Comments on: 20 Percent Grades – The Offense

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:35:06 +0000

Okay, this thread is officially closed. Please don’t feed the trolls.

M_W_S_B, stop trolling.

By: Mariners_World_Series_Bound

Mariners_World_Series_Bound — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:32:24 +0000

Well, I’ve cited 2 more examples than you have. So if you want to have an intelligent debate then you should contribute something concrete to the evidence.

By: dw

dw — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:31:38 +0000

Mariners_World_Series_Bound is the worst commenter ever at trolling in their first month.

If you don’t believe me, you go do the legwork to prove me wrong, because while I know I’m 10,000% smarter than you, I can’t be bothered to prove how infintely larger my brain is than yours.

In the end, though, I’m right, and those who question me hate America and hate freedom.

By: Dave Clapper

Dave Clapper — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:31:27 +0000

144: Before I actually waste time trying to dig out such stats, can you define for me EXACTLY what stats you want? I don’t want to come back with stats that prove you wrong yet again only to have you say, “No, no, I meant only stats covering April 2 through May 13 for a player moving to DH from the Washington Nationals.” So… what should I base this research on? First 30 games as a DH? Something else?

By: Beniitec

Beniitec — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:31:20 +0000

HILARIOUS… I’m waiting to hear…nana nana nana…my stats are more accurate than yours.

By: gwangung

gwangung — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:28:12 +0000

If you don’t believe my statement then prove me wrong.

No. Not how it’s done.

It’s as simple as that.

Yes, it is.

By: Sammy

Sammy — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:26:56 +0000

145.

If you’ll notice, there are no +s or -s in Dave’s grades. Probably because grading on the roster on a scale of 5 possible grades is much quicker and less nitpicky than grading on a scale of 13.

By: Mariners_World_Series_Bound

Mariners_World_Series_Bound — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:25:32 +0000

If you don’t believe my statement then prove me wrong. It’s as simple as that.

I’m right, and shouldn’t be questioned.

By: chuckm792

chuckm792 — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:25:25 +0000

#130: They are grading players WHO MAKE AN OFFENSIVE CONTRIBUTION (as opposed to pitchers, who ONLY make defensive contributions in the AL), not grading only offense. Players’ overall contributions to the team, encompassing both their offensive AND defensive qualities, are factored together to create a mean grade FOR THE POSITION. If a DH has no defensive contribution, it does not affect his grade as a DH, because DHs in general do not make defensive contributions. A DH who only hits singles, does not score runs, and does not drive in runs should be considered a below-average because he doesn’t make any substantial contributions to the team as a whole. A position player who does all the same things but also plays Gold Glove defense can be edged up to above average because he is taking runs away from opposing teams. A DH who is hitting doubles, scoring runs and racking up RBIs? That DH would get an A, because that is what a DH is supposed to be doing.

I agree the original post could be poorly worded; for precision it should read something like “Here are the offensive players (or ‘Here are the position players’) graded on their overall performance, both defensively and offensively – we’ll do the pitching in another post…” But that’s just semantics.

By: gwangung

gwangung — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:24:15 +0000

Find those stats and prove me wrong.

Um, no.

You made the statement. YOU provide the support.

(Please note; the support you cite is pathetically inadequate. How about a more comprehensive study? It’s YOUR statement. YOU do the work to support it).