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He's for real
Tom Verducci, SI.com
Chien-Ming Wang's astoundingly low career strikeout rate (3.26 K/9.0 IP)
reminds me of Bill James' analysis in his Baseball Abstract where he asserts
young starting pitchers with low strikeout rates can be pretty much written
off. Do you see this law applying to the Yankees' young phenom or can he defy
all odds and become the backbone of the Bombers' for years to come? -- Jun
Shimmachi, Tokyo, Japan
Watch the guy pitch. Listen to what hitters say about him. Look at the low
rate of extra-base hits he yields. In general, yes, low strikeout rates
should be a cause for alarm. But Wang's sinker is so good he's one of a
handful of pitchers whom I believe could pitch an entire game with one pitch.
Basically, the guy is the exception to the rule because his sinker is so
freakishly good. And by pitching with the Yankees lineup behind him, and
essentially as their No. 3 starter, he can rack up a lot of wins.
He's the new Andy Pettitte in New York.
Which was more embarrassing for Orioles owner Peter Angelos: thousands of
fans rallying and calling for an end to his disgraceful tenure as owner, or
his own comments immediately afterward, basically calling non-apathetic fans
stupid? Not many businesses blame the customer for their failure. Is there a
more clueless owner in baseball? -- Gary, Baltimore
I would think Angelos' reaction to it was worse. This was similar to New York
Giants fans burning their tickets and hiring a plane to carry a banner over
the stadium decrying too many years of lousy football. You just don't dismiss
such obvious disgust from your fan base. Angelos should have acknowledged the
disenchantment and said he's as upset as they are with the past nine years.
There has been a lack of honesty in Baltimore about the state of the
franchise -- they've thrown away the past few seasons
by fooling themselves into thinking they were close to winning -- and that
leads to stagnation.
Corey Patterson is one of the most improved players in baseball? His numbers
are almost exactly right in line with his career numbers. Patterson ranks
27th out of 28 among AL outfielders in OBP and 21st out of 28th among AL
outfielders in slugging. That's not improvement, that's status quo bad. The
44 steals help, but the guy just can't hit. -- Chris Cowger, San Diego
OK, you're right. The guy was having a fairly good season but just flat out
hit a wall in August and hasn't recovered much in September. I did see some
improvement in the first half, but the guy still can't hit lefties or take
enough walks. Good call.
I do not understand why you lionize Mariano Rivera's postseason performance.
In the past five years he has blown more than a handful of big games. He blew
the seventh game of the 2001 World Series and the Red Sox ate his lunch in
the 2004 ALCS. Before you make him a saint you ought to point out that if he
were as good as he once was, the Yankees would have won at least one World
Series this century. They haven't because Rivera is no longer the stopper he
once was. Or maybe you are just a Yankees fan and
can't help yourself. -- Tom, Monmtpelier, Vt.
Now you're just being silly. And that's being kind. The guy is the greatest
postseason relief pitcher in history. Period. Did he blow a couple of big
games? Well, sure. (And one was on a broken bat blooper.) The guy has pitched
in 72 postseason games! He's not perfect. But check this out: Over 111 2/3
innings he is 8-1 with a 0.81 ERA, only 15 walks and 87 strikeouts. This is
while pitching in the most important games and against the best teams.
Phenomenal. Any kind of baseball fan, regardless of team
preference (and I assure you. Mr. New England, I have none) can see his
greatness.
I saw your rebound team of 2007 would be the Indians. How about another
tribe, the Braves? They've already resigned Bob Wickman and have picked up
John Smoltz's option. Offense is a strength for this team and I can only
image what Schuerholz will do to shore up the bullpen now that he has tasted
defeat for the first time in 14 years. The rotation gets better with lefty
Mike Hampton returning and chances are slim that they experience as many
injuries in the rotation as they did this year. I guess what
I'm saying is, you better stay on your toes Mets or it'll be a short lived
trip to the top of the NL East. -- Josh, Atlanta
I do agree with you that the Braves will be an improved team, depending on
how Hampton comes back and whether Schuerholz is pro-active with Andruw Jones
and makes a mega-deal this winter. In either case, they are a contender in
2007. But the tide has turned. The Mets are going to be a very good for a
while.
How about some Executive of the Year votes for Philadelphia's Pat Gillick?
Not only does he have the Phillies in contention for the wild card, but he
also jettisoned some awful contracts left by his predecessor (and players who
either weren't contributing or didn't fit in), has the Phils in better
financial shape for next year, and even though initially he said the team
wouldn't contend for another year or two, he made a couple of really great
moves by acquiring Jamie Moyer and Jeff Conine when he saw
that the team was still in the hunt. Plus, he gave guys like Dave Dellucci
and Shane Victorino a chance to be everyday players. If only he found a taker
for Pat Burrell ... -- Andrew Strasser, San Diego
Put him straight into the Hall of Fame if he can move Burrell's contract.
Yes, he's done a very good job with these team, especially with complementary
players. I wondered last winter why the picked up a good player like Dellucci
with no role for him, but now it's turned out to be prescient.
I would like to lobby for a change in our baseball rhetoric -- the concept of
the "meaningful" game. You sportswriters use this term an awful lot, and my
friends are starting to say it too. I find it depressing. Of course the goal
of every team is to win the World Series, and of course it's better to be in
contention than to stay in last place all season. But is it really fair to
call the games that the Royals, Pirates, Nationals, Orioles, etc., played th
is year meaningless? Can we find a way to
describe teams that have playoff chances without dismissing the inherent
value of competing to win this particular game, whether you're in last place
or not? I find it hard to swallow the notion that if I go to an Orioles game
in September, what I'm watching isn't "meaningful" unless they're playing a
contender. -- Steve, Minneapolis
Sorry, but I've got to disagree with you on this one. I do understand that
every game has a certain value to those playing in and those who paid to
watch it. But given that this is Major League Baseball and the mission
statement of every franchise is to win the World Series, meaningful means
you're still chasing the ultimate goal.
"David Ortiz can hit in any lineup." He didn't seem to hit very well in the
Twins' lineup (OPS's of .810, .799, and .839 in his last three seasons). I'm
surprised you discounted so quickly the notion that although Ortiz is a good
hitter, he benefits greatly from both the park he plays in and the lineup
that hits around him. -- Jeremy Scott, Arlington, Va.
Come on. You know Ortiz is a different hitter than he was in Minnesota. And
the dude has a higher OPS on the road (1.052) than at home (1.034) this year.
Is Fenway a hitter's park? Sure. But the guy is a stud hitter, not a creation
of his park or his lineup.
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