EVIL~! alkeiper

They have beat out that meaningless statistic for almost the entire run. Every year from 1994 through the present with the exception of 1997. They've somehow managed. It's hardly a meaningless statistic. It is a useful predictor of future performance, and it gives you a pretty good idea of where a team is starting from. The Yankees have outperformed it every year since 1998, which I think could be one of three factors. Luck, Mariano Rivera, and/or Joe Torre. In any case, that the margin is 12 wins this season is unusual, and in fact it is the highest figure in baseball season. Of course, George Steinbrenner will hardly rest easy this offseason, so it really does not matter.

Mine's had some digital static, but no blackout.

Sutcliffe says the Angels need productive outs *takes drink*

Ok, here we go. Without Molina 117.7 IP, 128 H, 52 ER, 43 BB, 84 K, 15 HR, 3.98 ERA, 1.95 K:BB, 6.4 K/9, 1.15 HR/9 With Molina 83.7 IP, 87 H, 31 ER, 27 BB, 54 K, 11 HR, 3.33 ERA, 2.0 K:BB, 5.8 K/9, 1.18 HR/9 His ERA is better with Molina catching, while the peripherals are nearly the same.

Ugh. You know I'm going to have to kill you for that request. But I'll track it down.

All I've heard about Johnson is that he was listed on the Philadelphia Inquirer web poll. Finished third, behind Manuel and Bowa. I would LOVE to see Davey Johnson managing the Phillies, but I doubt it will happen.

Just a reminder that you still have a few days to vote, if you haven't already done so.

Yahoo's player pages are great, as they include Batter vs. Pitcher data. For example, Johnny Damon is just 6 for 40 lifetime against Kelvim Escobar.

It accounts for three wins. Remove that and the Yankees become a 92 win squad. Reggie Jackson is notorious for that. Not just for Jeter, but for anyone. To Jackson, a game of baseball is all about grit, determination, etc., with these traits determined by how one performs in the heat of the contest. And I would be remiss if I didn't mention that Jackson was a great clutch performer who hit .227/.298/.380 in 163 League Championship Series at bats.

Take a note of when they say in small print, "Results not typical." If it was that great of a money making opportunity, they would do it themselves instead of scamming you into doing it.

Nice to see how smallball is deciding all these games.

The square of runs scored over the squares of runs scored and runs allowed. Essentially, its a method to predict your win/loss record.

The thing that should really worry Yankee fans is that they overperformed their pythagorean record by 12 wins. Contrary to some posters' objections, that DOES have a measure of future performance.

Little isn't as bad as he seems, but I'm not sure the fans will accept him.

Fear the CHECKLIST~! selects NENE~!

Here are the final win share award winners... AL MVP 1. Gary Sheffield 2. Alex Rodriguez 3. Miguel Tejada 4. Vladimir Guerrero 5. Hideki Matsui 6. Manny Ramirez 7. Johan Santana 8. Ichiro Suzuki 9. Johnny Damon 10. Derek Jeter I rank pitchers purely by pitching win shares, and not from hitting contributions. AL Cy Young 1. Johan Santana 2. Curt Schilling 3. Mark Buehrle AL Rookie of the Year 1. Bobby Crosby 2. Shingo Takatsu 3. Zach Greinke AL Gold Gloves C Damian Miller 1B Mark Teixeira 2B Orlando Hudson SS Christian Guzman 3B Alex Rodriguez OF Johnny Damon OF Mark Kotsay OF Torii Hunter NL MVP 1. Barry Bonds 2. Albert Pujols 3. Scott Rolen 4. Adrian Beltre 5. Bobby Abreu 6. Jim Edmonds 7. J.D. Drew 8. Mark Loretta 9. Lance Berkman 10. Todd Helton NL Cy Young 1. Randy Johnon 2. Ben Sheets 3. Roger Clemens NL Rookie of the Year 1. Khalil Greene 2. Jason Bay 3. Termell Sledge Sledge is a big surprise here. He wasn't on my radar at all. NL Gold Gloves C Brian Schneider 1B Todd Helton 2B Jeff Kent SS Jack Wilson 3B Adrian Beltre OF Jim Edmonds OF Andruw Jones OF Corey Patterson

I could live with Charlie Manuel.

Yes. Thanks to New York City, my county's population has nearly doubled over the last fifteen years. The crime rate is up, and the traffic is downright horrible to navigate at times. Property taxes have soared as our schools increase in enrollment, and the local department stores stock ONLY Yankees merchandise. Is that enough?

Julio would not receive a save in that situation. You have to enter the game with a three run lead or less, not just encounter it at some point. By the same token, however, Jose Mesa lost a four run lead this season against Oakland. By the measure of the stat, he was NOT given a blown save because he entered the game with too big a lead.

Next up is Pinjockey, Razateca, and Cartman.

I think Erstad just won the gold glove.

Wow. That was lucky.

Let me preface this by saying it is not a "Jeter sucks" rant. He is a very good player. First in reference to Banky's last post, I don't put too much stock in the measureable value of those things, especially since the ESPN announcers were praising Paul O'Neill for HIS leadership. Who deserves the credit? I go by what happens on the field. And Jeter's defense is highly overrated. He has a gun which compensates for his lack of range. He is terrible when going to his left. As for his "clutch" postseason hitting, here is my argument. Jeter is exactly the same hitter in the regular season as he is in the postseason.. Jeter is a .313 hitter in the postseason, and a .315 hitter in the regular season. His OPS is less than six points apart. Jeter has had a few clutch hits in the postseason. He's also played in 101 postseason games. Given 101 games, any .315 hitter is going to get a few clutch hits, make a few nice plays, or any of the other events he is widely praised for. Jeter is a good player, no doubt. There is just no inate quality or ability that makes him a BETTER hitter in the clutch.

Yes. Believe me I have a full speech prepared about Jeter's "clutch" abilities.

He should anyway. If he hits into a double play, the Yankees might have been done.