Neyer: Ryan Howard not quite as good as Choo

Not much excitement in the explication, but here it is.

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I saw this a couple days ago….kept trying to figure out why he mentioned Choo like he did…..both strike out a ton but Howard is just pure power and patience, while Choo is a jack of all trades, master of none type…I guess.

by GoTribe028 on Oct 30, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Probably because no one knows about the awesomeness of Choo.

Neyer did something similar to this after the 2006 season suggesting that Hafner was better than Pujols and cited the AL-NL difference.

by Roger Dorn on Oct 30, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not many hitters I’d take over the 2006 Travis Hafner

by GoTribe028 on Oct 30, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The wisdom of Neyer aside, Pujols is probably one of them.

The once and future

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Oct 30, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’d take 2006 Hafner still.

Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!

by USSChoo on Oct 30, 2009 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not really the same thing. What he’s doing is drawing a contrast in notoriety, because Howard is overrated and also Choo is a very good player who is almost unheard-of.

by Jay on Oct 30, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I get that.

by Roger Dorn on Oct 31, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not you too, Jay. When did notoriety stop meaning notorious and start meaning fame in people’s minds?

by JonduncO on Nov 2, 2009 1:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I believe “notoriety” in this context refers to the perspective of opposing teams and their fans.

by Jay on Nov 2, 2009 2:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If one were going to be that picky, one might point out that notorious, derived from the Latin noscere (to get to know) originally merely meant widely or fully known. Its negative connotation did not arise until a century later.

by FredOx on Nov 2, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Is content-adjusted OPS that is 40% better than the league average a fancy way of saying Howard had a OPS+ of 140?

by cheech99 on Oct 30, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think he wrote this article for our amusement. Thanks, Rob.

LGT's resident moderate Yankee hating fan.

by Joe. on Oct 30, 2009 5:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Imagine his disappointment then that it took us two days to link to it.

Resident Take the Football References One Step Too Far Guy

by westbrook on Oct 30, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think he knows we spent Wednesday sobbing in sack-cloth.

by Jay on Oct 30, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not me. Every baseball fan on the planet should rejoice when the Yankees lose. Especially during the World Series. Now Thursday was a different matter.

Resident LGT results-oriented boob.

by mauichuck on Oct 30, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They’re just wrapping it up on the backlots. Jeter wins it with a dramatic Reggie-style moonblast. America watches with tears rolling down its face.

Wait til you see it.

by odradek on Oct 30, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was gonna flag you, but I’m lazy.

Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!

by USSChoo on Oct 31, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know what they say: Everybody loves a winner.

by odradek on Oct 31, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Except for those who don’t.

Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!

by USSChoo on Oct 31, 2009 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

All the handwringing over Phillies hats and how hard it is to be an Indians fan in late 2009 are not issues for those who don’t love a winner. It could be that years of being an Indians fan teach you this, but it seems that some arriviste fans haven’t made this connection.

by odradek on Oct 31, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs