I noticed something interesting, well to me at a least, while scanning the stat page. With Crede on the DL there is only a .30 difference between the lowest BA for a starter (Uribe .254) and the highest BA for a starter (Podsednik .284), does anything other team have that little of a spread? Even if Crede is factored in, the difference is only .52.

Juggs, this is all you.

Juggs, this is all you.

 

You said Juggs....heh, heh.

Is the end of the steroid era starting to reflect in the stat page? In the AL there are only 8 guys hitting over .300, total. No one is hitting over .330 at all. The NL only has 12 guys hitting over .300, with the leader at .343. For a comparision sake in 2004 the NL alone has 19 guys over .300.

Is the end of the steroid era starting to reflect in the stat page?  In the AL there are only 8 guys hitting over .300, total.  No one is hitting over .330 at all.  The NL only has 12 guys hitting over .300, with the leader at .343.  For a comparision sake in 2004 the NL alone has 19 guys over .300.

I also think part of it has to do with a higher quality of pitchers coming in. It all seems to go in cycles and right now you can definatley see a lot more young pitchers coming up than young hitters (although Pujols and Cabrerra are awesome young hitters).

 

But you got a lot more Jake Peavy's, Jon Garland's, Dontrell Willis, Carlos Zambrono's, etc.

I also think part of it has to do with a higher quality of pitchers coming in.  It all seems to go in cycles and right now you can definatley see a lot more young pitchers coming up than young hitters (although Pujols and Cabrerra are awesome young hitters). 

 

But you got a lot more Jake Peavy's, Jon Garland's, Dontrell Willis, Carlos Zambrono's, etc.

 

Agreed completely.

 

Though the pitchers could be pitching better because it is post-steroid. You gotta figure there is some kind of comfort in a pitcher's mind when he knows that no one is juicing and can hit any pitch out at any time.

You said Juggs....heh, heh.

 

I really needed that laugh - thanks!

I noticed something interesting, well to me at a least, while scanning the stat page.  With Crede on the DL there is only a .30 difference between the lowest BA for a starter (Uribe .254) and the highest BA for a starter (Podsednik .284), does anything other team have that little of a spread?  Even if Crede is factored in, the difference is only .52.

 

Check out the mighty 1967 (89-73) White Sox:

 

Player………………………… AB- H-- BA

*J.C. Martin……… 252 59 .234

*Tommy McCraw…… 453 107 .236

*Wayne Causey…… 292 66 .226

#Don Buford………… 535 129 .241

Ron Hansen…………… 498 116 .233

Tommie Agee………… 529 124 .234

Ken Berry……………… 485 117 .241

*Pete Ward…………… 467 109 .233

 

diff = .015

 

Amazing

Check out the mighty 1967 (89-73) White Sox:

 

Player………………………… AB- H-- BA

*J.C. Martin……… 252 59 .234

*Tommy McCraw…… 453 107 .236

*Wayne Causey…… 292 66 .226

#Don Buford………… 535 129 .241

Ron Hansen…………… 498 116 .233

Tommie Agee………… 529 124 .234

Ken Berry……………… 485 117 .241

*Pete Ward…………… 467 109 .233

 

diff = .015

 

Amazing

 

and no one above .241, f***in powerhouse if you ask me

Check out the mighty 1967 (89-73) White Sox:

 

Player………………………… AB- H-- BA

*J.C. Martin……… 252 59 .234

*Tommy McCraw…… 453 107 .236

*Wayne Causey…… 292 66 .226

#Don Buford………… 535 129 .241

Ron Hansen…………… 498 116 .233

Tommie Agee………… 529 124 .234

Ken Berry……………… 485 117 .241

*Pete Ward…………… 467 109 .233

 

diff = .015

 

Amazing

 

Can you imagine this board with that team??? Holy s*** this place would have direct links to the suicide hotline.

Can you imagine this board with that team???  Holy s*** this place would have direct links to the suicide hotline.

CORPSEBALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Something I found on Reifort's blog.

 

[the Sox] are 13-29 when scoring two or less, surpassing their win total from 2002-04 combined when they went 5-128 in those games

Im concerned that we scored 2 or less 42 times!!!

Im concerned that we scored 2 or less 42 times!!!

 

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Clemens has started 8 games in which Houston scored 0 runs. During those games, his ERA is 0.7

 

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Im concerned that we scored 2 or less 42 times!!!

 

Actually the funny thing is that if you took our average of 2002-2004 we scored 2 runs or under an average of 44.33 games a year vs the 42 times this year, even with that legendary offense that we used to posess.

Edited September 13, 200520 yr by southsider2k5