metsmarathon

remember how in june of 99 his batting average actually touched .300 for a few days, and it seemed like he had actually figured out how to be less than useless at the bat? and then he hit .231 from july 1 onward...

cody was the second most popular name given to south dakotan boys in 1992, and the second most popular name given to boys in montana in 1993. poor kids.

bet something really good. like a public proclamation of love and affection towards the wilpon regime. or a day in a mfy cap. the latter would of course grant you free reign to commit nefarious crimes and misdemeanors, so it's not a total loss.

isn't it about time for silly notions of race to just go the fuck away? and derek jeter, too?

um, wowsers

hu was the only 2011 met to appear in a game and not merit a single of my schaeffer votes. i may have missed voting for other short-timers due to inactivity or bad luck, but hu is the only met not to have ever been one of the top six positive contributors in a game, per my reckoning.

Fman99 wrote: Well, they're getting angrier, anyway. The last Latino man to be as mad as him was yelling at Lucy for showing up at the nightclub. fman owns the early 2012 BOC competition.

so i created an awards share generator. i'll call it SimMVP for now. basically what i did was take the top so many players in a league for a given year, and run a monte carlo simulation for the WAR value for their performance with a normal distribution having a standard deviation of 0.667 WAR, and ranking the players. for each of 4000 monte carlo runs, i mocked up a mvp ballot whereby the top player gets 10 points, the 2nd gets 9, etc etc etc. award share is determined hte same as it is ob bbref, total points divided by maximum theoretical value of 10*4000. it's cumbersome, and really slows up my computer, and i currently have no way of tabulating results for multiple players, and do not want to run it for individual players any more than i already have. but based on this toy, i get 1.59 MVP shares for rice, and 1.61 award shares for olerud. well, that's what i get if i allow pitchers to be eligible for the award. and since they are, that's what i get. no, i don't want to do it for just hitters. i could, i just don't really want to. did i mention that it's time comsuming? i can also generate a notional voting result based on a voting population of 40 persons. using this toy, i've got jose reyes 10th in the 2011 NL MVP vote with 25% of the vote [table:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]player[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]5[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]6[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]7[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]8[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]9[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]10[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]off[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]SimMVP%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Matt Kemp[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]25[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]10[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]95%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Roy Halladay[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]10[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]15[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]9[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]87%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Ryan Braun[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]10[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]14[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]6[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]80%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Joey Votto[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]7[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]7[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]5[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]49%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Clayton Kershaw[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]7[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]6[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]6[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]47%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Cliff Lee[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]5[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]6[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]6[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]5[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]6[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]42%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Justin Upton[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]5[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]11[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]30%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Troy Tulowitzki[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]13[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]27%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Jose Reyes[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]15[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]24%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Brandon Phillips[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]4[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]21[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]17%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Shane Victorino[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]23[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]15%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Andrew McCutchen[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]28[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]10%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Madison Bumgarner[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]31[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]7%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Prince Fielder[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]31[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]6%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Matt Cain[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]36[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]3%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Albert Pujols[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]37[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]2%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Lance Berkman[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]37[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Ian Kennedy[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]37[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Matt Holliday[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]38[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Matt Garza[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]38[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Chris Carpenter[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]38[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Cole Hamels[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]38[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][tr:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]Daniel Hudson[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]-[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]1[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]38[/td:22u2l0sm][td:22u2l0sm]0%[/td:22u2l0sm][/tr:22u2l0sm][/table:22u2l0sm]

be interesting to see what would happen if you somehow did award shares based on WAR. i don't know what the formulation would be, but it'd be interesting. i'm thinking of something a little more intresting than just a linear attribution of points to the top ten players in the league. i picture mathematics being involved. damn. now i'm going to be trying to think up a way to do this for like the next month... too bad i don't have any training coming up!

i believe the actual gate attendance last year certainly well below two million, but what is reported is ticket sales. i think this year, they'll have trouble giving away season tickets, and if the mets struggle, there'll be no game-day ticket sales either. hell, even if they win the pennant, i don't think they'd hit 3 million. i think the attendance will be so low in the beginning of the season that it'd take half a season of league-leading ball to even begin to fill the house (with mets fans).

i'm just quietly and depressedly drinking my drink alone in the corner. i read my source material one too many times...

"If I were by myself, I would probably try to push through headache and push through nausea and maybe get some kind of altitude pulmonary enema and croak," Dickey said. "But I've got guys that I can count on that are going to keep me grounded." honestly, i would've expected a more expressive word there than croak. its like he forgot to embellish his vocabulary for a moment.

damn. i knew brick was a risky choice.

you gotta at least show up for your own funeral. otherwise there'll be a dangerous precedent set for those (me) who take too damned long to post their songs.

now, vic. if there's one thing this wilpon ownership group has taught us, it's that our beloved mets most certainly can be shat through.

but how could he be in two places at one time? i mean, maybe he could send a helper, like santa for all the mall visits...

jeez... you're song's not painfully overdue until well after i've deigned to finish mine...

grote, 13.0 WAR in 4335 plate appearances carter, 11.2 in 2448 plate appearances (6.7 in 1985 alone) edit: wait! where do you put stearns, 18.5 WAR in 3081 plate appearances? 11th all-time among metly WAR for position players, and left off the 2nd team! good heavens!

hmm, i wonder what kind of roster our rankings project would turn out.

owings would be a perfect fit for this team.

unless you really, and i mean really nail it, i give more credit to a difficult song than an easy one, particularly if hte easy song borrowed some of the original lyrics. and i hope to hell fitting in the rhyming/scansion carries some weight. that's the shit i beat myself up on the most.

i'm glad i have a bye. i've got a (high risk) tune in my head for one of my players, but it's not coming together quikly at all.

just one. in the first round, you would write a song pardoy based upon kevin kobel, for instance. and if you won, you would follow up with a parody about al jorgensen, perhaps, or one of the four subjects you inherit from your vanquished foe.

8-9, 7-10, and 6-11 matchups are all in the second round.

TransMonk wrote: So points based on the arb team? It makes sense and I'm cool with that as long as no one objects. if a player accepts arbitration, they are signing with their prior team. that they may then be traded does not alter the signing, nor invalidate hte free agent contest points.