The Tampa Bay Rays cemented their status as the best team in baseball this season by beating World Series champions New York 10-6 at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.
For starters, here is how I added up the numbers, showing you which stats I added more weight to and why. If you only care about who I choose, then you can skip over the next few paragraphs. My Methodology/Madness Wins + (4.00 – ERA ) multiplied by 10 + Complete Games + Shutouts + Innings Pitched + Strikeouts + (K/BB multiplied by 5) + (1.30 – WHIP) multiplied by 100 + (4- FIP) multiplied by 10 – ( Wild Pitches + Balks) multiplied by 2 W+(4-ERA)*10+CG+SHO+ IP +SO+(K/BB*5)+(1.3-WHIP)*1
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Joe Nathan entered the 2009 ALDS with a career ERA+ of 175. For those that may not know, that means he is 75% better than league average. He has also produced a WHIP less than one in five of the last seven seasons. You could argue that he is second to only Mariano Rivera when it comes to naming closers in either league. None of that was on display this past Friday as Nathan pitched tentatively and allowed Alex Rodriguez to tie the game with a two run homer. In the past these types of performance
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Starting pitcher Cliff Lee (R) of the Philadelphia Phillies shakes hands with manager Charlie Manuel (R) after beating the Colorado Rockies during their MLB National League Division Series playoff baseball game in Philadelphia, October 7, 2009. The Phillies won the game 5-1. Next Game: 10/8 vs. COL (Scheduled Next Start: 10/7 vs. COL) G GS W L SV BS HLD CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP BAA Last game vs. COL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 1 1 0 1 9 1.29 1.00 .222 Career
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Perhaps tied a little too closely to the generic plot arc of a sports film, Whip It nevertheless delivers a fun time and a long overdue worthwhile return to generational exploration. It is unfortunately macabre now to say that there is no John Hughes working in Hollywood today, but there hasn’t been since the mid-80’s, and while Drew Barrymore is not remotely John Hughes, Whip It is at least a cleverly-expressed attempt at doing what he did. Had we someone at the helm who could real
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