Arizona has exceeded their Pythagorean Win Total by a whopping ten games. How is that happening? Chris Jaffe at Hardball Times has the answer. Think about the Twins when you read this article.
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Cup of Coffee One night after the worst loss of the season, the Twins run out a September call up who wasn't even on the 40 man roster yesterday to make his major league debut against a division leader fighting the Twins for post season position. And they win. And people say this is a boring game. WGOM Map Add you today!2010 Prediction ContestSpreadsheet The third window is now open. Mail your changes to WGOMContest [at] stickandballguy, etc. Remember, the first change that you enter will be the one that I accept. The window will be open until the beginning of the 140th game. I have updated the spreadsheet and will try to do so after every game while the window is open. WGOM Sign InLog InCitizens OnlineRecent Letters to the EditorIn Response to Game #137: Twins 6, Rangers 5, brianS wrote: Ok, having seen the replay several times now on mlb.com, I can say that the umpire's call was reasonable. The third base coach had his hand extended to Young trying to get him to stop… Zack wrote: You could somehow harm his arm. Maybe you could break it? Or remove it all together? E-6 wrote: I'm booing him as I type this. brianS wrote: can we boo him in our hearts? I sympathize with your position, socal. But I too hated (err, disliked) the trade, hate overpaying for saves, and hate managing for stats. Capps is a decent reliever. He… DK wrote: I'm quite confident that there is nothing I can individually do one way or another that can make Matt Capps any better or worse at being a baseball pitcher. socaltwinsfan wrote: affect should be effect. socaltwinsfan wrote: I didn't say you had to like the guy, just don't boo him. There's a big difference. I want the guy to succeed because he's on the Twins. Booing him is not going to help… DK wrote: Actually, I wrote that because one of the few things I hate more than overpaying for saves is being told I "need to embrace" someone blindly. Rhubarb_Runner wrote: Okay, according to Gardy, the Twins lost a game in similar fashion to the Mariners in the past. Wonder if it's a Rob Neyer research project in the making? If only there was… socaltwinsfan wrote: I'm probably going to start booing him every time I see him entering the game. Please don't say that, not even in jest. The last thing we need is a bunch of Twins fans booing their… In Response to Game 137: Rangers at Twins, Moss wrote: Would he have been called out without the close play at 3rd? Would he have been called out had there been no throw to 3rd? Hard to know... socaltwinsfan wrote: How did that make you feel? spookymilk wrote: No official scorer … Machine. cheaptoy wrote: Not to mention, its entirely possible Young would have been called out on the play at third anyway. (despite Geoff's declaration that Tolbert missed the tag. Hard to say because no one's showing the… cheaptoy wrote: Its like a frat party on stage with that other toolbox joining on the "yelling is better than analysis" train. cheaptoy wrote: 7.09(h) In the judgment of the umpire, the base coach at third base, or first base, by touching or holding the runner, physically assists him in returning to or leaving third base or first base. Now,… socaltwinsfan wrote: Close but not quite. I've seen saves where the tying run was thrown out at home plate, so I'm sure someone has gotten a save when the only out the pitcher was credited with was… Big Mak wrote: enjoy is the wrong word. more like "stared in dumbfounded disbelief". davidwatts wrote: I thought the 3rd base ump was pointed at the home plate ump to say 'he saw you touch you are out' anyway, I have never seen that play before. I didnt even know it was… cheaptoy wrote: Did you enjoy his rant about what happened in Oakland calling it the exact same thing? Or going on an on (again!) about how he doesn't know what the Cy Young award is defined as.… In Response to Cup of Coffee: September 4, 2010, Milt on Tilt wrote: Dejection. Pierre and his noodle arm was still a plus defender. On the flipside is Damon.... brianS wrote: Jamie Moyer has a ways to go. AMR wrote: Yeah, why does the OPS graph extend past its axis? Was it supposed to be humorous? ubelmann wrote: Jeter is on the money except for average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS (on-base plus slugging), where he has seen quite a … is hilarious! And that graphic was pretty hilarious in and… socaltwinsfan wrote: I love the Twins' retro unis. By my count, they are 10-4 wearing the retros. Better use them fulltime now. 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The Terry Ryan formula explained...Pitching #1, Defense #2 and there's one other thing, offense, with a small "o", as in oh yeah, I guess we'll think about that. I listened to the pre-game on the drive from Soiux Falls, Terry's been getting a little "bitchy" with the callers lately. I swear, the signal was a little spotty, I heard him basically tell a guy to climb back under the rock he crawled out from.
Hardball Times could do with a better copy editor, but it was an interesting article.
Yeah, the article was definitely full of spelling and grammatical mistakes.
If there's one thing that's truly baffling about Major League managers, it's their inability to use bullpens correctly. Why does a manager save his best reliever for when they have a 3-run lead in the 9th? Why is there even a stat for this? If a pitcher in your bullpen can't regularly pitch an inning without giving up at least 3 runs, he doesn't deserve to be playing in the majors. You should have no trouble finding an AAA pitcher who can do this.
While pitching staffs are able to exceed their Pythagorean expectation through inconsistent pitching, hitting will be just the opposite. Having a balanced lineup that is a threat to score in every inning will lead you to more consistent scoring than one that's top heavy.
The Twins are totally backwards on both of these concepts.