And, with the polls closed, the results are in. Observe in the following, sortable! table. Average is a simple 5/4/3/2/1 calculation, where a higher number is good. Assuming the individual or entity in question likes to be liked. Who doesn't like to be liked? I wonder if Rob Johnson likes to be liked. I don't want to give anything away, but in the event that Rob Johnson likes to be liked, then I have bad news for Rob Johnson.
Some things to keep in mind:
I like how Griffey shows up between a middle reliever, a manager, and a starting pitcher who hasn't thrown an inning. Also interesting to note how much higher Adam Moore comes in than Rob Johnson - while Moore has been worse, Johnson's been more exposed, giving him more opportunity to embarrass himself.
Anyway, I don't think there's anything real surprising in the table, but it's nice to have some quantitation. Ability is obviously the biggest determinant here, but far from the only one. I'll leave the rest of the interpretation to you guys.
| Player/Entity | Votes | Love | Like | No Strong Opinion | Don't Like | Hate | Average |
| Aardsma | 1885 | 17.7% | 58.9% | 17.7% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 3.88 |
| Bedard | 1833 | 18.7% | 53.6% | 19.6% | 7.1% | 1.0% | 3.82 |
| Bradley | 1770 | 46.6% | 39.9% | 9.0% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 4.28 |
| Byrnes | 1600 | 8.9% | 25.4% | 29.2% | 26.7% | 9.8% | 2.97 |
| Colome | 1385 | 0.9% | 3.2% | 72.1% | 18.6% | 5.2% | 2.76 |
| Figgins | 1336 | 44.1% | 45.7% | 7.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 4.30 |
| Fister | 1229 | 24.4% | 56.9% | 17.1% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 4.04 |
| Griffey | 2293 | 37.0% | 28.5% | 9.6% | 18.7% | 6.2% | 3.71 |
| Gutierrez | 2510 | 90.6% | 8.1% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4.88 |
| Hannahan | 2120 | 4.1% | 36.7% | 53.4% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 3.38 |
| Hernandez | 2335 | 92.4% | 5.9% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 4.89 |
| Johnson | 2213 | 1.9% | 9.5% | 17.8% | 42.6% | 28.3% | 2.14 |
| Kelley | 2055 | 8.5% | 42.6% | 42.4% | 5.1% | 1.3% | 3.52 |
| Kotchman | 1891 | 11.6% | 66.4% | 18.0% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 3.85 |
| League | 1871 | 15.2% | 56.8% | 23.5% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 3.82 |
| Lee | 1880 | 68.4% | 26.6% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 4.61 |
| Lopez | 1687 | 3.9% | 32.4% | 26.7% | 32.8% | 4.2% | 2.99 |
| Lowe | 1461 | 8.4% | 53.3% | 27.9% | 9.4% | 1.0% | 3.59 |
| Moore | 1345 | 3.9% | 33.4% | 45.8% | 14.4% | 2.5% | 3.22 |
| Rowland-Smith | 1410 | 18.5% | 56.8% | 18.1% | 5.8% | 0.8% | 3.86 |
| Snell | 1526 | 1.7% | 18.7% | 39.4% | 35.6% | 4.6% | 2.77 |
| Suzuki | 1791 | 84.0% | 12.3% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 4.76 |
| Sweeney | 1620 | 5.1% | 20.0% | 16.2% | 32.7% | 26.0% | 2.45 |
| Texeira | 1307 | 3.6% | 26.2% | 57.8% | 10.0% | 2.4% | 3.18 |
| Tuiasosopo | 1200 | 3.6% | 28.3% | 46.7% | 18.9% | 2.6% | 3.11 |
| Vargas | 1158 | 10.8% | 71.3% | 15.4% | 1.8% | 0.7% | 3.90 |
| White | 1215 | 0.9% | 4.9% | 33.1% | 44.5% | 16.6% | 2.29 |
| Wakamatsu | 1299 | 19.1% | 53.1% | 14.7% | 10.8% | 2.3% | 3.76 |
| Ja Wilson | 1088 | 8.9% | 51.2% | 22.2% | 15.0% | 2.7% | 3.49 |
| Jo Wilson | 1215 | 2.5% | 17.4% | 63.4% | 14.3% | 2.4% | 3.03 |
| Z FO | 1557 | 50.8% | 39.1% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.32 |
3 recs | 45 comments
Sweeney wants a do-over.
Kenneth Arthur - May 24, 2010
Agreed, especially after these last couple weeks.
He would probably be above a 3.0 by now.
Zombie Nation - May 24, 2010
He'd probably be above Griffey by now...
seattlecougar - May 24, 2010
Wish we could have done this last year
So we could see the 100% love on Adrian.
bagsflyfree - May 24, 2010
Would never have happened
Poochie - May 24, 2010 via mobile
I know for me, assume for some others,
the “like” or “don’t like” thing is not a prediction of future performance.
In other words, as a fan I could like a player while at the same time my prediction of his future performance could be replacement level.
Paul AB - May 24, 2010
Also excluded: Josh Bard
Matthew - May 24, 2010
5.5
Jeff Sullivan - May 24, 2010
Rob Johnson is apparently an acquired taste.
TrustBaseball - May 24, 2010
Like lemur turds.
abender20 - May 24, 2010
What do you have against lemur turds?
the other side - May 24, 2010
Statistical Troll Rate of 1-1.5%
The other interesting thing is to see the readership fluctuation by day/time and, I assume, the taper due to people being bored with polls.
Drew_D - May 24, 2010
It looks like the numbers of voters trailed off quite a bit for the second half
Which gives the trolls a little more significance.
MT Olson - May 24, 2010
I would guess Wakamatsu's score would be significantly lower if you re-ran his poll now.
I’m guessing by at least a full point.
Chris Hafner - May 24, 2010
I can't tell if what I'm feeling is validation or ennui
In some ways, it’s exactly what I expected! Hooray! But at the same time, it’s oh-so-predictable. Everyone hates Rob! Everyone loves Franklin!
What I find most interesting is:
A. Fister is the least-hated Mariner
B. No one gives a shit about Colome
Who woulda thunk?
HititHere - May 24, 2010
Once Colome took Kelley's job, everyone that could voted "hate"
JY - May 24, 2010
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CapSea - May 24, 2010
Discounting the players with a high "No Opinion" %
I find it interesting (but not necessarily surprising) to see who’s a “polarizing figure” (i.e. a good split between the positive and negative totals).
Lopez (36% pos, 37% neg)
Sweeney (25% pos, 58% neg – prior to the hot streak)
Even Griffey to a limited extent (65% pos, 25% neg; not a super-even split but the biggest split among the lowest 10 “no opinion” vote-getters)
Figures you might expect to be polarizing but aren’t:
Bradley
Wak (unsure this is true now; but it was at the time of the poll)
Bedard (for all the crap he got his first stint here)
NWade - May 24, 2010
Bedard was pretty well liked amongst the LL community
Aaron Campeau - May 24, 2010
OK, clarification: The crap he (Bedard) got from the general fanbase...
[I’m a relative newcomer here and not familiar with opinions in the LL community prior to about 11/1/2009]
NWade - May 24, 2010
Are sortable graphs new?
Robert - May 24, 2010
I can confirm that they don't work on Windows IE 7!
stupid work computer
pdb - May 24, 2010
They're not new, but they're new to us
Jeff Sullivan - May 24, 2010
Is this a mod-only power?
Edgar for Pres - May 25, 2010
I don't think so
Jeff Sullivan - May 25, 2010
I enjoy how it sidestepped the "YouTube problem"
of 95% of the votes being “love” or “hate”. Nice spread between all five choices.
craig3410 - May 24, 2010
Yeah, that's the best thing ever.
JY - May 24, 2010
Z + FO?
It would be interesting to see the fan’s opinion of the front office separate of Jack Z. The Lincoln/Armstrong duo has as much to do with the construction of the team as anyone.
bmteddy - May 24, 2010
There's absolutely no way this is true
Aaron Campeau - May 25, 2010
How else would you explain
the cut in payroll from last year, a lack of moves for offense after the Lee trade, the resigning of Griffey and the insistence (until a few weeks ago) to play him? I cannot believe that Jack Z is completely autonomous from a meddling CEO and/or President. I think it’s unfair to lump him together with them.
bmteddy - May 25, 2010
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The economy is bad and attendance was way down, there wasn’t a lot of talent available on the market, the front office thought he could still be useful in a limited role, Wakamatsu is bad at talent evaluation.
People would love to blame Lincoln and Armstrong because it makes Zduriencik’s failings less worrisome, but based on their decision to hire him, his public statements and the way last season unfolded, there isn’t enough evidence for me to believe that he is being hampered significantly.
I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that there was a major nudge from Lincoln/Armstrong to bring Griffey back, but that’s not a significant enough factor to claim that Zduriencik is too hamstrung to evaluate his performance fairly. I would wager that almost every other GM in baseball has to deal with a similar level of meddling.
Aaron Campeau - May 25, 2010
I'd say that, comparatively, our ownership and its representatives do a great job of letting the baseball people run the show.
xero3k - May 25, 2010
Also, I don't think any of us expected Griffey to be this putridly awful
seattlebruin - May 26, 2010
He was always going to be bad, but what he's doing right now is really something else
seattlebruin - May 26, 2010
Do you guys really love Bradley that much or is this more a reaction to the douchebags who kept trolling here about him?
vivaelpujols - May 25, 2010
Milton Bradley is awesome.
He dislikes idiot fans and most of the media, he gets unhappy when people taunt him for several hours, he has a short temper, and he behaves as if he believes a lot of people have it in for him. The first two of those things I not only sympathize with but support, the third is not at all uncommon, and the fourth is probably not his fault. Also, he has now recognized the last two and is making efforts to work on them. He’s can hit, he gives great interviews, and his smile can light up a nunnery. What’s not to like?
abender20 - May 25, 2010
Plus he pretended to rub the sleep outta Griffey's eyes!
thebyron - May 25, 2010
There's probably a fair amount of backlash involved in the voting,
But he can still hit, and in a city known for rain and apathy it’s nice to see a guy who’s both talented and fiery. And he directs that fire at opposing teams/fans instead of threating to, say, grab someone by the neck. Ya… there might some “at least he isn’t …” in there too.
Drew_D - May 25, 2010
I think it's pretty genuine for the most part.
But it’s hard to forget about the mountains of people coming here trying to “warn” us about the “Milton Bradley experience.” This makes some of us want to root for him more because having those same people show up and say “we told you so” would be very annoying.
The more I see and read about Bradley the more I enjoy having him around. He has his issues. He knows he has issues. He’s at least trying to get them sorted out. Plus he’s still quite talented at Baseball.
ThundaPC - May 25, 2010
The bimodal results are the most interesting.
Llewdor - May 25, 2010
Z FO
Janic - May 25, 2010
I’ll never understand how anyone could vote hate, or even don’t like for Ichiro…it boggles the mind!
fargomonkey - May 25, 2010
Hi there.
You’ll want to include a subject line when you post here in the future.
ThundaPC - May 25, 2010
Same here.
I feel very lucky to be able to watch him play everyday.
Sam Regens - May 25, 2010
I love that Jose Lopez keeps finding hilarious ways to be exactly average no matter what he does
this year, it’s awful hitting and great defense, and in the polls, it’s by having a perfect bell curve of responses from the community
seattlebruin - May 26, 2010
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