5/22 vs. Mets - DiceK's Return

[ms_sox]

LOL at all the people lined up for donuts.

[Dipre]

Lugo keeps sucking.

 

Awesome.

[Spudboy]

LOL at all the people lined up for donuts.

 

??????? What did I miss?

[Cocos Disciples]

teh smartballz!

[a700hitter]

Before the knee injury, Lugo gets to Pagan's ball easily.

[Spudboy]

Lugo keeps sucking.

 

Awesome.

 

That twerp has no range.

[Spudboy]

Before the knee injury' date=' Lugo gets to Pagan's ball easily.[/quote']

 

That's what I remember of him at Tampa. But during his tenure in Boston, if he catches up with that grounder he throws it away.

[a700hitter]

That's what I remember of him at Tampa. But during his tenure in Boston' date=' if he catches up with that grounder he throws it away.[/quote']During 2007, he was very consistent with his throws.

[Dipre]

During 2007' date=' he was very consistent with his throws.[/quote']

 

But his UZR was Jeter-esque.

[Spudboy]

I could go for some brisket right now.

[ms_sox]

Every time they say Santana's name the image of the guitar player pops into my head.

 

Ohhhh, Peds, you were robbed, robbed!

[a700hitter]

IMO Ortiz will be Santana's last batter.

[Spudboy]

Sorry, but what is UZR?

[Dipre]

Sorry' date=' but what is UZR?[/quote']

 

Ultimate Zone Rating.

 

It's a semi-accurate measure of how much ground a fielder covers, in layman's terms.

[Spudboy]

Another semi-meaningful metric. How is it measured?

 

Please don't get me wrong. This stuff is new to me. I'm just not sure about the usefulness of such a stat.

[ms_sox]

I could go for some brisket right now.

Some beef jerky is calling my name.

[Dipre]

Oh wow.

 

Nice play by Lugo.........

[Spudboy]

LUGO!!!!!! Ha ha ha ha!

[Spudboy]

Some beef jerky is calling my name.

 

Teriyaki?(sp).

[ms_sox]

You'll have to do a lot more of those plays to make me like you, Lugo.

 

And teriyaki's good, yes.

[Dipre]

Another semi-meaningful metric. How is it measured?

 

Please don't get me wrong. This stuff is new to me. I'm just not sure about the usefulness of such a stat.

 

Remember that defense is hard to measure, but by accounting how many balls that are hit to a fielder he can convert into outs is the most accurate way to define how good his defense is.

 

Since i'm lazy, i'll give you a link that explains the UZR formula better than i could.

 

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/primate_studies/discussion/lichtman_2003-03-14_0/

[Cocos Disciples]

Let's get it going.

 

Sub 2 ERA and .300+ OBA for Parnell? Hopefully he regresses to the mean ERA here.

[a700hitter]

Parnell in the 8th inning.

[Spudboy]

Remember that defense is hard to measure, but by accounting how many balls that are hit to a fielder he can convert into outs is the most accurate way to define how good his defense is.

 

Since i'm lazy, i'll give you a link that explains the UZR formula better than i could.

 

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/primate_studies/discussion/lichtman_2003-03-14_0/

 

Thanks. I took a quick look but it's too lengthy for me at the moment. I want to see the game. I bookmarked and will read it all later.

[RobiForMVP]

This Parnell guy throws REAL hard.

[Spudboy]

Bard coming in? Good. Save the pen for the rest of the series.

[chakes17]

why do you play with him? you the catcher?

[Dipre]

This Parnell guy throws REAL hard.

 

This Bard guy does as well.

[Cocos Disciples]

why do you play with him? you the catcher?

 

What?

[Spudboy]

why do you play with him? you the catcher?

 

Say what?