Random baseball thoughts

by **Grotewold** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:09:36

Two different times in my own pedestrian baseball career I experienced this -- once when I got on a new team that for some reason put me in CF, and once when my high school team had an injury and the manager moved me from eighth to second in the lineup. Both times I performed dramatically better right away and for the rest of the season.

by **Trent Steele** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:16:59

.308 .372 .467 .840

who guessed Victorino would have a higher OBP and SLG than Wertz 70 games in?

by **BigEd76** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:22:25

Last night was only the 3rd time in the last 20 years that the Mets and Yankees were shut out on the same day...

by **Trent Steele** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:27:55

Why can Wertz hit doubles?

39 2Bs and 44 HRs in 927 AB as a Phillie

by **Trent Steele** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:33:50

Our 3 LH relievers (not couting Sergio) have the following combined line:

48 IP
48 H
37 BB
31 K

yeah?

by **Werthless** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:29:51

Hey, a WHIP under 2... better than I expected.

by **CFP** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:22:17

Yankees will be broadcast on Internet regardless of MLB.TV territorial structure

by **smitty** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 14:28:17

I saw the Braves' Hanson last night briefly on MLB Network highlight show. That cat has a funny looking motion and delivery.

J. A. Happ has struck out 11 and walked 14 in his last three starts (17 IP).

Other than David Wright, Gary Sheffield is the only Met not on the DL who is hitting much at all. Well, I guess Santos is doing OK.

The Phils are only allowing .4 runs per game more than the league average (only .35 more than the Mets. Meanwhile, they are scoring .89 more runs than the league and .80 more than the Mets. Bandbox!!!!

by **kruker** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 14:38:24

CFP wrote:Yankees will be broadcast on Internet regardless of MLB.TV territorial structure

That's huge. I hope that gets the ball rolling on getting rid of the whole territory structure, I'd drop my cable television if I could watch the Phils in market online.

by **Werthless** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 14:39:45

kruker wrote:
CFP wrote:Yankees will be broadcast on Internet regardless of MLB.TV territorial structure

That's huge. I hope that gets the ball rolling on getting rid of the whole territory structure, I'd drop my cable television if I could watch the Phils in market online.

Shhhh. They'll only dig in their heels.

by **Bakestar** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 14:55:18

Major League has badly misled countless people vis-a-vis effective baseball strategy.

by **pacino** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 19:37:31

FTN wrote:Geo Soto has 4 2B and 1 HR in 149 PA. Last year he had 35 2B and 23 HR in 563 PA

We know why now

by **philliesphhan** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 20:19:16

Jason Michaels was drafted four times.

by **Drugs Delaney** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 21:40:39

Ichiro had a stretch in 2004 where he batted .461 over a 58 game stretch with 118 hits. That's ridiculous.

by **phatj** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 22:05:12

Bakestar wrote:Major League has badly misled countless people vis-a-vis effective baseball strategy.

Are you saying the fake called shot/bunt for a hit isn't a good play?

by **BigEd76** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 22:14:20

Batting out of order and getting away with it is a good plan too...

by **BigEd76** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:15:04

FOX tomorrow:

Red Sox @ Braves
New England
Georgia
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Washington DC
Virginia
WV - Charleston, Bluefield
KY - Bowling Green
TN - everyone except Memphis
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
TX - Austin, San Antonio, El Paso, Corpus Christi, Amarillo, Beaumont, Laredo, Lubbock, Odessa, Victoria
NV - Las Vegas
Idaho
US Virgin Islands
Guam

Cubs @ White Sox
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
WV - Wheeling, Parkersburg, Clarksburg
KY - everyone except Bowling Green
TN - Memphis
AR - Fort Smith
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
TX - Houston, Harlingen
New Mexico
NV - Reno
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
OR - everyone except Portland
CA - San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, Fresno, Chico, Eureka, Monterey
Alaska
Hawaii

Angels @ Diamondbacks
CA - Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Palm Springs, Santa Barbara
Arizona
AR - Little Rock
TX - Dallas, Abilene, San Angelo, Sherman, Tyler, Waco, Wichita Falls
OR - Portland
Washington

by **smitty** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 15:38:36

.293

.280

.329

.263

.281

.200

You know what the above is? The On Base Percentages for the 3-8 hitters in the Mariners lineup last night.

Yet this club is 37-36 and only 3.5 games behind the Rangers in the AL West.

I guess it's because they play the American League style.

by **BigEd76** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 14:24:34

Any chance Wakefield makes the All-Star team for the first time in his career?

by **BassGuiFloyd** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 15:39:11

smitty wrote:.293

.280

.329

.263

.281

.200

You know what the above is? The On Base Percentages for the 3-8 hitters in the Mariners lineup last night.

Yet this club is 37-36 and only 3.5 games behind the Rangers in the AL West.

I guess it's because they play the American League style.

amazing that the only guy on that list with the OBP over .300 has a batting avg of .222, the infamous ken griffey jr

bedard, felix hernan and washburn have carried that team

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