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I Want Walks

Edgy DC Aug 09 2006 01:24 PM

Walks are what's keeping this very good Mets team from being a juggernaut. Despite leading the league in runs, they're eighth in wlaks. No mad walkers on this team. I want more of them boring walks.

metirish Aug 09 2006 01:30 PM

Yeah they should really work on that because as we know in the post-season teams have to manufacture runs.

cooby Aug 09 2006 01:36 PM

Joe's a great dresser; I have noticed that purple ties are IN.

Elster88 Aug 09 2006 01:37 PM

Don't the TV people dress them?

Edgy DC Aug 09 2006 01:37 PM

God, walks reeally are boring.

MFS62 Aug 09 2006 01:37 PM

He looks like he shops at Syms - in the extra portly section. Later

metirish Aug 09 2006 01:38 PM

I think Joe Morgan ruined edgy's post......my bad.

cooby Aug 09 2006 01:48 PM

Elster88 wrote: Don't the TV people dress them? Maybe that same purple tie's getting passed around then

Farmer Ted Aug 09 2006 04:23 PM

As many players from the DR and PR will say, you hit your way off the island, you don't walk. Let's start playing baseball the Gene Mauch way. Leadoff bunt for a single, bunt him over to second, bunt him over third, RBI single.

Vic Sage Aug 09 2006 04:28 PM

]Let's start playing baseball the Gene Mauch way. Leadoff bunt for a single, bunt him over to second, bunt him over third, RBI single. yeah, well, how about lets not?

Hillbilly Aug 09 2006 04:45 PM

so does he.

vtmet Aug 09 2006 08:50 PM

I don't know about anybody else...but... If I had a choice: 1) in being in the top 2 positions in the league in walks, hits, OBP and batting average... Or 2) in being in the top 2 positions in the league in steals; extra basehits, total bases, OPS, runs and RBI... I would pick choice number 2 every time...

Edgy DC Aug 10 2006 12:14 AM

It's not a choice, though. I want it all. I want it now. I got five walks today. Want one?

Nymr83 Aug 10 2006 01:29 AM

yeah, the best thing we can do is lead the league in ALL offensive categories, then we won't have to worry about what we need and what we don't. still, we are on top in OPS (i think) and thats probably the most important (after Runs itself which, being the goal, isnt really useful as a stat here...more of a yogi-ism "we'll lead the league in runs if we can lead the league in runs.") i would think that teams at the top of either OBP or SLG do well in runs scored and that teams at the top of both do even better. i'd also suspect that your ranking in stolen bases doesn't matter much though your ranking in sb% may certainly help.

Frayed Knot Aug 10 2006 10:08 AM

In order of how the various stats correspond to runs scored, IIRC, they go something like this: - OPS (and actually cetain variances of OPS, like OBP*1.4+SLG, score even higher) - OBP - SLG - BA - SBs, which are way down the list, ranking barely better than random

Nymr83 Aug 10 2006 02:40 PM

yeah thats pretty much what i'd expect. hey edgy you wanted walks, you've got walks today!

Edgy DC Aug 10 2006 02:46 PM

Eight of 'em. And, whaddayaknow, seven runs.