Alright, let’s gab about this baseball MVR stat. I ain’t no fancy pants expert or nothin’, just an old woman who likes watchin’ the boys swing their bats. So, if I can get it, you can too.
What’s this MVR thing anyway?
Well, from what I gather, MVR stands for somethin’ like “Multi-Value Rating”. Sounds all highfalutin, right? But it’s just a way to see how good a fella is at movin’ around them bases. Not just hittin’ home runs, ya know, but gettin’ singles, doubles, even walkin’ and stealin’ bases. It all adds up, they say.
How they figure it out?
Now, the smart fellas got their formulas and all that, but it ain’t rocket science. They look at how many bases a player gets, not just from hits. Like, if a fella gets a single, that’s one base. A double, two bases, and so on. They add all that up, see? More bases you get, higher your MVR. It’s like countin’ how many steps you take, but on a baseball field.
- Batting Average Ain’t Everything: Folks used to just look at how many hits a guy got. That’s the battin’ average. But that don’t tell the whole story. A fella could get a bunch of singles and not score nobody. MVR looks at the whole picture, see?
- More Than Just Hits: MVR ain’t just about swingin’ the bat hard. It’s about gettin’ on base, no matter how you do it. Walks count, stolen bases count. Even if you get hit by the ball, that’s one base, and that goes into your MVR.
- Good for Pitchers Too? Now, I mostly hear about this MVR for the hitters, but I reckon it could work for pitchers too. They gotta get on base sometimes, right? And some pitchers are pretty good at runnin’ too.
Why is MVR a big deal?
Well, some folks say it gives you a better idea of how much a player is really contributing to the team. Batting average is fine and dandy, and so is lookin’ at home runs, but MVR tells you if a player is makin’ things happen on the bases. It shows if they are hustlin’ and movin’ runners along, not just swinging for the fences every time.
Lookin’ at the Scoreboard
You know, they always put up those runs, hits, and errors on the scoreboard. That’s the R-H-E. And that’s important stuff, sure. But MVR is somethin’ they gotta calculate. It ain’t somethin’ you see right away. It’s like them fancy computer things the young’uns use. You gotta dig a little deeper.
And that’s the same with other things you see on the back of them baseball cards like games played (G), at bats (AB), runs (R), hits (H), doubles (2B), triples (3B), home runs (HR), runs batted in (RBI), and stolen bases (SB). All those are just part of the story. You gotta put them together to see what’s really going on.
MVR and the Relief Pitchers
Now, I heard tell that this MVR thing is real important for them fellas who come in to pitch in the late innings, the relief pitchers. See, they don’t get to bat much, but when they do, it can be a big deal. If they can get on base, maybe even score a run, that can change the whole game. So, MVR can show you if a relief pitcher is just a thrower, or if he can handle himself at the plate too.
MVR ain’t the only thing that matters
Now don’t get me wrong, I still like seein’ them home runs fly. And a good ol’ stolen base gets me cheerin’ every time. But MVR is another way to look at the game, a way to see who’s really gettin’ it done out there. It’s just like in life, sometimes it ain’t the flashiest folks who are the most valuable, it’s the ones who keep chuggin’ along, movin’ forward base by base, and gettin’ the job done.
End of the Day
So there you have it. That’s my take on this baseball MVR stat. It ain’t perfect, nothin’ is, but it gives you a good idea of who’s pullin’ their weight and makin’ things happen on them bases. And at the end of the day, that’s what wins ball games, right? Gettin’ them runners across home plate, one way or another.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I got a game to watch. And I’ll be keepin’ an eye on them fellas movin’ around the bases, seein’ if their MVR is as good as they say.
