pvr2007

2007 SBL PRESEASON PLAYER VALUE RANKINGS
once again, we here at the dot.com are proud to tell you how good you are right now based on a ridiculous set of numbers formulated and tabulated by someone who spends way too much time at the bar.
need proof this thing works? the number one ranked preseason player won the player of the year trophy last season.
need proof it doesn't? jeff knight was ranked 24 spots ahead of jamie moroco last season.

players are given a value, 1 being the lowest, in a number of different categories:
- reliability (1-10): will this person actually be at baseketball each sunday over the summer, or are they esenwein?
- hitting (1-5 each for 1b, 2b, 3b, jacks): for a possible total of 20. in our sport, runs are scored by teams who don't suck in this category.
- glasswork (1-5): defense comes in handy, especially if you score low in the above category.
- the psyche-out (1-5): you get 2 points for trying. at least try. that's what makes it fun.
- dumb things (-1, -2): if you're really prone, you lose 2 points. if you recorded more than 2 last year, you get one taken away.
- bonus points (1-5) do you bring something extra to the table? a home court, the ability to dominate a statistical category or take over a game? have you won a couple championships? do you have some stroke with the league?

(i'll do the math for you, there's a possible total of 45).

butter up and dig in!

THE TOP 50

1) NATE TOMKO (42) last season: 43- the only thing that has changed since last year, when tomko won his second consecutive playe of the year award, is a one point drop in his psyche-out score after posting half of his previous years total in that department. still, it's hard to imagine him not at or near the top of all the stat categories again this year, and he's established himself as the best in the business at least for a little longer.
2) BRYAN FRANKOVICH (38.5) last season: 37- b.frank actually leapfrogged terry shernisky last season to finish second in the player of the year voting in spite of terry being on a world championship team that seemed perfectly suited to him making a run at the earnest. look for frankovich to keep the momentum going this season, as he looks to knock the other member of the big three down a peg or two.
3) TERRY SHERNISKY (37.5) last season: 40.5- sherry has all the tools to be the best player in the game, but has seemingly lacked the killer instict needed to nail down a player of the year trophy over his first two go 'rounds. not that he seems overly concerned, as he's compiled quite a nice trophy case including the 2005 rookie of the year and an sbl world championship and finals mvp last season. should terry forego the nice guy/just having a good time image he's been showing us so far, the poty is his for the taking.
4) BILLY WEISBERG (35.5) last season: 35.5- billy hasn't actually improved much over the past few seasons, but continues his treck up the pvr's based on solid, consistent play as the rest of the league stumbles arounf him. up two spot from a year ago, billy exemplifies selfess play better than anyone in the league.
5) MIKE MOROCO (35) last season: 36- moroco holds steady at number five, as he became more of a deep threat and force inside last year while his psyche-out and batting average numbers took a header. should be somehow combine the past two years into one for this summer, a player of the year trophy is not out of the question.
    JON OLSAVSKY (35) last season: 35- olsavsky keeps his point total the same this year to climb a couple spots in the rankings as some of the big names around him take a fall. while jon lacked in the reliability department last season, one would assume he'll be more than happy to come back this year under the right circumstances and, more importantly, playing for the right team.
7) MATT MCCLELLAND (34.5) last season: 34- mcclelland has said there's a good chance he won't be around for all or part of this summer, so his reliability score is gonna take a hit. fortunately, he's said that in each of the last two seasons, and has both times played a full slate of games. there's no reason to think this year is any different; matt just likes to err on the side of caution.
8) JON BIDDLE (34) last season: 36.5- with all of these players moving up a spot or two, someone at the top of the list had to drop, and jon biddle gets the honor. after getting out-double played last year by not one, but two other players, and failing to show not only for his team's playoff game, but for the all-star game as well, two of biddle's defining characteristics are now in question. until we see the jon biddle of old dominating the boards every single week, he's just not a top-tier player anymore.
    RANDO KNIGHT (34) last season: 32- on a team with ben smith and pat lackey, i don't think anyone actually thought big rando would be his teams main offensive threat for the entire regular season. fortunately, he kept the tsunami afloat last year with his timely shooting throughout the first ten weeks until smith finally decided to wake up in th eplayoffs. always a stud on the glass, now that rando has found his stroke, expect big things from the big man.
10) ARYN CHRISTMAN (33) last season: 32- coming off her frist all-star appearance, christman has established herself as the heir apparant to the great shelley goodpastor by outplaying good friend katie kelly on both sides of the ball last summer. she's everything you look for in a baseketballer: a consistent shooter who isn't afraid to bounce with the big boys underneath.
11) BEN SMITH (32.5) last season: 34.5- were we taking nothing but the 2006 postseason into consideration, ben would be atop this list. sadly for the hairy bavarian, we have to look at the whole picture and ben played well below himself for the first 9 weeks of his third sbl campaign. 16 homeruns in 18 games? come on!
12) KIP CORBETT (32) last season: 29- kippy had a solid, if unspectacular year in '06, enough to move him up eight spots in this years rankings. as a member of live sex celebration, corbett shook off a rough start to earn an all-star spot with a combination of timely hitting and tough defense. he's shown moments of top-level talent in his career, and is a prime candidate for most improved player in 2007.
    SHELLEY GOODPASTOR (32) last season: 30.5- after failing to make it to a single game last year thanks to a florida internship, nobody really knows what to expect from shelley in the upcoming season. will she be here? does she remember how to shoot after taking 20 months off? is she even alive? if someone has some information, feel free to let us in. until then, i suppose no news is good news.
14) TONY MASTRIAN (31) the only rookie anywhere near the top of this list, mastrian is a former hickory high basketball player (translation- a short white guy who can shoot) who just so happens to live at the sbl world headquarters. seems like a pretty safe bet to me.
15) DANK ELLY (30) last season: 22.5- why the big leap up the pvr's? cause this year, dank won't be in germany for all but a handful of sbl games. the former rookie of the year will be looking to dazzle in his first full season since hoisting the tark. here's hoping 2005 wasn't a fluke.
16) KATIE KELLY (29) last season: 33- katie is a scary, scary good shooter from the double line in. the knock on her is that she really can't do anything from beyond the double, but really, has she ever had to shoot from the triple stripe out? as a member of three good teams with tons of outside shooting, katie may just be waiting until she needs to make the outside shots.
17) DENNIS LACKEY (28.5) last season: 31- while definately not a dissapointment, dennis lackey's 2006 year would not rank as one of his best. he regained sole possession of "best psyche-out artist in the sbl", but once again failed to match his offensive numbers from his 2004 all-star year. we're still looking for fuzzy head to put up a huge year again, but perhaps we should all just enjoy the dennis lackey that we've got and think of '04 as the exception to the rule rather than the rule itself.
18) "IRISH" TERRY HALL (28) last season: 23- on a team with mcclelland and weisberg last year, few would have assumed that terry, in spite of all his athleticism, would have established himself as the best defender on that team. he did just that, and wasn't far behind offensively, either. furthermore, terry was way more reliable than expected, and he may just earn his way into the top ten by season's end.
19) GREG LACKEY (27.5) last season: 29.5- glackey, by all accounts, has lived in the shadows of his two older brothers for the entirety of his sbl career. he's a streaky shooter, as he displayed with flair in 2005, and really hasn't found his niche yet in the league. capable of being anything from a leadoff hitter to a psyche-out artist on par with dennis, greg could easily find a comfortable home this year and go absolutely bananas.
20) JAMIE MOROCO (27) last season: 19- last year, jamie said she was taking an intership and wouldn't be around. she played every week. this year, she doesn't seem to know what's going on, saying only that she may possible be going to school in new york or something. whatever. i'd be floored if jamie wasn't around for most, if not all, of the summer.

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