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I and I suck. This just in.
« on: May 01, 2006, 11:12:15 am »
And Brad Ausmus sucks especially.

"Brad Ausmus has somehow managed to walk 11 times...he's on pace to out-walk his career best (2005) by 30, which is just not going to happen.  He's also hitting .350 right now and anyone with 1/4 of a brain in their head knows that's not going to continue... He's crusty...he's old...and he's not going to suddenly pull a rabbit out of his hat and become a hitter."


In other words, April was all just a temporary statistical abberration.

"Enjoy the wins while they come, fans...it may be a long summer once the glow wears off on a very mediocre line-up."



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« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2006, 11:29:34 am »
I thinks this bears repeating:

"Do you dream of becoming a sportswriter? We always have room for writers, editors, fact checkers, photographers, graphic designers, and web gurus to help us make the site even better. Come chase your dreams with us."

Emphasis mine.
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Re: I and I suck. This just in.
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2006, 11:31:44 am »
Quote:

I thinks this bears repeating:

"Do you dream of becoming a sportswriter? We always have room for writers, editors, fact checkers, photographers, graphic designers, and web gurus to help us make the site even better. Come chase your dreams with us."

Emphasis mine.



Dreams?  Sounds more like nocturnal emissions, Berkman and Ensberg, mediocre?  Tracking the Astros offense by referencing Ausmus?  When will they ever learn.
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Re: I and I suck. This just in.
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2006, 11:50:01 am »
Hell, I'll take a mediocre lineup if it comes with top notch pitching.  That said, I don't think the Astros have a "mediocre" lineup.  

Why is a run scored worth more than a run prevented?
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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2006, 11:57:20 am »
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Hell, I'll take a mediocre lineup if it comes with top notch pitching.  That said, I don't think the Astros have a "mediocre" lineup.  

Why is a run scored worth more than a run prevented?



"Couldn't get to a slow roller up the middle"  doesn't fit in the box score.
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« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2006, 12:05:38 pm »
I wonder if that guy knows that Bagwell was out almost all of 2005? He seems confused about the effect of losing Bagwell in 2006 vs 2005.
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Re: I and I suck. This just in.
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2006, 12:06:53 pm »
Quote:

Quote:

Hell, I'll take a mediocre lineup if it comes with top notch pitching.  That said, I don't think the Astros have a "mediocre" lineup.  

Why is a run scored worth more than a run prevented?



"Couldn't get to a slow roller up the middle"  doesn't fit in the box score.



Last year the Astros had 3 starters with ERA's under 3.00.  This year, they have 3 starters with ERA's under 3.00.  

Perhaps I'm mistaken, but pitching is still a pretty damn important part of the game.
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Re: I and I suck. This just in.
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2006, 03:20:21 pm »
I just tried emailing the author at the address provided in the article, and I got a return message from yahoo stating that the email account has been disabled/discontinued.
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Re: I and I suck. This just in.
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2006, 10:47:26 pm »
Quote:

And Brad Ausmus sucks especially.

"Brad Ausmus has somehow managed to walk 11 times...he's on pace to out-walk his career best (2005) by 30, which is just not going to happen.  He's also hitting .350 right now and anyone with 1/4 of a brain in their head knows that's not going to continue... He's crusty...he's old...and he's not going to suddenly pull a rabbit out of his hat and become a hitter."


In other words, April was all just a temporary statistical abberration.

"Enjoy the wins while they come, fans...it may be a long summer once the glow wears off on a very mediocre line-up."



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Why can't people just give credit where credit's due? I'm not suggesting people assume everyone who's dominating will continue, but only blowhards go on and on about how a player can't keep up his performance when he's hot. Even with the Reds, I'm willing to give them unqualified credit for a dominant April.
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Re: I and I suck. This just in.
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2006, 11:04:41 pm »
Quote:

And Brad Ausmus sucks especially.

"Brad Ausmus has somehow managed to walk 11 times...he's on pace to out-walk his career best (2005) by 30, which is just not going to happen.  He's also hitting .350 right now and anyone with 1/4 of a brain in their head knows that's not going to continue... He's crusty...he's old...and he's not going to suddenly pull a rabbit out of his hat and become a hitter."

In other words, April was all just a temporary statistical abberration.

"Enjoy the wins while they come, fans...it may be a long summer once the glow wears off on a very mediocre line-up."

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Bad statistical analysis is far worse than no statistical analysis.

If you simply look at the changes at first base and left field this season, you would project a line-up about 50 runs better this season than last, everything else being equal:

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"If these eventualities at other positions balance out, and if Berkman and Wilson put up numbers that result in extra output on the magnitude described above (admittedly, neither of those are a given), the Astros might find themselves more formidable offensively. An extra 50 runs last season would have put them fifth, rather than 11th, in the National League in scoring. It also might have given them five or six more wins, making that final stretch in September less nerve-wracking."

Nobody expects the Astros to maintain a 15-8 pace. Hell, maybe they'll run off the tracks and finish 72-90. But I'm pretty sure this guy doesn't know that any more than anybody else does.
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« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2006, 11:12:59 pm »
Mr. Souder has a history of underestimation:

"NLCS ? Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves. Braves will trounce the Astros in 4...the Stros don't have Atlanta's front line talent."

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He was right about one thing -- the series only went four games.
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« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2006, 02:07:13 pm »
It's remarkable he doesn't call upon the "strength-of-schedule" argument.  That one would seem to be right up his alley.  I mean, it's obvious he feels no shame about jerking off to baseball prospectus.
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