What a beautiful day (as Millsy would say) here in Pittsburgh! Only 5 days until baseball's Opening Night. Hopefully the weather is like this 10 days from now at Comerica for the Tigers' home opener.
As I promised here are my top 5 pitchers and their VORP totals from last season:
1) Tim Lincecum 72.3
2) Cliff Lee 76.5
3) Johan Santana 73.6
4) Roy Hallsday 70.6. (hopefully the Tabs light his tits on opening day)
5) Jon Lester 59.6
This would be one hell of a rotation and all five are bonafide aces. The reason I have Lincecum ahead of Lee on my list is not cause he plays for the hated Tribe but because his VORP is almost as good as Lee and Santana's despite batters having a .312 BABIP (batting average on balls in play). This means Lincecum was extremely unlucky last season and still posted the third highest VORP in the majors. It is likely he will catch a bunch of breaks this year and thus have an even better year.
A quick update on my leadoff batter study:
In innings where the leadoff batter gets on with nobody out, teams are scoring 80% of the time. In innings where the batter gets on with 1 out, the team scores 29% of the time. And in innings where the first baserunner is with 2 outs, teams score 0% of the time. It's early in the study but it is definitely apparent how important it is to get the leadoff guy on. Holla back to see how this study unfolds throughout the season.
Butta Lewis!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
A Lions Fans' Favorite Time of Year
Thats right folks, the NFL draft is creeping up on us quick and my Lions are quicly trying to forget our record setting year and an awful era in Lions history known as the Millen years. There is a new regime in Detroit (kind of because WCF just hired Millen's right hand man) and we have to hope the losing is done. We started by hiring a competant Head Coach, who then hired competant assistant coaches. I'm not sure but thats further than Millen ever got. To show the lions are a new team they are upgrading their logo for the first time in alot of years. Its not much different but I guess some idiots thought that on the old logo the dot by the arms was an eye and the two front legs were the mouth. I'm not sure which 1st grader thought that but I still dont see it. Anyways, there are rumors of new jersey's to come. Most of these suggestions are absolutely hideous and I will absolutely flip if they trade out the Honolulu Blue for some wannabe Seahawks teel. Others are not much different other than they have the retro 50's logo on the pants which is more likely considering the logo didn't change much.
Aside from the new look in detroit we have a touh decision to make in the #1 overall pick. There is alot of love for Matt Stafford the QB out of Georgia but I am not sold. I think he runs the same work out program as Phil which I like but I am not sold on his ability. He is one hell of a risk to throw $35 million garunteed at this guy. The NFL needs to change its rookie contracts because the first pick has become a burden more than a perk which makes it impossible to trade out of the spot. So since we are stuck draftin at 1 we should just take the best pplayer available, even if he doesn't play a position normally takken at pick 1 in Aaron Curry, LB from Wake Forest. He is an animal and would step in as the imidiate impact MLB that the Lions have been missing since the early/mid 90's. We also hold the 20th pick after raping Dallas owner jerry Jones in the Roy Williams trade. I am hoping with that pick we find a solid NT or CB. My dream is that Malcolm Jenkins falls to 20 due to his slow 40 time but with his cover skills I don't see him makeing it past 12 or so. That would leave CB's like Vonte Davis, DJ Moore, Alphonso Smith, and Darius Butler. If we go DT it will most likely be one of Evander "Ziggy" Hood, Peria Jerry, or Ron Brace. Then we hold pretty much another 1st round selection in pick 33 which will hopefully land us another starter. I wouldlike the other of what we don't get at 20 between CB and DT. Preferably Ron Brace here, the big NT from Boston College. We signed Grady Jackson to play NT but he will give us less snaps than Big Baby did, so a backup/future starter is a huge need. We also traded Corey Redding (although we brough Julian Peterson back home) so the middle of the line looks awfully weak at this point. With the rest of our picks I would like to draft some O-Lineman, especially gaurds, and hopefully a #3 WR and a pass catching TE. Then we can draft our QB next year once we have something that resembles an NFL team and will give a young QB a chance to succeed. So thats my quicky Detoit Lions pre draft analysis, let me know what you think or if you want more info on any prospect in this years draft.
Millsy, signing off!
Aside from the new look in detroit we have a touh decision to make in the #1 overall pick. There is alot of love for Matt Stafford the QB out of Georgia but I am not sold. I think he runs the same work out program as Phil which I like but I am not sold on his ability. He is one hell of a risk to throw $35 million garunteed at this guy. The NFL needs to change its rookie contracts because the first pick has become a burden more than a perk which makes it impossible to trade out of the spot. So since we are stuck draftin at 1 we should just take the best pplayer available, even if he doesn't play a position normally takken at pick 1 in Aaron Curry, LB from Wake Forest. He is an animal and would step in as the imidiate impact MLB that the Lions have been missing since the early/mid 90's. We also hold the 20th pick after raping Dallas owner jerry Jones in the Roy Williams trade. I am hoping with that pick we find a solid NT or CB. My dream is that Malcolm Jenkins falls to 20 due to his slow 40 time but with his cover skills I don't see him makeing it past 12 or so. That would leave CB's like Vonte Davis, DJ Moore, Alphonso Smith, and Darius Butler. If we go DT it will most likely be one of Evander "Ziggy" Hood, Peria Jerry, or Ron Brace. Then we hold pretty much another 1st round selection in pick 33 which will hopefully land us another starter. I wouldlike the other of what we don't get at 20 between CB and DT. Preferably Ron Brace here, the big NT from Boston College. We signed Grady Jackson to play NT but he will give us less snaps than Big Baby did, so a backup/future starter is a huge need. We also traded Corey Redding (although we brough Julian Peterson back home) so the middle of the line looks awfully weak at this point. With the rest of our picks I would like to draft some O-Lineman, especially gaurds, and hopefully a #3 WR and a pass catching TE. Then we can draft our QB next year once we have something that resembles an NFL team and will give a young QB a chance to succeed. So thats my quicky Detoit Lions pre draft analysis, let me know what you think or if you want more info on any prospect in this years draft.
Millsy, signing off!
Top 5 MLB position players based on VORP
1) Albert Pujols 1B 98.6
2) Hanley Ramirez SS 78.6
3) Chipper Jones 3B 75.9
4) Lance Berkman 1B 73.1
5) David Wright 3B 66.1
I would normally say Hanley would be the best choice for the number 1 pick in fantasy baseball because it's hard to find a shortstop with his VORP total but Pujols' VORP is out of this world. He was worth 20 more runs than Ramirez, the second best player. There will be more player rankings later so holla back for a little racky tacky.
2) Hanley Ramirez SS 78.6
3) Chipper Jones 3B 75.9
4) Lance Berkman 1B 73.1
5) David Wright 3B 66.1
I would normally say Hanley would be the best choice for the number 1 pick in fantasy baseball because it's hard to find a shortstop with his VORP total but Pujols' VORP is out of this world. He was worth 20 more runs than Ramirez, the second best player. There will be more player rankings later so holla back for a little racky tacky.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Sparty On!
Congratulations to all the Spartans out there! That was an awesome W for Michigan State. The defense and rebounding was outstanding but the key to the game was Michigan State's ability to hold onto the basketball.
The Tabbies had another strong performance from Zach Miner today and I believe, with Bonderman out for the first couple weeks of the season, MineDogg will be used in the rotation. There are two openings in the rotation right now and the other possibilities include Porcello and Nate Robertson (if thumb is healed in time). Polly jacked another home run today as well. He's hollering at the long ball like a juice up ninja turtle.
Tiger is making a charge and is currently one stroke behind the leader thru 7 holes. Call me biased but Tiger is the greatest golfer on the planet. Speaking of golf, I need to start practicing before my swing imitates Charles Barkley's.
I hope that Carolina gives the business to Oklahoma so that I have at least one of my Final Four teams correct. The equation is struggling like Zach Morris on skip day. I had high hopes for it but obviously it needs to be re-worked a little. Eddie is still dominating the NCAA tourney pool so a tip of the cap to him.
I hope to have a decent Fantasy baseball draft list posted by Wednesday.
Time for a brotha to toss back a couple Guinness' and enjoy some golf and hoops! Peace. Onions!
The Tabbies had another strong performance from Zach Miner today and I believe, with Bonderman out for the first couple weeks of the season, MineDogg will be used in the rotation. There are two openings in the rotation right now and the other possibilities include Porcello and Nate Robertson (if thumb is healed in time). Polly jacked another home run today as well. He's hollering at the long ball like a juice up ninja turtle.
Tiger is making a charge and is currently one stroke behind the leader thru 7 holes. Call me biased but Tiger is the greatest golfer on the planet. Speaking of golf, I need to start practicing before my swing imitates Charles Barkley's.
I hope that Carolina gives the business to Oklahoma so that I have at least one of my Final Four teams correct. The equation is struggling like Zach Morris on skip day. I had high hopes for it but obviously it needs to be re-worked a little. Eddie is still dominating the NCAA tourney pool so a tip of the cap to him.
I hope to have a decent Fantasy baseball draft list posted by Wednesday.
Time for a brotha to toss back a couple Guinness' and enjoy some golf and hoops! Peace. Onions!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Apology
I apologize to G-money and any other Pitt fan I may have upset in the blog yesterday. The comment was not meant to be a negative towards Pitt but rather a compliment to how efficient their offense had been all year. I was just observing in the first half that they played no where near their offensive capabilities. Panthers you played an awesome 2nd half and congratulations on your thrilling victory. Knees on bows go out to you for advancing to your first ever elite eight.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Sweet 16
Pitt needs to get it's offense going. Right now it looks like they are a biddy basketball squad on the offensive side of the ball. I think they'll get it going. They are one of the top teams in the country in offensive efficiency.
The equation needs UConn, Pittsburgh, and Memphis to holla at W's tonight so I gotta roll back to the television and pull for those squads as I'm experiencing the "best head in town", Lionshead Charlie brewskis.
Peace
The equation needs UConn, Pittsburgh, and Memphis to holla at W's tonight so I gotta roll back to the television and pull for those squads as I'm experiencing the "best head in town", Lionshead Charlie brewskis.
Peace
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