Recent content by nomar

The percentage of men over 6'4" is small. Then consider whether tall athletes gravitate towards baseball and, if they do, whether they are steered towards the pitchers' mound. Plenty of tall guys have had great success hitting. Stanton's one guy on Judge's own team who had some monster seasons.

If you're going to posit one thing is a fact, then I expect you'll concede that @Jaydumo20 has posited another. Note that I never denied he gets penalized. What I said was it doesn't outweigh the power advantage his size gives him. I truly can't believe people are debating with me whether him...

You think if Aaron Judge was 6'1" 220 he'd have put up the stats he's put up over his career?

BA is a "specific thing." OPS takes that into account, along with the ability to get on base and hit for power. In any event, he's a freak, having a freak season, and he'd have my vote.

Are we arguing about the various specific things that make a guy a good hitter? I thought we were talking about his overall hitting. I would submit that him being a giant helps him more than it hurts him. That was my only point. If he was Cal Raleigh's size I don't think we'd have be having this...

FWIW, Trilly says it's gonna be NCSU

Every year this comes up, and every year I declare it's only my second favorite Fishy post. And every year someone asks me what the funniest Fishy post is.

I just can't wrap my heads around him averaging 3.5 rpg in 19 mpg. That's just bad. He's springy, he can finish inside, he can block and affect shots, but the rebounding just isn't there.

Anyone who watches Judge understands that he's 6'7"280 and what an advantage that it has been....his entire career. He'd have my vote but let's not pretend him being a behemoth has made his career more difficult.

If Stevie Wonder is more impressive because he doesn’t have the sense of sight, then isn’t Judge more impressive because he has to face right-handed pitching from the right side? OK, that’s not a fair analogy but neither is yours in terms of the MVP race. The question is, no matter what side of...

I read his post to be making a point about how voters saw things in 2012. A point I think you agree with. BA is less important now. But it's not the .248 for me, it's that even with the 60 HRs and their affect on his OBP, Judge's OPS is still so much higher. I certainly see the case for...

Genuinely curious why you think the second point, even if true (Mickey Mantle had some sensational seasons), is relevant and not a mere curiosity. If a switch hitter plays 162 games and posts an OPS of .900 and a right handed batter plays 162 games and posts an OPS of .950, why it does it...

This is what the AARP would write if it endorsed Raleigh.

I hate the Yankees with every fiber in my being and I'd vote for Judge. His OPS is almost 200 points higher than Raleigh's. Position matters but Judge is just having a much better offensive season. If it were closer, I'd give it to Raleigh.