Fun With Numbers
by Jeff Sullivan on May 17, 2010 5:56 PM PDT
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PrintTonight's Mariner cleanup hitter has an OPS of .515, and a rest-of-season ZiPS projection of .266/.299/.403.
Tonight's Mariner #5 hitter has an OPS of .472, and a rest-of-season ZiPS projection of .211/.311/.353.
Tonight's Mariner #6 hitter has an OPS of .315, and a rest-of-season ZiPS projection of .218/.298/.344.
The Major League average 4-5-6 so far (not adjusted for park) has hit .264/.341/.444. Only one of the three Mariners listed above has any defensive value at all.
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I don't understand the fascination with Tui
Sure, he’s a righty. Saunders, though, has an actual future in the league and should be getting these ABs against lefties with good stuff.
Is the bench this banged up?
Or has Wak taken to using a Ouija board to determine the line up?
Manu Tuiasosopo isn't dead
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by Griffin Cooper on May 17, 2010 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm convinced Wak hates RRS
this makes two starts in a row he’s torpedoed the lineup for the Aussie. On top of being not so hot this year, he’s not getting many breaks.
You can't be a catcher if you can't catch. Rob Johnson will henceforth be listed as a traffic cone on the roster.
RRS has pitched pretty terribly, I think he has nothing to complain about except his own performance.
The ones I really feel sorry for because of lack of offensive support are Fister and Cliff Lee.
Them also of course. RRS has been the only starter who's been terrible. (The others terrific).
But Fister and Lee really have been getting a raw deal.
Snell didn't do too well, either.
But yeah, Fister and Lee have both been screwed over aplenty.
by kennerdoloman on May 17, 2010 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
It's as if Wak is blindly putting Ichiro and Figgins atop the lineup, then putting on a blindfold and throwing darts to set the rest of the lineup.
Every time he misses the board, Griffey gets to bat fifth.
I can't resist clicking "Rec" when I see a post with four recs already.
by thehemogoblin on May 17, 2010 6:09 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm just gonna sit here and rec and un-rec and rec this over and over
Since I’ve already stated my position about Wak and everything and don’t want to talk about it anymore, this is by far the most therapeutic option left to me. Other than killing large mammals. Opening Day should not be in October.
When in Wak going to stop starting Griffey all the time??
It’s driving me crazy. Everytime he comes up to bat, I think, there’s an out and hope it’s not a double play ball!
As mentioned in the previous post, if Griffey doesn't start, he's your only "albe" body on the bench.
Johnson, Langerhans, and Sweeney are hurt. The only person able to defensively sub today is Saunders.
Then Wak should've put Saunders in left. Fucking ridiculous.
by kennerdoloman on May 17, 2010 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Which means you get to play Griffey on defense if anyone gets injured.
Might want to rethink that one.
by eponymous_coward on May 17, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that really worse than starting him as the DH?
I don’t really understand our fascination with playing Griffey in order to protect a defensive substitution. Obviously if someone gets hurt then Griffey would have to fill in…isn’t it more beneficial to start someone who can hit and play the odds that no one gets hurt?
If that's really the case, Tui should be the one on the bench
since he has the ability to (badly) play both the infield and outfield, as well as being the emergency catcher. Plus Saunders is a pretty cool guy.
Rob Johnson was behind 9/11
by I Lick Squirrels on May 17, 2010 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, Tui could be a great guy too
But not Griffey. He’s a dick.
by Cantu Easley Winn on May 17, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh plays good defense and doesn't afraid of anything.
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by appleshampoo on May 17, 2010 6:58 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I keep reading posts like this...
and it’s like Griffey being on the bench most of last week against RHPs didn’t happen.
If Sweeney is really hurt, he needs to be on the DL.
We keep way to many players that are hurt off the DL and on the bench for days and days.
Sweeney keeps saying he can play. I'm puzzled as to how he can't manager to walk up
to homeplate, swing a bat a handful of times for a few hours, and maybe do some light jogging.
If your body cannot handle this level of activity, maybe it’s time to retire from pro sports
Reporters yesterday said he was wearing a patch on his back after the game.
So yes, his back is actually sore.
by drblacknwhite on May 17, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Next up...
fun with ammonia and chlorox
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by Bearskin Rugburn on May 17, 2010 6:30 PM PDT reply actions
Sounds like a gas.
I can't resist clicking "Rec" when I see a post with four recs already.
by thehemogoblin on May 17, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
This roster is total shit. With this ragged lineup and RRS (who has been terrible this season)
on the mound this organization is really tempting their fans to go find an alternate source of entertainment this evening.
Why is Tui starting?
I almost just badmouthed him now, but in any case Tui seems terrible and shown nothing to indicate that he belongs in the big leagues now or in the near future, or am I wrong?
Jeff pointed out the 4-5-6 batters above,
but when you look at the lineup, there are only 2 hitters, Ichiro and Guti, surrounded by flotsam.
Ichiro, RF
Figgins, 2B
Gutierrez, CF
Lopez, 3B
Griffey, DH
Tuiasosopo, LF
Kotchman, 1B
Josh Wilson, SS
Bard, C
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