Comments on: Verlander Outpitches His ERA

By: sh

sh — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:12:55 +0000

since they are two hot players of discussion here…

who would get the better of a Verlander for Fukudome trade?

Going into the season, I thought (felt in my gut by channeling my inner Charlie Manuel) that Fukudome would perform ‘better’ this year compared to last, though certainly not as well as he’s produced thus far. But I’ve always been a Verlander fan, and think he has the higher upside, even with the struggles last season.

If we are speculating on both players, who do people think will end up with the better lines at the end of this season?

I missed Verlander’s performance last night, so it’s interesting to hear that Detroit defense & bullpen both added to his recent woes.

By: Steve Balboni

Steve Balboni — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:47:16 +0000

I watched him last night and this thought occured to me: The k/9 (and secondary stats built on that) can be misleading when a guy puts a ton of batters on base. Striking out 11 of 40 batters faces is less impressive than 11 of 35. Seems like K/plate appearance would be more meaningful.

I’m sure others have thought this through, so why do we still use k/9. Because its easier? Or is it more meaningful in a way that escapes me?

By: Big Oil

Big Oil — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:04:38 +0000

One thing I was able to take note of was his (somehow) increase in BABIP after the start, likely thanks in no small part to Mr. Raburn.

By: Eric Cioe

Eric Cioe — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:17:19 +0000

Ryan Raburn, recently called up from AAA, botched two pretty simple plays in right field last night. He added probably 20 pitches onto the outing. Verlander didn’t pitch well, but he certainly didn’t deserve to have all of those runs be earned. The official scorer there has been ridiculous this series. The first inning HR came on a curveball that ended, rather than started, at the knees. The fifth inning, he gave up 3 hits in a row on fastballs away. He rarely comes in with it. And as we all know, 95 mph is no better than 85 on that side of the plate. You have to come in with it for the velocity to be an advantage.

By: Big Oil

Big Oil — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:43:56 +0000

Can someone who watched the game last night give me the report on his performance? Defense, velocity, pitch location/control…what gave?

Thanks.

By: mymrbig

mymrbig — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:27:00 +0000

Dave said – “Carlos Guillen defended like he had been drinking before taking his left field spot on Friday night”

Hilarious. Somehow I missed this when I first read the post, but that is some funny stuff coming from a Mariners fan:-)

By: LarryWayne

LarryWayne — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:41:40 +0000

Hahah, yeah, Dan, Neyer pointed to this today in his blog, and, as always, gave Dave credit.

By: Dave Cameron

Dave Cameron — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:22:23 +0000

No, it’s not.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:21:33 +0000

This is plagiarized from ESPN.com

By: Gibby

Gibby — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:23:47 +0000

Would you take him over Volquez?