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    Ireland Should Be

    Robbed; daily; repeatedly; forever. I don’t even know why.

    I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

    by philofthenorth on Nov 19, 2009 10:05 PM EST reply actions  

    So I read that thing about the 1985 MVP

    And looked at the WAR database.

    George Brett had a 9.6 WAR in 1980. In 117 games. Holy cow.

    by NotAHippie on Nov 19, 2009 10:10 PM EST reply actions  

    The Best Year

    For a position player in my memory. It seemed like he could do whatever was needed at any time except stay on the field. Full season projections are historical.

    I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

    by philofthenorth on Nov 19, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions  

    wow...

    so like 13-14 WAR had he played a full season… crazy

    by Freneau on Nov 19, 2009 10:16 PM EST up reply actions  

    Yeah

    That would have been something to behold

    by NotAHippie on Nov 19, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions  

    I have the numbers, been lazy about writing it.

    This is the WAR projected to 700 PA, George’s season projected to be the 19th greatest season ever.

    Rank Name WAR700 Year WAR PA
    1 Ross Barnes 15.29 1872 5.2 238
    2 Ross Barnes 15.15 1876 7.4 342
    3 Babe Ruth 14.8 1920 12.9 610
    4 Babe Ruth 14.78 1923 14.7 696
    5 Rogers Hornsby 14.51 1924 13 627
    6 Babe Ruth 14.22 1921 14 689
    7 Barry Bonds 14.14 2004 12.4 614
    8 Mickey Mantle 14.11 1957 12.5 620
    9 Ted Williams 14 1953 2.2 110
    10 Barry Bonds 14 2002 12.2 610
    11 Mickey Mantle 13.96 1956 12.9 647
    12 Babe Ruth 13.77 1919 10.6 539
    13 Fred Dunlap 13.47 1884 9.2 478
    14 Gates Brown 13.46 1968 2 104
    15 Ty Cobb 13.41 1910 11 574
    16 Jeff Bagwell 13.28 1994 8.9 469
    17 Joe Morgan 13.27 1975 12 633
    18 Babe Ruth 13.23 1927 12.8 677
    19 George Brett 13.23 1980 9.6 508
    20 Barry Bonds 13.22 2001 12.5 662
    21 Walter Johnson 13.17 1925 1.9 101

    Jeff Zimmerman - Protecting the world from RBI's and Wins from my mom's guest house.

    by Jeff Zimmerman on Nov 20, 2009 12:31 AM EST up reply actions  

    and top 10 since the 1920s

    Blank

    by benfunke on Nov 20, 2009 5:57 PM EST up reply actions  

    #21 is very interesting

    I had no idea Johnson was that good a hitter. If he came anywhere near those batting stats consistently (again, I’m too lazy to look it up), he’s clearly the second-greatest player of all time after Ruth. They should have used him as a pinch-hitter between starts.

    And #17 is my favorite player ever. When I played Little League (not very well) I flapped my arm just like Joe did. I wanted to play second like Joe, but they put me at third, mostly because I wasn’t afraid of the ball, and Little League 3Bs play way in.

    It's pronounced Poo-ZHOLS in Catalan.

    by Juancho on Nov 22, 2009 2:07 AM EST up reply actions  

    yup

    all that cocaine makes a guy immune to regression to the mean

    I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at FanGraphs.

    Can't get enough of me? Check out my Twitter feed.

    by Matt Klaassen on Nov 19, 2009 11:01 PM EST up reply actions  

    Hey it's free agent signing time now!

    Have we signed anyone bad yet?

    Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!

    by mazoboom on Nov 20, 2009 12:55 AM EST reply actions  

    We won't sign anyone for a couple of days.

    We have not had a chance to bid ourselves up.

    Jeff Zimmerman - Protecting the world from RBI's and Wins from my mom's guest house.

    by Jeff Zimmerman on Nov 20, 2009 12:59 AM EST up reply actions  

    BRETT TOMKO NOW!

    Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

    by RoyalsRetro on Nov 20, 2009 11:22 AM EST up reply actions  

    Jorge Campillo

    minor league deal.

    Minor league deals are good. Probably a reclamation project at 31 with shoulder issues.

    Don't Stop Believing!

    by KC Chris on Nov 20, 2009 1:09 PM EST up reply actions  

    Before the soccer match,

    This happened:

    http://irishsoccerinsider.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/french-and-irish-fall-out-over-box-incident/

    Funniest thing I’ve read in a long time. Before reading, you should know that the president of France is kind of short…

    by Bornin85 on Nov 20, 2009 10:45 AM EST reply actions  

    Crazy that euro football has yet to adopt some form of instant replay

    I would have loved to have seen Robbie Keane in the World Cup, maybe the best post goal celebration this side of Billy White Shoes Johnson.

    by Nighthawk at the Diner on Nov 20, 2009 11:02 AM EST up reply actions  

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