1. As to Matsui's home run, I thought only Vlad Guerrero swung at pitches like that.
2. Pedro sure knows how to quick pitch. Just ask Jeter; the guy walking back to the dugout.
3. Computer Boy says that "majestic" music that Fox is playing in between some of the innings sounds like funeral music. Cannot disagree. Don't they use focus groups at all?
4. I know that Matt Stairs is a pretty good pinch hitter and all but Buck and McCarver made him out to be the second coming of Roy Hobbs as he approached the plate. It's only Matt Stairs you know; and he proved it.
5. This can't be happening again with the umpiring. I would love to be the negotiator for major league baseball in the upcoming negotiations with the umpire's union this winter. Just bring a DVD player. That one should go pretty quick.
6. Who made Tim McCarver God? Nobody expects a bunt with two strikes so why not try it? Jeter was not necessarily "wrong". Charlie Manuel's decision not to send the runners, while maybe not what I would have done, is defensible to stay out of a strike out/throw em out result. It is not necessarily a "wrong" decision. How many games has this guy managed? Where is Deion Sanders and his bucket of water when you need him?
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What? No commentary on Ozzie? I have to say I'm a tad disappointed, but I'll live.
If memory serves (and I'm too lazy to look it up right now), wasn't Matt Stairs' Batting Average about .194? It seems that most pinch hitters have about a .175 to .250 BA. If the guy is going to bat, shouldn't it be higher? Yes, it probably is higher than the pitcher that they're batting in place of, but .194?
Okay, my curiosity got the best of me and I had to look it up. Matt Stairs has a .194 BA this season. And a .264 BA spread out over 17 seasons. I'll cut him some slack.
But it brought up a question in my mind. Is there a technical difference in a pinch hitter and a designated hitter?
SABR has a nice article on Designated Hitters.
Mark,
Good point. I didn't realize Stairs lowly batting average making his build-up by Buck and McCarver even more absurd.
My post was a bit misleading as Stairs was the DH last night. I referred to him as a pinch-hitter as when I see Matt Stairs, I think "pinch-hitter". Yes I just did confirm his .194 batting average this year now. He does have 28 stolen bases in 17 years so you definitely would not get that solen base threat from the pitcher so Stairs it is at dh.
I wanted to say something about Ozzie but the neutered "Fox Ozzie" using all of those nice words that you could find in a dictionary just did not give me much to work with.
Kevin
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