"Jack Morris’ star will continue to diminish because of Sabermetrics stats."
Not really, Pat. You make it clear very often how much you dislike Sabermetrics, but the most common knock against Morris' case is he'd have the highest ERA of any pitcher in the HOF, and one of the highest WHIPs too.
btw I don't know if you've ever made note of this, but you should know that advanced stats say that Trammell and Whitaker are clear HOFers, and I assume that is something you believe as well.
Their WAR over the years is much more eye popping than their conventional stats. If more HOF voters had a better understanding of Sabermetrics - and were less resistant to change - they'd probably already be in the Hall by now.
Pat Caputo is a sports columnist for The Oakland Press. Caputo covered the Tigers from 1986-98, and Lions from 1998-2002 for The Oakland Press before becoming a columnist. Caputo was raised in Birmingham and played baseball and football at Groves High School. His photograph playing high school sports appeared in The Oakland Press. He has won numerous writing awards, including first place in column writing from the Michigan Associated Press and the Michigan Press Association, and from the Detroit Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has been named among the Top Ten sports columnists in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE), and has won honors in four of the APSE's six national award categories. He has garnered top national honors for his column writing and sports writing from the Local Media Association. Caputo, who has resided in Oakland County since he was nine years old, currently lives in Lake Orion. Caputo has a radio show weeknights and weekends on 97.1 FM, The Ticket, which is the flagship station for the Tigers, Lions and Red Wings. He also appears regularly on FOX 2 television on "SportsWorks."
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"Jack Morris’ star will continue to diminish because of Sabermetrics stats."
Not really, Pat. You make it clear very often how much you dislike Sabermetrics, but the most common knock against Morris' case is he'd have the highest ERA of any pitcher in the HOF, and one of the highest WHIPs too.
btw I don't know if you've ever made note of this, but you should know that advanced stats say that Trammell and Whitaker are clear HOFers, and I assume that is something you believe as well.
Their WAR over the years is much more eye popping than their conventional stats. If more HOF voters had a better understanding of Sabermetrics - and were less resistant to change - they'd probably already be in the Hall by now.
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