"And despite a down year that has him batting .260 with two homers, and currently
nursing a calf strain in the Minor Leagues, Jeter is an All-Star Game starter
for the sixth straight year. By the time this year's version rolls around, he
should be healthy enough to play, and he could do so as the 28th member of the
3,000-hit club."
He should probably step down and let a player that actually has had a good year start the game. How does a .260 average and 2 homers and half the first half justify starting the All-Star Game?
Because fan's are stupid.
I like the voting system as it is, it keep fans interested and engaged throughout the process but I think situations like this that happen every year in every sport take away from the acheivement of making the All-Star team in the first place. Yao Ming getting a billion votes in the NBA just because he's Chinese and his entire country votes for him. Or Ichiro having all of Japan vote online. Flaws in the system when players get hurt. Pujols almost won a starting spot until the last week of voting! He's been hurt for a month and has been having a tough year. So why are people voting for them?
Because people are stupid.
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Sunday, July 3, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Most Overrated Players in Baseball
Can't wait to hear rebuttles on this one. Fair warning: I've had 32 oz. of Coke, ran 13 miles this morning and it's 75 degrees outside and I'm NOT at work on a Friday afternoon. Laptop on the patio outside with a nice breeze on March 25th? Freaking LOVE Arizona.
Ryan Howard is a slopply mess of waste. Check this out. .279 career average. Ok, thats decent for a power hitting first basemen. No complaints there. But lets put out there that he just signed a 7 year deal at $25 million a year. He'll be 31 this year. Another contract signed at the peak of a players prime that will take them well past their crappy years. So why is he overrated? I'd even go so far as saying the MOST overrated player in baseball. The overall scope of it is the $25 million a year. If you are making THAT much money you better be putting up some serious stats. Quick look at 2010:
.276 AVG in 152 games. 87 Runs, 23 2B, 31 HR, 108 RBI, 157 K, 59 BB, .353 OBP, .505 SLG, .859 OPS
Solid right? Until you look at Adam LaRoche from the Dbacks in 2010 and realize they had almost the same year. Or that Dan Uggla had the same year or that David Ortiz had a better year or that Votto, Pujols, Cabrera, Dunn and about 30 other players had a much better year. Down year? Sure, but he's had a down year every year since his 2006 MONSTER MVP season. He's still great, but when you are not having a better year than Jayson Werth and are the 3rd-4th best hitter on your team I think you should stop doing commericals and maybe take a little less money in arbitration every year.
Here's the whammy though. Someone actually gave him a 1st place MVP vote for 2010. That means someone voted for Howard for MVP over Votto or Pujols last year. What in the freaking hell?? Flawed system for sure but thats another post.
Most telling stat is up Arod's alley. 2010 Postseason? 0 RBI's in 9 Games. Also, 30 of his last 52 Postseason at bats dating back to 2009 World Series have been strikeouts....!!!!!! And if it weren't for Mark Reynolds every year topping 200 k's Howard would be all over the news with his 199 K's in 2007 and 2008. And he's rated below average defensively.
$25 million.
Almost as bad as Jeters contract.
Ryan Howard is a slopply mess of waste. Check this out. .279 career average. Ok, thats decent for a power hitting first basemen. No complaints there. But lets put out there that he just signed a 7 year deal at $25 million a year. He'll be 31 this year. Another contract signed at the peak of a players prime that will take them well past their crappy years. So why is he overrated? I'd even go so far as saying the MOST overrated player in baseball. The overall scope of it is the $25 million a year. If you are making THAT much money you better be putting up some serious stats. Quick look at 2010:
.276 AVG in 152 games. 87 Runs, 23 2B, 31 HR, 108 RBI, 157 K, 59 BB, .353 OBP, .505 SLG, .859 OPS
Solid right? Until you look at Adam LaRoche from the Dbacks in 2010 and realize they had almost the same year. Or that Dan Uggla had the same year or that David Ortiz had a better year or that Votto, Pujols, Cabrera, Dunn and about 30 other players had a much better year. Down year? Sure, but he's had a down year every year since his 2006 MONSTER MVP season. He's still great, but when you are not having a better year than Jayson Werth and are the 3rd-4th best hitter on your team I think you should stop doing commericals and maybe take a little less money in arbitration every year.
Here's the whammy though. Someone actually gave him a 1st place MVP vote for 2010. That means someone voted for Howard for MVP over Votto or Pujols last year. What in the freaking hell?? Flawed system for sure but thats another post.
Most telling stat is up Arod's alley. 2010 Postseason? 0 RBI's in 9 Games. Also, 30 of his last 52 Postseason at bats dating back to 2009 World Series have been strikeouts....!!!!!! And if it weren't for Mark Reynolds every year topping 200 k's Howard would be all over the news with his 199 K's in 2007 and 2008. And he's rated below average defensively.
$25 million.
Almost as bad as Jeters contract.
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