Sabathia's pitch count is going to take him out of the game pretty soon. Yankees announcers are saying there are very few options in the bullpen right now.
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Sabathia's pitch count is going to take him out of the game pretty soon. Yankees announcers are saying there are very few options in the bullpen right now.
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He certainly has his shortcomings but for filler material I think he's done better than hoped for.Originally Posted by AntiMoon
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Arrieta is pitching well again.
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Damn, Gardner robbed Andino.
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why are you watching now, then....?
When the UMD football team loses, it doesn't hurt me, either, because I don't care about them and don't watch their games. If I did watch, tho, it would because I DID care, and I'd be somewhat emotionally invested (I consider my time valuable, I'm not wasting it watching a game I don't really care about....but I guess that's just me!)
Look: I don't care for Angelos. I think he wants to win but only on HIS terms, doing it HIS way, which has been proven to be a bad way to do it (micromanagement of baseball professionals by his unqualified son; refusal to giving full power to his GMs so they can hire and fire who they please, etc).....and there are some fans who are so fed up with his incompetence that they are boycotting the team -- won't go to games/spend money, etc. THAT I can understand, and even respect: they care SO much they just can't do it anymore. What you're talking about, though, I don't get. Watching them because you don't care much anymore...?!
I don't consider myself to be a "sucker." I think the players are trying their best despite their bungling owner, and I grew up here in Baltimore with this team, going to game w/my dad at Memorial in the mid-70s, and beginning to watch and follow the team ever since that '79 season (I'll remember sleeping over my best friend's house and watching the WS games w/Pittsburgh as long as I live). Around '85 or so I lost interest in baseball and didn't really follow the team closely anymore, even in the late 90s when they were damn good. I'd watch part of a game now and then, but that was it. But for some reason around the beginning of 2010 season (perhaps to feel a connection with my dad, who died a few years ago and liked the team too), I started intently following them again, watching every game just like I did when I was back in high school. I understand the impact of the last 14 years, even if I didn't live them with the team....maybe I'll feel exactly like you 14 years from now if nothing has changed, but somehow I doubt it. I think either I'll still be watching and caring, or I'll go on strike....but I can't imagine rooting for ANY other team (unthinkable to just "switch" teams because one is temporarily winning more games -- what do I do later, if they start playing .500 or better? Come back? That would pretty much be the DEFINITION of "fair weather fan," it seems to me), and I don't think I could envision a situation where I'd be giving them my time, watching them play, but not really caring whether they win or lose....have fun with that, guy.
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What's the record for the fewest homers from the DH position in a season?Tonight's DH... Ronny Paulino... end of the inning.
Their DH is a light hitting catcher who hasn't been a regular since 2007. It's 2012 now. Another reason why they get outscored with alarming regularity...
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When a guy is trying to bunt, let him.
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The Angels got 8 in 2001. Don't know if that's the record but it sure sucks.
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I'm sure you know this, but Ronny Paulino is a fantastic hitter against lefties. His splits are huge.Tonight's DH... Ronny Paulino... end of the inning.
Their DH is a light hitting catcher who hasn't been a regular since 2007. It's 2012 now. Another reason why they get outscored with alarming regularity...
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ok, 2 out...whew.
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His OPS is like .860 isn't it?
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bases drunk and w/no out and only one run...i'll take that
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Thanks!
I can't imagine any team getting fewer than that.
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One season's worth of plate appearances in that category... spread out over SEVEN major league seasons. Duquette is playing video game baseball with real people.
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.868 to be exact. Much better than any other option we have on the bench.
A stat I like to use is wOBA. Pretty similar to OBP but takes into account which base they reach. Last year against lefties Paulino had a .378 wOBA. To compare, Robinson Cano's wOBA was .375.
It's cherry picking stats a little bit. Obviously he isn't as good as Robinson Cano, but the point is he's a damn good hitter against southpaws.
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He has 1900 plate appearances in seven seasons. Not sure what form of baseball you watch, but that's not even close to a full seasons worth.
~3.5 seasons worth of data is plenty of sample size.
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Well ... That'll look like a line drive in the box score.
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That sure was a bloop. I'll take it.
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He has about 640 PAs against left handed pitching specifically... That's about one year's worth of data, in terms of plate appearance for a season. Focusing of course on one category. Sorry for not being clear...
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Maybe back when they first instituted the position, but not now.
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