it.

Example:
nerd: Mauer should be MVP
journalist: No, Teixeira should.
nerd: But Mauer leads in…
journalist: YEAH WELL MAUER DOESN’T CARRY HIS TEAM AND PLAYS SELFISHLY JUST TO COMPILE.
nerd: /leaves

By: Not David

Not David — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:45:14 +0000

“Professional analysts.”

By: Joe R

Joe R — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:16:18 +0000

and unfortunately, 99.5% of baseball fans still think this way.

Believe me, I’ve attempted posting on Yahoo answers before, most of them still think W-L record and BA are useful stats. And that baseball games are won with “Heart”.

By: Richie Abernathy

Richie Abernathy — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:08:46 +0000

Oh, how I miss the boys at firejoemorgan.com.

By: Joe R

Joe R — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:57:05 +0000

Still, even if we say, 4 of his HR’s are “lucky” and the rest would be a HR regularly, what’s his season total, 35 HR?

Really want to hang our MVP hats on a 1B with 35 HR? Bill effin Hall once hit 35.

I know Teixeira’s a better hitter than Hall was in that fluke year, but still, if he wins, it’s because the MVP voters are either too lazy to see how a player actually performed, or too moronic to understand that this is a regular Teixeira year and he isn’t “elevating” his teammates any more than he has before. If anyone deserves “elevation” points, it’s Bobby Abreu for teaching Mike Scoscia and Co. that’s it’s okay to take a walk.

By: ecp

ecp — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:51:45 +0000

Joe Morgan thinks it should be CC and Harold Reynolds says Mariano.

That sound you just heard is my head exploding.

By: Travis L

Travis L — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:50:54 +0000

@JoeR

Agreed. According to hit tracker, Tex has 3 really cheap shots to RF. I’m not familiar with the layout so I don’t know where a “true” RF bleacher would be, but it looks like there are a few more homers to right that are “new yankee” assisted.

Overall, 5 of his 31 HR have been judged as “just enough” by hit tracker, which isn’t too bad in and of itself.