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5/24: Chart

Win Expectancy Chart, courtesy of Fangraphs, for the Rangers at Mariners game on May 24, 2013.

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Otto Greule Jr

Berkman

SEA P WPA TEX P WPA
Saunders -.563 Grimm -.116
Farquhar -.021 Cotts .002
Luetge -.025 Frasor .003
Capps .000 Ortiz -.009
Nathan .011

SEA WPA TEX WPA
Saunders -.063 Andrus -.029
Ackley -.050 Moreland .091
Seager .006 Berkman .202
Morales .121 Beltre -.030
Morse .038 Cruz .062
Ibanez .121 Pierzynski -.033
Smoak .048 Baker .295
Sucre -.232 Gentry .033
Ryan .132 Profar .000
Bay -.008 Murphy .017
Triunfel -.005

Top Of The Pile: Brendan Ryan, +.132

Worst By A Mile: Joe Saunders, -.563

I'm on recap duty tonight, and I don't want to deprive myself of material, so I'll keep this short and sweet. (Like Jesus Sucre!) The Rangers throttled the Mariners' pitching, to the tune of thirteen hits and twenty-one total bases. The Mariners did much worse, only mustering... fourteen hits and nineteen total bases.

Wait, what?

Questions!

1) Jesus Sucre's major league debut featured probably the worst call of the season - the "double play". It's pretty rare to see a player called out at first when the first baseman never actually gets the ball. What's the worst call you've ever seen?

2) What is the best possible name for a baseball player?

3) If you were creating your own pitcher to play for the Mariners, what four pitches would you have him throw? Why?