Comments on: A health-ful perspective

By: 23-4EVER

23-4EVER — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:01:43 +0000

stop crying…OBP, OPS, etc are important, but so is Batting Avg…I cant understand why some people around here get so personally offended when someone criticizes a player with a low batting avg…Ive looked at every new stat out there and it has not replaced the importance of batting avg to me…

also not everyone has the time it take to study all the new info out there, enjoying baseball does not require spending ten hours a day on baseball ref.com…if someone does not have the time to go over all that stuff they are still allowed to have an opinion…so stop bitching

By: 23-4EVER

23-4EVER — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:53:52 +0000

Wanting a starting OF to hit over 250 is not a bad thing or “myopic analysis”. the post above mentioned that OPS, OBP, etc are also important, that response was to the claim that Swisher is productive/a good hitter. I agree he is not.

At the end of the day hitter need to hit, anyone who goes to the plate wants to get a hit, thats not saying there are not other good things that can happen besides a base hit, but nobody goes tot he plate looking to only walk.

Swisher hit 230 most of the year, only after a hot streak is he up to 250, thats not good. Like the poster above I value Avg over walking…Im not ignoring the other stats, so the commentors who replyed dont have to whine about it…its just a persons opinion

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:14:47 +0000

i’m nitpicking, but swisher hasn’t been one of the team’s most productive swisher. jeter, tex, damon, a-rod, cano, matsui and maybe posada have all been more productive. not a knock on swish’s fine season, though. i’m just sayin

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:10:07 +0000

Really, I know he walks a lot but Swisher is not a good hitter, as of today he still has more K’s than hits…that’s not good, no matter how much you walk.

More K’s than hits isn’t good, but it’s not necessarily bad either.

I get the point that he has done as much as Nady would have done but he is NOT one of the most productive hitter this year, you could easily say almost every other starter has been more productive.

I completely agree with that statement. He’s actually one of the weakest hitters on the team. However, this year’s team has the 4th highest team OPS in its history so that’s not really a bad thing.

I know there are many other stats besides Avg, but hitting the ball is still important, and if you are a .230 -.250 hitter your not very good.

He’s not very good at getting hits. But he’s very good at hitting the ball for power, and he’s also way above average at drawing walks. I’ll gladly take a player that’s good at 2 out of those 3 areas, especially if power is one of the ones he’s good at.

By: King of Fruitless Hypotheticals

King of Fruitless Hypotheticals — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:41:52 +0000

heh, given how well the entire team has hit, its unfortunate that you can accurately make that statement.

he is, in his defense:
6th in hits
3rd in HR (tied)
6th in RBI (with 72, 4 RBI makes him second…)
most importantly, IN THE GRIT CATEGORY…
1st in sac flies. eat that pedroia.

By: The Honorable Congressman Mondesi

The Honorable Congressman Mondesi — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:39:24 +0000

Guidelines apply to all of us, broseph.

By: E-ROC

E-ROC — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:37:48 +0000

Yeah, I missed interpret that question.

By: King of Fruitless Hypotheticals

King of Fruitless Hypotheticals — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:36:35 +0000

turns out he had a conversation with $man in late april/early may…$man asked him not to show up Arod when he returns, and he could stay behind Tex too that would be helpful. on the road, he could be himself a bit more, but tone it down in front of NY’s dog-like media.

of course, NICK SWISHER said yes.

By: Matt ACTY/BBD

Matt ACTY/BBD — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:34:54 +0000

DFA’d

By: jsbrendog

jsbrendog — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:34:26 +0000