2013-04-03 Rockies (Nicasio) at Brewers (Peralta), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 7-3]

[rluzinski]

Ramirez thrown out at the plate and had an RBI hit bounce of his glove, he owes us

 

The first wasn't his fault unless he ran threw a stop sign.

He didn't.

[brwrsfan]

How do you have that good of an at bat and then go down looking? Pitch had plenty of the plate too.

[topper09er]

Ramirez thrown out at the plate and had an RBI hit bounce of his glove, he owes us

 

The first wasn't his fault unless he ran threw a stop sign.

 

Interesting use of the word "run"

[pebadger]

This is setting up perfectly for Yuni.

[The stache]

Sigh.

[MVP2110]

I dont get it. they showed the zone. only one pitch in the zone and he finally gets one in the zone and takes it? huh?

[two_three_the_count]

With regard to Helton and his OPS splits, what about

his carrer 135 OPS+

 

My understanding is that OPS+ accounts for park effects.

not too bad, Andre Dawson made it in with 21 years of 119 OPS+

 

Edit: Eh, just realized that the writers don't care about OPS+.

[xisxisxis]

6 more outs. One swing ties it if the bullpen can hold the dynamic Rockies offense from scoring.....

[hawing]

http://mlblogsredstatebluestate.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/prince_fielder_donut.jpeg

I actually have the original print edition clipping of this photo in my office.

[dlk9s]

I dont get it. they showed the zone. only one pitch in the zone and he finally gets one in the zone and takes it? huh?

That was a pretty nasty pitch. Sometimes the pitcher just wins.

[brwrsfan]

Awfully sick and tired of the Rockies finding holes in the infield. Even more sick and tired of them getting yet another leadoff hitter on base.

[cnycerveceros]

2 and 7/9 games into the season, I'm going out on a limb to say Braun's gonna be awesome and this team is gonna struggle.

[topper09er]

What exclusive club are these 3 pitchers in?

 

Paul Foytack

Chase Wright

Dave Bush

[MVP2110]

What exclusive club are these 3 pitchers in?

 

Paul Foytack

Chase Wright

Dave Bush

 

back to back to back to back homers?

[topper09er]

What exclusive club are these 3 pitchers in?

 

Paul Foytack

Chase Wright

Dave Bush

 

back to back to back to back homers?

 

[rluzinski]

I dont get it. they showed the zone. only one pitch in the zone and he finally gets one in the zone and takes it? huh?

That was a pretty nasty pitch. Sometimes the pitcher just wins.

I agreed. Nice movement, good location. You tip your cap.

[brwrsfan]

Yup. The Chase Wright one I remember watching on Sunday night baseball...in Fenway. Might have been his first Yankee start too? The Bush one I actually saw in person at MP, I believe it was against Arizona and we all cheered when the fourth one was hit, not like you get to see that kind of history every day.

[The stache]

With regard to Helton and his OPS splits, what about

his carrer 135 OPS+

 

My understanding is that OPS+ accounts for park effects.

not too bad, Andre Dawson made it in with 21 years of 119 OPS+

 

And that OPS + is inflated by his stats at Coors Field.

 

His tOPS+ at Coors Field is 119

His tOPS+ away from Coors Field is 80

 

He has 216 HR and 816 RBI at home.

He has 138 HR and 530 RBI away from Coors.

 

No matter how you cut it, his numbers are grossly inflated by his home stadium.

 

Compare his numbers to Ryan Braun, who plays his home games in a very hitter friendly Miller Park

 

Braun at home: .309 AVG, 109 HR, 329 RBI, .588 SLG, .965 OPS. tOPS+ 104

Away: .318 AVG, 94 HR, 317 RBI, .550 SLG, .922 OPS. tOPS+ 96

 

His splits are pretty close. +8 points tOPS+ at home. Helton's tOPS+ split is +39 at home.

 

Away from home, Helton's not even a .300 hitter. His numbers are purely a product of where he hits.

[MVP2110]

I only remembered the Chase Wright one. I watched that game. But it was the only thing i remembered about him so I guessed haha

[hawing]

Yup. The Chase Wright one I remember watching on Sunday night baseball...in Fenway. Might have been his first Yankee start too? The Bush one I actually saw in person at MP, I believe it was against Arizona and we all cheered when the fourth one was hit, not like you get to see that kind of history every day.

We were at that Dave Bush game too, and it was against the Diamondbacks.

 

Small sample, but am I too impatient if I'm already wondering about Michael Gonzalez?

[xisxisxis]

Away from home, Helton's not even a .300 hitter. His numbers are purely a product of where he hits.

 

Nice. Now look up Carlos Gonzalez and you'll see an even greater creation of coors field....

[pebadger]

Well, that was something good.

[The stache]

Brauny MVP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[topper09er]

I don't understand how Braun didn't win a gold glove last year, he led the league in HRs!?

[MVP2110]

evens out for Aramis