I Hope You've Enjoyed It

by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 30, 2008 9:40 AM PDT in Miscellaneous

Mariner rookie position players from the past few years who got off to hot starts:

What They Did

Reed: .397/.470/.466
Ballgame: .455/.526/.576
Balentien: .265/.288/.633
Clement: .308/.419/.577
Morse: .406/.476/.536
Rivera: .373/.385/.490
Leone: .229/.315/.521
Jacobsen: .316/.396/.620
LaHair: .375/.423/.625

What They've Done Since

Reed: .242/.301/.354
Ballgame: .257/.314/.317
Balentien: .164/.261/.197
Clement: .162/.242/.342
Morse: .268/.326/.355
Rivera: .152/.184/.253
Leone: .200/.274/.364
Jacobsen: .235/.271/.383
LaHair:

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hahaha

Revenge of '96: STOP THE CHOP

by JI on Jul 30, 2008 9:46 AM PDT reply actions

So you're saying LaHair is going to keep doing well because of the law of averages?

Romanes eunt domus

by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jul 30, 2008 9:50 AM PDT reply actions

Greg Dobbs hit a grand slam in his very first AB

by Alex B on Jul 30, 2008 9:53 AM PDT reply actions

Home run

by Graham MacAree on Jul 30, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions

Johjima hit a home run in his first game AND his second game.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Jul 30, 2008 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions

It was just a home run, not a grand slam

Only three players in the 100+ year history of major league baseball have hit a grand slam in their 1st at bat, and two of them have done it in the last 3 years.

(Who can name them?)

by Gomez on Jul 30, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Kevin Kouzmanoff and ???

We don't negotiate with terrorists.

by Mariner John on Jul 30, 2008 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Here's a clue for the 2nd recent one: if it happened at home, it's likely nobody saw it

You just have to know the 3rd one.

by Gomez on Jul 30, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Hermida, i guess I remember that.

Bobby Bonds. Yay for manipulated free Play Index.

We don't negotiate with terrorists.

by Mariner John on Jul 30, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Hermida

by Graham MacAree on Jul 30, 2008 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions

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FanShots are underrated.

by Aaron Campeau on Jul 30, 2008 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions

How's Lahair's defense been, I haven't really paid attention.

Chris Davis looked bad yesterday on defense. Sure some of the throws his way were off, but he has to catch at least one bad throw.

by LantermanC on Jul 30, 2008 9:53 AM PDT reply actions

Whoever wanted Leone to take over third full-time was stupid

The Jose Lopez Watch - 129H - 16 BB - 56 G Left

by seattlebruin on Jul 30, 2008 9:54 AM PDT reply actions

Attn: LaHair

Please, prove us all wrong. We need something good to come out of this season.

by IceStormV1 on Jul 30, 2008 9:55 AM PDT reply actions

Mariners who got off to cold starts:

Alex Rodriguez

Before: 206/.289/.441
After: .367/.422/.642

Ken Griffey:

Before: .189/.246/.240
After: : .279/.334/.430

Revenge of '96: STOP THE CHOP

by JI on Jul 30, 2008 9:58 AM PDT reply actions

So our prospects need to suck right away.

I seem to remember an OF who struggled early on that was supposed to be good. We should call him up from oh gently caress you Bavasi

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Jul 30, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions

Adam Jones....

by brokejumper on Jul 30, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions

You forgot Greg Pirkl.

Revenge of '96: STOP THE CHOP

by JI on Jul 30, 2008 9:59 AM PDT reply actions

What's your definition of start?

I would do cartwheels over my name written in sand

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 30, 2008 10:03 AM PDT reply actions

My guess if from their debut to the time their slash stats peaked.

Revenge of '96: STOP THE CHOP

by JI on Jul 30, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions

So arbitrary definition

The Jose Lopez Watch - 129H - 16 BB - 56 G Left

by seattlebruin on Jul 30, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions

Good hitters tend to have multiple peaks and valleys.

Revenge of '96: STOP THE CHOP

by JI on Jul 30, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions

Seems to me that it would hold more weight if there was an actual timeline.

I would do cartwheels over my name written in sand

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 30, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions

It's mostly irrelevant

they’ve never re-peaked.

Revenge of '96: STOP THE CHOP

by JI on Jul 30, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions

This ribbing has a lot more truth than most ribbings considering I did indeed cherry-pick my data

by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 30, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions

Ah-ha.

I would do cartwheels over my name written in sand

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 30, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions

Doesn't change the point.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 30, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions

It doesn't; I just wanted to clarify that there was not a designated time period.

I would do cartwheels over my name written in sand

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 30, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions

For his pleasure.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Jul 30, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions

ic wut u did there

by johnbai on Jul 30, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Pretty much

First ~30-60 AB’s.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 30, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions

You still forgot Greg Pirkl

Revenge of '96: STOP THE CHOP

by JI on Jul 30, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions

Pirkl's first stint as a mariner did not go well

if you take ‘hot start’ to mean his second call-up, the one in 1994, then yeah.

Big Pirk was an icon in Tacoma, especially after he had a few effective relief outings. Seems there used to be a hell of a lot more of that position-player-as-pitcher thing in AAA in the 90s. Like when Jamie Burke beat the Rainiers by throwing 2 or 3 IP of scoreless ball in an extra-inning game.

by marc w on Jul 30, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions