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Clayton Kershaw with a no-hitter... Dodgers' second of the season
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: Halu Sination on June 18, 2014, 11:28:56 PM ---
Haha I know your comment about not knowing much about our pitchers was a general blanket statement, but if you don't know much about Clayton Kershaw, I highly recommend you start following him. He's been the best pitcher in the league for three years now and we are witnessing an all-time great every time we see him on the mound. And trust me, I RARELY say that about Dodger players and actually mean it lol. I'm still that guy who tells people to calm the fuck down every time I hear fellow Dodger faithful talk about how Puig will be better than Mike Trout one day.
Before I write off Royals in this series completely, I will note that you guys are easily one of the best defensive teams in all of MLB, and Dodgers' defense is absolute shit. I think Royals' defense can possibly make up for their "Quadruple A" hitting lol, as long as they aren't giving up homers.
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Admittedly, I only follow the Royals. I follow the Royals every move though... so that means I usually know enough about their opponents especially the AL Central teams. The Royals rarely play the Dodgers but by the end of the series I should be pretty up on them... so I will definitely get back to you after the series on Kershaw and the rest...
You know with all the advanced statistics they have now one of my favorites is the "WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT" statistic. That shows that a lot of players aren't even much better than a replacement guy off the bench or a guy in Triple A. So that's what I mean by the Royals having a lot of Quadruple A type of hitters. Where they are too good to be in Triple A, can mash on all the replacement level players, but struggle against Elite starting pitching. So that being said, they should struggle against the Dodgers because everyone says they have the best starting rotation in baseball.
But then again the Royals are on a high right now so anything is possible...
Halu Sination:
--- Quote from: ابرهم عبدالصمد on June 19, 2014, 12:15:05 AM ---
--- Quote from: Halu Sination on June 18, 2014, 11:28:56 PM ---
Haha I know your comment about not knowing much about our pitchers was a general blanket statement, but if you don't know much about Clayton Kershaw, I highly recommend you start following him. He's been the best pitcher in the league for three years now and we are witnessing an all-time great every time we see him on the mound. And trust me, I RARELY say that about Dodger players and actually mean it lol. I'm still that guy who tells people to calm the fuck down every time I hear fellow Dodger faithful talk about how Puig will be better than Mike Trout one day.
Before I write off Royals in this series completely, I will note that you guys are easily one of the best defensive teams in all of MLB, and Dodgers' defense is absolute shit. I think Royals' defense can possibly make up for their "Quadruple A" hitting lol, as long as they aren't giving up homers.
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Admittedly, I only follow the Royals. I follow the Royals every move though... so that means I usually know enough about their opponents especially the AL Central teams. The Royals rarely play the Dodgers but by the end of the series I should be pretty up on them... so I will definitely get back to you after the series on Kershaw and the rest...
You know with all the advanced statistics they have now one of my favorites is the "WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT" statistic. That shows that a lot of players aren't even much better than a replacement guy off the bench or a guy in Triple A. So that's what I mean by the Royals having a lot of Quadruple A type of hitters. Where they are too good to be in Triple A, can mash on all the replacement level players, but struggle against Elite starting pitching. So that being said, they should struggle against the Dodgers because everyone says they have the best starting rotation in baseball.
But then again the Royals are on a high right now so anything is possible...
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The thing about WAR aka Wins Above Replacement is that it puts emphasis on all things in baseball, not just hitting. Alex Gordon, probably the best defensive left-fielder in baseball, is third in WAR in the entire MLB, behind Tulowitzki of the Rockies and of course the Angels' Mike Trout who are tied for first. Don't get me wrong, Gordon hits very well too but he ain't fucking with Tulo or Trout in that department, and yet he's listed among them as the elite.
Your team may be Quadruple A players when it comes to hitting but they know what they're doing with their gloves. They are ranked 7th in the entire MLB when it comes to team WAR (position players only), and that's entirely due to their defense.
The biggest argument against WAR is that it ignores certain facts, such as awesome batting is simply more rare than awesome fielding. That and no metrics can possibly factor in certain intangibles. For example, Dan Haren's ability to suck the energy out of his own team by giving up home runs in the first inning in every single game. Unfortunately there is no way to truly measure the overall negative impact he puts on the Dodgers, but believe me, it's there lol.
Which leads me back to my original point. Ryu will crush the Royals, Kershaw will crush the Royals, and then Haren will get owned and you'll see what I was talking about.
MistaNova:
It's about time.
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: #FreeMyNiggaARod on June 19, 2014, 04:37:23 AM ---It's about time.
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Now you come out of hiding? The Royals are still in first.
Chamillitary Click:
He's a beast.
Tanaka better though. ;) 8)
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