tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10243036.post115262648201568394..comments2023-11-05T04:54:27.364-05:00Comments on The GYS Network: Random and meaningless numbers Part IIEarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528300608952663063noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10243036.post-1152643256406140152006-07-11T14:40:00.000-04:002006-07-11T14:40:00.000-04:00Because it's not the same without the pinstripers ...Because it's not the same without the pinstripers there. And oh, I started contributing to a new place, called DUGOUT PRESS. It has links to all the teams, some unfinished, some manned. I took over (??) the Sox site. Here's the link. This is a work in progress. If you scroll down and look on the left, you'll see all the team's links. And down on the right are newspaper articles. Stop by, and maybe comment. Soon, this will be a very popular place. And all contributions to the Sox page would be amazing. Here's the link....thanks.<BR/>http://dugoutpress.com/redsox/Peter Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00625257724065648318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10243036.post-1152632929480291202006-07-11T11:48:00.000-04:002006-07-11T11:48:00.000-04:00One of the complicating factors in the Yahoo ranki...One of the complicating factors in the Yahoo rankings is that they are based on scoring in 5 X 5 leagues that run fairly deep. So Papelbon’s value is extraordinarily high since he leads in saves he goes a long way to putting one in first place for saves and his microscopic ERA, granted while not over a huge number of innings, still helps someone tremendously in ERA.<BR/><BR/>For example if you have Papelbon and an average starter (league average ERA of 4.5 in around 100 innings and 6 or 7 wins with 70 Ks – like a Jake Westbrook or Kevin Millwood, you drop your combined ERA all the way down to the low threes. But if you take a middling reliever, albeit a very good one (Street, Jenks, K-rod, Ray), they give you the count in the saves and a couple of wins, but they really don’t lower your overall ERA all that much. If you have 4 starters and 2 relievers, Papelbon’s effectiveness basically lowers everyone’s ERA by about 10% or almost a half a run.<BR/><BR/>The same thing happens on offense with SBs – compare stats of Crawford vs. Tejada. Or guys like Corey Patterson, Chone Figgins or Scotty Pods are top 25 players, yet if you remove their SBs, they are no more productive on offense than Jorge Posada.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07619431779431103280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10243036.post-1152628069747721622006-07-11T10:27:00.000-04:002006-07-11T10:27:00.000-04:00So do we have to face the Twins again? I hope not!...<I>So do we have to face the Twins again? I hope not!</I><BR/><BR/>Nice research! Seriously, yes we do, in late September.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how Yahoo compiles those stats? I mean, as awesome as Papelbon is, based on those stats alone I'd still prefer having Santana on my team. And it's so much harder to maintain microscopic ERA's when you pitch a ton of innings (as starters do) vs. just a few (closers).Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16528300608952663063noreply@blogger.com