Comments on: Ram’s Rambles: I Hate Walks http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/04/rams-rambles-i-hate-walks.html Sun, 26 May 2013 00:19:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: METS62FAN http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/04/rams-rambles-i-hate-walks.html#comment-147319 METS62FAN Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:07:01 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=48198#comment-147319 ’86 , can we get a grip & understand these aren’t Little Leaguers,Babe Ruthers or NCAA levelers; but PROFESSIONALS our hitting didn’t suffer because of HOJO, our pitching isn’t scatter-gunning because of WaRTHEN. iN FACT, IF MY MEMIORY SERVES THIS SAME COMPLAINT WAS UPON EVERYONE’S LIPS IN ‘;09 ONLY TO FADE IN ’10 DESPITE THE IDENTICAL PC. I’VE NO MAGFIC ANSWER; THOUGH I AGREE WITH THE OBSERVATION THAT THE BB MERRY-GO-ROUND ISN’T HELPING ANY. AS OF MY TYPING THIS, THE NYM PITCHING STAFF HAS SURRENDERED 44 UNINTENTIONAL FREE PASSES 26 BY THE ROTATION & 18 BY THOSE CHAERGED WITH BAILING OUT THE ROTATION(BULLPEN) THOUGH I HATE TO SAY THIS BECAUSE I LOVE THE KID SO MUCH; BUT ISN’T IT JUST AS LIKELY THE INEXPERIENCE @ CATCHER AS IT IS THE PC,LAST YR WITH VETS PUTTING DOWN THE FINGERS, FRAMING THE CLOSE ONES THE ISSURE SEEMED TO DISPERSE. ESPECIALLY IF WE TOSS OUT DICKEY’S FINGERNAIL GAME WITH IT’S DISTORTION OF BB IT’S QUITE APPARENT THE ROTATIONAL CULPRIT IS PELFREY & HIS 9 BB Vs 6 K IN 11.2 IP WHILE OUR BULLPEN TRANGRESSORS ARE FRANKIE & BUCCHOLTZ WITH 4 BB EACH. WITH A BREAKDOWN AS:
K-ROD 4BB Vs 5K IN 3.2IP
BUCCHOLTZ, 4BB Vs 7K IN 5.2IP
IN SUCH AN INSIGNIFICANTLY TINY SAMPLING AS A MERE 10 G AVERAGES, ERA,WHIP ARE MEANINGLESS; HOWEVER RAW NUMBERS & RATIOS TO IP IS CERTAINLY ALARMINGLY OBVIOUS AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT. TYPICALLY, I FIND THERE IS RARELY A MAGIC SINGLE SOLUTION. WHILE SATISH WAS IMPRESSED WITH YOUNG’S LAMENTATION. IT WOULD SEEM THAT HIS RATE OF 1 BB PER 2 IP BELIES THE CONCERN, IS THE ANSWER THEORY A BRIEF GLIMPSE AT OUR INDIVIDUAL PITCHERS, YHEIR IP, Ks,BBs REVEALS WHAT U MIGHT THINK OF AS COUNTERINTUITIVE AS YOUNG & BUCCHOLTZ WOULD APPARENTLY SEEM WORTHY OF ACCOLADES BASED UPON EYEBALLING; BUT ALAS:
IP K BB
K-ROD 3.2 5 4
BEATO 6.0 1 0
BOYER 6.2 1 1
BUCHHOLTZ 5.2 7 4
BYRDAK 4.0 6 2
IGGY 0.2 0 1
IZZY 0.2 0 0
PARNELL 4.1 7 3

PELFREY 11.2 6 9
NIESE 11.0 10 2
DICKEY 11.0 10 8*
CAPUANO 6.2 8 2
YOUNG 12.1 12 6
*ABERRATION DUE TO SPLIT NAIL DISABLING CONTROL CHECK CAREER STATS RANKED IN TOP 5 FOR CONTROL FEWEST BB IN ’10 IN THE NL.

]]> By: 86mets http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/04/rams-rambles-i-hate-walks.html#comment-147096 86mets Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:53:19 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=48198#comment-147096 You’re not the only one who’s noticed it. It’s a shame and a travesty for these guys to not be able to find the strike zone consistently. They have the 2nd most walks allowed in the NL and 2nd worst ERA. Is there any wonder why the ERA is so bad? I think it’s a condemnation of pitching coach Dan Warthen. If one or two guys were having trouble throwing strikes that would be one thing. But it seems to be 11 out 13 pitchers who can’t find the plate. What is Warthen trying to instill in these guys? To imitate Oliver Perez? If it is, it’s working wonderfully. Granted, the rotation isn’t overpowering like San Francisco or Boston or Philadelphia and the stuff most of these guys throw is just about league average. But there is no reason why they can’t, as you so well put, trust their defense and be aggressive in the strike zone, especially at Citi Field where mistakes can become outs instead of homeruns. Of course, we’re just 10 games into the season and it’s possible all these new guys are still getting acclimated to a new team. So there is plenty of time and plenty of hope left in 2011.

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