CLUTCH!™: Pulls Through to Win World Series: Overacheiving vs. Godzilla, Mediocrity, Voodoo, and Luck Narated by Screamin' Jay
by Cool Dudes on Nov 6, 2009 10:53 PM PST
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PART II: WS Epilogue
Even though the Phils kept on out-gritting the Yanks with a World Series OPS of 0.782 (regular season 0.781) and the gritty Phils pitching staff (OPS against regular season 0.781) held the Yanks (who hit 0.839 in the regular season) to 0.725 in the postseason, that New York Yankee CLUTCH!™ came through and trumped all that Grittiness, Superior Offense (and by definition superior pitching), and Lack of Veteran Leadership (Measured by Ks obtained by team hitting).
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Although Matsui Godzilla won the MVP with his WHOPPING GODZILLAESQUE 2.027 OPS, 3 HR, 1 BB, and 8 RBIs
playing 48% of the series (compared to Jeeter, 24% if you count defense), it may have been more apt to have given the award to the guy who really put them over the top, Jorge Posada,
who stepped up with 5 RBIs with 5 hits, 2BB, 0 HRs and a decidedly non Godzilla-like 0.634 OPS. Jorge, by the authority I’m assuming Major Leauge Baseball has given me but forgot to inform me about, I bestow upon you the 2009 WORLD SERIES CLUTCHY!™ Good job Jorge, you the man.
You deserve this.
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CLUTCH!™ showed that the New York Yankees PLAY THE GAME THE RIGHT WAY and were the team with the most HEART!
It can be truely said that 2009 world Series was the ultimate example of CLUTCH!™ trumping all other factors. If you ever find yourself argueing with your freinds about whether Grit or CLUTCH!™ is more important, you have to look no further than to pull the 2009 World Series as the ULTIMATE EXAMPLE of CLUTCH!™ trumping Grit.
VOODOO UP MLB VOOODOO UP!
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Voodooist Nations
1. Benin; state religion, and it accounts for the majority of the populous, at 7 million.
2. Ghana
3. Togo
4. Haiti; probably accounts for the most Voodoo practitioners in that region.
5. Dominican Republic
6. Puerto Rico
7. Cuba
8. Brazil
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Voodoo
Just sayn’!
Stats that Matter:
2009 World Series Game 4
NY Yanks AB-R-H-RBI-BB-SO
J Posada 3 -0 -1---3----1--2
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Part I: Dodger Epilogue
Its no secret what the Dodgers lacked: CLUTCH!™ (™ Major league baseball)
Before we go out and scrap the team for divorce lawyer money, perhaps we should look into keeping these guys and increasing the Voodoo budget.
That and teach the pitchers how to throw strikes.
Some random analysis of NLCS vs. World Series Performances. Dodger hitting worse than Yanks, but not by much. Yanks better CLUTCH!™ hitting.
Phils offense superior to everyone but CLUTCH!™ phailing in World Series is the big difference (or it could be said Yankee pitching performance better than Dodger's).
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Phils Hitting vs Yanks compared to vs. Dodgers |
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BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
Hits/IP |
Walks/IP |
Runs/IP |
Clutchyness ((Runs/IP) / OPS) |
Clutchyness Ratio (Cl team / Cl weakest team) |
OPS Ratio (OPS/ OPS weekest team) |
Clutch? (Clutchness Ratio > OPS Ratio) |
Clutch Rankings |
|
|
Phil Hitting Vs Yanks |
0.22 |
0.297 |
0.447 |
0.744 |
0.806 |
0.417 |
0.444 |
0.597 |
1.063 |
1.150 |
No |
3 |
|
Phil HittingVs. Dodgers |
0.231 |
0.348 |
0.5 |
0.848 |
0.853 |
0.545 |
0.829 |
0.978 |
1.740 |
1.311 |
Yes |
1 |
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Phils Pitching vs Yanks compared to vs. Dodgers |
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|
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
Hits/IP |
Walks/IP |
Runs/IP |
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Yanks Hitting vs. Phils |
0.235 |
0.311 |
0.394 |
0.705 |
0.886 |
0.278 |
0.528 |
0.749 |
1.332 |
1.090 |
Yes |
2 |
|
Dodger Hitting vs. Phils |
0.232 |
0.287 |
0.36 |
0.647 |
0.864 |
0.273 |
0.364 |
0.562 |
1.000 |
1.000 |
No |
4 |
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Phils Hitting vs Yanks compared to vs. Dodgers |
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Clutchyness ((Runs/IP) / OPS) |
Clutchyness Ratio (Cl team / Cl weakest team) |
OPS Ratio (OPS/ OPS weekest team) |
Clutch? (Clutchness Ratio > OPS Ratio) |
Clutch Rankings |
|
|
Phil Hitting Vs Yanks |
0.597 |
1.063 |
1.150 |
No |
3 |
|
Phil HittingVs. Dodgers |
0.978 |
1.740 |
1.311 |
Yes |
1 |
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Phils Pitching vs Yanks compared to vs. Dodgers |
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Yanks Hitting vs. Phils |
0.749 |
1.332 |
1.090 |
Yes |
2 |
|
Dodger Hitting vs. Phils |
0.562 |
1.000 |
1.000 |
No |
4 |
UPDATES TO INCLUDE MORE DEAD AIR AVOIDANCE PERFORMANCE FACTORS
OK, updates per request.
Heart, Ha! that's easy
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Team |
Heart (Postseason wins) |
Rank |
|
Dodgers |
5 |
3 |
|
Phils |
9 |
2 |
|
Yanks |
11 |
1 |
Veteran Leadership
Again, not much of a challenge
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Veteran Leadership (K/IP) |
Veteran Leadership Ranking |
|
|
Phil Hitting Vs Yanks |
1.000 |
2 |
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Phil HittingVs. Dodgers |
0.782 |
3 |
|
Yanks Hitting vs. Phils |
1.171 |
1 |
|
Dodger Hitting vs. Phils |
0.750 |
4 |
NYY clearly have the highest veteran leadership. Dodgers, not so much.
Grit takes a little more work.
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Grittiness Performance |
Regular season OPS |
Post-season OPS |
Grit (Post-Season OPS / Regular Season OPS) |
Gritty (Post Season OPS > Regular Season OPS) |
Grit Ranking |
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Dodgers vs Phils |
0.758 |
0.647 |
0.854 |
N |
3 |
|
Phils vs Dodgers |
0.781 |
0.848 |
1.086 |
Y |
1 |
|
Phils vs Yanks |
0.781 |
0.744 |
0.953 |
N |
2 |
|
Yanks vs Phils |
0.839 |
0.705 |
0.84 |
N |
4 |
Phils win grit contest NLCS. World Series, no grit there, must be a pitcher's duel, let's look at Pitching Grit:
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Grittiness Performance |
Post-season OPS allowed |
Regular season opponent's OPS |
Grit (Post-Season OPS / Regular Season OPS) |
Gritty (Post Season OPS < Regular Season OPS) |
Grit Ranking |
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Phils Pitching vs. Dodgers |
0.647 |
0.758 |
0.854 |
Yes |
2 |
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Dodger Pitching vs. Phils |
0.848 |
0.781 |
1.086 |
No |
4 |
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Yanks Pitching vs. Phils |
0.744 |
0.781 |
0.953 |
Yes |
3 |
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Phils Pitching vs Yanks |
0.705 |
0.839 |
0.84 |
Yes |
1 |
Phils are clearly the Grittiest team. Too bad they don't have any Heart.
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You’re all forgetting about Jeter’s veteran leadership
Relax and think about What Would Jack Bauer Do?
That’s 2009 Roberto Clemente Award™ winner and 2009 AL Hank Aaron Award® winner Derek Jeter to you, bub! :)
OK
Added Heart, Veteran Leadership, and Grit performance measurements to do a more thorough job of the postseason analysis.
by Cool Dudes on Nov 2, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Phils add 1 to their Heart Score
Grit may be making up for some of their lack of veteran leadership and Yankee Clutch!™. Yanks have become totally grit-less while both Phils offense and defense is now gritty.
This one is really going down to the wire, but I can almost guarantee that if the Phils are to win it, they’ll need some of that NLCS Clutch!™ in the next two games.
CLUTCH!™ Comes Through!
Even though the Phils kept on out-gritting the Yanks with a World Series OPS of 0.782 (regular season 0.781) and the gritty Phils pitching staff (OPS against regular season 0.781) held the Yanks (who hit 0.839 in the regular season) to 0.725 in the postseason, that New York Yankee CLUTCH! came through and trumped all that Grittiness, Superior Offense (and by definition superior pitching), and Lack of Veteran Leadership (Measured by Ks obtained by team hitting).
Although Matsui Godzilla won the MVP with his WHOPPING GODZILLAESQUE 2.027 OPS, 3 HR, 1 BB, and 8 RBIs playing 48% of the series (compared to Jeeter, 24% if you count defense), it may have been more apt to have given the award to the guy who really put them over the top, Jorge Posada, who stepped up with 5 RBIs with 5 hits, 2BB, 0 HRs and a decidedly non Godzilla-like 0.634 OPS. Jorge, by the authority I’m assuming Major Leauge Baseball has given me but forgot to inform me about, I bestow upon you the 2009 WORLD SERIES CLUTCHY!™ Good job Jorge, you the man.
CLUTCH!™ showed that the New York Yankees PLAY THE GAME THE RIGHT WAY and were the team with the most HEART!
It can be truely said that 2009 world Series was the ultimate example of CLUTCH!™ trumping all other factors. If you ever find yourself argueing with your freinds about whether Grit or CLUTCH!™ is more important, you have to look no further than to pull the 2009 World Series as the ULTIMATE EXAMPLE of CLUTCH!™ trumping Grit.
VOODOO UP MLB VOOODOO UP!
Voodooist Nations
1. Benin; state religion, and it accounts for the majority of the populous, at 7 million.
2. Ghana
3. Togo
4. Haiti; probably accounts for the most Voodoo practitioners in that region.
5. Dominican Republic
6. Puerto Rico
7. Cuba
8. Brazil
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Voodoo
Just sayn’!
Godzilla was clutch!
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