Comments on: A change that can be made today

By: toby

toby — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:34:52 +0000

What on earth are you talking about re: Punto’s GO/AO? A significant jump in GO/AO for a hitter is a something to be happy about? Take a look at the top 10 American League “leaders” in GO/AO: The HIGHEST OPS in the bunch is a mere .769, and three of the 10 are burping along below .700. On the other hand, the players occupying slots 74-83 (the “bottom” 10 qualifiers in the AL) range from .720 to .935, with seven of them over .780.

I’d say all we’re seeing is that in this year’s small sample size a disproportionate number of balls Punto’s hit in the air have found gaps, thus raising both Punto’s GO/AO and his hitting numbers. I like the guy, but I’ll take Jason Giambi’s .55 GO/AO or Grady Sizemore’s .78 or Ian Kinsler’s .67, thanks very much.

Don’t talk about numbers unless you understand them.

By: dizygotic

dizygotic — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:28:37 +0000

Amen! to the idea of switching up Span and Gomez. It keeps the 3 speedsters in tack, yet takes the pressure of Gomez. Clearly, Span has the numbers and rightfully deserves to bat in the 1 spot.

By: gw

gw — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:15:23 +0000

How about Boof as a set up man. He makes me nervous, but he does throw hard with a good breaking ball. Plus he could eat more and be happier. I think it may be worth a shot as an experiment.

By: joel.

joel. — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:07:07 +0000

I can’t believe I’m writing this, but with the way Morneau was swinging today, the game doesn’t go into extras if Span and Punto bat first and second.

Ouch! My fingers…

By: TwinsFix

TwinsFix — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:47:17 +0000

Buckshotmike,

I agree with you. A much better job by Gardy today. However I must admit that I was terrified that he would send Bass of Boof in for some reason.

I would of rather have someone like Baker pitch relief in this game.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:51:53 +0000

Great stuff, Howard. The stats don’t lie.