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Re: Expansion Era HOF Ballot
Reading this thread is making my head hurt. Many players have better home splits than their road numbers, I'm sure partly due to having a greater level of comfort at home. Morgan should not have his numbers adjusted because he happened to hit well in pitcher's parks. The fact that he could hit well in environments that the… -
Re: Expansion Era HOF Ballot
<< <i>Interesting that AstroTurf has been said helps both the offense and the defense If Morgan was able to take advantage of the Astrodome in ways others weren't able to, that should be to his credit, not something that should discredit him. All that matters is how much did each hit, walk and steal help his team. When… -
Re: Expansion Era HOF Ballot
Or another way of looking at it: Morgan is given a position adjustment over the replacement level of a second baseman. In 1976, the league average OPS for a 2B was .650. Replacement level is figured somewhere about .550 or so(I am estimating that number). So Morgan is given a value of how far he is above that .550 level.… -
Re: Expansion Era HOF Ballot
<< <i>In 1976, the league average OPS for a 2B was .650. Replacement level is figured somewhere about .550 or so(I am estimating that number). So Morgan is given a value of how far he is above that .550 level >> It was actually .663 for second baseman, for third baseman it was .719, according to baseballreference.com. So… -
Re: Expansion Era HOF Ballot
<<<<<Here are a few things that Morgan benefited from. 1) He was a far different player on artificial turf compared to grass. Since the majority of his games were played on teams that had turf, since he played in the NL(where there were more turf fields), and since he played in an era where turf was used most, I agree that… -
Re: Expansion Era HOF Ballot
Here are a few things that Morgan benefited from. 1) He was a far different player on artificial turf compared to grass. Since the majority of his games were played on teams that had turf, since he played in the NL(where there were more turf fields), and since he played in an era where turf was used most, I agree that an… -
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<< <i>(3) If you argue that Bench and Morgan were in a different category because of their defense, then Garvey is one of the best 1st basemen of all time who combined batting with gold glove defense. If you argue that 1st basement need to provide more power numbers, none of those HOFers did squat on the defensive end… -
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<< <i> << <i>(3) If you argue that Bench and Morgan were in a different category because of their defense, then Garvey is one of the best 1st basemen of all time who combined batting with gold glove defense. If you argue that 1st basement need to provide more power numbers, none of those HOFers did squat on the defensive… -
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<< <i> << <i>(3) If you argue that Bench and Morgan were in a different category because of their defense, then Garvey is one of the best 1st basemen of all time who combined batting with gold glove defense. If you argue that 1st basement need to provide more power numbers, none of those HOFers did squat on the defensive… -
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<< <i> If you are saying that Morgan's uptick in performance in the Astrodome gave his team an advantage, then his downtick in performance on the road wiped that advantage out. What you end up with is his seasonal stat line. With that seasonal stat line, the metric is then giving him a higher value because his home park…
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