Comments on: What We’ve Learned: The Baseball Power Rankings at the All-Star Break – The “Haiku” Edition http://dubsism.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/what-weve-learned-the-baseball-power-rankings-at-the-all-star-break-the-haiku-edition/ What your view of sports would be if you had too many concussions Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:20:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Dubsism Baseball Power Rankings: The Homestretch Edition – The Contenders vs. The Pretenders « Dubsism http://dubsism.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/what-weve-learned-the-baseball-power-rankings-at-the-all-star-break-the-haiku-edition/#comment-7490 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:17:52 +0000 http://dubsism.wordpress.com/?p=7239#comment-7490 [...] my last baseball rankings,  I said the All-Star break to me has always represented the “far turn” in the horse race that [...]

]]> By: The Dubsism Baseball Power Rankings: The Homestretch Edition – The Contenders vs. The Pretenders « Dubsism http://dubsism.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/what-weve-learned-the-baseball-power-rankings-at-the-all-star-break-the-haiku-edition/#comment-7489 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:17:52 +0000 http://dubsism.wordpress.com/?p=7239#comment-7489 [...] my last baseball rankings,  I said the All-Star break to me has always represented the “far turn” in the horse race that [...]

]]> By: J-Dub http://dubsism.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/what-weve-learned-the-baseball-power-rankings-at-the-all-star-break-the-haiku-edition/#comment-6530 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:29:06 +0000 http://dubsism.wordpress.com/?p=7239#comment-6530 I’ve been enlightened
I did not know that you were
Korean Bill James

]]> By: Chris Humpherys http://dubsism.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/what-weve-learned-the-baseball-power-rankings-at-the-all-star-break-the-haiku-edition/#comment-6491 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 08:52:54 +0000 http://dubsism.wordpress.com/?p=7239#comment-6491 Why’d I scroll so far?
The Rays used to be atop
Where have things gone wrong?

Happy birthday, brother.

]]> By: Matt Lawton, Hero to the AAC http://dubsism.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/what-weve-learned-the-baseball-power-rankings-at-the-all-star-break-the-haiku-edition/#comment-6479 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:04:54 +0000 http://dubsism.wordpress.com/?p=7239#comment-6479 We have a few 5-7-5 problems both here and in the original post. Having said that I read the whole thing and it’s cool to look back on predictions.

Here’s my shot at the Haiku fest:

“He is Matt Lawton,

Hero to the A-A-C,

Cultural Icon”

Lastly, It is super popular to rip Mauer and his contract, but let’s be honest – it is not his fault the Twins are so bad this season.

1) Mauer is the best offensive catcher in the AL. He is also paid the most.

2) Everyone wants to make the argument that he ties up $23m/year for his “pedestrian production”. The guy is leading MLB in OBP. He is 4th in BA – he has an OPS of .865 and an OPS+ of 140(!)

.326/.416/.449
.251/.346/.485
.262/.328/.418
.293./356/.460
.304./357/.500
.276/.363/.416

Here are the slash lines of the “All Star” catchers. The only one near Joe is Yadier Molina who doesn’t count because he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for a two year spike in OPS after SEVEN seasons of combined below .700 OPS.

At least Joe provides production at the top of his position by one metric for that $23m/per.

Here is another way the Twins are spending $24.25m/yr.
7W 14L 6.45ERA 152IP 194H 79K 109ER 66BB 1.71WHIP 4.67K/9

This ghastly pitching line is the combined totals for Pavano, Blackburn, Baker and Capps for 2012.

Talk about no value for Mauer at 23m/per????

How about this crap sandwich?

]]> By: sportsattitudes http://dubsism.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/what-weve-learned-the-baseball-power-rankings-at-the-all-star-break-the-haiku-edition/#comment-6476 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:35:16 +0000 http://dubsism.wordpress.com/?p=7239#comment-6476 Post very very clever
May be “Turning Japanese”
I really think so

]]> By: J-Dub http://dubsism.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/what-weve-learned-the-baseball-power-rankings-at-the-all-star-break-the-haiku-edition/#comment-6455 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:16:48 +0000 http://dubsism.wordpress.com/?p=7239#comment-6455 Not so much a case
Of Twins showing improvement
Rather other teams plunge

]]> By: Dick Marple http://dubsism.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/what-weve-learned-the-baseball-power-rankings-at-the-all-star-break-the-haiku-edition/#comment-6454 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:13:14 +0000 http://dubsism.wordpress.com/?p=7239#comment-6454 Nice job, damn near literate.
Sad state of baseball
Five teams lower than the Twins

]]> By: J-Dub http://dubsism.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/what-weve-learned-the-baseball-power-rankings-at-the-all-star-break-the-haiku-edition/#comment-6453 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:31:21 +0000 http://dubsism.wordpress.com/?p=7239#comment-6453 Reblogged this on Sports Blog Movement.

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