tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post1834948067352972077..comments2024-02-17T04:00:25.925-06:00Comments on The Platoon Advantage: Blyleven vs. Mo(rris)The Common Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994070642805307798noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-25988639343891720912011-01-12T16:48:07.534-06:002011-01-12T16:48:07.534-06:00Great idea, and entertainingly presented! Another...Great idea, and entertainingly presented! Another cool thing is that Morris+Rivera has an ERA+ of 118, over almost an identical number of innings as Blyleven. I suppose this is what John Smoltz is going to use to get him into the Hall -- he's like Dazzy Vance plus 1979-1983 Bruce Sutter (4 of his 5 five save titles)! This gene splicing is fun. . . .PhilMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-64288791262086828122011-01-12T15:29:18.254-06:002011-01-12T15:29:18.254-06:00Yeah, but what does this say about Mo and the Hall...Yeah, but what does this say about Mo and the Hall of Fame?studeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16997355084010474450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-76124108101685871482011-01-11T22:57:33.438-06:002011-01-11T22:57:33.438-06:00sdvinay: For those who don't already believe i...sdvinay: <i>For those who don't already believe in the advanced stats, this is just more fuel behind the idea that, "You can prove anything with stats."</i><br /><br />Restated:<br /><br />For those of us who won't believe your statistical evidence, no matter how good it is, this is just more proof that we won't believe your statistical evidence no matter how good it is.A.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17713287694404614997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-11268593011962459432011-01-02T18:51:23.473-06:002011-01-02T18:51:23.473-06:00Jack-Bert comparisons are about as hackneyed as it...Jack-Bert comparisons are about as hackneyed as it gets, but this was a fun approach, which not only illustrated the distance between them, but deftly implied the value disparity between starters and relievers. Enjoyed it.Diamondhackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18269618628044919819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-36286924416534396812010-12-23T09:59:28.850-06:002010-12-23T09:59:28.850-06:00But Jack Morris was feared !
Feared, I tell ya !
...But Jack Morris was feared !<br /><br />Feared, I tell ya !<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Jim RiceBarry Gillisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-49112132860222719732010-12-23T00:46:22.379-06:002010-12-23T00:46:22.379-06:00People were mesmerized by the mustache, 1984, and ...People were mesmerized by the mustache, 1984, and Game 7 in 1991. I know I was.<br /><br />Thankfully, your insanity has given me reason to pause and reevaluate Jack MorrisAvengingJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614670048677175431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-27834000790115370682010-12-23T00:02:21.776-06:002010-12-23T00:02:21.776-06:00I don't like the way I said that -- it implies...I don't like the way I said that -- it implies that I'm some sort of stats expert. "Hopeless stat nerd" is probably more accurate for me than "real stathead"Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840958382433052735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-84486946658335202682010-12-23T00:00:12.678-06:002010-12-23T00:00:12.678-06:00Morris' fellow Twins radio broadcasters call h...Morris' fellow Twins radio broadcasters call him Blackjack. It's annoying, but not nearly as annoying as Morris' color commentary.<br /><br /><i>Note that the Morris+Rivera has way over 300 wins and 500 saves; that pitcher is *obviously* more valuable than Blyleven, regardless of ERA and IP (even to the statheads in the audience).</i><br /><br />The parenthetical is false. The real statheads in the audience, by and large, completely ignore wins and saves. I know I do.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840958382433052735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-70167350615615772442010-12-22T23:48:44.340-06:002010-12-22T23:48:44.340-06:00"Blackjack"? We can call Jack McDowell ..."Blackjack"? We can call Jack McDowell "Black Jack" or something like it, but not Morris.<br /><br />Interesting idea, but it's not going to convince anybody already voting for Morris or against Blyleven, because they *don't care that the ERA and K/BB are better in the same innings*. Note that the Morris+Rivera has way over 300 wins and 500 saves; that pitcher is *obviously* more valuable than Blyleven, regardless of ERA and IP (even to the statheads in the audience). For those who don't already believe in the advanced stats, this is just more fuel behind the idea that, "You can prove anything with stats."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com