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Post by rizzuto on Mar 19, 2022 18:13:27 GMT -5
Yes. Making contact can lead to reaching on an error, moving runners along. Even the unfortunate DP. But it doesn’t lead to simply dragging your bat back to the dugout, though most MLB players ego won’t allow them to refrain from throwing it and letting their “people” pick it up. One day we might take the time to explain hard contact vs. soft contact to you. I don’t know. It seems a lot for you to process… Maybe even what the ROE stat line is… This would assume I cared. You either get on base or not. Which of the two players would you prefer, Russ? Assume defense, base running, and other intangibles are equal. Player A: .315 BA/.337 OBP/.425 SLG Player B: .257 BA/.373 OBP/.425 SLG |
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Post by chiyankee on Mar 19, 2022 18:53:59 GMT -5
Yes. Making contact can lead to reaching on an error, moving runners along. Even the unfortunate DP. But it doesn’t lead to simply dragging your bat back to the dugout, though most MLB players ego won’t allow them to refrain from throwing it and letting their “people” pick it up. One day we might take the time to explain hard contact vs. soft contact to you. I don’t know. It seems a lot for you to process… Maybe even what the ROE stat line is… This would assume I cared. You either get on base or not. Then you should be a bigger fan of OBP than batting avg. OBP better shows a player's ability to get on base or more importantly, not make outs. |
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Post by noetsi on Mar 19, 2022 19:12:58 GMT -5
This would assume I cared. You either get on base or not. Then you should be a bigger fan of OBP than batting avg. OBP better shows a player's ability to get on base or more importantly, not make outs. I meant in terms of hitting. A hit <> a walk. If you walk a hundred times and I get hits a hundred times I will score more runs. |
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 19, 2022 20:33:34 GMT -5
Then you should be a bigger fan of OBP than batting avg. OBP better shows a player's ability to get on base or more importantly, not make outs. I meant in terms of hitting. A hit <> a walk. If you walk a hundred times and I get hits a hundred times I will score more runs. You may knock in more runs (i.e., RBI), but would you necessarily score more runs? |
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Post by inger on Mar 19, 2022 21:03:11 GMT -5
I meant in terms of hitting. A hit <> a walk. If you walk a hundred times and I get hits a hundred times I will score more runs. You may knock in more runs (i.e., RBI), but would you necessarily score more runs? He likely would if his hits resulted in extra bases often enough. The whole subset of doubles, triples, and home runs… |
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Post by noetsi on Mar 19, 2022 21:38:57 GMT -5
This would assume I cared. You either get on base or not. Then you should be a bigger fan of OBP than batting avg. OBP better shows a player's ability to get on base or more importantly, not make outs. Walking is intensely boring to me. I like to see hits. I watch baseball for entertainment and modern baseball does its best not to be entertaining if you like hits. Or stealing or any of the old classics. |
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Post by inger on Mar 19, 2022 22:02:04 GMT -5
Then you should be a bigger fan of OBP than batting avg. OBP better shows a player's ability to get on base or more importantly, not make outs. Walking is intensely boring to me. I like to see hits. I watch baseball for entertainment and modern baseball does its best not to be entertaining if you like hits. Or stealing or any of the old classics. At that point, the Judge leaned over and said “Mr. Noetsi, you will ANSWER the question.” The perplexed Noetsi said, “I don’t recall a question being asked.” The judge then asked prosecutor Rizzuto to repeat the question, which was: Which of the two players would you prefer, Russ? Assume defense, base running, and other intangibles are equal. Player A: .315 BA/.337 OBP/.425 SLG Player B: .257 BA/.373 OBP/.425 SLG |
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