Who Wins the Series?

I gotta go with the Fils. I feel Ricky Roma gets it right this time.

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2008/10/22/639856/best-first-basemen-of-2008

but i’ll probably post it here too….MM/furbs bitchezzzz

but if anyone caught today’s episode, can you tell me what’s going on with Mariotti’s hair? It looks like he’s wearing am oversized yarmulke made from the freshly shorn fur of Portuguese water dog.

seems odd.

and listen on xm channel 188 which will be playing the japanese broadcast. it’s gotta be more entertaining and less annoying than buck and mccarver.

I agree, Hamels gets 1 win somehow, and Philly could possibly get a ballpark-aided victory as well. However, Rays have the dominant pitching, and the layoff for the Phillies’ offense does them no good.

Here are three AL players:

BA OBA SLG
.223 .326 .393
.225 .319 .400
.275 .326 .400

Some people still believe that if you have two players with equal OPS, but one has a higher BA, that the one with the higher BA is more valuable. They believe this despite the fact that more sophisticated run estimators show them to be of nearly identical value, with an edge for the lower BA if anything (with the caveat that we are considering a normal environment in the modern major leagues). This is illustrated by these player’s RGs, which are 4.45, 4.51, and 4.43 respectively. Not that I intend this to prove anything, but the players’ (R + RBI)/Out are .32, .33, and .31 respectively. (R + RBI – HR)/Out are .29, .28, .27.

You should always remember that if you have identical OPS but varying BA, the player with the lower BA has a better combination of secondary skills. Incidentally, the players are Brandon Boggs, Gary Sheffield, and Billy Butler.

http://walksaber.blogspot.com/2008/10/meanderings.html

also

How accurate is OPS? http://www.tangotiger.net/ops2.html

Jones has told friends that he plans to approach the Dodgers and ask them to trade him. After hiding their excitement, the Dodgers will then have to find a suitor and determine how much of the $22.1 million they still owe him that they’ll have to eat.

Jones’ first choice would likely be to return home to the Braves. But even at a cost of $2 million, the Braves likely aren’t going to be willing to accommodate this homecoming. While hitting .158 with three homers and 14 RBIs in 75 games this past season, Jones said he was bothered by a sore knee. Members of the Braves organization said that he was bothered by the same knee discomfort during his days in Atlanta.

Some might say that could explain why he hit .222 for the Braves in 2007. But others will tell you that Jones’ swing started going wrong earlier this decade and now he’s facing the embarrassment that might have been avoided had he simply ended his stubborn, pull-happy ways.

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/andruw_jones_wants_to_be_traded_from_the_dodgers/

how about it? clearly, walker can fix his swing