1. J.Reyes SS
2. J.Ellsbury CF
3. M.Cabrera DH
4. A.Gonzalez 1B
5. R.Braun LF
6. M.Kemp RF
7. R.Cano 2B
8. V.Martinez C
9. A.Ramirez 3B
1. J.Verlander R
2. C.Kershaw L
3. J.Weaver R
4. C.Lee L
5. R.Halladay R
Closer. M.Rivera R
8th inning. D.Robertson R
7th inning. M.Adams R
Middle Relief. E.O'Flaherty L
Middle Relief .T.Clippord R
Middle Relief. J.Venters L
Long Relief. J.Cueto R
Friday, November 25, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
I Agree
I agree with the choice of National League MVP. Ryan Braun was the right choice for the award. He had a fantastic season. Referring to my previous post he had a 29% RPP and lead his team to the playoffs. Also he is a good guy and a team player.
Although i have one question. If Verlander won American League MVP how did Kershaw not finish in the MVP voting. He only had 3 less wins than Verlander, probably from a not as successful offense, a better ERA and led the National League in strikeouts. He won the triple crown for pitching as did Verlander in their respective leagues.
You may say that the 3 wins is the main factor, but in 2010 cy young voting Felix Hernandez had 8 fewer wins than CC Sabathia. You may also say that the AL lacked a significant amount of Legitimate MVP candidates. Well Micguel Cabrera had a higher Avg and just a few less home runs and RBI's than Braun.
So why Verlander Win and Kershaw didn't? Why is ERA not a factor this year?I think a player who wins 25% of their teams games deserves to be the most valuable. Verlander won 25% as did Kershaw.
Although i have one question. If Verlander won American League MVP how did Kershaw not finish in the MVP voting. He only had 3 less wins than Verlander, probably from a not as successful offense, a better ERA and led the National League in strikeouts. He won the triple crown for pitching as did Verlander in their respective leagues.
You may say that the 3 wins is the main factor, but in 2010 cy young voting Felix Hernandez had 8 fewer wins than CC Sabathia. You may also say that the AL lacked a significant amount of Legitimate MVP candidates. Well Micguel Cabrera had a higher Avg and just a few less home runs and RBI's than Braun.
So why Verlander Win and Kershaw didn't? Why is ERA not a factor this year?I think a player who wins 25% of their teams games deserves to be the most valuable. Verlander won 25% as did Kershaw.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Upcoming Seasons. 2012 & 2013
I don't know exactly how I feel about the changes to occur in the upcoming seasons. The Astros are going to the American League West and there will be 2 wildcard spots for the playoffs per league.
Now there will be 5 teams in each division and each team will have an equal chance to win a playoff spot. But now every team will not play on the same day except during interleague play. If there are 15 teams and each team plays each other, one team will not be playing at all times. If opening day series is 3 games, then would one team play 3 days later?
The wildcard addition was a good idea. The two wildcard teams will play each other in a playoff round in a series of 3 or 5 games. The winner will move onto the alds.
I think baseball should make a 176 game season. To begin one week early and end one week later. Also scheduled double headeders should be scheduled on every Sunday and a scheduled off day every Monday. This will make room for make up games, give rookies and bench players a chance to play, and rest players efficiently.
Now there will be 5 teams in each division and each team will have an equal chance to win a playoff spot. But now every team will not play on the same day except during interleague play. If there are 15 teams and each team plays each other, one team will not be playing at all times. If opening day series is 3 games, then would one team play 3 days later?
The wildcard addition was a good idea. The two wildcard teams will play each other in a playoff round in a series of 3 or 5 games. The winner will move onto the alds.
I think baseball should make a 176 game season. To begin one week early and end one week later. Also scheduled double headeders should be scheduled on every Sunday and a scheduled off day every Monday. This will make room for make up games, give rookies and bench players a chance to play, and rest players efficiently.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Most Valuable Player
The announcement of Justin Verlander as MVP for the 2011 season upset me a bit. I believe the MVP should belong to an everyday player, a player who plays 162 games a season. I think Granderson on the New York Yankees should have been awarded MVP.
A new statistic that I have created have led me to believe that Granderson is the most valuable player in the A.L. I call this stat RPP (Run Production Probability). This stat determines a player's probability of producing a run per at bat.
To find this stat you calculate the following. (Runs scores - Home runs + Runs batted in /Total plate apearences) X 100. This will give you the chance (Percentage) of that player producing a run in that at bat.
Granderson's RPP was 32.1% for this season, meaning that if he would be given at least 3 at bats per game, he would be likely to score a least one run. Now everyone knows about The miraculous season Alex Rodriguez had in 2007. His RPP was 34.6%, just 2.5% more than Granderson's.
Finally runs win ballgames. The more runs you score, the higher chance you have to win. So if Granderson produced the most runs in the MLB how could he finish fouth in the voting. He provided the highest chance of his team to win.
A new statistic that I have created have led me to believe that Granderson is the most valuable player in the A.L. I call this stat RPP (Run Production Probability). This stat determines a player's probability of producing a run per at bat.
To find this stat you calculate the following. (Runs scores - Home runs + Runs batted in /Total plate apearences) X 100. This will give you the chance (Percentage) of that player producing a run in that at bat.
Granderson's RPP was 32.1% for this season, meaning that if he would be given at least 3 at bats per game, he would be likely to score a least one run. Now everyone knows about The miraculous season Alex Rodriguez had in 2007. His RPP was 34.6%, just 2.5% more than Granderson's.
Finally runs win ballgames. The more runs you score, the higher chance you have to win. So if Granderson produced the most runs in the MLB how could he finish fouth in the voting. He provided the highest chance of his team to win.
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