Gordon Beckham Named Sporting News AL Rookie of the Year
White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham was named The Sporting News' 2009 American League rookie of the year.
The honor has special significance, since a panel of 338 major league players selected the winners. Philadelphia pitcher J.A. Happ won the National League's rookie honors.
Beckham batted .270 with 28 doubles, 14 home runs and 63 RBIs despite not being promoted to the Sox until June 4. Beckham played in 103 games for the Sox and made the adjustment to third base despite playing shortstop for his entire baseball career.
The Baseball Writers Association of America will announce its rookie of the year and other awards next month after the conclusion of the World Series.
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Surprising.
But nice. Many of the writers I’ve read have hin either third or don’t even mention him. And, while I’m at it, if the season started tomorrow, he’s hitting lead-off.
I have a hunch the players vote more out of who impresses them
and who they believe will be best in the long run, whereas writers tend to “sabermetrize” the whole thing..Not saying which is right or wrong.
sabermetrize?
huh? do you mean, look at batting average and RBI and saves. the writers aren’t sabering anything.
I'm referring to guys at BP and Keith Law.
But yeah, I see your point…..I mean, if we "pro-rated "Beckham’s season vs. the other “contenders,” I’m guessing he’d come out well. But, even as I’m saying that, I’m thinking Law did that, being Law, and still DIDN’T mention Beckham.
And, as I'm sure you know,
he abhors cumulative stats.
well, sort of.
i think he, like most writers, consider production. even if you’re the “best” player, in terms of projection, you’re not going to get the votes unless you played enough to get production, however that writer defines it (some, perhaps like law, probably look at things like WAR while others will just look at the classic counting stats, like RBI or saves or wins or home runs). however it’s defined, innings played is an important input; i don’t think anyone is doing much “pro-rating”.
well kind of makes sense
awards should be awarded on what you have done not what you should or are projected to do
yup.
though i certainly agree with dante that the players who voted for this award probably aren’t doing much more analysis than “when i saw beckham, he looked like a good baseball player.” you’re probably getting a decent mix of tools and actual production when doing that sort of thing.
That's a little confusing.
A “non-saber” guy might do the prorating to see how he might fit in, then still not give him the award based on lack of cumulative numbers. A guy like Law cares little about cumulative numbers….yet he still doesn’t even have him in his top three?
I do enjoy when you have a conversation
with yourself, DS. And when there is a reply within a reply it’s even better.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
solipsisox
Still looking for that rec.
;)
by homesickalien on Oct 20, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Would rec
If mobile allowed it
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Oct 21, 2009 8:24 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
It's green today. And I shall enjoy it, thank you to those 3 kind souls.
by homesickalien on Oct 21, 2009 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
I can always rescind.
So I got that going for me. Tread lightly.
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
I vote for Beckham.
…woohoo! my guy wins!
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
one of these days, Alice, one of these days...
(applause)
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Oct 20, 2009 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
'when i'm not entertaining thousands on the television I enjoy the smooth taste of a Lucky Strike brand cigarette...'
"ALL THESE WORLDS/ ARE YOURS EXCEPT/ EUROPA/ ATTEMPT NO
LANDING THERE/ USE THEM TOGETHER/ USE THEM IN PEACE"
Those...were..othe...days, my friend!
We thought they’d never end!
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
DB.
gO TEND TO YOUR WIFE, FER CHRISSAKES.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
eff that! She hasn't given birth yet! Trooper is ours for at least a couple more months.
by homesickalien on Oct 20, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
My TMI moment of the day today (doing a little 815-esque riff):
BIG client comes in, discusses health issues, then says his common-law wife (20 years younger) is going in for exploratory surgery on Thursday. What are they looking for, you might ask? He says “She has intense pain when she climaxes. Not when we just have sex, but only when she climaxes. So that’s no fun.”
Swear to God. Finance is fascinating.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
We have a reason to use the terminology.
You just don’t care enough.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
I don't know why I pictured you two in a gym locker room, when I read this story the first time.
But that’s a shite state of affairs, to be sure.
by homesickalien on Oct 20, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I think she was molested
because all of these things can be attributed to childhood molestation.
She should try yoga. I heard it can cure AIDS.
;)
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
Uh, Jesus has never talked to me in person or by phone
come to think of it, that bastard hasn’t even sent me one lousy email or text message.
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
nope
did you get one?
If so, I’m jealous and will contemplate a switch to Islam.
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
I thought you really found your stride with the whole crack thing.
by homesickalien on Oct 20, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Have you ever analyzed the adverse effects of long-term crack use?
I did. I made a conscious decision to switch to Catholicism because, over time, it may be better for my overall health.
It’s a risky play, for sure, nothing like this is ever guaranteed, but it could be a big win in the end.
Maybe I’ll end up regretting it, but I do know this for certain, there’s a dealer on the street who can get me what I need should I ever change my mind, and to me, that’s comforting.
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
by rhythm on Oct 20, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
WTF - Our Savior's ROY thread
is being subject to an old lady having intense pain while her older than dirt husband rubs his wrinkled up genitals insider her?
JHC, she doesn’t need a doctor. Get the old bastard some lube and call it a day…
Sorry, Savior, and Amen.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 20, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
that's a shame and to think she could have got the vaccine
next week.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 20, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Coital cephalgia.
It exists.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
did you raise with him the possibility that this whole thing - pain, surgery - may simply be a charade to not have sex with this disgusting old man?
that’s what a true financial adviser would have done.
yep
I’d tell the old guy to fire WU and hire larry as his FA and attorney. Poor guy has WU spouting out about his sex life to a bunch of drunks that meet up in TP that spread the clout.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 20, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I believe you missed the part where he said
the overall act is fine – it’s only when she “peaks”.
And, yes, I was prudent in my advice. I am a fiduciary, after all.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
no, i got it.
the pain likely results from the sudden realization that she married a disgusting old man for his money and now has to perform lewd acts with him for the rest of his life.
by larry on Oct 20, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
So she starts out faking orgasms with the old hoot
and he called her out on it. Now she has to take it to the next level and fake pain. She hasn’t thought this through. He won’t stop until she’s cured even if it means a transplant.
If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be -- Yogi Berra
yo no se
they just gave me some beta blockers and said to breathe more before I pop in her face
Praise Him!!
Lobotomies
If it’s good enough for Rosemary Kennedy,
it’s good enough for your wife
i'm celebrating the slaughter of the indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere.
what the fuck are you doing? - larry
by Scotty Ballgame on Oct 20, 2009 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope this helps him get a date with nora dunn or melanie hustle
90’s SNL, baby.
"ALL THESE WORLDS/ ARE YOURS EXCEPT/ EUROPA/ ATTEMPT NO
LANDING THERE/ USE THEM TOGETHER/ USE THEM IN PEACE"
Victoria Whats'ername.
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Oct 20, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I think she was 80's-hot in my 10-yr-old eyes.
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Oct 20, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Because she was blonde, big-chested,
and ditzy. (Not that Mrs. Carl looks like that – I have no idea – or that it’s a bad thing on a woman to have those attributes.)
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
Jessica Rabbit also turned your crank, didnt she?
You look him square in the eye and tell him "Yes Sir, the check is in the mail"
by DrEmilioLizardo on Oct 20, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Nora Dunn = Norm MacDonald, No?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 20, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I bet Cowley voted for Morneau....
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
Joe Chat - relevant warning
dtwhite (Toronto): Which team should want Matt Holliday the most?
Joe Sheehan: Any AL Central team except the Royals, because the marginal value of Holliday might be enough to make any of them the division favorite, and he’d play for all four teams.
d*mn slow trigger finger!
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 20, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
doesn't matter who is agent is anyway.
the sox apparently need to dump danks’ $3 million salary so there’s no way they’d be able to afford holliday, whoever is agent was.
Jesus Fuck, we haven't gotten rid of that deadweight Danks yet?
by homesickalien on Oct 20, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
If you have to ask,
you’ve not saved enough.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
Is that like "Go, Cubs, go"?
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
Fuck you all, Jesus is our one true Savior...except for Gordon Beckham
anyways, you’re all going to hell. Assholes.
;)
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
They're in no position to go after a free agent second basemen, after all.
by Daniel Berlyn on Oct 20, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Who the fuck is this?
I remember a guy w/ screen name “Daniel Something”.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
boras
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 20, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
free tattoo (south chicago)
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The Ohka family has had to hustle
since Toma stopped pitching.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
No love for the free bag of clothes?
I will be putting the bag out in a few minutes. Putting the stuff together and in the bag and putting it in front of my house.
In it:
*Lots of womens clothes
*Make up
*Cologne + Perfume
*Shampoo + Conditioner
Women’s clothes consist of larger womens clothing. Think 150-200 pounds.
Large and XL shirts
Pants range from 8-14
Some dressy stuff in there.
Some clothes are washed, and some need to be washed. It’s free, so don’t complain.
I have a feeling some large woman is in for a nasty surprise when she gets home from work.
Think the locks have been changed?
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
It gets better
I will try to keep a look out to see if the bag is gone and take this posting down.
I cannot guarantee that I will take it down in time. So please don’t commute out here from a fall away place. Use your head. There are a lot of people out there that jump at these kinds of postings.
doesn't matter. sounds like she'd just eat her way through the door.
by larry on Oct 20, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
You are wasting your talents at a law firm, my friend.
I was a Catholic boy, Redeemed through pain, not through joy - Jim Carroll
Take your hobbit circle-jerk to another thread.
;)
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
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