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Post by rizzuto on Jun 6, 2019 21:26:04 GMT -5
Quick trivia question: Who holds the record for most at bats per double play grounded into?... Jim Rice? Whoops, I misread the question. Ichiro? |
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Post by Renfield on Jun 6, 2019 21:26:25 GMT -5
Gotta love the save stat, enter at 6-1 and earn a save... because you have a strong 3B-2B combo... [b What's the save rule these days? Always thought the tieing run had to be on deck in which case he qualified. Given the situation, I thought it was well earned anyway |
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Post by rizzuto on Jun 6, 2019 21:31:35 GMT -5
Keuchel signs with Atlanta. 1 for 13 million.
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Post by inger on Jun 6, 2019 21:44:00 GMT -5
Gotta love the save stat, enter at 6-1 and earn a save... because you have a strong 3B-2B combo... [b What's the save rule these days? Always thought the tieing run had to be on deck in which case he qualified. Given the situation, I thought it was well earned anyway Yes. Winning or tying run must be at bat or on deck...it actually was much better earned than if there had been two outs already... |
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Post by inger on Jun 6, 2019 21:47:12 GMT -5
Quick trivia question: Who holds the record for most at bats per double play grounded into?... Jim Rice? Whoops, I misread the question. Ichiro? Dang nice guess, but the answer is Don Buford, who was once in... oh Gosh. I forget. I know it’s the record anyway..,Once every 186 AB or something. That should be the next trivia question... |
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Post by greatfatness on Jun 6, 2019 21:48:40 GMT -5
Gotta love the save stat, enter at 6-1 and earn a save... because you have a strong 3B-2B combo... [b What's the save rule these days? Always thought the tieing run had to be on deck in which case he qualified. Given the situation, I thought it was well earned anyway Dumber than the save rule is when managers will only use certain pitchers in a save situation and then sort of automatically once it becomes one. Which is Aaron Boone and I guess more or less every manager these days. |
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Post by inger on Jun 6, 2019 21:49:21 GMT -5
34 GIDP in 4553 AB, once every 134 AB...
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Post by inger on Jun 6, 2019 21:51:32 GMT -5
[b What's the save rule these days? Always thought the tieing run had to be on deck in which case he qualified. Given the situation, I thought it was well earned anyway Dumber than the save rule is when managers will only use certain pitchers in a save situation and then sort of automatically once it becomes one. Which is Aaron Boone and I guess more or less every manager these days. Yeah. It’s only really meaningful to the player...his contract may depend on it. Which is even dumber than dumb... |
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Post by chiyankee on Jun 6, 2019 21:56:10 GMT -5
I can see why the Yanks did this, since a kid, like Estrada needs to play and not sit on the bench all the time, but he has shown he can hit.
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Post by chiyankee on Jun 6, 2019 21:59:26 GMT -5
[b What's the save rule these days? Always thought the tieing run had to be on deck in which case he qualified. Given the situation, I thought it was well earned anyway Dumber than the save rule is when managers will only use certain pitchers in a save situation and then sort of automatically once it becomes one. Which is Aaron Boone and I guess more or less every manager these days. Most managers are slaves to the save rule. The sport would be better off without the stat. |
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Post by greatfatness on Jun 6, 2019 22:02:30 GMT -5
I can see why the Yanks did this, since a kid, like Estrada needs to play and not sit on the bench all the time, but he has shown he can hit. I guess. The reason you cited is the reason to send him down. I would have made a different choice but maybe that's why I am not managing a major league roster. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jun 6, 2019 22:05:55 GMT -5
I can see why the Yanks did this, since a kid, like Estrada needs to play and not sit on the bench all the time, but he has shown he can hit. I guess. The reason you cited is the reason to send him down. I would have made a different choice but maybe that's why I am not managing a major league roster. Who am I kidding, I would have given Morales the boot before Estrada. |
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Post by inger on Jun 6, 2019 22:09:42 GMT -5
I can see why the Yanks did this, since a kid, like Estrada needs to play and not sit on the bench all the time, but he has shown he can hit. I guess. The reason you cited is the reason to send him down. I would have made a different choice but maybe that's why I am not managing a major league roster. I would have sent him down. He’s an excellent player, but it’s not forever. A middle infielder has rejoined the roster. Estrada would have collected splinters with all the talent ahead of him. Teach him to play 1st base and the decision could have been different...He’ll be back, unless we trade him... |
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Post by inger on Jun 6, 2019 22:14:38 GMT -5
You have me remembering the days when it seemed like every game that I watched with Joe Rudi in it the announcers would rave about how he was the most under rated player in the game. It got to the point that I felt he was over rated by being under rated. But this guy really is much better than most who have never had the pleasure of watching him play day to day would ever dream. Some players that I think of that were under rated for ages by many fans: Brett Gardner Jorge Posada Tony Phillips Joe Rudi (yes, until he wasn’t) Roy White Mike Stanley Gene Tenace Mickey Tettleton Richie Ashburn Just off the top o’ me noggin’... Tommy Henrich, Chuck Klein Tommy Heinrich is almost a military secret he’s so underrated...His career record should be on the Pentagon web site instead of Baseball Reference. If you don’t quite get what I’m saying, I agree... |
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Post by inger on Jun 6, 2019 22:18:02 GMT -5
I’ll add the Henrich also gave up three of his prime years to serve his country...age 30-32, often a player’s most productive work...
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