Small market in Milwakee or not, this is just sad. Jim Baker runs this little showdown for the Cardinals/Brewers matchup this weekend:

When you look at your team's starting lineup, do you ever fantasize about what might happen if they all repeated their best seasons? It's a natural thing to do. I'm not talking about the great season they had 12 years ago, but their best season within the past four years (2001-2004). Here is what the Brewers lineup would do if such a miracle came to pass:

 

EqA Year Player

.262 2004 Damian Miller (Chad Moeller, .256 in 2003)

.294 2004 Lyle Overbay

.292 2002 Junior Spivey

.287 2002 Russell Branyan

.254 2003 Bill Hall

.300 2004 Carlos Lee

.276 2004 Brady Clark

.306 2003 Geoff Jenkins

 

On average, that's about a .283 EqA. Doing the same thing with the Cardinals lineup, you get an average of about .306. Now, what if you did the exact opposite with the Cardinals starting eight? How do they fare if you take their very worst performance from the last four years and got an approximate average? To answer, it's about .279. What does this prove? Just the general unfairness of things, really. One team matching its best recent outings comes out scarcely better than another matching its worst--doesn't seem sporting, does it?

the Iron_Throne Posted by Iron_Throne at April 15, 2005 10:05 PM