Things Ryan Theriot Would Like To Forget
In doing “research” for a different post (seriously), I came across this article about Ryan Theriot in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, from September 19th.
The Cardinals led the division until July 27, four days before the Furcal acquisition. Speaking only about his own role, Theriot noted, “When I was playing shortstop we were in first place. I know that. It is what it is.”
Now that the Cardinals have won the World Series, that quote seems a little silly.
Ryan Theriot’s postseason performance, incidentally:
NLDS: 6 for 10
NLCS: 1 for 10
WS: 1 for 13
[And, yes, I broke it up like that because those NLDS stats would make the whole thing look better if I didn't. Why can't I manipulate statistics to make a point? This is NotGraphs, not FanGraphs! Good grief.]
Things I would like to forget:
–The Cardinals won the World Series
–Ryan Theriot
Furcal 2011 Postseason: .195/.244/.325
If you factor in ‘leadership’ and ‘veteran presence’ that line actually becomes: .525/.780/One Million.
This reminds me I never got around to burning my theriot jersey t-shirt from a few years ago. I need to get on that.
I was absolutley positive I was going to see this link embedded above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BMv9Vls7mRg
100% full of things RIOT would like to forget.
Forgot to mention the other important part: Yakkety Sax!
Oh, man, that’s a great video. My favorite part is at about 2:30, where he gives up trying to pick up the ball and just ends up pushing it to the second baseman.