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From: The Gnorkmeister on 9 Jun 2010 20:03 On Jun 9, 4:05 pm, nate <greyst...(a)net1plus.com> wrote: > 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 You are welcome. Now beat Cleveland!
From: The Gnorkmeister on 9 Jun 2010 20:18 On Jun 9, 2:12 pm, The Gnorkmeister <gn...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Jun 9, 10:46 am, nate <greyst...(a)net1plus.com> wrote: > > > > > On Jun 8, 1:16 pm, The Gnorkmeister <gn...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Too often the so called "successful" bunt attempts lead to no runs. > > > Then the bevy of bunting buffoons usually fully ignore the positive > > > things that might have happened had the hitter swung away....[]... > > > you are ignoring the BAD thing that can happen if it's V-Mart or > > Lowell or Ellsbury swing away - the batter could ground into a double > > play, killing the inning. > > > sometimes, in the old days, before the DH, i would just hope that my > > pitcher would simply strike out rather than hit the ball into play, on > > the ground for a double play. a strikeout is so much better an > > outcome than a GIDP. > > > you rarely see a bunt attempt get turned into a GIDP. > > Probably no more rarely than McDonald has GIPD with Boston. That > number is ONE in 139 PAs. Obviously many of those PAs came in > situations where a GIDP was not possible, but that is still a low > rate. Further, the computer analysis certainly considers DP likelihood > in arriving at the likely number of runs scored. > > The Red Sox and especially Victor Martinez have improved a lot at > avoiding GIDP. After 25 games or so Martinez was on pace for over 60 > on the season and the Red Sox led the AL. Now the Sox are only 5 in > GIDP. The Twins lead. > > Player..................GIDP..........................PA > Beltre 10 236 > Martinez 9 213 > Scutaro 9 274 > Pedroia 7 276 > Ortiz 6 190 > Lowell 4 79 > Youkilis 3 258 > Drew 2 229 > Cameron 1 63 > McDonald 1 139 > Hall 1 117 > Hermida 0 146 > Varitek 0 79 > > Beltre keeps a very steady pace between walking and grounding into > DPs. Last year he had 19 of each. So far this year he has 11 walks to > go with 10 GIDPs. He also has 11 errors, but that is only because > official scorers have been lenient with him.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Now it is 11 across for Beltre. Eleven walks, 11 GIDPs and 11 errors. Those are not lucky 11s.
From: nate on 9 Jun 2010 20:24 On Jun 9, 8:03 pm, The Gnorkmeister <gn...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > You are welcome. Now beat Cleveland! i cant do much about it. that was some heavy jinx Don dropped on 'em. once it's out there, you cant take it back.... Masterson really needs a game like this for his own sake. Just wish it wasnt happening now. - nate
From: McDuck on 10 Jun 2010 02:18
On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 17:18:18 -0700 (PDT), The Gnorkmeister <gnork(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >Now it is 11 across for Beltre. Eleven walks, 11 GIDPs and 11 errors. >Those are not lucky 11s. On a day when No. 11 pitched a decent game, giving up 3 runs in 7 innings and getting tagged with the loss. |