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10 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Got one better.  George Sherrill 2008 All star game .1 rWAR

The same Sherrill that got 31 saves that year?

How many other Orioles was on the roster? Zero

How many games did they win? 68!

Another very sorry Orioles team, thanks for the trip to our nightmarish past.

 

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1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

Just saying being an All Star doesn't mean much.

I still get a chuckle over him making it over Markakis.

True, but Trumbo was one of 5 players that made the roster, so he wasn't the "token".

I know, you aren't thrilled with him on the roster, I get it.
 

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22 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

RBIs are not offensive production, they are chance productions provided by your teammates.No single player controls who is or is not on base when it's his turn to bat, that is a product of the players in front of him. When one guy gets 200ABs with a men in scoring position and another has 150ABs with men in scoring position but they both have 80RBI, that can hardly be called equal.

Trumbo had 397 runners on base when he batted, one more baserunner than should have been expected for a player with Trumbo's PA's.    He knocked in 108, which is 34 more than one would expect an average player with that many base runners to knock in.   I'd say you need to give Trumbo credit where credit is due.

 

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5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

So now we are comparing Trumbo to an inner circle hall of famer? 

:rolleyes:

Nope.   Just saying that turning 30 isn't the certain death knell that some people make it out to be.   The odds of decline are greater than the odds of inproving, but either can happen.    

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9 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I know you are actively searching for reasons why this isn't a stupid move, I get it.

Trumbo deserved to be an all-star, based on his first-half performance.    Whether he would have deserved it based on the full season is another story.   

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