KFred likes Orange and Black
And apparently Big Head actually does know what UZR is. Who knew???
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Baggs is the man.
As long as Lewis is a Giant, the philosophical debate will rage on. Clearly, no player engenders more disagreement among segments of the fan base.
Those who rely solely on observational data — most casual fans — can’t get past Lewis’ strikeouts, mental lapses and his embarrassing clanks in left field. Those who put greater stock in quantitative analysis — raise those hands, stat geeks — defensively point to Lewis’ on-base percentage and UZR (ultimate zone rating) to show he’s more valuable than almost anyone else on an out-making roster.
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 23, 2010 8:16 PM PST reply actions
CLANK
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 24, 2010 12:00 AM PST up reply actions
“Mainly, I took too many pitches last year,” he said. “I’m going to be a lot more aggressive.”
/facepalm
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 23, 2010 8:27 PM PST reply actions
I’m actually glad to hear that.
These pretzels are making me thirsty
by NuschlerFace on Feb 23, 2010 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
Meulens has talked about the value of taking pitches, so maybe he can convince Lewis to stick with his instincts rather than try to please his fickle bosses.
by Seasick fish on Feb 23, 2010 8:38 PM PST up reply actions
I think it’s just a clever ploy to get more playing time. He’s secretly going to take just as many pitches!
by scotterduder on Feb 23, 2010 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
OH FRED HONEY NO
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
“You can’t walk off the bench”
/Dunston
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
by Gobroks on Feb 23, 2010 9:18 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
He is probably just referring to the times he would work the count beautifully and than take a called third strike right over the plate.
by shaolinironlion on Feb 23, 2010 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
He’s been brainwashed.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Had Bonds been less surly and become a Giant ten years later than he did, would they have convinced him that he took too many pitches and needed to be more aggressive? I wonder how much the AGGRESSIVE org philosophy actually affects the younger hitters.
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Maybe it's reverse psychology
to get the Giants to start him!!! ’cuz you know, hacking and all
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Feb 24, 2010 1:02 AM PST up reply actions
dude played lots of center in the minors. He can platoon with Rowand all year for my 2 cents worth
cheering for Adam Witter, who will hit bigleague dingers some day.
Still yelling "Go, Antoan"
Bochy knows about UZR but prefers the lesser known GRiT (Giant Running into Thing) and BoRK (Base on Rally Kill) when making his daily roster.
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by thatdog on Feb 23, 2010 9:27 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
The Giants front office gives him those numbers, along with its own methodological creations.
Ah, what I’d give to see those “methodologies”.
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
Believe the brother would enjoy the Manhole in the City then.
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by Natto on Feb 23, 2010 10:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
When I met with Andy I began the negotiations asking for Wieters. Andy said “No, thank you”. Then I demanded Adam Jones and Andy laughed. Not wanting to settle for anything less than the real value of Fred “Skates” Lewis I brought up the name of Nick Markakis. Andy the muttered something about a guy named Buster.
Then I said how about Matusz, Tillman, Arrieta, Bell. No, Nyet ad C’mon now.
Andy then offered Felix Pie or an old jock of Cal Ripken.
“Win mode,” he said. “There’s two words for you. We’re playing to win.”
Oh, there’s the problem. Last season they were playing to lose. With this reversal in strategy, good things are sure to happen.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
Just because Bochy knows what UZR is
doesn’t mean he actually uses it to evaluate players.
Because there really wasn’t any reason to bench Lewis last season, unless they used other means of evaluating Lewis.. Which were likely not as good as evaluating a player based on UZR and OBP.
by AmorVincitOmnia on Feb 24, 2010 1:56 AM PST reply actions
I wouldn't be so quick to say that
since ATT was the park where they were testing those fancy-pants new defense f/x cameras.
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I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 24, 2010 8:46 AM PST up reply actions
It’s funny too; have you ever met a scout before? They are insanely nerdified. Hawaiian shirts, sunglasses, sandals and khaki shorts do not look good on a middle-aged white guy
Sandals with socks!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 24, 2010 9:04 AM PST up reply actions
Well it would suck to get a sunburn on your foot. That crap hurts.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 24, 2010 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
You realize that someone looks at every single play when compiling their UZR numbers, right? Some might even say they are scouting them!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 24, 2010 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
It's probably smart
for scouts to use UZR.
by AmorVincitOmnia on Feb 24, 2010 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
He knows what it is because it was written on his palm prior to the interview
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I will when you do.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 24, 2010 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
?
Dianne Feinstein is not a former governor.
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Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
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I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 26, 2010 8:29 AM PST up reply actions
When Bochy said he knew what it was, a good journalist would have said, “yeah? What is it?” I bet Bochy’s glad he wasn’t asked.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
by rxmeister on Feb 24, 2010 4:30 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I do remember when Fred was benched, and he hadn’t hit a ball hard in about three weeks. It was a struggle to watch him at times, and his bat looked painfully slow.
Still no excuse for his limited playing time in 2009.
by AmorVincitOmnia on Feb 24, 2010 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
But Bochy said he’s aware of Lewis’ statistical strengths, including UZR. The Giants front office gives him those numbers, along with its own methodological creations.
“Boch, what you’re about to see is confidential, proprietary information. This is Defensive Evaluative Metric X. It tells you how good a defender is, and it’s the perfect stat.”
“Sounds good. What is it?”
“Well, we take fielding percentage and subtract .30 or add .30 depending on if the player is a good soldier or not. Fred Lewis is kind of whiny, so his DEMX is .947. Renteria’s is 1.000. Science.”
I know this is funny
But I thought AT&T park had some sort of secret camera system to evaluate range?
And if so, wouldn’t that be better than UZR?
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SportsVision
Baseball executives clamoring for more foolproof analysis might soon get their wish. Sportvision, the company that pioneered the Pitch/FX technology used to monitor the speed and movement of pitches on television and the Internet, is working to apply similar technology to defense. This year, Sportvision installed special cameras at AT&T Park in San Francisco to track everything from fielders’ jumps to the velocity of batted balls. A more widespread rollout of the product is still under discussion.
I am not sure if the fact that these cameras are installed at AT&T gives the Giants any special access to them or the data it provides.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 24, 2010 8:25 AM PST up reply actions
If someone said three years from now.... you'd be long gone....
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by SoFa King Mike on Feb 24, 2010 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
This is my favorite part:
“Grinding out a pitcher, going first to third, getting on base, getting that ball in the gap — not all those things show up in a box score, but they’re all important.”
Getting on base does show up in a box score!
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Feb 24, 2010 12:14 PM PST reply actions
Seems like the best outcome for Fred Lewis and the Giants would be him having a hellacious hot streak during spring. Y’know, the Manny Burriss route to the starting lineup. Sure, it’s a silly way to evaluate players, but it’s probably Fred’s last shot at sticking around.
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And apparently Big Head actually does know what UZR is.
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Or a room full of them.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 24, 2010 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
No book that’s that long is simplifying the concept of Bukkake.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 24, 2010 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
This is sound advice.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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I don’t know to whom “KFred” refers, and I don’t care to.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Britney’s ex.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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