MLB theoretical All-Star team

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Team USA really sucked it hard

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While true the WBC does tend to show my point. Collections of superstars (USA, Dominican) were inferior to teams (Japan, Cuba). Granted if those superstar collections had a proper spring training and a full season together things may have turned out differently. Better talent is a good thing in baseball. I just think that statistically oriented baseball fans miss a lot of the big picture that is emphasised by proper team and situational play.

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It sounds like you might be completely overlooking the effects of variance in a short series or a small number of games.

[THAY3R]

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Team USA really sucked it hard

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While true the WBC does tend to show my point. Collections of superstars (USA, Dominican) were inferior to teams (Japan, Cuba).

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If the Yankees got sweeped by the Royals, would that make KC the superior team?

[kyleb]

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Team USA really sucked it hard

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While true the WBC does tend to show my point. Collections of superstars (USA, Dominican) were inferior to teams (Japan, Cuba). Granted if those superstar collections had a proper spring training and a full season together things may have turned out differently. Better talent is a good thing in baseball. I just think that statistically oriented baseball fans miss a lot of the big picture that is emphasised by proper team and situational play.

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No, it doesn't.

This is what is commonly known in the poker world as "small sample size" problems.

[mrbaseball]

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This is what is commonly known in the poker world as "small sample size" problems.

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Yeah I covered that. Please learn to read.

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if those superstar collections had a proper spring training and a full season together things may have turned out differently

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[kyleb]

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This is what is commonly known in the poker world as "small sample size" problems.

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Yeah I covered that. Please learn to read.

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if those superstar collections had a proper spring training and a full season together things may have turned out differently

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That doesn't cover it at all.

[lastchance]

This was an awesome thread, and as the playoffs approach, I'd really like to give this a bump to see how things have changed.

Catcher: Victor Martinez is good, but Joe Mauer is probably better.
1B: Do you move Pujols to LF/RF to make room for Berkman or keep him here?
2B: Chase Utley, not close.
SS: Jeter's had an awesome season or is it still Tejada?
3B: A-Rod or Cabrera?
LF: Is there a better argument for Manny now than there was?
CF: I don't think anyone's still picking Jones now. Beltran? Sizemore?
RF: It's still gotta be Vlad, right?
DH: Ortiz, considering Hafner's hurt.

SP: Santana, not close. Webb, Carpenter, Rivera are all in the BP.

Oh, and the tigers are obviously for real.

[curtis012]

I'm going to put in a (homer) vote for Wells in center. Also, is Ichiro in RF an option? There was an SI players pole where he was voted best OF arm in the majors.

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Catcher Mauer
1b Pujols
2B Utley
SS Tejada
3b Miggy or Arod
LF Manny
CF Sizemore or Beltran
RF Vlad
DH Hafner.
SP Santana

[THAY3R]

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I'm going to put in a (homer) vote for Wells in center. Also, is Ichiro in RF an option? There was an SI players pole where he was voted best OF arm in the majors.

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Ichiro is much closer to being amongst the worst RF in the majors than the best.(Overall - not arm.)