B-R has an additional split which is kind of interesting. It shows the hitter's numbers for games started by a LH or RH pitcher. Meaning that it also includes any PA's against relievers of the other handedness in that game.
In games started by a lefty this year Beni has an OPS of .756 - not great but not horrible.
One could argue that this just means you don't bring him into those games unless there's an RH reliever. But it's not always such a simple matter to pinch hit as you please during a game.
Maybe. It would also make the 'coffee boy' comments ring a little truer. If Ben was being used like that he should have said something-borrowed Theo's gorilla suit or whatever. Not just skulked away.
I don't think that's answer enough for Red Sox media and fans. They would insist on a little further explanation. Belichick might be able to get away with it.
I get what you guys are saying, but the Rockets 3-point shooting doomed them as well. 7 for 44 overall, and an incredibly bad 1 for 21 in the second half.
That is some epic bricklaying for one of the best teams in the NBA.
But if it wasn't for the vesting option they probably would have hung onto him a while longer. The vesting option ends up hurting Hanley too. It's a lose-lose.
I don't really have a problem with the baseball system and all the guaranteed money, in spite of how much of it the Sox have had to eat. You pays your money and you takes your chances. If you make a bad choice or an unlucky one, it hurts you.