WTF is Chris Young of the sub-.300 OBP and 22 homers doing batting 1st for this damn team. No wonder they have a negative run differential.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 16 August 2007 23:29 (sixteen years ago) link
yet also somehow the best record in the NL
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 16 August 2007 23:42 (sixteen years ago) link
BP has an article devoted to the "somehow" today.
To have the records in close games that the Diamondbacks have, they have to have been lucky. From year to year, the biggest factor in close games is luck, and while we can tease out the influence of bullpens or notably good or bad performance in clutch situations on the margins, there’s no question that the Diamondbacks are a bit lucky to have such a good record, not to mention a three-game lead in the NL West.How lucky? The Diamondbacks are in line to be have the best record ever by a team that was outscored during the season.
How lucky? The Diamondbacks are in line to be have the best record ever by a team that was outscored during the season.
― mattbot, Thursday, 16 August 2007 23:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Valverde does lead MLB in saves tho...
― Steve Shasta, Friday, 17 August 2007 00:37 (sixteen years ago) link
when both byrnes and tejada forgot abt home plate in the same series i remember thinking to myself: ooooh so thats how they do it, they get really dumb guys.
― jhøshea, Friday, 17 August 2007 00:42 (sixteen years ago) link
^^^subtext of Moneyball (cf: Beane vs. Dykstra)
― Steve Shasta, Friday, 17 August 2007 00:51 (sixteen years ago) link
hahaha, apparently there isn't an 07 Diamondbacks thread. Might as well use this thread for a WTF for Micah Owings -- 4 for 4 with 6 RBI. Oh yeah, and he's the AZ starting pitcher.
― Rock Hardy, Sunday, 19 August 2007 01:16 (sixteen years ago) link
He could hit SEVENTH for LolRussa.
― Andy K, Sunday, 19 August 2007 02:17 (sixteen years ago) link
dontrelle has hit 7th in recent years.
― Steve Shasta, Sunday, 19 August 2007 04:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Every one of those hits Owings got was impressive, the two home runs were both over 400 feet.
I remember former Padre and good hitting pitcher Tim Lollar hitting two home runs in a game and I think Livan Hernandez did this a couple of years ago.
― earlnash, Sunday, 19 August 2007 15:14 (sixteen years ago) link
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2007/baseball/mlb/09/11/byrnes0917/p1_byrnes1.jpg
From SI's feature on Byrnsie:
Asked to name something people don't know about Byrnes, Arizona second baseman Orlando Hudson thinks for a minute, then exclaims, "I know! The man don't own no underwear!" This is true. Byrnes rolls commando-style away from the park and plays in only sliding shorts (no cup). "I ran out of underwear in college and never bought any more," he explains. "I don't like to be restricted."
― Leee, Thursday, 13 September 2007 17:21 (sixteen years ago) link
a man needs limits.
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 13 September 2007 17:26 (sixteen years ago) link
advantage: byrnes
― cankles, Thursday, 13 September 2007 17:33 (sixteen years ago) link
westerberg.jpg
― Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved, Thursday, 13 September 2007 19:17 (sixteen years ago) link
and plays in only sliding shorts (no cup).
This is tremendously unwise.
― Andy K, Thursday, 13 September 2007 19:20 (sixteen years ago) link
He's an OF... the odds of a cupcheck are slim
― Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved, Thursday, 13 September 2007 19:22 (sixteen years ago) link
http://photos-303.ak.facebook.com/ip007/v16/204/105/31703817/n31703817_30126303_1285.jpg
― Andy K, Thursday, 13 September 2007 19:22 (sixteen years ago) link
I realize that, Jimmy, thanks -- errant balls during warm-ups, BP, and such are still a possibility.
― Andy K, Thursday, 13 September 2007 19:26 (sixteen years ago) link
Tony Gwynn got nadded once in the batter's box on a foul ball.
― Leee, Thursday, 13 September 2007 19:50 (sixteen years ago) link
The words "intrascrotal hematoma" (and Barrett's post-hematoma numbers) should be enough of an argument.
― mattbot, Thursday, 13 September 2007 19:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Lest we forget:
The Nutty Buddy
― Andy K, Thursday, 13 September 2007 19:57 (sixteen years ago) link
This guy is such a buzzkill on MLB Network
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Saturday, 7 April 2018 14:56 (six years ago) link