Swordsman78

14 minutes ago, Blarg said:

The Orioles are a tier 5 team, part of an easy April schedule for the Angels. 

Strad says the O's are Tier 1 

19 minutes ago, Tank said:

most of the credit for getting this franchise above .500 should go to scioscia and stoneman. they made it happen.

 

 

 

 

 

*and phil nevin.

Unfortunately he opted out of his extension.   But he was on the right track at 16-14 after the first 30 and before the rash of injuries struck.

3 hours ago, Blarg said:

Tier 1 team.

A true Tier 1 classification would show above average performance in multiple metrics, not just overall W/L record.

But you are on the right track!!   Who said old dogs can't learn new tricks???   Well done Blarg!!

edit.  **The mods scan my profile for posts daily in order to make sure every post gets a "trolling emoji".   Now even when complimenting fellow members the comments get flagged with either a negative emoji.   Despite that, my reputation score is stellar.

4 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

Washington just commented “You gotta swing the bat.”

Now the TG is in bed, I can post.

He should have told Trout that BEFORE he went up to bat.

But..the damage is done.  Nice inning halos!

Good bit of situational hitting by Schaunny

Buh Bye Hicks

Adell making routine plays look routine this year

womp womp womp

Neto heating up.  

Sano making it look easy.   Nice

Small ball.  Sosh is beaming proud

atta boy Neto!

3 hours ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

Yes because Cleveland is one of the best teams in the league? This is some high octane dumbassery. 

Yup.  As of today Cleveland has won 6 of 7 Series including taking 3 of 4 from the Red Sox last week. 

1 hour ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

There is no merit in this. The games are played in the field. 22 games is a small sample size and any team can win 10 in a row (except the angels or white Sox) and it still won’t mean anything in the grand scheme if things.  
 

this is like going on a first date and you thinking about what college your kids you don’t even have will attend. 

It's presented content for discussion.   Wanted to get a baseline (beta test) version out early for crowd sourcing help.   This will be updated "officially" again after approx 60 games.   

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

Yea I can’t understand this breakthrough tier system that a valued poster created. 

Understandable its alot of math.  PM me for a tutorial.

1 hour ago, thebloob said:

Given your made up math I think any angel victory should be worth 5 points, making them tier one because we are fans here.  That should count. 

That would be up to Chuckster.

2 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

Seattle is 7-3 in their last 10...maybe they deserve tier 4.

Good Call.  I added a metric/data point for +7/-7 wins in last 10.    Seattle moved to Tier 3.

Thanks for your input as performance in last 10 games should be a factor.

2 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

Seattle is 7-3 in their last 10...maybe they deserve tier 4.

Good Call.  I added a metric/data point for +7/-7 wins in last 10.    Seattle moved to Tier 3.

Thanks for your input as performance in last 10 games should be a factor.

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

This could be the dumbest thing we’ve seen on here in quite some time and we have Halo Red’s thread discussing the possibility of trading Detmers. 

Just because you don't understand something doesn't diminish its merit.

1 minute ago, Angelsjunky said:

Seattle is 7-3 in their last 10...maybe they deserve tier 4.

Good input.   I will review and share the thought process and get back to you.  That 7-3 shows they are definitely trending up.   You may be spot on. 

3 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

Tiers are content 

FIFY.

Get in the game or stand by the side and let the victors go by.

52 minutes ago, Duren, Duren said:

Interesting metric format. But still too early to call these more than a very early sample size of 1/8th of the season. A couple of good or bad series can distort a team's status as much as show an established performance level. Early in a season team's often experiment, trying to find the best everyday lineup and rotation. 

I'd do these maybe quarterly, after each forty games. By then teams have played more evenly road/home and against a wider spectrum of teams. The first twenty are somewhat indicative, but not enough to think things can't change over a longer time frame. 

You are correct, this is early but establishes a starting point for discussion and crowd sourcing.   I plan to officially update again at approx 60 games, but team Tier placement will be fluid through the next 40 games.

2 hours ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

Angels should be in tier 6.  Let’s get real.

Angels are on probation ** in Tier 5.   A sweep by Baltimore would surely drop them to Tier 6, but a series win over the O's would take them off probation for Tier 5

54 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

Royals are better than tier 4 right now.

13 - 9 record

+38 run differential 

Currently would be a WC.

Your crowd source is suspect.

Good input.  Royals moved to Tier 3.   I had them at 12 wins until you pointed out they had 13.  This moved them to 14.5 points and into Tier 3.  Thanks for the crowed sourcing.

 Here is the thought process on the Royals.   Basically they feasted on the White Sox and lost a series to Tier 5/6 Twins

13- 13 points

3 series wins - +3 points

2 series wins were vs. Tier 6 (White sox x 2) for 6-1 record = (-.5 points x 2)

Lost a series vs Tier 5/6 Twins.= (-.5 points)

Without the benefit of playing 2 series vs. White Sox their record  would be 6-8