tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072196.post8008335663971181433..comments2023-03-25T03:55:13.901-05:00Comments on Granny Baseball: Is Phil Mackey really this big an idiot?TThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05093249764311819252noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072196.post-46183438375149927822011-07-05T09:29:58.258-05:002011-07-05T09:29:58.258-05:00Luck is such a huge part of baseball to begin with...Luck is such a huge part of baseball to begin with, the argument "he's not good he's just lucky" is just odd. I think it's just because sabrmetrics don't reflect all the possible ways a player can be successful. Sabrmetric fans tell me things like "Ichiro isn't actually that good" and I just stare at them.<br /><br />Isn't it good to be lucky anyway?myjahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663674071797278704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072196.post-51167943511664401092011-07-04T19:29:03.808-05:002011-07-04T19:29:03.808-05:00While I agree that speed was an asset for both Car...While I agree that speed was an asset for both Carew and Ichiro it is not a requirement. Mo Vaughn, as one example, had .388 BABIP two years in a row. He didn't do it beating out infield hits.TThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093249764311819252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072196.post-48751190018022279552011-07-03T22:45:00.737-05:002011-07-03T22:45:00.737-05:00Just so you know, guys like Ichiro and Carew were ...Just so you know, guys like Ichiro and Carew were able to post higher BABIPs because of their speed (i.e. beating out infield hits). It's common for speedy guys to have a BABIP around .350 while a power hitter is closer to or even below .300.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072196.post-76590875905438613432011-07-03T18:32:21.644-05:002011-07-03T18:32:21.644-05:00You compared Nnishioka to Ted Williams. Hahaha. Ni...You compared Nnishioka to Ted Williams. Hahaha. Nice truth.David84https://www.blogger.com/profile/01174860190549649364noreply@blogger.com