M's Manager: Sabermetrics made Dustin Ackley suck

[CarolinaRedleg]

That, and pitchers.

[Crumbley]

Sabermetrics sunk the Titanic. Sabermetrics were on the grass knoll. Sabermetrics killed off the Neanderthals.

They made Steve Guttenberg a star.

[wolfboy]

I kept wondering why my day was so sucky. If only I hadn't read those articles on fangraphs.

[BCubb2003]

Isn't that the whole Adam Dunn thing again: You're too selective, so swing at more bad pitches?

[RollyInRaleigh]

Or Good ones.

[Tony Cloninger]

Isn't that the whole Adam Dunn thing again: You're too selective, so swing at more bad pitches?

I'm gonna go get the papers. Get the papers.

[Tony Cloninger]

Isn't that the whole Adam Dunn thing again: You're too selective, so swing at more bad pitches?

I don't think they are throwing Dunn or Dustin more bad ones than good ones. They ...well Dunn...has morphed into Nate Colbert 1975-76.

[TOBTTReds]

Isn't that the whole Adam Dunn thing again: You're too selective, so swing at more bad pitches?

He Takes Too Many Strikes Too. Strikes Out Looking A Ton.

[westofyou]

They made Steve Guttenberg a star.

We do, we do!

[REDREAD]

Well the author certainly writes like a 9 year old spoiled nerd that thinks he has everything figured out in the final paragraph.

[powersackers]

Sabermetricians - Can anyone that knows how to read and compare advanced baseball metrics grant themselves this title?

I would think one should have to invent some new tell all metric to call themselves that; or work for some organization/place that pays them to do sabermetric analysis. Otherwise you're just a user of Sabermetrics.

I know how to read and do math, does that make me a mathematician?

Where was I going with this?

[AtomicDumpling]

I suppose Eric Wedge believes that Dustin Ackley only became aware of sabermetrics at exactly the time he began to suck.

Perhaps Eric Wedge should study up on sabermetrics seeing as how his old-school approach has guided his team into a perpetual cellar-dweller. Losers shouldn't cast stones.

[Rijo's Ghost]

Despite the rockhead manner in which he makes his point, Wedge may be saying something about Ackley's approach that has merit. You have to think Ackley is playing well below his talent level, and perhaps some of it is due to not being aggressive enough at the plate. I don't know -- someone who watches the Mariners a lot may have some insight.

not really. His problem is that his BB rate has decreased (not sabr good) and he's hitting way more ground balls (not sabr good).

He's more aggressive at the plate this year than he was in 2011, the last time he was even "good."

It's all there in the stats...

[RedsManRick]

"Hi, my name is Eric Wedge. My job is to put my players in the best position to succeed and to make sure that players perform up to their abilities. Unfortunately, bloggers have more influence over my players than I do. I am a bad coach."

[Big Klu]

Sabermetrics sunk the Titanic. Sabermetrics were on the grass knoll. Sabermetrics killed off the Neanderthals.

Sabermetrics killed the radio star.