Kolek planning to go pro
Matt Williams is so dumb. So, so dumb.http://www.barstoolsports.com/dmv/matt-williams-just-had-a-bizarre-press-conference-where-he-lied-through-his-teeth-the-entire-time/
Smart enough to marry some pretty good lookin' broads doe, hey?
It was somewhat similar to the Bonds-Kent fight way back when - if either guy got knocked silly, teammates weren't going to shed any tears.
Nats suspend Papelbon.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/nationals-journal/wp/2015/09/28/jonathan-papelbon-suspended-four-games-for-bryce-harper-altercation/Great pic of Papelbon going all Neil Reed on Harper.
And also sat Harper for 1 game.
Do Harper's teammates not like him?
What is the problem with that play?
There shouldn't even be a conversation. Greinke could be named it today. Has better numbers than Arrieta in everything other than wins and strikeouts. Winning percentage, WHIP, BAA, ERA, hits, runs, earned runs, home runs, walks all favor Greinke.
In fairness to Wade, and I don't do this often. That was wayyy before he started his 2nd half tear. His 1st half numbers weren't close to Greinke.
Even with Arrieta's second half tear, it was a tossup between the two if you ask me. Voters couldn't get it wrong between the two. I like ERA+ and IP as best stats to use for Cy Young, I don't like stats like FIP for awards because ERA+ and IP tell you the value of what actually happened, as opposed to what should have happened. And Grienke was slightly ahead in ERA+ (225 to 222) and Arrieta was slightly ahead in IP (229 to 222.2). Too close to call.
After that start I posted about he had a 2.36 ERA. All I said was that he should be in the conversation but that Greinke was still the clear favorite. To say there shouldn't even be a conversation with such an absolute conviction was just silly. Arrieta, Greinke, and Kershaw were all deserving candidates. There are so many metrics now that you can pick and choose to make a solid argument for any one of them.
Greinke's ERA was roughly half of that at the time.Congrats to Arrieta for his absurd second half. Doesn't change the fact that the only candidate worthy of discussion in August was Zack Greinke.
A 1.65 ERA is roughly have of 2.36? Interesting. Because you thought it wasn't worthy of discussion certainly doesn't make it a fact.