Red Sox WPA through 5/22/06

This one felt good. Schilling was mowing down the (admittedly depleted) Yankees lineup, while the Sox were swinging well against the tough Chien-Ming Wang. The only sour note was Foulke's implosion in the ninth, which doesn't really show up in the WPA stats because the game was essentially won at that point, though he did his best to give it away. He earns a tiny positive WPA for this outing, despite his lousy performance, because he came into the game with a WP of around 99.8%, and left with a WP of 100%. Just goes to show you that WPA is only one measurement of performance. Foulke's 36.00 ERA in last night's game is a much better indicator of how well he pitched than his +0.001 WPA.

Individual Player WPA Contributions
Monday, 5/22/06
Yankees 5, Red Sox 9

Full-Season Player WPA Contributions
Through Monday, 5/22/06

Full-Season Category WPA Contributions
Through Monday, 5/22/06

On the Yankees side, although it hurts to see Damon at the top of the WPA heap for the night, we can take consolation in the fact that he's still dead last for the year vs. the Red Sox.

Yankees Player WPA Contributions
Monday, 5/22/06

Yankees Player WPA Contributions vs. Red Sox
Through Monday, 5/22/06