Good analysis M2.
Good analysis M2.
Rob Neyer: "Any writer who says he'd be a better manager than the worst manager is either 1) lying (i.e. 'using poetic license') or 2) patently delusional. Which isn't to say managers don't do stupid things that you or I wouldn't."
Two out of three in Florida.
And we'll be right where we want to be.
Go REDS!!!!!!!!!
Rob Neyer: "Any writer who says he'd be a better manager than the worst manager is either 1) lying (i.e. 'using poetic license') or 2) patently delusional. Which isn't to say managers don't do stupid things that you or I wouldn't."
Guess what type of hitter drives in runs most consistently. Go ahead.Originally Posted by ws1990reds
I won't hold you in suspense. It's guys who slug. By far and going away the highest correlation between RBIs and any other stat is SLG. I agree the Reds could use a more diverse lineup, but the team is what it is at this time, a club that lives and dies with the longball. Sean Casey's too hot and cold and Joe Randa's too Joe Randa to significantly remake the team (I believe they'd be more effective hitting #5 and #6). IMO the guy who most changes the composition of the lineup is Freel because he adds speed. Eddie Encarnacion could add a slash and burn element next year.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Aurilia was 3 for his last 18 heading into last night. He's getting RBIs because he's seen a crazy number of runners on base (33 guys on for him in 40 PA). That's opportunity, not skill. Last night was nice, but don't think it indicates a turn of the worm.Originally Posted by Redmachine2003
I don't think Randa's hitting the ball as hard as you do. Regardless he's in a rather predictable swoon.
Kearns has been hitting .222 all season with a good BB rate and no power. He's yet to get hot by any measure.
Jr.'s got a .409 OB in his last six games, though I agree about his power. Ryan Freel did just fine subbing in for Randa.
You're also overlooking that Kip Wells is a much tougher pitcher on RH hitters than LH hitters. It made a lot of sense to sit those guys today. Wells' main weakness against RH hitters is wildness and Freel's better equipped to take advantage of that than Randa. You could argue Kearns would have been better equipped for it than Wily Mo, but no way is Wily Mo getting benched right now.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Well said.Originally Posted by M2
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
Oh and it wasn't just the hitters that needed to do their job. The fielding wasn't in it as well. As good a slugger Dunn is he still cost the REDS with a fielding error today.
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