Best hitter in baseball at the break
If you had to guess who had the best OPS in all of baseball at the All-Star break (i.e. right now), who would you guess?
Answer here.
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by jponry on Jul 12, 2007 10:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by MLWhiteSF on Jul 12, 2007 10:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by achiappanza on Jul 12, 2007 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by The Gene Hackman on Jul 12, 2007 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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I don't recall posting many two line diaries.
Typically when someone posts a link to a player's stats they would do it to make a point and generate discussion. This is the type of comment that could easily be added to a general giants/bonds discussion.
by MLWhiteSF on Jul 12, 2007 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Plus, on a blog, people are only reading recent entries or the diaries. There is no recent "general Bonds discussion."
by achiappanza on Jul 12, 2007 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by slojoe on Jul 12, 2007 10:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by PacBellBoozer on Jul 12, 2007 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by ramirez415 on Jul 12, 2007 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by jponry on Jul 12, 2007 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Giants OBP for 1-3 hitters .297/.332/.321
Pathetic.
by PacBellBoozer on Jul 12, 2007 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by jponry on Jul 12, 2007 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by PacBellBoozer on Jul 12, 2007 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Sad.
by giants92388 on Jul 12, 2007 10:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Goofus on Jul 12, 2007 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 12, 2007 10:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by rotorueter on Jul 12, 2007 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 12, 2007 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Adam Dunn
Justin Morneau
Aramis Ramirez
Alfonso Soriano
Miguel Cabrera
David Wright
Andruw Jones
Carlos Lee
Vernon Wells
Jason Bay
Richie Sexson
Needless to say, none of these guys have ever challenged Barry's .520 OBP. So, all we need to do to replace Barry next year is find a guy who is better than all of these players were in their peak seasons.
by Pants Man on Jul 12, 2007 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shouldn't be too hard
by awesomer on Jul 12, 2007 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you change the min PA
Succumb to the Enchanted t-shirt! Adopted dad of Minor Izzy
by hairball on Jul 12, 2007 10:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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I'd have loved to pick him up on the cheap before Beane did (and plenty of us statheads around here had championed that for years) - what I wouldn't want to do is give up a bunch of talent to get him now.
by JakeS on Jul 12, 2007 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by JakeS on Jul 12, 2007 10:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by jponry on Jul 12, 2007 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2007 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by rxmeister on Jul 14, 2007 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Natto on Jul 12, 2007 11:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 12, 2007 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by tk on Jul 12, 2007 11:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by fwoty oz on Jul 12, 2007 12:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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Giants92388 mentions Randy Winn being next on the Giants in OPS. Winn is also second on the team in RC at 41. I found this interesting: Winn has a 4.8 RC/27 - in other words, a team comprised of 9 Randy Winns would score 4.8 runs per game. Now granted, that figure would be reduced because it would be 8 Randy Winns and a pitcher, but not to the Giants actual scoring level - 4.24 runs per game. So Randy Winn has actually been better than the Giants at large. Sure, actual runs are going to fluctuate based on timely hits and such, but Winn hasn't been bad, especially with his good defense.
Giants batters, ordered by RC/27
11.8 Bonds (301 PA)
6.5 Lewis (121 PA)
6.4 Klesko (222 PA)
5.7 Frandsen (118 PA) (really that high?!?!?)
5.3 Schierholtz (43 PA)
4.9 Molina (289 PA)
4.8 Winn (349 PA)
4.7 Ortmeier (54 PA)
4.3 Durham (321 PA)
4.1 Roberts (213 PA)
3.8 Sweeney (83 PA)
3.5 Aurilia (222 PA)
3.4 Feliz (315 PA)
3.4 Alfonzo (53 PA)
3.1 Vizquel (315 PA)
(G Rodriguez, Figueroa, and Niekro for too few PA.)
Vizquel and Feliz are just killing this team. There aren't a lot of bright spots anyway, but those two have just been, as Bill Walton would say, horrrrrible.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jul 12, 2007 6:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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Frandsen's #s do seem ridiculous. He does have a higher OBP than everyone below him, though, expect Schierholtz. While we weren't paying attention, Frandsen took a walk or two this year; his OBP is no longer solely HBP driven, which is probably a healthy development for the long term.
And I hate to bash one of the few good stories of the season, but I hopped off the Bengie Molina bandwagon a few weeks ago. Those two-out bloop RBI hits were nice, but we're still looking at a guy who had a .723 OPS while leading the league in passed balls. Then there's the fact that he's walk-averse and is, without hyperbole, the slowest baserunner I have ever seen in my life. Dude's far from being one of the main problems with this team, but he ain't part of the solution either.
by Pants Man on Jul 12, 2007 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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But what this shows is that despite that, his numbers are still very damn good. Impressive.
by achiappanza on Jul 12, 2007 7:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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OT but I was barely made the Inside the park homerun and then turned the stupid game off.
by kennv on Jul 13, 2007 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by rxmeister on Jul 14, 2007 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by biff pocoroba on Jul 13, 2007 10:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jul 14, 2007 12:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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Go Giants!
by ColtonMac on Jul 14, 2007 12:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Negativity directed at Bonds
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