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CLUTCH!™: Pulls Through to Win World Series: Overacheiving vs. Godzilla, Mediocrity, Voodoo, and Luck Narated by Screamin' Jay

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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

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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,

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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

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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.

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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).

Phils  Hitting vs Yanks compared to vs. Dodgers

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

Phils  Pitching vs Yanks compared to vs. Dodgers

BA

OBP

SLG

OPS

Hits/IP

Walks/IP

Runs/IP

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

 

 

Phils  Hitting vs Yanks compared to vs. Dodgers

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

Phils  Pitching vs Yanks compared to vs. Dodgers

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

Team

Heart (Postseason wins)

Rank

Dodgers

5

3

Phils

9

2

Yanks

11

1

 

Veteran Leadership

Again, not much of a challenge

 

Veteran Leadership (K/IP)

Veteran Leadership Ranking

Phil Hitting Vs Yanks

1.000

2

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.

Grittiness Performance

Regular season OPS

Post-season OPS

Grit (Post-Season OPS / Regular Season OPS)

Gritty (Post Season OPS > Regular Season OPS)

Grit Ranking

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:

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

Phils Pitching vs. Dodgers

0.647

0.758

0.854

Yes

2

Dodger Pitching vs. Phils

0.848

0.781

1.086

No

4

Yanks Pitching vs. Phils

0.744

0.781

0.953

Yes

3

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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