.475

AG/DC
Mar 31 2008 09:27 PM

That David Wright --- he's a swell one with the bases loaded. Ya, you betcha.

Situation AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Bases Loaded 40 53 19 8 0 4 56 6 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 0 .475 .490 .975 1.465

Fman99
Apr 01 2008 05:13 AM

Wow, an OPS of 1.465. That's the shizz.

Triple Dee
Apr 01 2008 05:53 AM

Out of interest, who holds the record for most Grand Slams as a Mets player?

My guess would be either, Rockin' Robin or Darryl

metirish
Apr 01 2008 07:00 AM

Piazza ?

Benjamin Grimm
Apr 01 2008 07:03 AM

I think John Milner had a bunch of them.

Someday the UMDB will have that information, but not yet. (It's in the works, though.)

themetfairy
Apr 01 2008 07:04 AM

According to p. 447 of this year's Media Guide, Irish is correct. Piazza tops the list of Mets Grand Slams with 6. Behind him with 5 apiece are HoJo, Kevin McReynolds, John Milner and Robin Ventura.

AG/DC
Apr 01 2008 07:10 AM

That would suggest that Wright leads among active Mets.

Already.

And he's like 14 years old.

soupcan
Apr 01 2008 07:18 AM

I've read that its both easier and harder to hit with the sacks drunk.

Easier because the pressure is on the pitcher to throw strikes. Harder because the batter tends to press to get the big hit.

So basically my post adds nothing to this thread.

themetfairy
Apr 01 2008 07:22 AM

AG/DC wrote:
That would suggest that Wright leads among active Mets.

Already.

And he's like 14 years old.

According to P. 303 of said Media Guide, Mr. Wright has 4 Grand Slams (the most recent on August 20, 2006 off of Josh Fogg at Colorado).

Benjamin Grimm
Apr 01 2008 07:26 AM

It's not that surprising that he'd lead among active Mets. He may be young, but he does have seniority over everyone but Jose Reyes.

seawolf17
Apr 01 2008 07:38 AM

I was actually going to guess McReynolds.

metirish
Apr 01 2008 07:40 AM

themetfairy wrote:
Irish is correct.

Truly a sad day at the Pool.

IIRC Piazza is among the leaders in career Grand Slams.

AG/DC
Apr 01 2008 07:51 AM

themetfairy wrote:
="AG/DC"]That would suggest that Wright leads among active Mets.

Already.

And he's like 14 years old.

According to P. 303 of said Media Guide, Mr. Wright has 4 Grand Slams (the most recent on August 20, 2006 off of Josh Fogg at Colorado).

I jsut referenced the first post int the thread.

themetfairy
Apr 01 2008 08:03 AM

Yeah, but the table is stretching the thread out and that makes it harder for me to read.

themetfairy
Apr 01 2008 08:05 AM

metirish wrote:
="themetfairy"] Irish is correct.

Truly a sad day at the Pool.

IIRC Piazza is among the leaders in career Grand Slams.

He is, but he lags behind Ventura. [url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/higs1.shtml]Here's the list[/url].

Gwreck
Apr 01 2008 08:29 AM

Keep in mind that Ventura is probably not officially credited with Mets grand slam #6 to tie him with Piazza.

Fman99
Apr 01 2008 10:01 AM

themetfairy wrote:
="metirish"]
themetfairy wrote:
Irish is correct.

Truly a sad day at the Pool.

IIRC Piazza is among the leaders in career Grand Slams.

He is, but he lags behind Ventura. [url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/higs1.shtml]Here's the list[/url].

That's an interesting list. Hard to believe that only 8 of Mays' 660 dingers were with the bases juiced.

Nymr83
Apr 01 2008 12:10 PM

soupcan wrote:
I've read that its both easier and harder to hit with the sacks drunk.

Easier because the pressure is on the pitcher to throw strikes. Harder because the batter tends to press to get the big hit.

So basically my post adds nothing to this thread.

statistics suggest it is easier, likely because of the 'must throw a strike' thing. but this of course doesnt account for the increased likelihood that when the bases are loaded you are facing a pitcher who is tired or at least at the moment ineffective.

metirish
Apr 01 2008 12:21 PM

Fran Healy used to rave about how certain players like Piazza, Ventura and his buddy Reggie used to relish hitting with the bases loaded, while others would get all nervous and fail to get the arms extended and lose their confidence.

It's that type of color commentary I miss.

AG/DC
Apr 01 2008 12:24 PM

April fool?

Nymr83
Apr 01 2008 03:35 PM

metirish wrote:
Fran Healy used to rave about how certain players like Piazza, Ventura and his buddy Reggie used to relish hitting with the bases loaded, while others would get all nervous and fail to get the arms extended and lose their confidence.

It's that type of color commentary I miss.

commentary that is in fact inaccurate? the league has a higher avg/obp/slg with the bases loaded.

AG/DC
Apr 01 2008 06:30 PM

He said others. Not all others.

Nymr83
Apr 01 2008 06:43 PM

find me a hitter who will say he doesn't "relish" hitting with the bases loaded. its like saying a pitcher "relishes" pitching with an 0-2 count.

AG/DC
Apr 01 2008 07:21 PM

Oh, I agree. That's why Bobby Valentine has to take some heat for Kenny Rogers '99. It wasn't Rogers' decision to intentionally walk the two previous batters.

metirish
Apr 01 2008 07:24 PM

I was hoping Fran would pay us a visit but I suppose he's busy polishing his Hall Of fame shows , I think Fran's exact words were that a players nervous system gets activated and that gets them all flustered, at least the ones that didn't relish it.

Fran?