tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post1517516190649822378..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Pat NeshekGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-71590063942689316682007-07-08T16:11:00.000-04:002007-07-08T16:11:00.000-04:00And I most certainly do believe that equal weight ...And I most certainly do believe that equal weight should be given to the second half of the previous season. Otherwise, baseball's All Star squads are just about who is hot for two-three months.<BR/><BR/>And, of course, the ignorance of the second half means a systematic bias against slow-starters (while effectively favoring slow-finishers). Until recently, that had kept Bobby Abreu out of All Star teams, even though he had been one of the game's biggest stars for years. And Tim Salmon never made an All Star team, despite being one of the AL's best outfielders during the prime of his career.<BR/><BR/>Young made it, though he would not have been my choice. And in the AL, Okajima, on his very small sample sizes. Of course, had I voted, I would have voted for Okajima (and, no, not Escobar), because I want the AL to win. So, I'll take the hot hand. But I don't think he has proven yet that he belongs on an All Star team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-48315496982545915842007-07-03T17:10:00.000-04:002007-07-03T17:10:00.000-04:00Second halves only matter if you think the All Sta...Second halves only matter if you think the All Star selection should be based in part (in half?) on the previous year.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, he's a no brainer because he's on the Padres. That also probably hurts his chances, but we'll see.Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-1190057447223446222007-07-03T17:01:00.000-04:002007-07-03T17:01:00.000-04:00How much should home-road factor in here? Young's ...How much should home-road factor in here? Young's ERA at home is 0.94. That's incredible. On the road it is 3.33. If he is really a 3.33 guy, then his selection is not such a "no brainer," even though that's still awfully good.<BR/><BR/>I'm also one who thinks second halves of seasons should count in these matters, and not only first halves. Last year he was actually bad at home, for some reason (4.61 for the season--I don't have home-road splits by half handy) and really good at home (2.41).<BR/><BR/>What this means for his candidacy I do not know. Just putting it out there...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com