lostfan Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 (edited) I've been thinking about this the last few days, I've seen it mentioned a couple of times by other posters, and I mentioned it in today's game thread but it won't really get discussed here. Why is Anderson being put in against lefties, and Wise against righties? Because Anderson is good against LHP and Wise against RHP right? Well, no, not so much. Anderson CAN hit RHP although coincidentally all 4 of his HRs came against LHP. This year he's hitting .273 against RHP (over .300 I believe until a couple weeks ago and when Wise got here) and .156 against LHP. Yeah, that's a pretty big gap there that he's not going to close unless he faces them both on a regular basis. For reference's sake - in 2006 he was .249/.204 so it's not just a this year thing. So, that must mean DeWayne Wise is amazing against RHP right? Well he's hitting .346 right now but that's a microscopic sample size, so let's go back and see his career MLB numbers which is .215... yuck. And this isn't just because he struggled adjusting to MLB pitching in his The only logical explanation I can think of here is that Ozzie wants Anderson to get work in against lefties, but even still, it's not like he hurts the team against RHP? Am I that far off base here to be wondering all this? Edited July 2, 2008 by lostfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Communists can't hit right handers. Don't you know even teh simplest facts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 2, 2008 -> 08:46 PM) Communists can't hit right handers. Don't you know even teh simplest facts? doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 The Scariest thing about Anderson's splits? He's 7 for 46 against lefties, but all 4 of his home runs have come against lefties. He has 3 hits against lefties that have stayed in the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCQ Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Yea man maybe your right wise sure did look terrible against borowski on tuesday, we shoulda let anderson hit. That was such a dumb move by ozzie. I mean well never know what anderson woulda done but if i had to guess he woulda got a base hit stole second and scored. O wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnwood Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 2, 2008 -> 07:46 PM) Communists can't hit right handers. Don't you know even teh simplest facts? What is the backstory on the whole Anderson/Communist thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 QUOTE (Linnwood @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 07:37 AM) What is the backstory on the whole Anderson/Communist thing? It was basically the only logical way we could explain how Ozzie kept losing games in 06 by sticking Mack in CF. Anderson had to be a Red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Although I'm a firm believer in sample size and guys like Wise don't suddenly "break out" at age 30, in the case of bench players I do think there is such as thing as "riding a hot hand". The Sox should ride Wise until he starts to suck again (and it will happen), at which point BA should be the usual backup for defensive purposes alone. I've come to the sad conclusion that BA is never going to be a good MLB hitter, his peak seems something like 250/310/480, which with his defense would put him as an above average starter. And that, IMO, is his peak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 So I'm in town, and I was at the game talking mad s*** once I found out Wise was leading off for the Sox today, and how mad I was that he was leading off, then he hits a leadoff home run. Awesome times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Compare the stats for Brian Anderson and Chris Young (extrapolating BA's out to 342 AB, same as Young), and you have creepily similar numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 4, 2008 -> 07:29 PM) Compare the stats for Brian Anderson and Chris Young (extrapolating BA's out to 342 AB, same as Young), and you have creepily similar numbers. I haven't actually done as you suggested. But if it is the case, I find it extremely humorous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Extrapolating BA's 125 AB to CY's 345 in parentheses... Average BA .232 CY .235 Runs BA 11 (30.36) CY 48 RBI BA 15 (41.4) CY 45 Doubles BA 9 (24.84) CY 21 Triples BA 0 CY 2 Home Runs BA 4 (11) CY 13 Total Bases BA 50 (138) CY 145 K BA 31 (85.56) CY 83 BB BA 6 (16.56) CY 33 SB BA 2 (5.52) CY 4 OBP BA .267 CY .302 Slug BA .400 CY .420 OPS BA .667 CY .722 Young has better numbers, but not significantly. Anderson plays the better defense, and isn't being counted on to get on base out of the leadoff spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 Why the hell does Chris Young lead off? Never figured that one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 that's hysterical. I thought by this time Young would start hitting for better avg. and get on base more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harfman77 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 6, 2008 -> 10:42 AM) Why the hell does Chris Young lead off? Never figured that one out. Because they have no one else in that lineup that fits the lead off spot either, but someone has to do it. If O-dog walks at the end of the year, Bonifacio could bat leadoff next season for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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