<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post7625484331898418073..comments</id><updated>2009-11-05T05:26:32.288-05:00</updated><category term='george steinbrenner'/><title type='text'>Comments on Masshole Sports: THEO EPSTEIN BLINDED BY SABERMETRICS, CALLS JD DRE...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.massholesports.com/feeds/7625484331898418073/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html'/><author><name>massholesports</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00644861548137420280</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oKj1mghseEE/Tt41n6w35LI/AAAAAAAAE2c/jufF60L-2t8/s220/twitter_banner_180x180_01.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-1478035637504696814</id><published>2009-11-05T05:26:32.288-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T05:26:32.288-05:00</updated><title type='text'>btw youkilis likes guys and pedroia clearly has do...</title><content type='html'>btw youkilis likes guys and pedroia clearly has down syndrome JD Drew not looking so bad now eh?? YANKEES ARE BACK BITCHES</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/1478035637504696814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/1478035637504696814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html?showComment=1257416792288#c1478035637504696814' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-7625484331898418073' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/posts/default/7625484331898418073' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-379857408'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-4266524018964740083</id><published>2009-11-05T05:23:07.538-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T05:23:07.538-05:00</updated><title type='text'>you bastards gotta look at the sabermetrics here. ...</title><content type='html'>you bastards gotta look at the sabermetrics here. drew had the better season with and average adjusted for total value per out. drew batted .279 reg season and with his avg adjusted he bats .302  a .22 increase. youkilis batted .305 and his value per out adjusted avg was .320 a .15 pt increase clearly not as good as JD Drew. the numbers truly mean nothing and if that doesnt prove anything then check out the baseball prospectus for EqA its pretty legit. but i do have to say, either way it doesnt make a damn bit of differece because, OH YEAH THE YANKEES WON THE WORLD SERIES??</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/4266524018964740083'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/4266524018964740083'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html?showComment=1257416587538#c4266524018964740083' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-7625484331898418073' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/posts/default/7625484331898418073' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-379857408'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-3356788996728538500</id><published>2009-10-27T12:39:32.914-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-27T12:39:32.914-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Please do pull your hair out. Hopefully some of yo...</title><content type='html'>Please do pull your hair out. Hopefully some of your brains will come out in the process. At least then you&amp;#39;d have an excuse for a story that combines poor writing with bad jokes and worse analysis for a holy trinity of decrepitude.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/3356788996728538500'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/3356788996728538500'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html?showComment=1256661572914#c3356788996728538500' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-7625484331898418073' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/posts/default/7625484331898418073' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-441943413'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-1223683591214601438</id><published>2009-10-27T00:51:15.459-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-27T00:51:15.459-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I can&amp;#39;t wait for JD to have another stellar se...</title><content type='html'>I can&amp;#39;t wait for JD to have another stellar season and prove you dinkwads wrong :-)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/1223683591214601438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/1223683591214601438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html?showComment=1256619075459#c1223683591214601438' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-7625484331898418073' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/posts/default/7625484331898418073' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-433900527'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-3821194403372263110</id><published>2009-10-25T01:17:36.942-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-25T01:17:36.942-04:00</updated><title type='text'>This post is idiotic for too many reasons to list....</title><content type='html'>This post is idiotic for too many reasons to list.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/3821194403372263110'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/3821194403372263110'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html?showComment=1256447856942#c3821194403372263110' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-7625484331898418073' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/posts/default/7625484331898418073' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1852332891'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-3849118351919186639</id><published>2009-10-25T00:24:17.595-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-25T00:24:17.595-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Drew started 11 games this season batting 8th. His...</title><content type='html'>Drew started 11 games this season batting 8th. His two most common spots in the lineup were 6th and 5th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And he had the 3rd best OPS in baseball this season among outfielders. Thats pretty damned good.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/3849118351919186639'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/3849118351919186639'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html?showComment=1256444657595#c3849118351919186639' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-7625484331898418073' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/posts/default/7625484331898418073' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-859774642'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-6614463573405170361</id><published>2009-10-23T16:57:05.705-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-23T16:57:05.705-04:00</updated><title type='text'>we loved him in St Louis too!  Can you believe dur...</title><content type='html'>we loved him in St Louis too!  Can you believe during his time as a Cardinal some local talking heads made comparisons to Mantle?  Maybe Theo is still clinging to that unfulfilled potential.  Did Bill James ever try hacking those stats: reaching one&amp;#39;s potential?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/6614463573405170361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/6614463573405170361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html?showComment=1256331425705#c6614463573405170361' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-7625484331898418073' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/posts/default/7625484331898418073' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-907227850'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-4979134803665570598</id><published>2009-10-23T13:57:15.712-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-23T13:57:15.712-04:00</updated><title type='text'>when a guy is making superstar type money you expe...</title><content type='html'>when a guy is making superstar type money you expect him to be an elite player on the team.  When I go to a Sox game, I dont go to see JD Drew.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I go to see Youkilis, Pedroia, Ortiz, Bay, Ellsbury etc.  Theo screwed up.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/4979134803665570598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/7625484331898418073/comments/default/4979134803665570598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html?showComment=1256320635712#c4979134803665570598' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.massholesports.com/2009/10/theo-epstein-blinded-by-sabermetrics.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139903187505436437.post-7625484331898418073' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9139903187505436437/posts/default/7625484331898418073' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-2100525998'/></entry></feed>
