Comments on: Defense (clap clap) Defense (clap clap) http://nomaas.org/2010/02/defense-clap-clap-defense-clap-clap/ If we had $200 million to burn, the Yankees would never lose a game. Mon, 21 May 2012 07:26:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Tony Perkis http://nomaas.org/2010/02/defense-clap-clap-defense-clap-clap/comment-page-1/#comment-8162 Tony Perkis Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:29:11 +0000 http://nomaas.org/?p=1602#comment-8162 @Ches, excellent call with Lord Farhquar @Ches, excellent call with Lord Farhquar

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]]> By: Butcher http://nomaas.org/2010/02/defense-clap-clap-defense-clap-clap/comment-page-1/#comment-8030 Butcher Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:54:55 +0000 http://nomaas.org/?p=1602#comment-8030 LOL @ LAWN DART. Ches, Tex is a gold glove caliber 1B. LOL @ LAWN DART.

Ches, Tex is a gold glove caliber 1B.

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]]> By: Ches http://nomaas.org/2010/02/defense-clap-clap-defense-clap-clap/comment-page-1/#comment-8024 Ches Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:08:30 +0000 http://nomaas.org/?p=1602#comment-8024 Re: Teix, let me hazard a guess that most of us are comparing him to our memory the Roberto Duran of fielding, Jason Giambi. We are not comparing him to the other 1B in MLB. Anybody got a problem with that? And, yes, he saved Jeter and A-Rod more times than I can even recall, hoovering up craptastic throws. And he bears a striking resemblence to Lord Fahrquar. Re: Teix, let me hazard a guess that most of us are comparing him to our memory the Roberto Duran of fielding, Jason Giambi. We are not comparing him to the other 1B in MLB. Anybody got a problem with that?

And, yes, he saved Jeter and A-Rod more times than I can even recall, hoovering up craptastic throws. And he bears a striking resemblence to Lord Fahrquar.

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]]> By: Lawn Dart http://nomaas.org/2010/02/defense-clap-clap-defense-clap-clap/comment-page-1/#comment-8018 Lawn Dart Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:04:11 +0000 http://nomaas.org/?p=1602#comment-8018 Gardner throws me. Gardner throws me.

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]]> By: BomberBanter.com http://nomaas.org/2010/02/defense-clap-clap-defense-clap-clap/comment-page-1/#comment-8009 BomberBanter.com Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:17:38 +0000 http://nomaas.org/?p=1602#comment-8009 Voomo Zanzibar - i tend to thiank that defense is over rated; not sure if you agree w that or you just don't like the new advanced D stats. i'd rather have great pitching and avg defense than avg pitching and great defense. its nice to have great D, but great D does not a championship make. people ran on Damon's arm all long last year and it didn't seem to hinder the Yankees regular season win total or their championship run. Don't understand what the Red Sox are doing putting JE in left field; they should put a basher there. their LF is the size of my backyard as for UZR on Tex - well, i'm not schooled enough in UZR to comment, but if UZR doesn't give much weight to how well a 1B handles throws from other IFers, then thats a real shame. isn't that at least 75% of what a 1B does? Voomo Zanzibar – i tend to thiank that defense is over rated; not sure if you agree w that or you just don’t like the new advanced D stats. i’d rather have great pitching and avg defense than avg pitching and great defense. its nice to have great D, but great D does not a championship make. people ran on Damon’s arm all long last year and it didn’t seem to hinder the Yankees regular season win total or their championship run. Don’t understand what the Red Sox are doing putting JE in left field; they should put a basher there. their LF is the size of my backyard

as for UZR on Tex – well, i’m not schooled enough in UZR to comment, but if UZR doesn’t give much weight to how well a 1B handles throws from other IFers, then thats a real shame. isn’t that at least 75% of what a 1B does?

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]]> By: Butcher http://nomaas.org/2010/02/defense-clap-clap-defense-clap-clap/comment-page-1/#comment-7998 Butcher Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:59:47 +0000 http://nomaas.org/?p=1602#comment-7998 Gary, I know what you're saying. I'm just saying I watched a ton of games last year...and I didn't notice some glaring range problem with Tex. The UZR stats reflect a glaring range problem. I didn't see it. Gary,

I know what you’re saying. I’m just saying I watched a ton of games last year…and I didn’t notice some glaring range problem with Tex. The UZR stats reflect a glaring range problem. I didn’t see it.

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]]> By: Afrika Bambatta http://nomaas.org/2010/02/defense-clap-clap-defense-clap-clap/comment-page-1/#comment-7978 Afrika Bambatta Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:22:38 +0000 http://nomaas.org/?p=1602#comment-7978 Plus, over the last 3 years, UZR rates Teixeira as being really good defensively. UZR is fine. Plus, over the last 3 years, UZR rates Teixeira as being really good defensively. UZR is fine.

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]]> By: Gary Wallace http://nomaas.org/2010/02/defense-clap-clap-defense-clap-clap/comment-page-1/#comment-7977 Gary Wallace Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:07:18 +0000 http://nomaas.org/?p=1602#comment-7977 Butcher, if you'd direct your eyes to the neat little table, you'd see that Tex was solidly positive in Error Runs/150 with +2.0. You'd also see that it was his range last year that was the main factor in his below average performance. So you think it's wrong. Good for you. UZR has no interest in defending or supporting Mark Teixeira, something you can't say for yourself. I hope you'd realize that you are infinitely more biased than a elaborate math equation. Butcher, if you’d direct your eyes to the neat little table, you’d see that Tex was solidly positive in Error Runs/150 with +2.0. You’d also see that it was his range last year that was the main factor in his below average performance.

So you think it’s wrong. Good for you. UZR has no interest in defending or supporting Mark Teixeira, something you can’t say for yourself. I hope you’d realize that you are infinitely more biased than a elaborate math equation.

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]]> By: Butcher http://nomaas.org/2010/02/defense-clap-clap-defense-clap-clap/comment-page-1/#comment-7974 Butcher Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:30:00 +0000 http://nomaas.org/?p=1602#comment-7974 I still don't get why Tex's UZR was so low. I read the scoops thing and in it...it mentioned how an error hurts a player's UZR much more than a ball that was in his zone and not fielded. Tex had 4 errors last year...over his career he's averaged 5 errors per season. So it can't be his rate of errors...it also can't be his "scoop"...did he just not get to a ton of balls? I don't buy that either. I call into question his UZR. I think it's wrong. I still don’t get why Tex’s UZR was so low. I read the scoops thing and in it…it mentioned how an error hurts a player’s UZR much more than a ball that was in his zone and not fielded.

Tex had 4 errors last year…over his career he’s averaged 5 errors per season. So it can’t be his rate of errors…it also can’t be his “scoop”…did he just not get to a ton of balls? I don’t buy that either.

I call into question his UZR. I think it’s wrong.

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]]> By: Afrika Bambatta http://nomaas.org/2010/02/defense-clap-clap-defense-clap-clap/comment-page-1/#comment-7972 Afrika Bambatta Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:17:41 +0000 http://nomaas.org/?p=1602#comment-7972 Mark Teixeira is the greatest defensive player in all of sports. SCOOPS!! Mark Teixeira is the greatest defensive player in all of sports. SCOOPS!!

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