Comments on: World Series Preview: The Outfield

By: Chris C.

Chris C. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:19:54 +0000

“Drew, we’re bringing in career numbers to try to figure out who, at this point in his career, is better.”

You know which guy is better? The one with the more effective pitcher on the mound that night. If the Yankees are going to strike out 10 times or more, Victorino can play centerfield wearing a boxing glove!

By: Chris C.

Chris C. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:13:38 +0000

“eh, Shane is 4 years older. An improvement over time is expected from Melky more so than Victorino.”

Yes, this is sure to factor in if the series goes 7 games. This will prove to be quite a taxing series on old man Victorino.

By: Joe D.

Joe D. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:06:26 +0000

On that note, I’d like to remind everyone of a different fantastic Jimmy Rollins prediction:

Rollins Predicts .400 Batting Average in May 2009

Yup, after a horrendous April this season, Jimmy said he’d fix it all up by hitting .400 in May.

The results?

.238 / .289 / .365

Maybe he meant “slugging .400″ in which case he was thisclose.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:48:03 +0000

#1) The favorable network schedule, #3) Mariano Rivera, #4) a deep Yankee lineup, #5) bad performances by the Angels hitters, and #6) a dominant ARod were all great reasons why we beat the Angels, but I have to quibble with Larry Mahnken’s second listed bullet point:

Our boners were not limited. Trust me on that one, Larry.

Sincerely,
Nick Swisher

By: Joe D.

Joe D. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:43:19 +0000

Hmmm…I’m not sure then who “Horrid Performer #4″ is supposed to be, I must admit. Molina? He only had a small handful of ABs after all.

Posada was at a .760 OPS for the series, about what you’d expect given his career .860 and the higher caliber of competition…hm….

Well, I still like the point, but seems as though “three” horrid performances is more accurate than four, at least where the lineup is concerned.

By: Joe D.

Joe D. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:38:37 +0000

I love this point: "In the ALCS, Hideki Matsui posted a measly .670 OPS. Mark Teixeira's was a puny .550, and Nick Swisher put up a pathetic .442. Still, the Yankees scored at least four runs in every game, and posted a team OPS of .835 in the series. The Yankees’ lineup is so deep that even four horrid performances couldn’t shut them down." ...from The Hardball Times.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:31:24 +0000

Exactly. Exactly.

(winks)

By: pat

pat — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:30:46 +0000

wanton soup?

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:29:17 +0000

You still haven’t looked up “wanton licentiousness and socially pernicious obscenity” in the dictionary, have you pat?

Smart move. Plausible deniabilty. Pretend I never brought it up.

By: pat

pat — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:18:56 +0000

THIS IS RAB WE DON”T BANDY ABOUT NUTHIN

(looks up bandy in dictionary)

Oh, actually we do that alot.