Re: Alcides Escobar breaks DiMaggios record!!
why does everyone get a hard on over walks, i'll take singles hitters all day, they put the ball in play, move runners....unless you are on a home run hitting team, or everyone can draw a lot of walks....singles win games, walks get you in position to win games.
Give me the slap hitters who can get base hits and get on .360.....wouldn't you rather have a guy batting .320 with a .360 obp then a guy batting .280 with a .360 obp? he would have a higher slugging percentage, he would be moving runners, and getting on the same.....pretty clear choice, isn't it?
Re: Alcides Escobar breaks DiMaggios record!!
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Jeffy25
why does everyone get a hard on over walks
It's not about walks. It's about not making outs.
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i'll take singles hitters all day, they put the ball in play, move runners....
Power hitters, who also tend to be better at drawing walks, move runners better.
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Give me the slap hitters who can get base hits and get on .360.....wouldn't you rather have a guy batting .320 with a .360 obp then a guy batting .280 with a .360 obp? he would have a higher slugging percentage, he would be moving runners, and getting on the same.....pretty clear choice, isn't it?
Yes, given two players with identical OBP's and identical power, the one with the higher batting average will be more valuable (all other things like defense, baserunning, etc. being equal). I don't see anybody saying otherwise.
Re: Alcides Escobar breaks DiMaggios record!!
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HoustonGM
5 players have OBP's of .360 plus. Seems pretty good
2 of them definately will not sustain that... (Braun and Escobar)
Re: Alcides Escobar breaks DiMaggios record!!
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RedsoxRockies
2 of them definately will not sustain that... (Braun and Escobar)
They won't sustain what they did in that season, but they likely will sustain good OBP's.
Re: Alcides Escobar breaks DiMaggios record!!
First time poster, long time player of BBM, .Closest I've gotten to that record was Hafeez Khan, 3rd Basemen for the Las Vegas Aces. Hit for 49 straight games. That year he received over 3,000,000 votes for the all-star game.
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Re: Alcides Escobar breaks DiMaggios record!!
In that lineup, I'd bat him 9th (Yes, 9th) so that the guys in the middle of the order could get up more often. But if he's not batting 9th, I would keep him leadoff (no point in him batting 8th).
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It depends on the other players on the team, of course, but on most teams I'd probably bat him 2nd.
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HoustonGM
They won't sustain what they did in that season, but they likely will sustain good OBP's.
If Escobar drops down to around a .300 AVG, his OBP would be around .325-.330. ....
Re: Alcides Escobar breaks DiMaggios record!!
The hits could turn into walks though, instead of outs.
Re: Alcides Escobar breaks DiMaggios record!!
Alright, as this was resurrected, i could post Escobar's 2012 stats:
.318 AVG(215 hits)
4 HR
56 RBI
86 Runs
28 BB
.348 OBA
17 2B
6 3B
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19 SB, 28 CS!!!
he went 1-19 in the playoffs with no walks, so not a great season. Won the Gold Glove, though....
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Re: Alcides Escobar breaks DiMaggios record!!
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Jellio
Alright, as this was resurrected, i could post Escobar's 2012 stats:
.318 AVG(215 hits)
4 HR
56 RBI
86 Runs
28 BB
.348 OBA
17 2B
6 3B
+
19 SB, 28 CS!!!
he went 1-19 in the playoffs with no walks, so not a great season. Won the Gold Glove, though....
Lol. Well a Gold Glove is good.
Funny that he almost had more RBI's than Deer did in 1992. Deer just had 28 more home runs. lol
