Balta1701 Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 05:01 PM) Pedro Alvarez would probably strike out 9 out of 10 times facing Marmol. He's now 1/3 against him with 1 k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Cubs lose in epic fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Sorry Marlon, guess the PEDs didn't work there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 04:01 PM) Pedro Alvarez would probably strike out 9 out of 10 times facing Marmol. Looking at most players numbers, that isn't too far from the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 What if Barman never interferred? I don't want to spoil the ending but... Even in a made up story they still can't win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa1334 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 03:44 PM) Bob Brenly sounds so much like Terry Boers. i thought it was pretty funny, tuning into the cubs game on saturday(since ill watch just about any game on tv) how casper was saying how the sox were up 5-0 already and had scored 15 the day before and brenly has to be a hater and say how they let 10 runs score so how happy can you be about it. just thought it was stupid considering they had lost to the pirates opening day and were currently losing lol must be fun being a cubs fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I'm no sabermetrics expert, but something can't be right if Matt Garza's FIP after yesterday is -0.32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 4, 2011 -> 11:42 AM) I'm no sabermetrics expert, but something can't be right if Matt Garza's FIP after yesterday is -0.32. It was right...alright. 12 Ks, no walks, and no home runs given up. That's -12x2/7. The constant portion of FIP is usually 3.11. -24/7 is larger than 3. So the variable portion had a larger magnitude than the constant portion, resulting in a negative FIP. It won't last long though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 4, 2011 -> 01:15 PM) It was right...alright. 12 Ks, no walks, and no home runs given up. That's -12x2/7. The constant portion of FIP is usually 3.11. -24/7 is larger than 3. So the variable portion had a larger magnitude than the constant portion, resulting in a negative FIP. It won't last long though. I was going to explain it to him but I know any mention of sabermetics is like your batman signal. So I let you do what you love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Joecool, your fake, scrub idol is in the lineup against the Cubs today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I know fathom mentioned this earlier, but these NL lineups are deplorable. Seems like every NL team outside of probably the Reds and Braves have 2-3 auto-outs to go along with, of course, the pitcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 4, 2011 -> 01:31 PM) I know fathom mentioned this earlier, but these NL lineups are deplorable. Seems like every NL team outside of probably the Reds and Braves have 2-3 auto-outs to go along with, of course, the pitcher. I concur. And it seems like every NL lineup has a guy or two in it that I thought was out of baseball. (Or should be out of baseball) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 4, 2011 -> 01:15 PM) It was right...alright. 12 Ks, no walks, and no home runs given up. That's -12x2/7. The constant portion of FIP is usually 3.11. -24/7 is larger than 3. So the variable portion had a larger magnitude than the constant portion, resulting in a negative FIP. It won't last long though. Gotcha. So bascially since he struck out a lot of guys, kept the ball in the park and avoided free passes, it would seem he pitched well enough to not give up any runs (or -0.32) but obviously that didnt happen. This sabermetric stuff is easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Joe Saunders is awful. Selling low doesn't even describe how bad the Haren trade was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 There's no even 10k at wrigley today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 4, 2011 -> 07:24 PM) Joe Saunders is awful. Selling low doesn't even describe how bad the Haren trade was. Randy Wells looks terrible as well. This Diamondbacks lineup is an absolute joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 4, 2011 -> 03:00 PM) Randy Wells looks terrible as well. This Diamondbacks lineup is an absolute joke. Yeah, Stephen Drew is out. But even with him in there it's a below average lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Castro has a ways to go defensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Hate to break it to his biggest supporter on this site, but G. Parra is TERRIBLE! How is R. Roberts starting in the majors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 This Arizona team is horrible. Shame, too. Had such an amazingly looking bright future in 2006-2007. Horrible front-office decision after another. I can see why KC fans temper their enthusiasm when it comes to their GOAT farm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 4, 2011 -> 05:02 PM) This Arizona team is horrible. Shame, too. Had such an amazingly looking bright future in 2006-2007. Horrible front-office decision after another. I can see why KC fans temper their enthusiasm when it comes to their GOAT farm. What exactly did Arizona's front office do wrong? I can understand the Byrnes deal and the Quentin trade being bad moves, but the Quentin trade also enabled them to bring in Haren. Should they have dumped Chris Young, or at least not signed him? He was part of that amazingly bright future. Who else did they trade away who has gone on to success, and were they not in the Haren trade? Arizona's team right now is the problem with the "Firesale". You might load up on great prospects, but great prospects don't turn you into a champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 4, 2011 -> 04:53 PM) What exactly did Arizona's front office do wrong? I can understand the Byrnes deal and the Quentin trade being bad moves, but the Quentin trade also enabled them to bring in Haren. Should they have dumped Chris Young, or at least not signed him? He was part of that amazingly bright future. Who else did they trade away who has gone on to success, and were they not in the Haren trade? Arizona's team right now is the problem with the "Firesale". You might load up on great prospects, but great prospects don't turn you into a champion. They traded Cargo, Valverde, Scherzer and Haren in a span of like 3 years. Now I know they got Haren partly because of Gonzalez. But if you're going to end up trading Haren anyway it better be for more than Joe Saunders and a bunch of C+ prospects. And you're half right. A big part of their demise can be attributed to some of their youngsters not living up to the hype (outside of Upton's '09). Edited April 4, 2011 by Jordan4life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpy2121 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 4, 2011 -> 02:58 PM) There's no even 10k at wrigley today The attendance was listed at 26,292...no freakin way... The DBack announcers said it was their lowest attendance since 2002. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 QUOTE (chimpy2121 @ Apr 4, 2011 -> 06:04 PM) The attendance was listed at 26,292...no freakin way... The DBack announcers said it was their lowest attendance since 2002. Yup, first time the "official" attendance was under 27k since 2002. Probably half that many people actually there. I don't know if those were ticket holders not showing up or tickets that the Cubs and their brokers purchased and were unable to sell to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 5, 2011 -> 07:30 AM) Yup, first time the "official" attendance was under 27k since 2002. Probably half that many people actually there. I don't know if those were ticket holders not showing up or tickets that the Cubs and their brokers purchased and were unable to sell to anyone. Ticket brokers own a ton of season tickets and are the holders of most of the empty seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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