Comments on: The team of the “aughties”? http://www.whiteyball.com/the-team-of-the-aughties/ Baseball, Prospects and more. Sun, 28 Nov 2010 07:56:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mriehn http://www.whiteyball.com/the-team-of-the-aughties/comment-page-1/#comment-435 mriehn Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:57:20 +0000 http://whiteyball.wordpress.com/?p=1303#comment-435 Zubin, I agree with you that the Red Sox are the leader in the "team of the aughts" race. Saying that, this argument is about results and not "how they did it". Luck plays a big part in this (drafting Pujols in the late rounds comes to mind), but the Cards could have the Red Sox in win percentage, playoff appearances, playoff wins, division titles and pennants. The Red Sox have been fantastic, but they don't have the title locked up by any stretch of the imagination. Zubin,

I agree with you that the Red Sox are the leader in the “team of the aughts” race. Saying that, this argument is about results and not “how they did it”. Luck plays a big part in this (drafting Pujols in the late rounds comes to mind), but the Cards could have the Red Sox in win percentage, playoff appearances, playoff wins, division titles and pennants. The Red Sox have been fantastic, but they don’t have the title locked up by any stretch of the imagination.

]]> By: Zubin http://www.whiteyball.com/the-team-of-the-aughties/comment-page-1/#comment-434 Zubin Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:12:39 +0000 http://whiteyball.wordpress.com/?p=1303#comment-434 I'll step up and take a contrarian view. As much as I love the Cardinals, the Red Sox are the team of the aughts. They have pretty well combined all the trends of the 2000s: 1) Emphasis on OBP and patient hitting. 2) Smart free agent acquisition. 3) A smart and objective "moneyball" management. 4) They have taken their first (and second) titles in the past ~80 years. Put another way the Red Sox used sucessfuly employed the most noteworthy trends of the decade. While the Cardinals have been very good, the will be remebered (or forgotten) more like the Browns of the 1880s-- a very good team that beat up on oponents in a weak league (or division). I don't think that is truely fair, but I think that is how we'll be remembered. I’ll step up and take a contrarian view. As much as I love the Cardinals, the Red Sox are the team of the aughts. They have pretty well combined all the trends of the 2000s:
1) Emphasis on OBP and patient hitting.
2) Smart free agent acquisition.
3) A smart and objective “moneyball” management.
4) They have taken their first (and second) titles in the past ~80 years.

Put another way the Red Sox used sucessfuly employed the most noteworthy trends of the decade. While the Cardinals have been very good, the will be remebered (or forgotten) more like the Browns of the 1880s– a very good team that beat up on oponents in a weak league (or division). I don’t think that is truely fair, but I think that is how we’ll be remembered.

]]> By: Picasso http://www.whiteyball.com/the-team-of-the-aughties/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Picasso Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:28:59 +0000 http://whiteyball.wordpress.com/?p=1303#comment-433 If they stay healthy (which would be quite a feat given recent history), I believe the Cards have a very good shot at contending... If they stay healthy (which would be quite a feat given recent history), I believe the Cards have a very good shot at contending…

]]> By: Flat Tax http://www.whiteyball.com/the-team-of-the-aughties/comment-page-1/#comment-432 Flat Tax Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:21:37 +0000 http://whiteyball.wordpress.com/?p=1303#comment-432 No one will care about stats when the Cubs win it all this year! ;) No one will care about stats when the Cubs win it all this year! ;)

]]> By: mriehn http://www.whiteyball.com/the-team-of-the-aughties/comment-page-1/#comment-431 mriehn Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:01:55 +0000 http://whiteyball.wordpress.com/?p=1303#comment-431 Not a bad point, but if they meet in the World Series, the two teams will tie with the number of pennants. Having 3 pennants to the BoSox 2 would tip the scale in the Cards favor (IMO). Not a bad point, but if they meet in the World Series, the two teams will tie with the number of pennants. Having 3 pennants to the BoSox 2 would tip the scale in the Cards favor (IMO).

]]> By: The Ghost of Todd Burns http://www.whiteyball.com/the-team-of-the-aughties/comment-page-1/#comment-430 The Ghost of Todd Burns Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:48:56 +0000 http://whiteyball.wordpress.com/?p=1303#comment-430 Great read...I love the cardinals, but if they win the W.S. this year and Boston doesn't win their division...I'm afraid the head to head 2004 W.S. will swing it in boston's favor....unless the Sox make it as the Wild Card and we beat them in the W.S....ah sweet revenge Great read…I love the cardinals, but if they win the W.S. this year and Boston doesn’t win their division…I’m afraid the head to head 2004 W.S. will swing it in boston’s favor….unless the Sox make it as the Wild Card and we beat them in the W.S….ah sweet revenge

]]> By: The Personal Finance Playbook http://www.whiteyball.com/the-team-of-the-aughties/comment-page-1/#comment-429 The Personal Finance Playbook Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:28:33 +0000 http://whiteyball.wordpress.com/?p=1303#comment-429 I just want to say that I'll be devastated if the Yankees win the WS this year. They definitely have the team for it - that's a rotation built to win in the playoffs. I hope it doesn't happen though. I just want to say that I’ll be devastated if the Yankees win the WS this year. They definitely have the team for it – that’s a rotation built to win in the playoffs. I hope it doesn’t happen though.

]]> By: cardinal70 http://www.whiteyball.com/the-team-of-the-aughties/comment-page-1/#comment-428 cardinal70 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:20:07 +0000 http://whiteyball.wordpress.com/?p=1303#comment-428 Very nice. Obviously I knew the "aughts" had been good for the Redbirds, but I didn't realize they'd been that good! Very nice. Obviously I knew the “aughts” had been good for the Redbirds, but I didn’t realize they’d been that good!

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