<?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/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post1291695447908399404..comments</id><updated>2011-07-13T16:13:18.645-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Silliman&#39;s Blog: </title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>28</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2352483371826190877</id><published>2009-10-11T04:00:39.868-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-11T04:00:39.868-04:00</updated><title type='text'>James--&#xa;&#xa;Wow, great points. One thing I&amp;#39;d say ...</title><summary type='text'>James--&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wow, great points. One thing I&amp;#39;d say is that while Howard hasn&amp;#39;t replicated his 2006, I can&amp;#39;t think of too many players who could. It&amp;#39;s probably the greatest season by a first basemen since Jimmie Foxx in 1932 (Foxx went .360-ish, 58 HRs, 169 RBI). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This year his average was higher then it has been since 2006 and his strikeouts were slightly lower (</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/2352483371826190877'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/2352483371826190877'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1255248039868#c2352483371826190877' title=''/><author><name>Matthew Landis</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/01913278950823273657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ORlp3tVHPQY/SZi-2BCS_4I/AAAAAAAAAEs/zROuteVffYM/S220/l_55b898221b4f402ab32ac0aa6970792a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1091123171"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 11, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4155790670576551084</id><published>2009-10-10T12:25:33.496-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-10T12:25:33.496-04:00</updated><title type='text'>matthew--&#xa;&#xa;ISO tracks isolated power, &amp;quot;pure&amp;q...</title><summary type='text'>matthew--&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ISO tracks isolated power, &amp;quot;pure&amp;quot; power: slg minus avg (to mitigate against singles).&lt;br /&gt;howard&amp;#39;s average iso over the last six seasons (including his &amp;#39;04 call-up) is .301.  pujols&amp;#39; .302.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i&amp;#39;m not sure your other numbers mean anything.  of course howard mashes in a 3-0 count . . he&amp;#39;s still whiffing 200 times a year. that doesn&amp;#39;t </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/4155790670576551084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/4155790670576551084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1255191933496#c4155790670576551084' title=''/><author><name>James</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/14118026278354383462</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-434094142"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 10, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-8600045502655474191</id><published>2009-10-09T12:51:42.364-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-09T12:51:42.364-04:00</updated><title type='text'>James, good point. But my response would be that P...</title><summary type='text'>James, good point. But my response would be that Pujols slugging % is indicative of total bases divided by AB&amp;#39;s. Howard&amp;#39;s strike out totals are a significant reason why his slugging % is below Pujols. Pujols gets more singles, whereas Howard strikes out more. Woo hoo. If you look at extra base hits though, since 2005 Howard has 222 doubles, Pujols 198; Howard has 11 triples, Pujols 5; and</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/8600045502655474191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/8600045502655474191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1255107102364#c8600045502655474191' title=''/><author><name>Matthew Landis</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/01913278950823273657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ORlp3tVHPQY/SZi-2BCS_4I/AAAAAAAAAEs/zROuteVffYM/S220/l_55b898221b4f402ab32ac0aa6970792a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1091123171"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 09, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-3503595981361267415</id><published>2009-10-09T12:47:30.495-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-09T12:47:30.495-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi Susan, &#xa;&#xa;With respect, I think you might have m...</title><summary type='text'>Hi Susan, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With respect, I think you might have missed the gist of my concern. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;True, you and others blog, really write and write well, about poetry.  I&amp;#39;ve seen your recent ones, for example, on Brainard&amp;#39;s &lt;i&gt;I Remember&lt;/i&gt;, and Shakespeare&amp;#39;s # 140, and Shirinyan and Firestone, among others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I actually think you are something of an exception. Most </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/3503595981361267415'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/3503595981361267415'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1255106850495#c3503595981361267415' title=''/><author><name>Steven Fama</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/13733977161680651117</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-862679579"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 09, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-6450504899990290729</id><published>2009-10-09T01:47:34.622-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-09T01:47:34.622-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Curtis, my point was more that no one is saying an...</title><summary type='text'>Curtis, my point was more that no one is saying anything I haven&amp;#39;t heard spouted by talking heads on sports television and radio and fantasy baseball forums. It&amp;#39;s all the same received knowledge and information. Maybe you came to the conclusions you have for yourself, thus making it your own opinion. But how you came to that conclusion, it seems, is not by analyzing raw baseball data, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/6450504899990290729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/6450504899990290729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1255067254622#c6450504899990290729' title=''/><author><name>Matthew Landis</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/01913278950823273657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ORlp3tVHPQY/SZi-2BCS_4I/AAAAAAAAAEs/zROuteVffYM/S220/l_55b898221b4f402ab32ac0aa6970792a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1091123171"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 09, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2385467140874297287</id><published>2009-10-09T00:43:58.729-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-09T00:43:58.729-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Steven--I&amp;#39;ll bet that most of us who are comme...</title><summary type='text'>Steven--I&amp;#39;ll bet that most of us who are commenting have our own blogs.  Mine is at http://tinfisheditor.blogspot.com&lt;br /&gt;I blog passionately about poetry.  I write passionate comments to Ron about baseball.  So????&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;aloha, Susan</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/2385467140874297287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/2385467140874297287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1255063438729#c2385467140874297287' title=''/><author><name>Susan M. Schultz</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/16934944559857117395</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k385N5WHIAQ/SWEptjdNnII/AAAAAAAAAAM/zfmMXNbMbCw/S220/18-5.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1582171758"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 09, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5227195821807808497</id><published>2009-10-08T16:33:51.712-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-08T16:33:51.712-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Look, I enjoy baseball greatly, and while I&amp;#39;d ...</title><summary type='text'>Look, I enjoy baseball greatly, and while I&amp;#39;d love the Phillies to repeat (since the Giants are not involved) I can&amp;#39;t see how the Yankees don&amp;#39;t do it, even while the Twins have transported me the last four weeks. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But here&amp;#39;s the main point: if only there were fervent comment box discussions, with viewpoints and marshalled opinions from more than a couple people, about </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/5227195821807808497'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/5227195821807808497'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1255034031712#c5227195821807808497' title=''/><author><name>Steven Fama</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/13733977161680651117</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-862679579"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 08, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-3856799270244547083</id><published>2009-10-08T15:57:25.879-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-08T15:57:25.879-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I remember baseball.</title><summary type='text'>I remember baseball.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/3856799270244547083'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/3856799270244547083'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1255031845879#c3856799270244547083' title=''/><author><name>Halvard Johnson</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/01464580122014170701</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_W4N1E5s3nXo/SGaeLwGqs9I/AAAAAAAAAKM/2-8Xs63G42k/S220/51DrSbBAPVL._SS500_.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1589256002"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 08, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1580582427442007263</id><published>2009-10-08T13:00:33.442-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-08T13:00:33.442-04:00</updated><title type='text'>OK, Howard&amp;#39;s the better &amp;quot;pure&amp;quot; power...</title><summary type='text'>OK, Howard&amp;#39;s the better &amp;quot;pure&amp;quot; power hitter.  I, for one, dislike the emphasis on power in baseball and prefer the other aspects of the game, many of which are not reflected by number crunching.  And I love Albert Pujols.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/1580582427442007263'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/1580582427442007263'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1255021233442#c1580582427442007263' title=''/><author><name>Susan M. Schultz</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/16934944559857117395</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k385N5WHIAQ/SWEptjdNnII/AAAAAAAAAAM/zfmMXNbMbCw/S220/18-5.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1582171758"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 08, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1834996550936827882</id><published>2009-10-08T09:56:50.358-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-08T09:56:50.358-04:00</updated><title type='text'>pujols slugged .658 this year, compared to howard&amp;...</title><summary type='text'>pujols slugged .658 this year, compared to howard&amp;#39;s .571. both impressive, but it&amp;#39;s not even close.&lt;br /&gt;home runs/rbi&amp;#39;s are great, but there&amp;#39;s a reason no one uses counting stats as a serious offensive metric anymore.  pujols played most of the year (until holliday arrived) with NO protection in the cardinal lineup, and a weaker group in front of him (less rbi opportunities, etc)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/1834996550936827882'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/1834996550936827882'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1255010210358#c1834996550936827882' title=''/><author><name>James</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/14118026278354383462</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-434094142"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 08, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7732381663969060018</id><published>2009-10-08T09:15:41.162-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-08T09:15:41.162-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Say what you will, I&amp;#39;ll take Pujols on my fant...</title><summary type='text'>Say what you will, I&amp;#39;ll take Pujols on my fantasy team any day.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Five years from now, Howard will be on a steep downward decline, and Pujols will be winning MVP&amp;#39;s.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HItters like Howard will break your heart.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;[Posters] argue about things that they don&amp;#39;t know enough to think for themselves about.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Claiming that people with whom </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/7732381663969060018'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/7732381663969060018'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1255007741162#c7732381663969060018' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1900230786"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 08, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2328290305112165324</id><published>2009-10-07T18:41:02.985-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T18:41:02.985-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Also, Seth, see my other posts. YOU ARE JUST STRAI...</title><summary type='text'>Also, Seth, see my other posts. YOU ARE JUST STRAIGHT WRONG. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RYAN HAS MORE RBIS AND MORE HRS SINCE 2005 (his rookie year) THAN ALBERT PUJOLS. THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Albert might SCORE more runs than Ryan because he hits for better average but Ryan is still a 1B and CLEANUP HITTER who consistently scores right around 100 runs or more every year. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ryan Howard this</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/2328290305112165324'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/2328290305112165324'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1254955262985#c2328290305112165324' title=''/><author><name>Matthew Landis</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/01913278950823273657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ORlp3tVHPQY/SZi-2BCS_4I/AAAAAAAAAEs/zROuteVffYM/S220/l_55b898221b4f402ab32ac0aa6970792a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1091123171"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 07, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4237620724249151306</id><published>2009-10-07T18:35:09.306-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T18:35:09.306-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Curtis:&#xa;&#xa;Funny...without Lee last year, Hamels, Mo...</title><summary type='text'>Curtis:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Funny...without Lee last year, Hamels, Moyer, Blanton, (and JA Happ in some key relief appearances) ALREADY WON A WORLD SERIES.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not to mention the fact that yr  strike out stats are INSANELY out of context. Ryan Howards career numbers with runners in scoring position:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2009: .267, 15 HR, 96 RBI in on 176 ABS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2008: .320, 12 HR, 90 RBI in 175 AB&lt;br</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/4237620724249151306'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/4237620724249151306'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1254954909306#c4237620724249151306' title=''/><author><name>Matthew Landis</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/01913278950823273657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ORlp3tVHPQY/SZi-2BCS_4I/AAAAAAAAAEs/zROuteVffYM/S220/l_55b898221b4f402ab32ac0aa6970792a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1091123171"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 07, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1690868548100892213</id><published>2009-10-07T14:09:08.713-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T14:09:08.713-04:00</updated><title type='text'>good knowledge, Ron, spoken like a true Phillies f...</title><summary type='text'>good knowledge, Ron, spoken like a true Phillies fan.  see photo of Lidge and article on Philies on front page of  today&amp;#39;s NY Times.  And what about the Giants? -- no one in the post season would&amp;#39;ve wanted to face their starting rotation (Lincecum, Cain, Sanchez, Zito), but a team that can&amp;#39;t score runs when then need them doesn&amp;#39;t get into the post season, so no one will have to (</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/1690868548100892213'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/1690868548100892213'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1254938948713#c1690868548100892213' title=''/><author><name>STEPHEN RATCLIFFE</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/12339481653546188412</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1996291811"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 07, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-443260878948463715</id><published>2009-10-07T13:22:27.779-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T13:22:27.779-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The &amp;quot;Pure power hitter&amp;quot; argument is cert...</title><summary type='text'>The &amp;quot;Pure power hitter&amp;quot; argument is certainly an interesting one. I&amp;#39;m not sure how much it matters though; baseball is about scoring runs, and no matter what metric you use, Pujols is better at creating runs for his team than Howard. If you want to make an argument that Howard has more brute strength, well, that&amp;#39;s cool, but it doesn&amp;#39;t have much to do with what&amp;#39;s </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/443260878948463715'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/443260878948463715'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1254936147779#c443260878948463715' title=''/><author><name>Seth</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/11082890444602951657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1837611317"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 07, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7921198586115837508</id><published>2009-10-07T13:18:55.203-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T13:18:55.203-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Matt:&#xa;&#xa;My point is that Philadelphia&amp;#39;s pitchin...</title><summary type='text'>Matt:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My point is that Philadelphia&amp;#39;s pitching rotation is cobbled together out of mismatched pieces.  Get past Lee and what do they have?  This isn&amp;#39;t a champion style rotation:  Blanton, Hamels, Happ, Moyer, Lee, Martinez.  Moyer is 46, for god&amp;#39;s sake!  At the very least, their starting pitching is questionable, and not their strength.  This is a team that scores 5+ runs </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/7921198586115837508'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/7921198586115837508'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1254935935203#c7921198586115837508' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1900230786"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 07, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-7089268172668254375</id><published>2009-10-07T13:07:39.324-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T13:07:39.324-04:00</updated><title type='text'>You know, I called Howard the best &amp;quot;pure powe...</title><summary type='text'>You know, I called Howard the best &amp;quot;pure power hitter&amp;quot; rather than the &amp;quot;best first baseman&amp;quot; precisely because I was acknowledging Pujols. Doesn&amp;#39;t anyone here &lt;i&gt;read&lt;/i&gt; anymore?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/7089268172668254375'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/7089268172668254375'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1254935259324#c7089268172668254375' title=''/><author><name>Ron</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/09250950725876683923</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://epc.buffalo.edu/authors/silliman/silliman2a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-660918411"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 07, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2531515405998324740</id><published>2009-10-07T13:07:17.245-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T13:07:17.245-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The Cardinals have had an awful last few weeks--th...</title><summary type='text'>The Cardinals have had an awful last few weeks--the skidding Ron alluded to--but they tend to play well against the Dodgers.  Pujols is simply THE best.  Numbers have less to do with it than his will.  The guy is slow, but consistently runs the bases like Rickey Henderson (OK, a slight exaggeration, but I mean to say he&amp;#39;s damn smart out there).  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for the Yankees losing, don&amp;#39;</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/2531515405998324740'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/2531515405998324740'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1254935237245#c2531515405998324740' title=''/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/11149093537815104761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-916968898"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 07, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-456465030602513947</id><published>2009-10-07T12:45:12.454-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T12:45:12.454-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Pujols is much the better player all around--what ...</title><summary type='text'>Pujols is much the better player all around--what team wouldn&amp;#39;t prefer him over Howard?  Pujols is capable of getting a hit in any situation, whereas Howard is almost guaranteed to strike out in a clutch situation.  Compare their strikeout totals:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          Pujols        Howard&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2001     93                &lt;br /&gt;2002     69&lt;br /&gt;2003     65&lt;br /&gt;2004     52                </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/456465030602513947'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/456465030602513947'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1254933912454#c456465030602513947' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1900230786"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 07, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4850121405654980771</id><published>2009-10-07T12:39:00.492-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T12:39:00.492-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Curtis, what do you mean duct tape? Cliff Lee won ...</title><summary type='text'>Curtis, what do you mean duct tape? Cliff Lee won the Cy Young award last year and went 22-3. He pitched 230 innings this year and was suffering a tired arm, but once they clinched, Uncle Cholly pulled him in the 5th of a game in which he&amp;#39;d barely thrown 80 pitches. He&amp;#39;s also going on an extra days rest. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sheesh, does anyone here ACTUALLY analyze baseball or do you all just </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/4850121405654980771'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/4850121405654980771'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1254933540492#c4850121405654980771' title=''/><author><name>Matthew Landis</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/01913278950823273657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ORlp3tVHPQY/SZi-2BCS_4I/AAAAAAAAAEs/zROuteVffYM/S220/l_55b898221b4f402ab32ac0aa6970792a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1091123171"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 07, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-3030109097389051726</id><published>2009-10-07T11:06:16.969-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T11:06:16.969-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I think I&amp;#39;m going to have to demur on your Dav...</title><summary type='text'>I think I&amp;#39;m going to have to demur on your David Justice remark.  His numbers are as impressive as any other &amp;quot;journeyman&amp;quot; outfielder&amp;#39;s since free agency.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1993 - 40 homers, 120 RBI&amp;#39;s&lt;br /&gt;1997 - 33 homers, 101 RBI&amp;#39;s&lt;br /&gt;2000 - 41 homers, 118 RBI&amp;#39;s&lt;br /&gt;He batted over .300 three times&lt;br /&gt;Finished with 903 BB&amp;#39;s&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Raul Ibanez is in the same </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/3030109097389051726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/3030109097389051726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1254927976969#c3030109097389051726' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1900230786"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 07, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-669494058929454560</id><published>2009-10-07T10:25:47.244-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T10:25:47.244-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I can only hope that the Yankees losing will start...</title><summary type='text'>I can only hope that the Yankees losing will start today, but even given the Twins inexplicable run to the division title capped by yesterday&amp;#39;s dramatic win, it is hard to fathom.  We&amp;#39;ll see if the Twins&amp;#39; intense focus and drive that enabled them to win 17 of 21 will carry the day over Sabathia and all that Yankees talent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For all their paper glory, the Bash Brothers only </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/669494058929454560'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/669494058929454560'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1254925547244#c669494058929454560' title=''/><author><name>speterme</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/17055890133721456106</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1987501952"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 07, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5330936440013606526</id><published>2009-10-07T09:24:49.850-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T09:24:49.850-04:00</updated><title type='text'>if i may, phillies fans, i invite you to: http://e...</title><summary type='text'>if i may, phillies fans, i invite you to: http://everseradio.com/sonnet-for-a-statuette-by-paul-siegell/</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/5330936440013606526'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/5330936440013606526'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1254921889850#c5330936440013606526' title=''/><author><name>paul siegell</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/04358833285371296498</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://phish.com/_content/viewers/thumbnails/viewer_189/20040811_6sm.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1410860524"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 07, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-8473982553449517533</id><published>2009-10-07T08:23:46.322-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T08:23:46.322-04:00</updated><title type='text'>What do you feel is up with the Dodgers? I have be...</title><summary type='text'>What do you feel is up with the Dodgers? I have been predicting them all season to take it all (over my own beloved Braves, of course). Every team has weak spots, but they&amp;#39;ve been dominant most of the season.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/8473982553449517533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/8473982553449517533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1254918226322#c8473982553449517533' title=''/><author><name>Amish Trivedi</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/11839976680249253602</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mPfhUEoPnU0/SYpxS8Lh8ZI/AAAAAAAAAQw/aWbjRciM9H8/S220/2.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-832955061"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 07, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-3403296618050718759</id><published>2009-10-07T01:36:54.485-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T01:36:54.485-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Ryan Howard has posted more HRs since 2005 than Al...</title><summary type='text'>Ryan Howard has posted more HRs since 2005 than Albert Pujols. 220 to Pujols 206. Not only that, but technically, Howard as beat Pujols in home runs since 2005 in fewer at bats-- he hit 22 HRS in 2005 in 312 at bats (he didnt start playing until around the All Star Break), compared to Pujols 41 in 591 at bats. Had Howard had a full season in 2005 he would have approached Pujols numbers, meaning </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/3403296618050718759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1291695447908399404/comments/default/3403296618050718759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html?showComment=1254893814485#c3403296618050718759' title=''/><author><name>Matthew Landis</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/01913278950823273657</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ORlp3tVHPQY/SZi-2BCS_4I/AAAAAAAAAEs/zROuteVffYM/S220/l_55b898221b4f402ab32ac0aa6970792a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-theory-baseball-playoffs-is-time-of.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1291695447908399404' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1291695447908399404' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1091123171"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 07, 2009"/></entry></feed>