"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
With two stud pitchers starting Monday I smell a slugfest!!!!
Seriously, this should be a good one.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
A split would be nice given the circumstances.
I usually hate when play by play guys spew data on how a player performs against a certain team because it is a mostly useless stat to me.
However, I wonder what Sale's record against the Tigers is for say the past two years?
That would be relevant and fun to know.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
JBJ diagnosed with "sprained ligament." That is not good. (Then again, listening to Seattle blow a 6 run lead in the bottom of the 9th was an amusing reminder that baseball has a very very very long season, and no one game, injury, or series is critical).