Ozzie blew it

[bigredrudy]

I could not believe it when I saw AJ hit against Walker. I thought surely Ozuna would hit for AJ. And here is why. Including AJ's AB against Walker last night walker has the following numbers.Against lefthanders his BA is .231-his slugging percentage is.298 and his OBP is .273. Against righthanders he has a .274 BA-a .417 slugging percentage And a .340 OBP.In addition his walk and strikeout totals are as follows:against lefthanders he has 4 walks and 24 strikeouts-agains righthanders he has 9 walks and 6 strikeouts. He has 104 ABs against lefthanders and 84 ABs gainst righthanders. Ozuna is hitting .305 against lefthanders and in 95 official ABs he has struck out only 11 times. It is easy to see that more than likely Ozuna would make contact against Walker and with the infield in he could probably slap one through. Ozzie must have had a gut feeling because his non-move was definitely against the percentages. In fact Ozuna has pinch hit for AJ before and he got a double. by the way AJ was only hitting.226 against lefthanders. I have a gut feeling that this non move could prove costly.

[Al Lopez Ghost (old)]

I felt the same way. Pablo, even Widger or Brian Anderson. Likely they would've walked the guy to load the bases and brought in a righty to face Paulie. Whatever scenario developed, it was a better bet than AJ against a lefty. Just a bad decision by Ozzie.

[Gene Honda Civic]

obviously. If only he had, oh, say 15 hours to make that decision this post would have helped him.

[Felix]

obviously. If only he had, oh, say 15 hours to make that decision this post would have helped him.

or if he had a stat book with him that had every stat known to man in it so he knew exactly what AJ's numbers were against lefties and what Walkers numbers are.

[letsgoarow]

i would of let cliff bat

[Gene Honda Civic]

or if he had a stat book with him that had every stat known to man in it so he knew exactly what AJ's numbers were against lefties and what Walkers numbers are.

Funny you should mention this..

 

Every Major league team an manager has exactly what you describe.

 

To not have one would be grounds for firing.

[fathom]

or if he had a stat book with him that had every stat known to man in it so he knew exactly what AJ's numbers were against lefties and what Walkers numbers are.

 

I hope you're not serious.

[RockRaines]

I could not believe it when I saw AJ hit against Walker. I thought surely Ozuna would hit for AJ. And here is why. Including AJ's AB against Walker last night walker has the following numbers.Against lefthanders his BA is .231-his slugging percentage is.298 and his OBP is .273. Against righthanders he has a .274 BA-a .417 slugging percentage And a .340 OBP.In addition his walk and strikeout totals are as follows:against lefthanders he has 4 walks and 24 strikeouts-agains righthanders he has 9 walks and 6 strikeouts. He has 104 ABs against lefthanders and 84 ABs gainst righthanders. Ozuna is hitting .305 against lefthanders and in 95 official ABs he has struck out only 11 times. It is easy to see that more than likely Ozuna would make contact against Walker and with the infield in he could probably slap one through. Ozzie must have had a gut feeling because his non-move was definitely against the percentages. In fact Ozuna has pinch hit for AJ before and he got a double. by the way AJ was only hitting.226 against lefthanders. I have a gut feeling that this non move could prove costly.

you blew it for regurgitating this argument for the 15th time today. Was it a bad move, yes. Did it deserve some ciritcism last night, yes. Do we have a game today, yes. Get over it, lets win tonight.

[Buehrle>Wood]

or if he had a stat book with him that had every stat known to man in it so he knew exactly what AJ's numbers were against lefties and what Walkers numbers are.

Please be joking.

 

 

 

Yes, in fact, he should.

[Ozzie Montana]

It's also odd cause even Hawk and DJ were saying the same thing and they usually back Ozzie up so something must be going on if they are not agreeing with him, even on the air.

Edited September 27, 2005 by Ozzie Montana

[fathom]

It's also odd cause even Hawk and DJ were saying the same thing and they usually back Ozzie up so something must be going on if they are not agreeing with him, even on the air.

 

Those two, along with Melton, have been very open about some of their criticisms with Ozzie's managing. DJ continues to ask questions regarding why a starting pitcher is still in the game.

[SoxFan1]

or if he had a stat book with him that had every stat known to man in it so he knew exactly what AJ's numbers were against lefties and what Walkers numbers are.

Oh. My. God. Please tell me you just got sick of using green or something. Please.

[southsideirish71]

or if he had a stat book with him that had every stat known to man in it so he knew exactly what AJ's numbers were against lefties and what Walkers numbers are.

 

Even high schools and colleges scout the other teams and know tendancies and stats.

[Mercy!]

you blew it for regurgitating this argument for the 15th time today.  Was it a bad move, yes.  Did it deserve some ciritcism last night, yes.  Do we have a game today, yes.  Get over it, lets win tonight.

I don’t have much of a problem with folks talking about the same things over and over. Thank goodness the powers-that-be here don’t treat this stuff like the attendance threads at WSI. But someone really ought to start ONE “Fire Ozzie” or “Ozzie Blew It” thread at the start of the season to keep it all in one easy-to-find location.