Comments on: Ladies and gentlemen, your 2007 Supportive Teammate of the Year, Curt Schilling! http://umpbump.com/press/2007/09/25/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/ In-your-face baseball commentary Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/09/25/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/comment-page-1/#comment-53160 Sarah Green Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:20:09 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/#comment-53160 Matt, not only do you get the prize for ignoring my comment about namecalling (see my comment, immediately above yours), you get a special certificate for adding absolutely nothing new with this comment (see half the other comments on this page). I think I'm going to cry "spam" and just unapprove any more comments that either a) just repeat the fact that Schilling couldn't vote for his own teammates, since we've already covered that extensively, or b) call people retards, dumbasses, or any other sixth-grade pejoratives. Enough already. Matt, not only do you get the prize for ignoring my comment about namecalling (see my comment, immediately above yours), you get a special certificate for adding absolutely nothing new with this comment (see half the other comments on this page).

I think I’m going to cry “spam” and just unapprove any more comments that either a) just repeat the fact that Schilling couldn’t vote for his own teammates, since we’ve already covered that extensively, or b) call people retards, dumbasses, or any other sixth-grade pejoratives.

Enough already.

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]]> By: Matt http://umpbump.com/press/2007/09/25/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/comment-page-1/#comment-53159 Matt Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:59:24 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/#comment-53159 You "don't get how he could vote for Young over Pedroia"? Perhaps you should do your best to, you know, READ. From 38Pitches: "Yesterday we had the opportunity to vote on another set of awards. This time it was the Sporting News Players Choice awards. Rules were that we could vote for players in the AL only and no one on your own team." ... Can't vote for teammates, dumbasses. You “don’t get how he could vote for Young over Pedroia”? Perhaps you should do your best to, you know, READ. From 38Pitches:

“Yesterday we had the opportunity to vote on another set of awards. This time it was the Sporting News Players Choice awards. Rules were that we could vote for players in the AL only and no one on your own team.”

… Can’t vote for teammates, dumbasses.

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/09/25/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/comment-page-1/#comment-53158 Sarah Green Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:16:44 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/#comment-53158 Clearly the rules for this meaningless exercise are confusing to more than one reader. But while we may sometimes argue passionately, even vehemently, on UmpBump, there's no need for namecalling. There are plenty of other blogs out there for that kind of thing. Clearly the rules for this meaningless exercise are confusing to more than one reader. But while we may sometimes argue passionately, even vehemently, on UmpBump, there’s no need for namecalling. There are plenty of other blogs out there for that kind of thing.

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]]> By: MD2020 http://umpbump.com/press/2007/09/25/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/comment-page-1/#comment-53157 MD2020 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:59:52 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/#comment-53157 "Carlos Pena over Dmitri Young for CBOTY? Whatever you say Schill…Can a player that has a nearly identical BA as he did the season before still be considered a comeback?" Do any of you retards actually read the blog post? Unless the Washington Nationals magically appear in the AL, Curt Schilling can't pick them. “Carlos Pena over Dmitri Young for CBOTY? Whatever you say Schill…Can a player that has a nearly identical BA as he did the season before still be considered a comeback?”

Do any of you retards actually read the blog post?

Unless the Washington Nationals magically appear in the AL, Curt Schilling can’t pick them.

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]]> By: Brian http://umpbump.com/press/2007/09/25/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/comment-page-1/#comment-53156 Brian Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:22:11 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/#comment-53156 Mike J., I forgot batting average was the only measure for comeback player of the year. Mike J.,

I forgot batting average was the only measure for comeback player of the year.

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]]> By: Mike J. http://umpbump.com/press/2007/09/25/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/comment-page-1/#comment-53155 Mike J. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:35:28 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/#comment-53155 Carlos Pena over Dmitri Young for CBOTY? Whatever you say Schill...Can a player that has a nearly identical BA as he did the season before still be considered a comeback? Carlos Pena over Dmitri Young for CBOTY? Whatever you say Schill…Can a player that has a nearly identical BA as he did the season before still be considered a comeback?

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/09/25/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/comment-page-1/#comment-53154 Sarah Green Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:06:17 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/#comment-53154 Rich, we've discussed CC vs Beckett (vs Wang) extensively in other comment threads, so I won't go into it again here. That said, 20 wins is a difficult milestone to ignore. Other commentors and Coley, it should be noted that in Schill's blog, he describes these awards as "the Sporting News Players Choice awards." So for the purposes of this exercise, which has even less relevance than the Iowa straw poll, yes, the players couldn't vote for their own teammates. It should be noted that for the real awards, the voting is done by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Rich, we’ve discussed CC vs Beckett (vs Wang) extensively in other comment threads, so I won’t go into it again here. That said, 20 wins is a difficult milestone to ignore.

Other commentors and Coley, it should be noted that in Schill’s blog, he describes these awards as “the Sporting News Players Choice awards.” So for the purposes of this exercise, which has even less relevance than the Iowa straw poll, yes, the players couldn’t vote for their own teammates. It should be noted that for the real awards, the voting is done by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

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]]> By: Coley http://umpbump.com/press/2007/09/25/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/comment-page-1/#comment-53153 Coley Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:52:37 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/#comment-53153 Hmmm...yeah, totally my bad. How embarrassing. Hmmm…yeah, totally my bad. How embarrassing.

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]]> By: DRaysBay http://umpbump.com/press/2007/09/25/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/comment-page-1/#comment-53152 DRaysBay Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:41:04 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/#comment-53152 Players aren't allowed to vote for their own team's players, hence Schilling's lack of Red Sox. Players aren’t allowed to vote for their own team’s players, hence Schilling’s lack of Red Sox.

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]]> By: Rich http://umpbump.com/press/2007/09/25/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/comment-page-1/#comment-53151 Rich Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:27:36 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/ladies-and-gentlemen-your-2007-supportive-teammate-of-the-year-curt-schilling/#comment-53151 Schilling gets a pass on Pedroia (and both Coley and Red Monster get a black mark) due to the rule of not voting for anyone on your team. Re: Beckett. After looking at the stats, I think I have to agree with him. Not only has CC started 4 additional games, he's pitched 40 more innings than Beckett, while maintaining a comparable ERA and WHIP. His K/BB ratio is better. The real kicker is CC has thrown 4 complete games, including 1 shutout, this year. Beckett has thrown 1 complete game, with no shutouts. Beckett has put up great numbers, but better? I don't think so. I'd say his rationale was just fine. Schilling gets a pass on Pedroia (and both Coley and Red Monster get a black mark) due to the rule of not voting for anyone on your team.

Re: Beckett. After looking at the stats, I think I have to agree with him.

Not only has CC started 4 additional games, he’s pitched 40 more innings than Beckett, while maintaining a comparable ERA and WHIP. His K/BB ratio is better.

The real kicker is CC has thrown 4 complete games, including 1 shutout, this year. Beckett has thrown 1 complete game, with no shutouts.

Beckett has put up great numbers, but better? I don’t think so.

I’d say his rationale was just fine.

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