http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/topic/16139/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:31:59 GMT Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:14:29 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/topic/16139/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/461278/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-461278 MNBrew wrote:
He just didn't produce a whole lot when he wasn't hitting solo HRs. That's our 3TO. Walk, strikeout, or HR.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (logan3825) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/461278 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:14:29 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/461262/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-461262 GodspeedYouPackEmperor wrote:

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Clearly Russell Branyan should have willed the batters ahead of him to get on base prior to his home runs.
Wasn't suggesting that, for goodness' sake! The point was clearly there. Lots of power with no one on base. Little run production with runners on. Where's the blue type?

Branyan sure helped in June, no doubt about that. Not that the HRs are worthless,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MNBrew) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/461262 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:05:49 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/461004/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-461004 feeds@yuku.com (endaround) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/461004 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:44:29 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/461000/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-461000
Here are how some of the batter's did in terms of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (rluzinski) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/461000 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:27:27 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460977/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460977 2. At the time when Branyan had 12 HRs, he had only 20 RBIs, which did include a couple RBI singles, too. Granted, some of his HRs were pretty clutch and he gave the offense a good jolt. But the guy hardly did anything when anyone was on base. I think their grade for him wasn't far off.

Branyan only had 62 PA when men were on base. His OPS of .722 was certainly low for him in those situations, but that's not far off from what a few Brewers had for their production.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (kramnoj) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460977 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:23:19 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460961/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460961
Explaining to your readers that grades are given out based on pre-season expectations and statistal merit and then giving a 'C' grade to a guy who started the season as minor league depth and ended up with a .925 major league OPS is a joke.

'Fair and balanced' analysis, once again. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (GodspeedYouPackEmperor) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460961 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:34:36 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460956/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460956
1. Given the chances he had, Rivera easily should've graded out at an A, or at the very worst an A-. 14 RBIs in 50 or so ABs is a good ratio. It's not Rivera's fault Kendall's name was in the starting lineup 149 times.

2. At the time when Branyan had 12 HRs, he had only 20 RBIs, which did include a couple RBI singles, too. Granted, some of his HRs were pretty clutch and he gave the offense a good jolt. But the guy hardly did anything... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MNBrew) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460956 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:10:24 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460882/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460882 So, are we to judge from Branyan's C that they expected all along that Branyan would be called up from AAA, carry the team for a month, and be a major factor in saving the team's season? Ridiculous.

And in his case, I don't think it would be hard to sell to the fans regarding his offensive worth. A HR every 11 AB isn't a tough sell. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (rluzinski) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460882 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:41:11 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460873/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460873 feeds@yuku.com (JoeHova) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460873 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:42:53 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460865/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460865 Kendall was only a clutch player when compared to most other Brewers.

You do you come to that conclusion? Based on Tom's made up stat? kendall was the LEAST clutch hitter on the entire team, based on WPA:

http://www.fangraphs.com/...?team=Brewers&season=2008

Cameron gets downgraded because of the expectations that were placed upon him.
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (rluzinski) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460865 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:22:58 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460854/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460854 3Putt wrote:

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. It's amazing how far power and pitching will get you.
heckuva lot farther than small ball and pitching.
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All the rest is just fodder for those writing the obit for old media. It ain't the horrible writing, it's everything else...please. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (dadofandrew) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460853 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:49:06 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460852/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460852 feeds@yuku.com (3Putt) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460852 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:46:45 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460851/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460851 Brawndo the Thirst Mutilator wrote:

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I know my post on the Kendall blurb comes across as condescending and mean-spirited...but the thing is, either these guys really are that dumb, or they really are that cynical, which in my view is far far worse.
I think it's a little of both. And I loved the Kendall blurb, by the way.

I think if media types and beat writers bought wholly into... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (joepepsi) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460851 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:44:23 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460848/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460848 feeds@yuku.com (Madtown Bomber) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460848 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:32:17 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460836/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460836 kramnoj wrote:

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I think to some extent the writers are writing to who they perceive their audience to be. If the writers think their audience is going to rely heavily on BA to judge a player, the writers may let that influence their writing. The JS certainly has a platform to educate their audience and provide a more intelligent discussion, but they may feel that it would take up to much space to do, or that much of their... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Brawndo the Thirst Mutilator) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460836 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:57:05 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460832/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460832
As far as Suppan...I guess you can argue for or against a C- based on the criteria...but how you can turn around and not rate Mota higher than that is beyond me. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Invader3K) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460832 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:39:24 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460831/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460831
(He was working on an F but got the D-minus because he spelled everybody's names right.) ]]> feeds@yuku.com (brewizard) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460831 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:32:27 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460830/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460830 feeds@yuku.com (trwi7) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460830 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:31:55 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/reply/460829/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html#reply-460829
batted .351 with runners in scoring position and less than two out

This really caught my eye, because you always see the inverse stat as a measure of clutchness. Why would we care about Kendall's RISP performance with less than two outs rather than his RISP performance with two outs?

Well, because we have started with the thesis that... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Brawndo the Thirst Mutilator) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/sreply/460829 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:22:59 GMT http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/topic/16139/t/JS-Brewers-Report-Card.html feeds@yuku.com (rluzinski) http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/topic/16139 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:31:59 GMT