6/30 @ Tampa Bay

[CrespoBlows]

Damaso Marte and Ryan Doumit for Michael Bowden?

[yeszir]

Wakefield has a career 2.52 ERA in Tampa.

 

oh. I knew that

[TheKilo]

Pissed right now...sucks when we only have 4 people in the lineup worth a damn.

[TheKilo]

Damaso Marte and Ryan Doumit for Michael Bowden?

 

Throw in Jason Place.

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

.783, but he's got a .400 OBP.

 

Personally, I would have walked him and faced Ellsbury.

 

The world knows Julio Lugo is not coming through with a hit in that situation

[TheKilo]

The world knows Julio Lugo is not coming through with a hit in that situation

 

HE LINED THE BALL RIGHT AT SOMEBODY.

 

JFC.

[a700hitter]

The world knows Julio Lugo is not coming through with a hit in that situation

I was disappointed that Casey did not bat even though he is a lefty.

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

HE LINED THE BALL RIGHT AT SOMEBODY.

 

JFC.

 

lined out, flied out, struck out, popped up.....he wasnt getting a hit....Julio Lugo is a terrible player

[Remember the Titans]

lined out' date=' flied out, struck out, popped up.....he wasnt getting a hit....Julio Lugo is a terrible player[/quote']

 

i luv varidick!

[a700hitter]

New name for Justin Masterson--- Home Run Derby Masterson.

 

or

 

Free Pass Masterson

[TheKilo]

New name for Justin Masterson--- Home Run Derby Masterson.

 

or

 

Free Pass Masterson

 

And yet, he only gave up 4 runs in 6 innings.

 

YAY REACTIONARY POSTS

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

New name for Justin Masterson--- Home Run Derby Masterson.

 

or

 

Free Pass Masterson

 

On that note...Clay Buchholz in his last 22.2 innings pitched....1 ER

[Jayhawk Bill]

oh. I knew that

 

Well, of course...you're the admin. You know everything.

 

There might, however, have been one or two souls without your profound wisdom - Yankees fans occasionally post here - and I had thought that the tidbit might be of value. :dunno:

[yeszir]

Well, of course...you're the admin. You know everything.

 

There might, however, have been one or two souls without your profound wisdom - Yankees fans occasionally post here - and I had thought that the tidbit might be of value. :dunno:

 

I'm actually pretty guilty of letting my knowledge of even basic statistics slip. I'm working on that.

[Jayhawk Bill]

You know, Boston actually did pretty darn well in the 9th. The only batter not to make solid contact was Manny, leading off--everybody else, including Tek and Lugo, made good contact.

[Sox Fan on Cape]

Originally Posted by Sox Fan on Cape

I really like Masterson and what he's accomplished to this point. However, has anyone notices how mightily he's struggled against lefties ? It's almost too painful to watch. Anybody have some stats on this ?

 

 

vs. RHB: .157/.244/.229

vs. LHB: .228/.358/.468

 

Caveat: The reason for the high SLG is that five of Masterson's six HR allowed have been vs. LHB. That ISO vs. LHB will go down with time.

 

What year might that be ? He needs more instruction.

[Jayhawk Bill]

What year might that be ? He needs more instruction.

 

Here's the split forecast, based on MiLB splits, from his PECOTA Card:

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/pecota/images/MASTERSON19850322A_008.png

 

Masterson's forecast split, +.023/+.043/+.059, is big. His split coming into tonight, +.071/+.114/+.239, is absurdly huge. It's got to be a small-sample aberration.

 

Let's see Masterson over a larger sample size...and with a better umpire. Holbrook denied Masterson the inside third of the plate against left-handed batters:

 

http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfx/index.php?inning1=y&inning2=y&inning3=y&inning4=y&inning5=y&inning6=y&inning7=y&inning8=y&inning9=y&s_type=3&sp_type=2&month=06&day=30&game=gid_2008_06_30_bosmlb_tbamlb_1%2F&pitchSel=475416.xml&prevGame=gid_2008_06_30_bosmlb_tbamlb_1%2F

 

I count a dozen strikes turned into balls by Holbrook's calls against LHH alone.

 

More instruction? Perhaps training in the wisdom to know what he can not change. :dunno:

[MANNYHOF24]

Gross game tonight, hopefully Wake will do what he does in Tampa and we can get off the Shnide.

[Cocos Disciples]

Gross game tonight' date=' hopefully Wake will do what he does in Tampa and we can get off the Shnide.[/quote']

 

Pun?:dunno:

[MANNYHOF24]

Dear Reader,

Please direct your attention towards my pun. Admittedly I do think it's clever, but I think that you think so highly of me, that I want you to know that I would never resort to using such a commonplace literary device in my prose. Therefore, I would like to formally renounce my attempt at humor and assure you that I am above making puns as a writer, as a pupil of language, and as citizen of Earth.

Sincerest apologies,

D. Baggerson

 

-Maddux

[TheKilo]

Brandon Webb has a crazy L/R split too, Masterson needs to hone his changeup and he'll be fine.