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QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ May 13, 2010 -> 10:21 PM) Celtics Lakers Finals IMO. It might be a repeat of last year's finals. I don't see Boston beating the Magic.

QUOTE (scenario @ May 13, 2010 -> 05:29 PM) Not sure if this has been posted already... if so, sorry. I'm too lazy to look into it before posting. Here's where the WhiteSox rank in MLB in a variety of offensive categories as of today (5/13)... Hits - 27th Doubles - 25th Triples - 24th Homeruns - 4th RBI's - 24th Walks - 14th Strikeouts - 1st Stolen Bases - 2nd Batting Average - 29th OBP - 24th SLG - 19th OPS - 20th They're also 19th in wOBA, which makes sense since they're around 20th in OPS. It's amazing, because the Astros have a .266 wOBA.

So they go from one bad manager to another. Awesome.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 12, 2010 -> 11:21 AM) You know what really bothers me about WAR? It's the 10 runs/win. Think about it, you have all these complicated numbers calculated out to 3 or 4 significant figures. OPS of 1.012, wOBA of 0.352, UZR numbers of 10.5, on each of those you're calculating and probably keeping more significant figures to calculate runs saved. Then, you just slap a single significant figure on it, 10 runs/win, and voila. Really, it's not 9.453 runs/win? It's exactly 10.0000, in every circumstance, in every season? It's 10 runs because it has something to do with the Pythagorean W-L record. "Once you have obtained a player's RAR value, the translation to wins is fairly simple. Using a team's pythagorean winning percentage (RS^2/(RS^2 + RA^2)), it can be proved that for every ten runs that are lost or gained a win is similarly lost or gained. For every 10 runs a player is above a replacement level player, he is worth 1 win to his team."

LOL @ the Thome thing.

1-0 in Target Field. See, it's not the Metrodome.

Well, he did get Punto out. But if Span gets on here, you have to go to the bullpen.

Get him out of here.

If Bobby would have walked Young, I would have been furious...

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ May 11, 2010 -> 03:56 PM) What is WAR by the way? Wins about replacement? And how do you measure that? Yup. You calculate it by taking a batter's weighted on base average (wOBA) and converting it to runs produced on offense. Then you take UZR and convert it into runs saved on defense. Add them together, add the replacement level production, add a position adjustment value, and you have your runs above replacement. Every 10 runs = 1 win share. Rios has a 1.8 WAR right now, meaning he has produced/saved 18 runs above replacement level production.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ May 11, 2010 -> 03:12 PM) Well when you consider the question what is it good for (absolutely nothing), I can't take such a fact seriously. He's still having a great season so far though. That joke is starting to get old.

Alex Rios is fifth in all of baseball in WAR.

I hope that means Williams is gone.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 11, 2010 -> 11:59 AM) From someone that I trust, Jenks is not throwing the curve anymore because of the stress it puts on his elbow. He doesn't want to get injured prior to his free agency contract. Sadly, he's losing money by the day not being able to throw his best pitch. He's losing his own game.

Katy Perry doesn't even belong in the top 50...

It's gone now.

Looks like that's the type of pitcher that cripples the Rays. For whatever reason...

Quentin and Rios, that's about it.

QUOTE (knightni @ May 9, 2010 -> 06:40 PM) I watched the last inning or so, and he reminded me a lot of Buerhle. Similar type of pitcher. Mediocre at best fastball with a very good straight change.

Wow, so the Rays have had a perfect game thrown against them twice in less than one year.

He did it!

Kapler, up. lol

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You have to wonder why the Rays are so prone to getting no hit.

Maybe A-Rod will stop talking s*** about him if he pulls through here.