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Originally Posted by swishbish33
Probably accurate since real-life voters are blinded by HRs...
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True. Though I probably would have said the vote was accurate until I saw the 154 Runs.
That was frickin' insane. I did notice that the CF on the Phillies had 128 RBI on just 19 HR. I didnt pay attention to their batting order for that year. But, as a side note I bet that CF put that RBI total thanks in part to the 3B. But, a bit side note.
As a another side note. Another player I am tracking (a created LF, I always like to create a handful) is earning the nickname Suitcase. Throught the last 2 years he got traded both years on July 30. And all he has done in those 2 years was hit .310-.320 with a healthy OBP (about .380) he has also put up steal totals of 49 and 55. BUT, his HR totals were 2 and 3. So, nobody wants him. Despite the fact, that whatever team he goes to starts winning and the team he left starts losing, relatively speaking anyway. The 1st of the 3 teams he started on was TB. So, they basically went from a pace to lose 98 games to losing 108 at the end.
The computer does seem to take HRs too much into account. I have seen a coupleof players similar to the well-traveled LF, just disappear into the minors (I even started a thread couple weeks ago on one that won SB title and ROY, and was rewarded with an immediate demotion to AAA in the winter, because the team wanted FA power at his spot. That particular team went from a 97 win wildcard berth to a fight to avoid worse team in the league. (I must admit I smiled at that particular turn of events, if not for that ROY wasting away in AAA)
But, on the other hand chicks dig the longball right?
