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October 31, 2012

Pebble Hunting

Tying Up October Loose Ends

by Sam Miller

This article includes a variety of postseason leftovers, including:

Players whose statistics for the season need to be reevaluated
Things Fox broadcasters wanted us to know about baseball
A comparison of two parties with which you are now familiar
The utter unpredictability of it all
MLB.com Headlines.

1. Updated season lines
There are two ways we usually treat postseason stats: We ignore them completely (the all-time home run record is 762, not 771); or we obsess over them (“Barry Bonds continues to struggle in clutch situations, to the point where failures now are almost expected,” wrote the San Francisco Examiner in a widely quoted 1997 piece.) But what if we did neither of these things? Some revised 2012 season statistics, given the extra information we now have.

Miguel Cabrera
Before: .330/.393/.606
Now: .325/.391/.595

Pablo Sandoval
Before: .283/.342/.447
Now: .294/.348/.485

Prince Fielder
Before: .313/.412/.528
Now: .302/.398/.504

Robinson Cano
Before: .313/.379/.550
Now: .298/.363/.525

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Dave Holgado

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Come to think of it, I've never seen Sam Miller and Carson Cistulli in the same room.

Which is to say, great stuff. Loved the dip 'ems digression. But personally, I kinda like that Ibanez headline.

Oct 31, 2012 08:21 AM

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Shaun P.

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Ah, but we have heard them both on the same podcast!

Oct 31, 2012 09:10 AM

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Jason Wojciechowski

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I would ask that you not insult Sam by implying that comparisons between his work and that of others are at all valid.

Oct 31, 2012 23:39 PM

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Lindemann

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The No Guac party is essentially every party I've ever held to watch sports, except that the TV has never talked back to us, probably because we always have guac.

Oct 31, 2012 09:14 AM

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SamMiller

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I don't believe it's a sports-watching party, though. I meant to get into this, but they are the only two people paying attention to the game, which is obviously already underway. Everybody else is in groups of two or three, usually gender-mixed, which makes me think this is much more a mixer than a sports party.

Oct 31, 2012 10:15 AM

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TADontAsk

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Plus, neither of the two guys who sat down to watch the game are wearing any baseball related clothing.

Oct 31, 2012 10:22 AM

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John Carter

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The most annoying thing about the Fox-cast is that they would only show the player's post season stats as if these professionals become different creatures in October and their regular season stats were meaningless.

Oct 31, 2012 11:44 AM

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Dave Holgado

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Hey, if it's sufficient statistical info for Joe Girardi, it's sufficient for the rest of us!

Oct 31, 2012 12:46 PM

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Josh A

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That MadBum headline is awful. It's probably the worst in my opinion. Although, I'm guessing a lot of people didn't understand the "get the job Don" headline, and just thought it was a spelling error. Maybe that makes it worse.

Oct 31, 2012 14:50 PM

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mattjkaiser

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I can't stop laughing at “You didn’t bring the mescaline? That’s bush league, bro.”

Oct 31, 2012 14:56 PM

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joepeta

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Oh that we were denied a "November Reign: Runs and Posey Headline the Giants Title!" MLB headline if only we had been lucky enough to have this series go 7 games.

Nov 01, 2012 10:22 AM

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