Odds and Ends: Mussina, Proefrock, Cuban

I want to see Mark Cuban do the perp walk in his orange jumpsuit. Who is more arrogant, Mark Cuban or Martha Stewart?

If true, Cuban deserves to pay the price. I'm not sure what this has to do with MLBTR though. MLB already said there is zero chance he gets the Cubs weeks ago. That should have been the end of it.

"As always, there were some interesting findings in the Bill James Handbook. Derek Jeter has a 93 percent chance to get to 3,000 hits but Alex Rodriguez has only a 49 percent chance at a record 762 home runs"

What an absolutly idiotic comment by Peter Abraham. You can't compare stats like that saying Jeter has a 93% chance and Arod "has only a 49%" chance makes it sound like Jeter is such a better ball player than Arod. Getting 3000 hits is a heck of a lot easier than hitting 762 HR's, hell its a lot easier than hitting 500 HR's. 3000 hits is a milestone not a record, 762 HR's is a record and one that if Arod reached would be all the more impressive considering Bond's steriod issue. Also a 50% shot at probably the most hallowed record in sports shouldn't be considered "has only", I wonder what % chance Jeter has to break Pete Rose's hits record? Pobably closer to 5% than 50%.

I am by no means a Yankees fan but I respect Jeter and Arod as great ballplayers and future Hall of Famers. What I don't respect is the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) suggestions in the NY media and fan base that Jeter is a far superior player than Arod. Jeter is great and all but he's not even the best SS on his own team. Give Arod credit where credit is do. Jeter is one of the best ball players of his time, Arod is among the best in the history of the game.

A little note about Cuban. The charges filed were civil not federal, so he'll only be fined if found guilty. So no orange jumpsuit, Spiney.

Way off base, Steveo. Abraham is one of the few Yankee beat writers who consistently scolds/mocks fans for their harsh treatment of Rodriguez.

And more importantly where are all the signings ???

I need big deals to be made to get me through my day.

Why link to baseballcube? It's like a myspace page with everything going on each page. Baseball-reference.com has minor league stats now and is a much easier read.

I'm obviously a Yanks but I don't drink from the 26 diamond encrusted kool-aid cup. Jeter has avg:

200 hits, and 76 rbis as a #2 batter playing shortstop with a .387 obp/.458 slug/.316 bavg
lifetime.

Teetz:

Forget about cumulative stats like most post-season hrs. Look at the other stats which are just as impressive, especially considering how many at bats he's had.

Career (playoffs, div champ, world series) .309 bavg and .377 obp. Numerous clutch hits and big plays.

1996: .361 bavg and .409 obp
1999: .375 bavg and .434 obp
2000: .317 bavg and .427 obp
2003: .314 bavg and .384 obp

He sucked in all three rounds in 2001 and in the 1998 world series run he sucked in the 1st two rounds and came alive in the world series hitting .353 bavg and .450 obp.

Yeah so like I said, he's been as good in the postseason as in the regular season. The large amount of at bats in the postseason allow his numbers to be at the mean of his skill level (ie his career as a whole). Obviously all players have great streaks and terrible streaks. Point is, he's been the same players in the postseason as well as the regular season, which is generally a pretty damn good hitter.

it really sucks when you're big signing is a front office guy, sigh.

Jeter's a good hitter. I'll give you that. Defensively, however, he should NOT be playing SS. He's one of the worst defensive SS in the league.