Open Yabu Confusion Post
by oldjacket on Jun 18, 2008 6:50 PM PDT
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Yabu baffles me.
When I watch him pitch, with all that movement and craftiness, I think "Damn, he's good!"
When I look at his shiny ERA, I think that my impression is confirmed. Then I look at his strikout rate and walk rate and FIP, and I think how the hell does he have that ERA? You can't forge an ERA out of sheer craftiness, can you?
Then I look at his GB%, and see that it's a pretty solid 50.9%. That kinda explains the shiny ERA, right? Except that his LD% is an unexceptional 22.3%. That trick doesn't usually work!
So, what do you think? Are you buying this guy? I guess I'm kinda leaning towards "not really" in the he's really about as good as Jack Taschner sort of way. I don't think we're in for another Henneplosion or Chulkification, but let's keep our expectations set for decent if not spectacular.
Possible Hijack for those who dislike talking about 39 year old middle relievers: I really do believe in Brian Wilson despite his palpitationy closes.
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You're right about the shaky peripherals
He’s probably due for some regression, his BABIP is .231 and his xBABIP is .343
His BB% is high, too. It’s currently at 10.9%, league average is 8%.
Still, he’s done pretty well and if he regress to his FIP of 3.69 he’d still be valuable.
by xanthan on Jun 18, 2008 7:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No
But i will take all the happy suprses i can get on this team.
by Giant Voodoo on Jun 18, 2008 7:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No
But that’s the wonderful thing about relief pitching. Sometimes guys end up having season way above their norms, but other than the ERA, usually you can see that it was just because of luck since their peripherals stay about the same.
by Hobbes2d on Jun 18, 2008 7:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It doesn’t hurt when you get 3 innings pitched on 15is pitches… No doubt he’s lucky, but he’s our lucky and damn it, I want someone to trade us something good for him!
Down in Front Meat!
by homerdrew415 on Jun 18, 2008 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey! Leave the Hijacks to the professionals, like WalrusMan.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2008 8:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Comment Hijack!
Best WalrusMan Hijack?
BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Jun 18, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite: “Hey, tell that blond-haired kid that I don’t like him. While you’re at it, tell him that you don’t like him either.”
/nerd
by Grant on Jun 18, 2008 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know, man… they were all pretty successful.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2008 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't remember that hijack at all.
It can’t have been that good.
If you like things that are funny, perhaps you will enjoy ChatterBalks Dot Com?
by groug on Jun 18, 2008 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yabu! He deserves an exclamation point every time!
I have set Dave Roberts free; if he comes back, it was meant to be.
by hometownboy on Jun 18, 2008 8:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s on pace for 1.477777777 more single-pitch triple plays this season!
Plus,
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Jun 18, 2008 10:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s a fan favorite!
All-Father Watch: 1.11 ERA, 6 saves, 0.90 WHIP, 34 Ks in 32 1/3 IP
by EliminateMe on Jun 18, 2008 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boo! (I wouldn’t have been able to resist, either, but) Boo!
2008 Giants: Scrappy! Scrappy! Joy! Joy!
by Goofus on Jun 19, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I’m Corky from Life Goes On, but who’s that next to Yabu in the dugout with the fan?
Down in Front Meat!
by homerdrew415 on Jun 18, 2008 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m thinking Merkin. Y/N?
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 18, 2008 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno…he could be, but I’m imagining that the picture was taken in spring training, so who knows who it could be. It might be Anvil (youngest & oldest type of picture)....
Down in Front Meat!
by homerdrew415 on Jun 18, 2008 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it’s AnVil
2008 Giants: Scrappy! Scrappy! Joy! Joy!
by Goofus on Jun 19, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it is
He’s a lot skinnier than we’ve been led to believe.
Only 900 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Jun 19, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Novice Japanese-helpu!
I can’t tell what the fan says and that bothers me.
It’s written in katakana. I know the first character is sa, and the last one is do. I’m assuming we read this left to right because the long do sound is on the end. If we were reading it right to left the long do sound would be switched around with the marking for the long sound going the other way.
I can’t for the life of me figure out what that middle character is. I looked up a few words with possible kana that fit that stroke-type thing:
sakudo-machinations
sakedo-sake drinking place
saido-redemption (a Buddhist term)
sanodo-dictionary told me it’s slang for SOB.
Don’t know why someone would put “machinations” or “SOB” on a fan. Sakedo maybe, if they were fans to decorate a restaurant or bar or something. Saido is probably the closest of these shots in the dark because of the Buddhist thing.
Anyone else want to take a crack at this?
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jun 19, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The middle character sort of looks like ン, making it “sandee”. So, maybe it just says “Sunday”?
by Natto on Jun 19, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like to think it says “Sundae” and that it came as a throw in for purchasing ice cream on a hot Kansai summer day.
Still in despair.
by Zetsuboushita on Jun 19, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crap I messed up the last kana there.
If it was Sunday wouldn’t they just use the kanji for it? It’s fewer strokes and everything.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jun 19, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless, of course, it was sundae.
Still in despair.
by Zetsuboushita on Jun 19, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who doesn’t enjoy ice cream?
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jun 19, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially that delicious ox tongue flavor.
All-Father Watch: 1.11 ERA, 6 saves, 0.90 WHIP, 34 Ks in 32 1/3 IP
by EliminateMe on Jun 19, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d try the sweet potato flavor, as well as the bay leaf. The others….no.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jun 19, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The wasabi flavor isn’t bad. #30 Natto flavored ice cream scares me.
Still in despair.
by Zetsuboushita on Jun 19, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not as much as it scares Natto. I hear the extraction process is pretty painful for him.
All-Father Watch: 1.11 ERA, 6 saves, 0.90 WHIP, 34 Ks in 32 1/3 IP
by EliminateMe on Jun 19, 2008 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could be the rule 5 pick Jose Capellan?
Adopted Giant Brian Wilson: One of the few reasons to watch this year.
by sfgreg on Jun 19, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I assumed that was the direction the picture portion of the thread was going…
/Should I have put up pics of Mothra?
Down in Front Meat!
by homerdrew415 on Jun 19, 2008 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Godzillia always a good thing.
" Their still Shitty" - Major Leagues the movie.
I am a Giants fan. Thus I enjoy my pain. Currently enjoying it more then usual.
by daveinexile on Jun 19, 2008 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matsui?
Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on Jun 19, 2008 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of men
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jun 19, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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