There’s no possible way I could’ve let this go without a quick blog. This is for all of those fans out there that have called sabermetrics crap when referencing OBP. I still don’t get that really since OBP wasn’t invented with sabermetrics. ESPN did a poll of 100 MLB Players. They asked the players 20 quick questions, allowing them to remain anonymous. Now for the readers...
Read MoreToday you’re going to hear a lot about Rod Barajas’ On Base Percentage. Let me start by saying, I am and will be a 100% supporter of Barajas. He does a lot of things that a stat cannot tell you. If the only options were Barajas or Molina, Molina is obviously better defensively but Barajas seems to fit this team quite nicely. With that said, when you rely solely on team chemistry to guide you...
Read MoreUp until a few days ago, we Mets fans were in heaven on earth. Mets in first, Yanks in 2nd. How could it be any better? I never really understood the fascination with caring about the Yankees record to be honest. I don’t get giddy over the Subway Series either. I worry about Philadelphia-Atlanta-Florida-Washington. I will say this though; I kind of enjoy this Javier Vazquez saga. I mean, we all...
Read MoreYou know as if I didn’t wake up today in a worse mood. I’m an NHL Penguins fan and a Mets fan of course, so yesterday was on all accounts, a bad sports day. Today, I read two posts on our site describing in great detail why basically Jerry Manuel deserves to take the heat for yesterday’s loss. I have gone to other sites, seen the same thing, and I am sure without tuning into WFAN for the...
Read MoreSo here we are, less than 24 hours removed from as tough of a loss to swallow as any we’ve had so far in 2010. There is one positive thing to note from Sunday’s loss. We don’t have to listen to Miller & Morgan talk about the Mets until the Yankees come to town on May 23rd. Nor do we have to listen to McCarver any time soon. Just a nice heaping serving of our hometown crew. The Mets head to...
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