“Uh…help me out there. If they were scoring 5.6 R/G before his return and they’re scoing 5.5 R/G since his return, how exactly does BAwRISP matter? At the end of the day, it’s still the same amoung of runs.”

Actually, I think it does. when a team goes from hitting 230 to 340 when one player returns, that is rather significant, wouldn’t you say? I’m not saying that is the reason they started winning, the pitching obviously is, but Alex definitely has had a major impact returning.

Dude, you are such a killjoy! Are these headines coming later?

“Was Burnett Mediocre because he only pitched 6 shutout innings?”

“Matsui Slump Continues, as he only goes long twice in one night”

And if the Yankees win the World Series in 5 games, I’m guessing your next-day post will be “Are Yanks Mediocre because they didn’t sweep the series?”

Walk off wins count the same as 9-2 blowouts. That’s the reason why the Rays made it last year: you play like every day counts, and those close wins can make the difference between a -90 win season and a 90+ win season.

First place in spite of many injuries and a bullpen that can’t find its way, a third of the way through the season.

Dude, tied for 1st, no?

Yanks no longer a “medicore” 2nd place team.

Yanks now a “medicore” 1st place team.

BOHAN wrote:

o and bill james is a moron…. math doesnt win ballgames or championships its won out in the field…. anyone can beat anyone on any given day… this y its the greatest game on earth

Tell that to Theo Epstein, I don’t think he got the message.

brent.nycz wrote:

Wait a minute, Steve… don’t you own and haven’t you reviewed the book that talks about “Wipeout”? Shouldn’t you know already who’s on the list and how many names are on the list overall?

Do I look like the NYPL?

o and bill james is a moron…. math doesnt win ballgames or championships its won out in the field…. anyone can beat anyone on any given day… this y its the greatest game on earth

they play the games for a reason…. theres no math or calculation or strength of schedule in baseball… u have to go out there and win if u win those games then u deserve to be called a good team…. the yankees are playin well now and in my opinion are where they should be considering they havent had their 3 pitcher (wang) main reliever tog et to mo (bruney) their catcher (posada) and arguably the best player in the game (arod) considering most of the season these guys have been either hurt or ineffective id say theyre playin pretty damn good

Raf wrote:

Steve Lombardi wrote:
Bill James actually did a feature on this called “Wipeout” – where James studies pitchers who have gone from a “Cy Young Award” type season to bombing out the next year. It’s a long list. It happens more than you suspect.
Care to share a few names? How many names are on the list overall?

Wait a minute, Steve… don’t you own and haven’t you reviewed the book that talks about “Wipeout”?

http://waswatching.com/2009/04/05/the-bill-james-gold-mine-2009/

““Wipeout” – where James studies pitchers who have gone from a “Cy Young Award” type season to bombing out the next year.”

Shouldn’t you know already who’s on the list and how many names are on the list overall?