SoxFan1 Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 (edited) Here is why. Last season, the Brewers were 42-29 (.592) when he scored a run and 22-61 (.265) when he did not . If he can stay hot like he has been all throughout ST and just be able to get on base, the Sox success rate skyrockets. Whether a walk, HBP, single, dropped-3 strike, or whatever, if Pods gets on base, the Sox will play better. 42-29...that 13 games over .500 and almost a .600 win percentage. He can improve the Sox a lot this year. Another key with Pods is that he doesnt get into long slumps or hitless streaks. Pods was held hitless in more than two straight games only once (three games, 8/21-23). That is amazing. The other factor in this is the Sox 2, 3, 4, and 5 hitters. Are they going to be able to get him over and get him in. I surely hope so. It's up to the first 5 in the order this year. Get ready for an exciting season of White Sox baseball. Edited March 13, 2005 by SoxFan1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Mar 13, 2005 -> 11:57 AM) Here is why. Last season, the Brewers were 42-29 (.592) when he scored a run and 22-61 (.265) when he did not . If he can stay hot like he has been all throughout ST and just be able to get on base, the Sox success rate skyrockets. Whether a walk, HBP, single, dropped-3 strike, or whatever, if Pods gets on base, the Sox will play better. 42-29...that 13 games over .500 and almost a .600 win percentage. He can improve the Sox a lot this year. Another key with Pods is that he doesnt get into long slumps or hitless streaks. Pods was held hitless in more than two straight games only once (three games, 8/21-23). That is amazing. The other factor in this is the Sox 2, 3, 4, and 5 hitters. Are they going to be able to get him over and get him in. I surely hope so. It's up to the first 5 in the order this year. Get ready for an exciting season of White Sox baseball. The leadoff hitter is the key to any team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Mar 13, 2005 -> 11:57 AM) Another key with Pods is that he doesnt get into long slumps or hitless streaks. Pods was held hitless in more than two straight games only once (three games, 8/21-23). That is amazing. He might not go hitless often but when he goes 1-5 or 1-4 all the time that is not exactly good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 yeah well he also was in a horrible lineup and he says he made his swing longer last year to add more pop because of it and now he is wont do that this year. So i guess we can just wait and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted March 13, 2005 Author Share Posted March 13, 2005 QUOTE(qwerty @ Mar 13, 2005 -> 03:43 PM) He might not go hitless often but when he goes 1-5 or 1-4 all the time that is not exactly good. Is it not better than 0-4 or 0-5???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUGGERNAUT Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 I am much more impressed with his road record. It's not hard to see why the Sox have failed to win the div 4 straight yrs. You need only look at their home & road loss records: H, R 04 H 35L, R 44L 03 H 30L, R 46L 02 H 34L, R 47L 01 H 35L, R 44L 00 H 35L, R 32L Pods 04 R 274A/741OPS, 3 yr avg: R 295A/783OPS That's the best thing about Pods. It's not as good as C Lee, but Pods speed on the road is going to do more for the White Sox in 05 than Lee's bat did in 04. The problem with the White Sox the past 4 yrs is simple: the pitching was not good enough to win on the road & the hitting sucked on the road. That's why KW had to do something to improve the road pitching. He's definitely done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Mar 13, 2005 -> 11:59 AM) The leadoff hitter is the key to any team. Yeah. Look at what the POS Lofton was able to do early on w/the '02 White Sox and later on with the '03 Cubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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