I wonder what Rick Reily is going to say about this.
Anyways congrats to Felix, well deserved it and the baseball writers are figuring out that W's are not the main stat to look at, other stats do apply when you evaluate a pitcher.
I wonder what Rick Reily is going to say about this.
Anyways congrats to Felix, well deserved it and the baseball writers are figuring out that W's are not the main stat to look at, other stats do apply when you evaluate a pitcher.
He and Wilbon didn't like it when Lincecum won his first time, just because he didn't have the most wins. /eyeroll
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Barney: Circle gets the square!
The 2074 MSL NL Gold Glove Recipient at Third Base.
Well deserved.
Did I just see ESPN reference WAR among other useful stats?!
League Team Record Wild Card Division Pennants Titles MSL Kansas City Royals (NYY/TB) 3611-3517 1 14 8 7 TBL Cleveland Indians 1084-698 2 5 2 1 HSL Chicago Cubs 2071-1764 1 9 4 1
Congratulations to King Felix. He really deserved the award. He had the stats stacked on his side and the writers saw that. It shows it is not all about the wins.
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What does WAR stat stand for?
I'm dubious of any metric that decides David DeJesus is more valuable than Adam Dunn.
Well I didn't mean to focus on WAR, it was just the only stat I could remember off the top of my head.
League Team Record Wild Card Division Pennants Titles MSL Kansas City Royals (NYY/TB) 3611-3517 1 14 8 7 TBL Cleveland Indians 1084-698 2 5 2 1 HSL Chicago Cubs 2071-1764 1 9 4 1
WAR is just another theory that tries to help people understand a player's value. Anyway, congrats to Felix and congrats to the voter for getting this right! Felix was hands down the best pitcher in the AL.
Marshall: MILSWANCAs?
Ted: Wait, I can get this. Mothers I'd like to sleep with and never call again.
Barney: Circle gets the square!
The 2074 MSL NL Gold Glove Recipient at Third Base.
Memories Of Kevin Malone - A Los Angeles Dodgers Blog: From ESPN: Best Comments On Felix Hernandez Winning The AL Cy Young
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5820623
And how did Seattle do?
That's right last place.
CC was the best pitcher and pitch under divisional race pressure all year but guess what, He is a Yankee and they will never give it to him.
Keep the King boys, I will take CC anyday, pressure, pressure, pressure."He is a Yankee and they will never give it to him."I find it ridiculous that Felix pitches basically all year with absolutely no pressure on him and wins the Cy Young so convincingly.
Priceless.
I mean, I can see Yankees fans' point about pressure. I'll definitely throw a fit if James McDonald as a Pirate is ever in the running for the Cy Young.
HOWEVER, true greatness can't be denied. Remember, this was the same argument against a Montreal Expos pitcher by the name of Pedro Martinez winning the 1997 Cy Young.
Last edited by realmofotalk; 11-21-2010 at 09:41 PM.
Pressure is a bullshit argument. Its up there with how many rings a person has and some other ones I'm too stoned to care about.