Comments on: News & notes http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/322 This and that about baseball stats. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: damthesehigheels http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/322/comment-page-1#comment-1021 damthesehigheels Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:42:25 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/322#comment-1021 ooops... i forgot this wasnt the mvp post... ooops... i forgot this wasnt the mvp post...

]]> By: damthesehigheels http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/322/comment-page-1#comment-1020 damthesehigheels Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:41:56 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/322#comment-1020 "He may not even be the fourth most valuable position player on his own team." You can't be serious? I mean, I know im biased... im a huge philly fan... but that means he is 5th or worse. so you have to be saying howard and utley are better... and those arguments are fine and not where this is going... but two more more valuable? i can only assume you mean burrell and rowand as the last two. and neither of these guys are having anything close to the year rollins is having! comparing burrell would be silly... the only stats at all that he has on rollins is walks and obp, but his 10 errors and .945 fld % would have to have some say in it. and if you've watched any phillies games youd know how absolutely horrible he is in the field.... rowand is a bit harder to push away so easily... but if you take an actual look and dont base your entire judgement on obp then its pretty easy. a note on the voting: am i the only one who considered any type of middle relief pitcher for a team whos bullpen has really showed up big the last few weeks? meaning: i considered (for the sake of argument) a 9 or 10 spot for Carlos Marmol seeing as hes clearly the best relief guy on the team and when your closer isnt lights out it doesnt mean that the bullpen isnt doing a lot. it would be very tough to consider someone so highly i know... but am i the only one who even thought about it? "He may not even be the fourth most valuable position player on his own team."

You can't be serious? I mean, I know im biased... im a huge philly fan... but that means he is 5th or worse. so you have to be saying howard and utley are better... and those arguments are fine and not where this is going... but two more more valuable? i can only assume you mean burrell and rowand as the last two. and neither of these guys are having anything close to the year rollins is having! comparing burrell would be silly... the only stats at all that he has on rollins is walks and obp, but his 10 errors and .945 fld % would have to have some say in it. and if you've watched any phillies games youd know how absolutely horrible he is in the field.... rowand is a bit harder to push away so easily... but if you take an actual look and dont base your entire judgement on obp then its pretty easy.

a note on the voting: am i the only one who considered any type of middle relief pitcher for a team whos bullpen has really showed up big the last few weeks? meaning: i considered (for the sake of argument) a 9 or 10 spot for Carlos Marmol seeing as hes clearly the best relief guy on the team and when your closer isnt lights out it doesnt mean that the bullpen isnt doing a lot. it would be very tough to consider someone so highly i know... but am i the only one who even thought about it?

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/322/comment-page-1#comment-1004 Andy Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:58:56 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/322#comment-1004 The only guy who can compare to Rollins, in my opinion, it Utley. Those two are tied for the Philly lead with 129 runs created, and Rollins plays a (slightly) more important defensive position. The only guy who can compare to Rollins, in my opinion, it Utley. Those two are tied for the Philly lead with 129 runs created, and Rollins plays a (slightly) more important defensive position.

]]> By: gswitter http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/322/comment-page-1#comment-1002 gswitter Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:54:10 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/322#comment-1002 I still don't see Rollins as the most valuable player on his own team. He may not even be the fourth most valuable position player on his own team. A few impressive stats, and maybe his defensive position, cause people to ignore that he's a lead-off hitter with a on-base percentage barely above the MLB average. It's actually below MLB average when you consider park effects. I still don't see Rollins as the most valuable player on his own team. He may not even be the fourth most valuable position player on his own team. A few impressive stats, and maybe his defensive position, cause people to ignore that he's a lead-off hitter with a on-base percentage barely above the MLB average. It's actually below MLB average when you consider park effects.

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/322/comment-page-1#comment-1001 Andy Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:29:06 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/322#comment-1001 I didn't forget to mention it...I just don't have endless time to write exhaustive columns. I do have a day job, you know :) I didn't forget to mention it...I just don't have endless time to write exhaustive columns. I do have a day job, you know :)

]]> By: kingturtle http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/322/comment-page-1#comment-1000 kingturtle Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:24:51 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/322#comment-1000 You forgot to mention also that last night Sean Green became the 248th Major Leaguer to tally 2000 hits. It isn't 3000 but it is still a rather nice milestone. You forgot to mention also that last night Sean Green became the 248th Major Leaguer to tally 2000 hits. It isn't 3000 but it is still a rather nice milestone.

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/322/comment-page-1#comment-997 Andy Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:09:52 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/322#comment-997 It's very hard not to love Granderson as a player. The guys does SO much. The same could be said for Rollins, who would be my MVP. It's very hard not to love Granderson as a player. The guys does SO much. The same could be said for Rollins, who would be my MVP.

]]> By: b.wildeboer http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/322/comment-page-1#comment-996 b.wildeboer Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:07:17 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/322#comment-996 Curtis Granderson also tripled last night, bringing his season total up to 23. This makes him only the 32nd player in history to reach that mark, and only the 6th since 1900. I believe it also makes him the only player to ever be in the 23/23/23/23 club. Curtis Granderson also tripled last night, bringing his season total up to 23. This makes him only the 32nd player in history to reach that mark, and only the 6th since 1900. I believe it also makes him the only player to ever be in the 23/23/23/23 club.

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