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  1. Dutchy
    This?
  2. Dutchy
    LOL, Varitek was the only position player that was at the rail to prevent Weiters from falling into the dugout. Catcher love.
  3. Dutchy
    UZR? BABIP? Spanish?
  4. Dutchy
    Yup, just like UZR has been around since the 1800's and it's valid to compare a guy's range at 3rd to a guy' range in center
  5. Dutchy
    UZR was invented this decade. That's not how UZR works. It compares players to other players AT THE SAME POSITION. That just means that Joe Crede has more range than any other 3B in baseball, it has nothing to do with his defensive ability compared to anyone not playing 3B. You should look up how the stat works before you bash it. If you did, you'd realize you're not reading the stat correctly.
  6. Dutchy
    Looks like that new lineup is working out quite nicely!
  7. Dutchy
    Looked it up, UZR/150 said Hunter has a -4.3 which isn't all that shocking since it looks like he's lost a step watching him play. Lofton had a career high 19.9 UZR/150 in 2005 at age 38 (not a full season). Again, not shocking because he was a good fielder and was still in good shape, he stole 22 bases that year. And Bonds played 13 games at age 40 so you couldn't possibly have been serious trying to use that as a sample size
  8. Dutchy
    Torri Hunter what year? If you're talking 38 year old Lofton and Torii Hunter now, I'd say it's a toss up. I remember seeing Kenny Lofton in 2007, when he was in his 40's and he could still run the ball down out there. Obviously, I'd expect Bonds' numbers to be worse than either one, even though he was playing left field which has a different zone rating system than centerfield. Like I said, UZR has some flaws, especially with outfielders. But what's the alternative? What do YOU use for defensive stats, fielding percentage?
  9. Dutchy
    I doubt Lowell and the team would go to the trouble of making up an actual amount of CC's of fluids that they drained from his hip prior to the injection.
  10. Dutchy
    They all put up career years in contract years. Drew and Posada especially, they put up career highs in pretty much every offensive category. Again, I'm not saying these guys only try when they're in contract years. I'm saying they try EXTRA HARD when they're in contract years to ensure they make as much money as possible. And I could name plenty more players who weren't linked to PEDs. For some players playing for a contract may involve using PEDs, for others it may involve just working out really hard without PEDs.
  11. Dutchy
    Pedroia's a much better hitter when he's batting second in the order. Have your hubby watch this game!
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  13. Dutchy
    Joe Crede's never had a bad UZR/150 in any year of his career. He's always had good range. And having watched him play, that's what I see in the games. I don't know what you're looking at for reference, but Julio Lugo's -43 UZR/150 this year is quite a bit worse than Rey Ordonez' -8.1. Lugo's career UZR/150 is also worse. Maybe you're looking at the wrong stat. Not sure what you have against UZR, but it is the most advanced defensive statistic available to the public. Does it have it's flaws? Sure. But what's the alternative, FPCT? No thank you.
  14. Dutchy
    Drew's stats leading off - .244/.349/.389 Pedroia's stats leading off - .252/.311/.365 I'm not saying Drew's the ideal leadoff hitter, but Pedroia's .311 OBP is atrocious and he's hit really well in his career batting second in the order.
  15. Dutchy
    He was only one example. I could name many more (Bradley, Posada, Lowell, Drew in '04, Beltre in '04, etc.)
  16. Dutchy
    Oh, is that how negative numbers work? :shock: UZR is just one stat, and this year is a small sampling of Teahen's career. Teahen's put up some preeeeetty ugly UZR/150 ratings at 3B over his career (-23.9, -17.6). Given how sure-handed Lowell is on balls he can get too, he's probably as good as Teahen defensively, even now.
  17. Dutchy
    I brought it up as a possibility just to play devil's advocate but Bay's been on fire every since he got to Boston, so I don't think he' playing for a contract. But there are players (Milton Bradley, Gary Matthews Jr.) who I do think played for a contract. Guys can do a lot of things to improve their performance aside from PEDs, from getting into good shape and staying in shape throughout the season, to watching more video, to spending more time in the batting cages, to not going out the night before day games. It could even be stuff as simple as not giving away at bats when the game's out of reach. It's not like playing actively try to be bad once they get a big contract. But often they don't try as hard. Again, not saying I'm concerned about this with Bay.
  18. Dutchy
    Here's what he said: "I guess the main thing was that they weren’t really expecting to find fluid in there, but they ended up finding a significant amount of fluid so I think that’s a good thing. They took the bad stuff out and put the good stuff in. I’m a little bruised from the injection itself but I do feel I have a lot more mobility. I think I’ll be able to tell more tomorrow when I get stretched out and stuff." http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=2707 Sounds good so far, we'll have to see how he progresses.
  19. Dutchy
    Mark Teahen might be an offensive upgrade over Lowell right now. But I wouldn't call a -10 UZR/150 a defensive upgrade.
  20. Dutchy
    Joe Crede's a damn good defensive player.
  21. Dutchy
    :dance::dance::dance: FINALLY!
  22. Dutchy
    Ditto. I LOVE baseball, but I haven't watched the All-Star game since the year it ended in a tie.
  23. Dutchy
    The Red Sox offered Jason Bay "Adam Dunn" money. I wasn't saying they offered Adam Dunn a contract.
  24. Dutchy
    Yeah, Ellsbury having such poor range doesn't match up with what I've seen with my own eyes either. There are two reasons I can think of for why UZR would be so poor. One would be the triangle in centerfield. And the other could be that Drew is catching balls in Ellsbury's defensive zone, which Ellsbury would be penalized for. This is probably one of those prime examples of the limitations of sabermetrics.
  25. Dutchy
    Some Lester stats... June - 27 IP, 2.33 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, .188 BAA Vs. Baltimore - 55 IP, 2.45 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, .254 BAA He faced them in his 3rd start of the year and went 7 scoreless. A similar performance tonight would put his ERA at a much more respectable 4.35.
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