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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 2, 2021 18:55:11 GMT -5
The Yankees have won five of their last six while scoring a scant 17 runs (13 earned runs) over those six games. They haven't topped four runs in ten consecutive games. For the year, the Yankees have scored 425 runs and also allowed 425 runs. They are 25th in runs scored in all of MLB. They are ninth in OBP at .323 -- better than Boston's .320, yet Boston has scored 105 more runs!! What does that tell you about their situational hitting? Numbers like that make me re-calibrate the emphasis on OBP. Obviously a high OBP is a good thing, but as long as the main object of the game is to score more runs than your opponent rather than to simply put more runners on base, maybe those obsolete stats like BA and RBIs aren't so laughable. Drilling down just a bit further, Boston has 128 more base hits than the Yankees, while the Yanks have 20 more BB than the Sox. So the Red Sox have put 108 more runners on base (without getting into HBP, reached on error, etc). About one extra runner per game. Where it gets even uglier is Boston’s 226 doubles to the Yankees 133. Boston also leads by less significant margins in 3B and HR. But 93 more doubles is such a huge difference. Mostly because of those extra doubles, Boston has an ISO power lead of .182 vs. .158. The Yankees haven’t taken as much advantage of the home run susceptibility of their ball park as the Red Sox have of the tendency of their park to produce doubles. To top it off, the Yanks have had the flukeish run of hitting but few multi-run home runs as well as a larger tendency than normal to lose base runners due to running errors and a tendency to hit into double plays. Boston is always going to have an advantage in 2B and 3B because Fenway was built as a haven for them. NY should hold a HR advantage most seasons and had always been a tough park to accumulate BA in because of the small dimensions in all fields except left field. Dang. 93 more doubles. That’s the painful mark… Good research Inger. |
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Post by inger on Aug 2, 2021 18:57:03 GMT -5
Wow, I had forgotten this was 42nd anniversary of Thurman Munson's death. I saw it noted earlier and should have been on top of it. I figured we’d hear about it all night. Then again, I’m listening to the away broadcasters. As usual… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 2, 2021 18:58:17 GMT -5
Moon Mullins with a round tripper. He's a good one.
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 2, 2021 18:59:35 GMT -5
The Yankees not catching that foul ball has proved costly.
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 2, 2021 19:00:00 GMT -5
Jeez, back to back with Hays.
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 2, 2021 19:01:36 GMT -5
Wow, I had forgotten this was 42nd anniversary of Thurman Munson's death. I saw it noted earlier and should have been on top of it. I figured we’d hear about it all night. Then again, I’m listening to the away broadcasters. As usual… Another of those things you couldn't believe you were hearing when it happened. |
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Post by inger on Aug 2, 2021 19:06:59 GMT -5
I saw it noted earlier and should have been on top of it. I figured we’d hear about it all night. Then again, I’m listening to the away broadcasters. As usual… Another of those things you couldn't believe you were hearing when it happened. Yes, indeed. The Kennedy assassinations. The Lennon shooting. Payne Stewart’s plight. Dare I mention the World Trade Center tragedy. Events don’t have to be equal in a world stage to make them equal on a personal basis nor to make them more or less “believable”… |
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Post by inger on Aug 2, 2021 19:07:59 GMT -5
Sigh. I’m sighing at Cy Lopez…
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Post by anthonyd46 on Aug 2, 2021 19:10:23 GMT -5
Called third strikes are frustrating.
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 2, 2021 19:12:29 GMT -5
Heaney's out pitch is the gopher ball.
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Post by inger on Aug 2, 2021 19:12:34 GMT -5
Heaney hasn’t surprised me at this point… Bum…
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Post by inger on Aug 2, 2021 19:13:01 GMT -5
Heaney's out pitch is the gopher ball. 😂😙🤣 |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 2, 2021 19:14:01 GMT -5
Another of those things you couldn't believe you were hearing when it happened. Yes, indeed. The Kennedy assassinations. The Lennon shooting. Payne Stewart’s plight. Dare I mention the World Trade Center tragedy. Events don’t have to be equal in a world stage to make them equal on a personal basis nor to make them more or less “believable”… The Challenger would also be in my list of remembering everything about that day. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 2, 2021 19:15:41 GMT -5
Impressive debut from Heaney.
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Post by inger on Aug 2, 2021 19:15:53 GMT -5
What the hell is he serving up?…
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