Comments on: Sosa Retiring http://alexking.org/blog/2006/02/18/sosa-retiring Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:16:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2006/02/18/sosa-retiring#comment-11441 Alex Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:02:01 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2006/02/18/sosa-retiring#comment-11441 Actually, the ratio has nothing to do with the "effectiveness" of the home runs, per se. It is the overall offensive contribution compared to the player's contemporaries. <a href="http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/statpages/glossary/#rcaa">Read all about it</a>. Actually, the ratio has nothing to do with the “effectiveness” of the home runs, per se. It is the overall offensive contribution compared to the player’s contemporaries.

Read all about it.

]]> By: mojotek http://alexking.org/blog/2006/02/18/sosa-retiring#comment-11440 mojotek Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:49:32 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2006/02/18/sosa-retiring#comment-11440 Wow... The top four are really in a different league aren't they? The ratio is basically a measure of how effective your homeruns were, and if you go by that measure, The numbers really are astounding. Wow… The top four are really in a different league aren’t they? The ratio is basically a measure of how effective your homeruns were, and if you go by that measure, The numbers really are astounding.

]]> By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2006/02/18/sosa-retiring#comment-11439 Alex Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:41:42 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2006/02/18/sosa-retiring#comment-11439 RCAA looks at the differential between a player and their contemporaries. Some of this is due to Sosa playing exclusively in the "juiced" era - where McGwire had some years on the fringe of it. But yes, the numbers shocked me. RCAA looks at the differential between a player and their contemporaries. Some of this is due to Sosa playing exclusively in the “juiced” era - where McGwire had some years on the fringe of it. But yes, the numbers shocked me.

]]> By: Kevin http://alexking.org/blog/2006/02/18/sosa-retiring#comment-11434 Kevin Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:59:44 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2006/02/18/sosa-retiring#comment-11434 Staggering in a not so good way, right? Doesn't that mean that compared to guys like Aaron, Ruth, Bonds, and Mays, Sammy Sosa doesn't create as many runs. Given the homerun totals are very his other bats then are far less productive. Ruth and Bonds are in a different league. - Kevin Staggering in a not so good way, right?

Doesn’t that mean that compared to guys like Aaron, Ruth, Bonds, and Mays, Sammy Sosa doesn’t create as many runs. Given the homerun totals are very his other bats then are far less productive.

Ruth and Bonds are in a different league.

- Kevin

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