And yes, okay, fine. This:Winner of the Hank Aaro...

2006-10-26T02:37:00.000-04:00

And yes, okay, fine. This:

Winner of the Hank Aaron Award for being the first-or-second-best-hitting SS in the AL, and probably like the third- or fourth-best hitter on his own team.

is an exaggeration. Just having a little fun.

But Giambi had a better year. And ARod (.311 EqA to Jeter's .316) was basically equal.

And Kevin Millar had a higher SecA.

There have been some very angry blog-o-types -- my...

2006-10-26T01:42:00.000-04:00

There have been some very angry blog-o-types -- my favorite kind, as I myself am an angry blog-o-type -- who have chastised me for using SecA and IsoP in the same breath as VORP, EqA, etc. Just to clarify: I am not equating these stats. The umbrella stats -- VORP, EqA, etc. -- tell the big picture story, and the smaller, more specific stats -- SecA, OPS, IsoP -- tell the details of the story. And the story is: Travis Hafner -- and probably Ortiz, Thome, and a few other dudes -- all had better offensive years than Derek Jeter.

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