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SaberSox · 02-01-2012, 08:16 AM

A great article on why the White Sox sucked. It goes in to more than just WAR.

WAR's toll on the White Sox - South Side Sox

**DewsSox79** · 02-01-2012, 02:37 PM

thank god it wasnt just WAR. WAR alone sucks as an evaluation

**Uman85** · 02-01-2012, 11:13 PM

I'm surprised it was only 5.

SaberSox · 02-02-2012, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DewsSox79

thank god it wasnt just WAR. WAR alone sucks as an evaluation

why?

#19 · 02-02-2012, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DewsSox79

WAR alone sucks as an evaluation

Everything alone sucks as an evaluation tool.

**Uman85** · 02-02-2012, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by #19

Everything alone sucks as an evaluation tool.

That's true, but Dews is simply saying there are better stats to use besides WAR to determine a player's value.

**nwfisch** · 02-02-2012, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DewsSox79

thank god it wasnt just WAR. WAR sucks

Edwin Starr - War (What Is It Good For?) - YouTube

WAR is good for nothing.

#19 · 02-02-2012, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Uman85

That's true, but Dews is simply saying there are better stats to use besides WAR to determine a player's value.

Name it

**nwfisch** · 02-02-2012, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by #19

Name it

Wins, losses, ERA, WHIP, ERA+

A host of statistics, not cherry picking WAR and using it as it alone has no solid base.

**Uman85** · 02-02-2012, 07:53 PM

The problem with WAR is that there are too many different ways to calculate it, therefore it has no solid and uniform base to rely on.

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