Sean MacLeod questions whether win shares really show that the A’s staff looks more formidable than the Red Sox. I’ve thought about this, and wrote a piece on the subject of how run distributions might be the cause of the Pythagorean estimate being off.
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September 30, 2002
How to Beat the DBacks:
The short answer is, don’t strike out. The DBacks faced five teams this year that struck out less than 7 times per nine innings against Arizona pitching. The results:
Team K/9 Record vs. Ariz.
Less than 7.0 [...]
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September 29, 2002
Short Form Win Shares:
Here’s the final list for 2002:
Player WS
Barry Bonds 48.6
Alex Rodriguez 38.9
Brian Giles [...]
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September 29, 2002
DBacks Win:
Kim does the job, striking out the last two batters. Game 1 will be in Arizona, late night Tuesday.
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September 29, 2002
Rocky Road:
Colorado refuses to lay down and die. They’ve cut the lead to 11-8 in the 9th, and with one out Brenly has had to go to Kim. And of course, Kim never gives up a game tying HR.
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September 29, 2002
Schilling Pitches:
Curt Schilling came in to pitch the 8th inning today. I don’t quite understand this. What does he get from coming into the game that he doesn’t get throwing on the sidelines? He didn’t look sharp, giving up 2 singles and a three run homer. And on top of it all, [...]
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September 29, 2002
Yankees Win:
Home field is settled in the AL. Yankees finish first, Oakland 2nd. Still waiting for the outcomes of the Cardinals and Diamondbacks games.
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September 29, 2002
Soriano Falls Short:
Soriano struck out in the ninth, as did Jeter. Barring a big comeback by the Orioles, Soriano falls 1 HR short of 40-40.
I actually think this is a good thing. If Soriano had gotten the 40-40, it would have been difficult to have an objective discussion about his season. Someone would always [...]
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September 29, 2002
Another Not a No-Hitter:
Rolen broke it up as I wrote the last post.
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September 29, 2002
Another No-Hitter:
Wayne Franklin of the Brewers has a no-hitter through 5. Cardinals need to win this game to have a hope at home field in the first round.
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September 29, 2002
No Triples:
Jeter now has 729 plate appearances this year without a triple, win the possibility of one more if Torre doesn’t pull him. If he doesn’t get a triple in that PA, it will be the 2nd most PA in a season without a triple. Biggo had 754 in 1999, and Bagwell, also in [...]
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September 29, 2002
Sosa Homers:
Sammy Sosa has hit #49. They are through 4, so he should have two more PA for a crack at 50. It would be reminisent of Cecil Fielder in 1990 needing one HR for 50 on the last day of the season, and hitting two. There was no TV broadcast for that [...]
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September 29, 2002
Can’t Wait to Get Home:
Detroit-Toronto took 2:12 today. It was a 1-0 game. Hinske drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 8th to keep the game short.
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September 29, 2002
No-Hitter No More:
Mateo gets a hit. Maybe Vlad will hit his 40th.
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September 29, 2002
No-Hitter:
Tim Drew has a no-hitter going through 5. Stay tuned.
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September 29, 2002
Yankees Luck:
From 1996 on, the Yankees have an unbelievable record in the post-season. This article examines why.
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September 29, 2002
Worst Everyday Player?
I was just looking at the Braves win shares, and noticed Vinny Castilla at 3.2 by the short form, and I thought, what’s the lowest win shares by a player with 502 PA (qualifies for the batting title). Sure enough, it’s Vinny. Here’s the bottom of the list:
Player [...]
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September 29, 2002
Wetter Baseballs:
Earlier in the year I cited an article about keeping ball at the proper humidity at Coors Field. It seems to have paid off. The Rockies only have 150 HR this year, their lowest total since 1994 and third lowest total in franchise history. They’ve put up their third lowest home slugging [...]
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September 29, 2002
Extra Day:
Looks like the Arizona-Cardinals series will get the extra day off this year. That means that only Schilling would have to go on short rest if the series goes five. Randy Johnson would still get 4 days off between starts.
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September 28, 2002
Lefty-Righty:
The A’s and Twins have set their rotations for the Division Series. The A’s are going with a 3-man rotation, where lefties Mulder and Zito will get three starts, and Tim Hudson will get two. Looking at the Twins vs. lefties and righties, the A’s may want to start Hudson in one game [...]
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September 28, 2002
Jackie Autry:
A story here from SFGate.com on Jackie Autry, and how happy she thinks Gene would be with this team.
One of the reasons the Angels never won under Gene Autry was that he always wanted stars on his team to compete with the Dodgers. However, rather than grow his own, he went for other teams [...]
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September 28, 2002
Giants and DBacks Clinch:
Congrats to these two teams. I’d like to see Barry Bonds do well in the post-season this year. It would be a shame if he ended a Hall of Fame career without one decent post-season.
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September 28, 2002
Angels vs. Yankees:
This looks like a really evenly matched series. My thoughts are here.
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September 28, 2002
Rey, Rey, Rey, Goodbye:
Rey Ordonez wants out of New York, according to this story on ESPN.com.
“The fans here are too stupid,” Ordonez told The Post. “You have to play perfect every game. You can’t make an error. You can’t go 0-for-4. Are we like (expletive) machines?”
Since 1996, Ordonez has gone 0 for at least 4 one hundred seven [...]
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September 27, 2002
Quest for 40:
Sorinao has now gone 9 games trying to hit his 40th HR. He has 5 two-hit games in this stretch, but with his 0 for 5 tonight, he’s hitting .263 over these games. When I’ve seen him, he’s really just swinging for the fences, rather than just letting it happen. I think [...]
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September 27, 2002
Twins Attendance:
Al Bethke makes a good point about the Twins attendance. Here it is by month:
Month Att
—— ——-
4 20727
5 19894
6 23146
7 26648
8 29998
9 20339
It’s too bad. [...]
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September 27, 2002
Win Shares:
Reader Brad Harris asked for a list of top win share leaders. Here is the top of the overall list:
Player Win Shares
Barry Bonds 48.1
Alex Rodriguez [...]
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September 27, 2002
SF Advantage:
The Giants won the season series vs. the Diamondbacks, so they hold the advantage in case of a tie. The also have a game in hand, as their game with the Atlanta Braves on 8/15 ended in a tie. If the Giants finish 1/2 game behind Arizona after Sunday’s games, they would fly [...]
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September 26, 2002
Angels for Sale:
Prime California real estate, walk to Disneyland. Twenty-five strong men to patrol the lawn. Great for parties, can hold 50,000. 30 Bathrooms, kitchen and house cleaning staff included. Waterfall on property. Big screen TV in backyard included. Gene Autry lived here!
Sounds good to me, I’ll start the bidding at [...]
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September 26, 2002
Angels in the Playoffs:
Congrats to the Angels for winning at least the wild card. The AL teams are now set, for the most part, and I don’t know who to root for. They’re all good teams. You can go for the Cinderella Twins; you can go for the scrappy and low paid A’s; you can [...]
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