From: nate on
On Jun 9, 5:12 pm, The Gnorkmeister <gn...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Probably no more rarely than McDonald has GIPD with Boston. That
> number is ONE in 139 PAs.

> McDonald                 1                             139
> Hermida                    0                              146


read your own data a little bit closer....


;-)

- nate
From: The Gnorkmeister on
On Jun 9, 2:27 pm, nate <greyst...(a)net1plus.com> wrote:
> On Jun 9, 5:12 pm, The Gnorkmeister <gn...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Probably no more rarely than McDonald has GIPD with Boston. That
> > number is ONE in 139 PAs.
> > McDonald                 1                             139
> > Hermida                    0                              146
>
> read your own data a little bit closer....
>
> ;-)
>
If you were not an excoriably dufus dog, you might have enough reading
ability to know the difference between " Probably no more rarely"
which clearly relates to YOUR previous comment about avoiding DPs by
bunting and "probably no ONE more rarely' which seems to be what
filtered thru your mind.

Here it is in order: > you rarely see a bunt attempt get turned into a
GIDP. (Nate)

Probably no more rarely than McDonald has GIPD with Boston. (gnork)
From: Dano on
nate wrote:
> On Jun 8, 2:54 pm, "Dano" <janeandd...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>> When it reaches th[e] point...where the manager must sit and gaze at
>> his lap top instead of watching the play unfold in front of
>> him...I'm out. Paralysis by analysis is the phrase that leaps to
>> mind for me.
>
>
> just to be clear, i completely agree with this, Dano!
>
>

That's because you're a very smart guy. :-)


From: Dano on
nate wrote:
> On Jun 8, 2:54 pm, "Dano" <janeandd...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I don't wish to have to hire managers from MIT or CalTech
>> or someplace...or even to have some number guy in the dugout
>> crunching the numbers for him as to who to put into the game.
>
>
> see - you want to take away a dream job of mine. BOO ON YOU!
> ;-)
>
> you dont have to watch the geek in the dugout...
>
> if they bring in a pitcher Z to face batter A on a lefty-righty basis,
> and the manager, without consulting his dugout geek, pinch hits batter
> B to undo the righty-lefty ploy, he may be making a beeeg mistake. he
> should check. maybe A is hitting a whopping .778 against Z while B is
> only hitting .133. most of the time, the book ploy will be the right
> ploy, but not always.
>
>
> :-/
>

I think they actually are well aware when there are the inevitable
exceptions. Especially one so extreme. Back in olden times they called
that thar scoutin'. <g>


From: nate on
On Jun 9, 6:27 pm, The Gnorkmeister <gn...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Here it is in order: > you rarely see a bunt attempt get turned into a
> GIDP. (Nate)
>
> Probably no more rarely than McDonald has GIPD with Boston. (gnork)


yeah, thanks.

- nate
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