Comments on: Hey, Look At That

By: galaxieboi

galaxieboi — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:48:41 +0000

I got home from work only after the game had gotten well out of hand. Of course, I proceeded to watch the rest of the game in it’s entirety. The bright spot is a new southern BBQ place opened up down the street and we had dinner there. Mmmmm…sweet tea and corn bread. That helped dull the pain.

By: north

north — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:25:50 +0000

This is a great and very succinct post.

Maybe some didn’t get it, but small sample size is so hard to explain.

By: Jeff Nye

Jeff Nye — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:09:31 +0000

I gave up on this game pretty quickly and went to play Age of Conan!

I am such a child.

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:25:16 +0000

There is no rational way â€” none â€” to maintain that the pitcher who gave up seven runs in four innings isnâ€™t the one responsible for the loss. The Mariners scored four runs in the ninth, when the Tigers had an eight-run cushion. You seriously want to argue that the four runs that Baek gave up after Silva imploded are the main reason the Mariners lost? Of course, your opinions of Baek and Silva entering the game have nothing to do with your, um, analysis. Right?

I donâ€™t suppose this is going to help, but:

WPA for game (from Fangraphs):

Baek: -.014
Silva: -.343

The only way I could possibly pin this one on Baek is by insisting that it matters that it was him who gave up the game-winning RBI.

But only a crazy person would do that.

By: Ollie in Raleigh

Ollie in Raleigh — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:35:50 +0000

“Overweight Venenzuelan” That seems a bit DMZ-browed.

If the problem is the contract blame the guy who made the offer, not the one who accepted it.

By: josh_h

josh_h — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:29:06 +0000

16 -

You don’t overpay for mediocre talent just because you have a need. The M’s could have easily picked up a cheaper player to fill the need at SP, but they didn’t And it was a terrible move.

As it’s been stated before here… you overpay your supertars – not your filler.

By: JMHawkins

JMHawkins — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:22:38 +0000

Do stupid contracts ever regress to the mean, any chance Silvaâ€™s deal loses about 2 years and 30 million dollars? I think they should if they donâ€™tâ€¦

Only in the NFL…

By: John in L.A.

John in L.A. — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:42:07 +0000

Maybe we could encourage Lincoln to go back to Nintendo. They are doing great there now and that is where Howardâ€™s strengths lie anyway.

I must insist that you keep that dude away from my beloved Wii. I’m halfway through unlocking everything in Mario Cart and I’m picking up Wii Fit in ten hours. Send him to the gameboy or something. I don’t own one of those.

Baek is more to blame here than Silva. Garbage!

That’s some crazy logic there.

Do stupid contracts ever regress to the mean, any chance Silvaâ€™s deal loses about 2 years and 30 million dollars? I think they should if they donâ€™tâ€¦

I like that.

By: jlc

jlc — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:37:27 +0000

Thank God I have a meeting every Tuesday night, so I get to miss the games. I wish I could just turn off the TV the other nights, but I can’t.

Can’t we get some of that regression to the mean of a mediocre ball club? I’d love for the M’s to be a mediocre team. It would be at least three steps up.

By: Gihyou

Gihyou — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:56:14 +0000

I can’t wait for Washburn to regress to the mean!

….Oh, wait.