Milkman delivers Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 (edited) So far today, he's 1-4 and he is down to a .305 average. I never believed that he'd approach .400, like some "analysts" said he might, but I never thought he'd be batting this low (for him). Anyone know what is wrong with this guy? Even with an awful offense last year, he broke the single-season hits record. I just don't know what's going on here. Edited June 10, 2005 by Milkman delivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benchwarmerjim Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Maybe pitchers have figured him out I didnt realize he was down to .301 For most other guys that would be a great average, but with Ichiro I would expect .330 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabroni Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Not that Ichiro needs any but there's also no protection in the Mariners' lineup. Their whole lineup is struggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Just wait until the season is over and he is .330+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabroni Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Just wait until the season is over and he is .330+. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Most likely. But they sure must be pissed that they signed Beltre to that huge contract now. :puke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokona Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 You guys are s***ting all over yourselves and he's hitting 300. Settle down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabroni Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 (edited) You guys are s***ting all over yourselves and he's hitting 300. Settle down. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No one is "s***ting all over themselves" but .300 is "meh" for Ichiro. Hell, Iguchi has been hitting around .300 for most of the season so far and this is his rookie season in the MLB. Edited June 10, 2005 by Jabroni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 He was batting .315 at the end of June last year. I don't think there's anything to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted June 10, 2005 Author Share Posted June 10, 2005 QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 9, 2005 -> 08:02 PM) No one is "s***ting all over themselves" but .300 is "meh" for Ichiro. Hell, Iguchi has been hitting around .300 for most of the season so far and this is his rookie season in the MLB. Just bring up a simple topic for discussion, and people jump all over you for it. There was nothing wrong with the question or the discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 9, 2005 -> 05:56 PM) Most likely. But they sure must be pissed that they signed Beltre to that huge contract now. :puke Beltre's contract isn't exactly "Huge"...it's large, but not like $20 mil or anything. I still think Beltre will find his swing. He was absolutely amazing last year. He will pull it together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Ichiro was ridiculously hot during the last few months of the year last year. It was like he'd never make an out. It was remarkable. Everyone goes through good streaks and bad streaks. That's why it's so darn hard to hit .400. You literally can't have more than a bad week or two during the entire season, otherwise you fall pretty far away from it and have to struggle back. Ichiro will end this season hitting .350 or more. He'll find that grove again. If nothing else, he'll start slamming the ball into the ground again, and that'll get him a hit every 3 at bats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jun 9, 2005 -> 08:03 PM) He was batting .315 at the end of June last year. I don't think there's anything to worry about. Yeah, this year's start was considered very hot for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 9, 2005 -> 11:51 PM) Beltre's contract isn't exactly "Huge"...it's large, but not like $20 mil or anything. I still think Beltre will find his swing. He was absolutely amazing last year. He will pull it together. Didn't he get something like $65 million for 5 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 (edited) QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 10, 2005 -> 06:38 AM) Didn't he get something like $65 million for 5 years? yes, that's about right. But that's still not ARod money we're talking. I still think the guy will snap it around, unless he had some help hitting those 40 some odd home runs last year. He's solid defensively, has a great bat, and is stuck adjusting to a new league right after getting hot in the other one. If he hits like this for 5 years, then yeah they wasted their money. But you don't expect guys to go from #2 in the MVP voting to garbage in 1 year if they're not hurt, especially when they're 26 years old. You know, I probably should have said $20 mil a year. Edited June 10, 2005 by Balta1701 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut33tillman Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 guys u knew beltre would be a 1 year wonder..or at least i did sure hes been a solid player with the dodgers, but he wasnt worth that phat contract he signed with the Ms this offseason and he wasnt as good as advertised last season..thats all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 QUOTE(peanut33tillman @ Jun 10, 2005 -> 04:30 PM) guys u knew beltre would be a 1 year wonder..or at least i did sure hes been a solid player with the dodgers, but he wasnt worth that phat contract he signed with the Ms this offseason and he wasnt as good as advertised last season..thats all Even if he was a 1-year wonder, if there was a moderate drop-off in his numbers this year, he'd still be worth that contract. He's getting like 12 or 13 million a year. If my 3b plays solid defense, hits 30-35 home runs, and hits .300, he's probably worth that money. Each of those numbers would be a substantial drop-off from his performance last year. And I don't put any of them out of his reach yet. If he'd put up 45+ home runs, .330 average 2 or 3 years in a row, I wouldn't have been surprised if he earned a bigger contract than Beltran. He was undervalued a bit because he'd only done it for 1 year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2005 -> 06:36 PM) Even if he was a 1-year wonder, if there was a moderate drop-off in his numbers this year, he'd still be worth that contract. He's getting like 12 or 13 million a year. If my 3b plays solid defense, hits 30-35 home runs, and hits .300, he's probably worth that money. Each of those numbers would be a substantial drop-off from his performance last year. And I don't put any of them out of his reach yet. If he'd put up 45+ home runs, .330 average 2 or 3 years in a row, I wouldn't have been surprised if he earned a bigger contract than Beltran. He was undervalued a bit because he'd only done it for 1 year. He never had numbers close to last year in a big time pitchers park. He finally puts up huge numbers last year. Why is that? Oh ya, his contract year. Now he will go back to his underachieving self at another insane pitchers park. He won't sniff .300 this year. It is sad how often players do so well in their contract year and go back to blowing like they previously had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxin' Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 QUOTE(qwerty @ Jun 10, 2005 -> 07:41 PM) He never had numbers close to last year in a big time pitchers park. He finally puts up huge numbers last year. Why is that? Oh ya, his contract year. Now he will go back to his underachieving self at another insane pitchers park. He won't sniff .300 this year. It is sad how often players do so well in their contract year and go back to blowing like they previously had. Aramis Rameriez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ Jun 10, 2005 -> 10:18 PM) Aramis Rameriez. Not lately... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 QUOTE(qwerty @ Jun 10, 2005 -> 07:41 PM) He never had numbers close to last year in a big time pitchers park. He finally puts up huge numbers last year. Why is that? Oh ya, his contract year. Now he will go back to his underachieving self at another insane pitchers park. He won't sniff .300 this year. It is sad how often players do so well in their contract year and go back to blowing like they previously had. What is sadder is that teams continue to give these guys huge ass contracts too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 You know you're good when you're hitting over .300 and people are asking what's wrong with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 Just wanna throw two sets of stats out there, see if you can guess who the two players are. .294 AVG/.347 OBP/.443 SLG/.790 OPS .295 AVG/.342 OBP/.406 SLG/.747 OPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 12:05 PM) Just wanna throw two sets of stats out there, see if you can guess who the two players are. .294 AVG/.347 OBP/.443 SLG/.790 OPS .295 AVG/.342 OBP/.406 SLG/.747 OPS Gooch and Ichiro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 01:07 PM) Gooch and Ichiro? Yes, I didn't list the salaries for a reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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