Comments on: Pity Nick Blackburn

By: glassSheets

glassSheets — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:36:26 +0000

Hey kids, Ron Gardenhire decided he wants to pinch hit Joe Mauer for either Redmond, Casilla, or Punto. You are given the leverage index for each of the three at bats below. Where would you use your best hitter if you got to pick?

Redmond = 3.61
Casilla = 0.99
Punto = 2.77

C’mon kids, it’s easy. Too bad Gardy is awful.

By: twinsfan

twinsfan — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:02:04 +0000

7th highest FB% in the league, who needs an outfield?

By: Dwade

Dwade — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:32:14 +0000

The exact same OF just ran out there against the Cubs with Kevin Slowey on the mound.

At least Nick Punto is back…

By: JI

JI — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:44:47 +0000

That seems worse than Ibanez/Bloomquist/Everett

By: greenmachine

greenmachine — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:59:01 +0000

Speaking of those DHs, how’s Kubel hitting this season, Dave Cameron?

By: BeefMaster

BeefMaster — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:07:33 +0000

Actually, not keeping the original alignment was what cost them – the Twins brought Gomez in as a defensive replacement in the 8th, taking out Kubel and moving Cuddyer to right. It was Cuddyer that played Hannahan’s single into a triple. Kubel probably has little enough range that he wouldn’t have tried to make the catch there, so they actually would’ve been better off keeping the horrible outfield alignment.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:33:22 +0000

Back in ’99 the Cubs ran out Henry Rodriguez in Left, Sosa in Center and GlenAllen Hill in right a couple times. Brutal.

By: sam

sam — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:35:51 +0000

this OF has nothing on the A’s OF in 2000. Credit Gardy, though, for putting Cuddyer in CF over the other guys

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:53:17 +0000

Rather Kearns has an amazing arm
His UZR fluctuates

By: vivaelpujols

vivaelpujols — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:37:29 +0000

Kearns is an amazing defender…