This makes sense. Batting average correlates poorly to runs scored.
Ray On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]>wrote: > And as a team they're third in runs in the AL behind the Yankees and > Angels, so the lineup is still pretty respectable. When Martinez and Lowell > is in the lineup, Drew hits eighth, so that's pretty deep. > > -- Matt > > --- On *Thu, 9/3/09, Ray Salemi <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Where are the bats? > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 10:58 AM > > I think it's just more evidence that batting average is a useless number. > It's like trying to measure weight with a ruler. You can guess based on the > result but you can be easily fooled. > > This Sox are doing OK with OPS. Two Sox are in the top 10 in the AL. > > > Select > up to 5 > players > > > Picks left *Player * *TEAM* *POS* *SF* *SH* *HBP* *IBB* *GDP* *TPA* > *NP* *XBH* *SB%* *GO* *AO* *GO/AO* *OPS* 1. J > Mauer<http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=408045> > MIN C 5 0 2 8 11 476 2003 49 80.0 132 93 1.54 1.046 2. K > Youkilis<http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=425903> > BOS 1B 3 0 13 6 9 487 2145 57 75.0 76 104 0.82 .986 3. M > Cabrera<http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=408234> > DET 1B 1 0 5 7 17 546 1982 57 66.7 139 109 1.43 .964 4. K > Morales<http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=434778> > LAA 1B 8 0 1 7 12 510 2024 69 20.0 126 125 1.10 .951 5. B > Zobrist<http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=450314> > TB 2B 3 1 2 4 6 481 1985 48 83.3 99 105 1.00 .936 6. A > Lind<http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=452252> > TOR DH 1 0 3 6 13 552 2230 72 50.0 147 111 1.44 .925 7. M > Teixeira<http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=407893> > NYY 1B 3 0 9 7 10 590 2280 67 100.0 127 152 0.90 .920 8. J > Bartlett<http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=430583> > TB SS 3 4 3 2 3 455 1761 44 82.8 80 116 0.72 .917 9. J > Bay<http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=424726> > BOS OF 3 0 8 3 9 533 2138 58 85.7 94 108 0.95 .916 10. J > Morneau<http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=408047> > MIN 1B 6 0 3 12 11 553 2036 60 0.0 133 140 1.03 .913 11. J > Kubel<http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=430585> > MIN DH 2 0 1 9 8 462 1841 49 50.0 114 94 1.30 .910 > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 10:01 AM, William Marino > <[email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> Okay, living in Virginia and all, I don't read the Globe sports page (by >> the way, its the only section still worth reading) that often, but here I am >> on Cape and looking at the baseball stats. What strikes me more than >> anything is that there are no Sox players in the top ten in batting >> average. I am used to seeing at least two and usually three. >> >> >> > > > -- > Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in > Just 12 Weeks" > www.leadingafteralayoff.com > > > > > > > > -- Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in Just 12 Weeks" www.leadingafteralayoff.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
