Comments on: Game 77, Blue Jays at Mariners http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/ Seattle Mariners and general baseball discussion with David Cameron and Derek Zumsteg Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:32:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: joser http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/comment-page-4/#comment-202696 joser Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:21:34 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/#comment-202696 <i>Oh yeah, isn’t it the brains trust around here who say that WHIP is a crappy stat (almost the crappiest of crappy stats)? So stop using it against Batista.</i> It's crappy as a <i>predictive</i> stat. Used to evaluate a pitcher it's not great, but at least it's not misused. Try to keep up. Oh yeah, isn’t it the brains trust around here who say that WHIP is a crappy stat (almost the crappiest of crappy stats)?

So stop using it against Batista.

It’s crappy as a predictive stat. Used to evaluate a pitcher it’s not great, but at least it’s not misused. Try to keep up.

]]> By: scraps http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/comment-page-4/#comment-202237 scraps Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:04:37 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/#comment-202237 Coolstandings now gives the Mariners a better shot at the division then the wild card, and a 26% playoff chance overall. Moving up! Coolstandings now gives the Mariners a better shot at the division then the wild card, and a 26% playoff chance overall. Moving up!

]]> By: joser http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/comment-page-4/#comment-202236 joser Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:58:20 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/#comment-202236 Batista was certainly good enough. I guess I just have a higher bar for "fantastic" than a lot of people here do. Batista was certainly good enough. I guess I just have a higher bar for “fantastic” than a lot of people here do.

]]> By: carcinogen http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/comment-page-4/#comment-202235 carcinogen Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:41:31 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/#comment-202235 162: Its also possible that the mendacious player you speak of be the only one to get a hit during a playoff game against his team at home. 162: Its also possible that the mendacious player you speak of be the only one to get a hit during a playoff game against his team at home.

]]> By: msb http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/comment-page-4/#comment-202234 msb Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:08:55 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/#comment-202234 and Blow is an ex-player. If you win the game, the pitcher musta been fantastic :) and Blow is an ex-player.

If you win the game, the pitcher musta been fantastic :)

]]> By: davepaisley http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/comment-page-4/#comment-202233 davepaisley Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:18:15 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/#comment-202233 Oh yeah, isn't it the brains trust around here who say that WHIP is a crappy stat (almost the crappiest of crappy stats)? So stop using it against Batista. Oh yeah, isn’t it the brains trust around here who say that WHIP is a crappy stat (almost the crappiest of crappy stats)?

So stop using it against Batista.

]]> By: davepaisley http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/comment-page-4/#comment-202232 davepaisley Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:16:59 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/#comment-202232 Five walks and five singles will rarely hurt you badly unless they all come together in a bunch. It's pretty easy to scatter those over six-plus innings and not give up much. What was Batista's OPS against? BA = SLG = .208 OBP = .345 OPS against = .553 That's never going to hurt you much. Five walks and five singles will rarely hurt you badly unless they all come together in a bunch. It’s pretty easy to scatter those over six-plus innings and not give up much.

What was Batista’s OPS against?

BA = SLG = .208
OBP = .345

OPS against = .553

That’s never going to hurt you much.

]]> By: TheMsfan http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/comment-page-4/#comment-202231 TheMsfan Sun, 01 Jul 2007 16:44:53 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/#comment-202231 as far as batista goes, no, walking 5 guys in 6 innings is not generally a way to give your team a chance to win, because after all guys, that is the goal of the starting pitcher, to pitch well and give your team a chance to win but, none of the walks were lead off walks, which is a very good thing, and his fb to gb percentage was somewhat decent no, no baseballs are going into the hall of fame thrown today, but i'll take the results every single time; even if the chances of doing it like that again are slim. as far as batista goes, no, walking 5 guys in 6 innings is not generally a way to give your team a chance to win, because after all guys, that is the goal of the starting pitcher, to pitch well and give your team a chance to win

but, none of the walks were lead off walks, which is a very good thing, and his fb to gb percentage was somewhat decent

no, no baseballs are going into the hall of fame thrown today, but i’ll take the results every single time; even if the chances of doing it like that again are slim.

]]> By: Paul B http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/comment-page-4/#comment-202230 Paul B Sun, 01 Jul 2007 16:41:56 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/#comment-202230 157: There's a difference between an individual result (1 ER) and individual performance (walks) that might point to expected performance in future games. 157: There’s a difference between an individual result (1 ER) and individual performance (walks) that might point to expected performance in future games.

]]> By: IdahoInvader http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/comment-page-4/#comment-202228 IdahoInvader Sun, 01 Jul 2007 10:05:58 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/06/30/game-77-blue-jays-at-mariners/#comment-202228 161 And its possible for the LF on that team to have multiple wives and tall stories about allegedly playing football for SC 161

And its possible for the LF on that team to have multiple wives and tall stories about allegedly playing football for SC

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