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2. Guapo
Posted: January 07, 2009 at 01:48 PM (#3045514)
Tonight on MLB Network:
"Baseball Seasons: 1995 - Baseball begins a process of healing its relationship with an outraged fan base, still seething after the cancellation of the 1994 Season."
I like the writeup- sounds like it could also show on the Soap Opera Network. Why does Outraged Fan Base always take Baseball back, anyway? Can't you see he's no good for you!
Inaugural Trivia: four times since the inception of the World Series, the Series champion has come from the same home state as the victorious Presidential candidate. (It didn't happen in 2008, to the dismay of both Cub fans and Tom Ridge supporters.)
Name those years.
4. JJ1986
Posted: January 07, 2009 at 02:06 PM (#3045538)
I'm still holding out hope that Marcus Giles recovers and becomes a good player again, thus not being the biggest mistake I ever made in player evaluation.
5. JJ1986
Posted: January 07, 2009 at 02:07 PM (#3045541)
Name those years.
72 should be one of them. I think that's the only one I'll be able to get.
6. Ryan Jones
Posted: January 07, 2009 at 02:10 PM (#3045542)
Why does Outraged Fan Base always take Baseball back, anyway? Can't you see he's no good for you!
Especially since Baseball drinks too much, and has a drug problem. Outraged Fan Base should really know better.
I like the writeup- sounds like it could also show on the Soap Opera Network. Why does Outraged Fan Base always take Baseball back, anyway? Can't you see he's no good for you!
Work stoppages have never outraged me, they're just, for lack of a better word, a bummer. I always found soemthing else to do with my time. If MLB disappeared tomorrow, I'd probably be better off. I might finally learn German or read Proust or something. These fans who get all lathered up about it always struck me as kind of silly. Baseball hasn't stopped, just MLB.
8. Dag Nabbit
Posted: January 07, 2009 at 02:13 PM (#3045546)
Inaugural Trivia: four times since the inception of the World Series, the Series champion has come from the same home state as the victorious Presidential candidate. (It didn't happen in 2008, to the dismay of both Cub fans and Tom Ridge supporters.)
I actually left the country in both '81 and '94. The trips had been scheduled anyway, of course, but seemed like they stopped baseball and I had no reason to stay in the States. I remember a story in the Corriere della Sera in '81: "Tonnellate di noccioline invedute nel sciopero del baseball USA." I knew it wasn't time to come home yet.
Especially since Baseball drinks too much, and has a drug problem. Outraged Fan Base should really know better.
But who would Outraged Fan Base find love with otherwise? Violent football? Eurotrash soccer? Even more hurtful hockey? It's baseball...or alone!
12. Mike Emeigh
Posted: January 07, 2009 at 03:19 PM (#3045645)
Trivia:
There were 23 relief pitchers active in 2008 who have started the ninth inning with a lead of 1-3 runs at least 100 times in their careers. Alphabetically, they are:
Borowski, Joe
Cordero, Chad
Cordero, Francisco
Fuentes, Brian
Gagne, Eric
Gordon, Tom
Guardado, Eddie
Hoffman, Trevor
Isringhausen, Jason
Jenks, Bobby
Jones, Todd
Lidge, Brad
Nathan, Joe
Papelbon, Jon
Percival, Troy
Rivera, Mariano
Rodriguez, Francisco
Ryan, B.J.
Smoltz, John
Street, Huston
Timlin, Mike
Valverde, Jose
Wagner, Billy
Of those 23 pitchers, which one has the highest average leverage in those situations, and which one has the lowest?
Did you watch the International Bowl? My God the first half was frustrating. Nice rally in the second half though and the defense looked really good.
Of course. Five fumbles, but the Buffalo defense let Brown & Co. run all over them.
23. ess eff
Posted: January 07, 2009 at 05:11 PM (#3045800)
I'd put Rivera highest.
Of course, I've got no idea what you're asking.
24. Adam S
Posted: January 07, 2009 at 05:30 PM (#3045823)
Hoffman highest, Fuentes lowest?
25. Mike Emeigh
Posted: January 07, 2009 at 06:10 PM (#3045856)
JJ1986 is closer than Cowboy Popup, who has the park effect backward. Leverage tends to be compressed in low run scoring environments (the lows aren't as low and the highs aren't as high), because the negative impact of an out on win probability is fairly large, the positive impact of a on-base event isn't as large, and there are more outs than there are positive events. Leverage is still centered at about the same point, but the standard deviation is smaller and the spread at the ends tend to be lower in a pitcher's park.
Hence, Hoffman (who has spent all of his career pitching in pitcher's parks) has a relatively low average leverage, although not as low as does Eric Gagne. Timlin (and Papelbon) have high leverage, but not as high as does Francisco Cordero (mostly Texas and Cincy), who just beats out Brian Fuentes (Colorado).
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Phillies sign 2B Marcus Giles
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Royals re-sign P Roman Colon
Indians DFA 1B Michael Aubrey
"Baseball Seasons: 1995 - Baseball begins a process of healing its relationship with an outraged fan base, still seething after the cancellation of the 1994 Season."
I like the writeup- sounds like it could also show on the Soap Opera Network. Why does Outraged Fan Base always take Baseball back, anyway? Can't you see he's no good for you!
Name those years.
72 should be one of them. I think that's the only one I'll be able to get.
Especially since Baseball drinks too much, and has a drug problem. Outraged Fan Base should really know better.
Work stoppages have never outraged me, they're just, for lack of a better word, a bummer. I always found soemthing else to do with my time. If MLB disappeared tomorrow, I'd probably be better off. I might finally learn German or read Proust or something. These fans who get all lathered up about it always struck me as kind of silly. Baseball hasn't stopped, just MLB.
Yanks and FDR both won in 1932
Yanks and FDR both won in 1936
Lemme think . . .
Harding and the Indians both won in 1920.
Nixon and Oakland won in 1972.
I actually left the country in both '81 and '94. The trips had been scheduled anyway, of course, but seemed like they stopped baseball and I had no reason to stay in the States. I remember a story in the Corriere della Sera in '81: "Tonnellate di noccioline invedute nel sciopero del baseball USA." I knew it wasn't time to come home yet.
There were 23 relief pitchers active in 2008 who have started the ninth inning with a lead of 1-3 runs at least 100 times in their careers. Alphabetically, they are:
Borowski, Joe
Cordero, Chad
Cordero, Francisco
Fuentes, Brian
Gagne, Eric
Gordon, Tom
Guardado, Eddie
Hoffman, Trevor
Isringhausen, Jason
Jenks, Bobby
Jones, Todd
Lidge, Brad
Nathan, Joe
Papelbon, Jon
Percival, Troy
Rivera, Mariano
Rodriguez, Francisco
Ryan, B.J.
Smoltz, John
Street, Huston
Timlin, Mike
Valverde, Jose
Wagner, Billy
Of those 23 pitchers, which one has the highest average leverage in those situations, and which one has the lowest?
-- MWE
Royals sign C Vance Wilson
Just taking a wild stab @ this...
Highest: Smoltz, John
Lowest: Wagner, Billy
I'll go with K-Rod as the lowest.
Highest: BJ Ryan
Lowest: Todd Jones.
Neither is correct. Smoltz's average leverage is pretty low, actually (although not the lowest). Wagner's right in the middle.
-- MWE
Hint: Run environment has a lot to do with leverage.
-- MWE
New York Giants, Boston Celtics, and UConn Huskies.
Hoffman for highest. And I have no idea, Valverde for lowest.
UConn Huskies
Did you watch the International Bowl? My God the first half was frustrating. Nice rally in the second half though and the defense looked really good.
Hint: Run environment has a lot to do with leverage.
-- MWE
Guesses then,
Lowest - Hoffman
Highest - Guardado
Of course. Five fumbles, but the Buffalo defense let Brown & Co. run all over them.
Of course, I've got no idea what you're asking.
Hence, Hoffman (who has spent all of his career pitching in pitcher's parks) has a relatively low average leverage, although not as low as does Eric Gagne. Timlin (and Papelbon) have high leverage, but not as high as does Francisco Cordero (mostly Texas and Cincy), who just beats out Brian Fuentes (Colorado).
-- MWE
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