Tillman going for Win #14

[hattersgonnahate]

Bases juiced no outs. Let's hope for a monster inning.

Looks like you got your wish.

 

[jeffro151]

We need to lock McLouth up asap. Dont let him test FA. Id like to see him get a 2-3 year deal.

 

[CamdenFan]

We need to lock McLouth up asap. Dont let him test FA. Id like to see him get a 2-3 year deal.

Agreed. The guy has always had potential. He got a raw deal with the Pirates. But anytime you can have a LF hitting .290 with a solid glove defensively and most importantly 25 plus stolen bases, you've got a guy that will contribute and is worth paying some money for.

He deserves it. He's earned it. Good for him. The O's would be stupid not to pay him.

 

[hattersgonnahate]

We need to lock McLouth up asap. Dont let him test FA. Id like to see him get a 2-3 year deal.

While I'm glad that McLouth has been playing well for us, it should be noted that there are two unusually high stats this year:

BABIP: 0.317 this year, vs. a career average of 0.283
Line drive percentage: 26.5% this year, vs. a career average of 19.4%

Translation: His AVG and OBP could regress in the negative direction.

 

[tedman2012]

Agreed. The guy has always had potential. He got a raw deal with the Pirates. But anytime you can have a LF hitting .290 with a solid glove defensively and most importantly 25 plus stolen bases, you've got a guy that will contribute and is worth paying some money for.

He deserves it. He's earned it. Good for him. The O's would be stupid not to pay him.

i would rather pay elsbury 10 million more a year .

 

[tedman2012]

i want to see more of ryan . screw brob

 

[tedman2012]

lol keep running

 

[Taz_Hokie]

I love it when these idiots test Markakis' arm.

 

[CamdenFan]

While I'm glad that McLouth has been playing well for us, it should be noted that there are two unusually high stats this year:

BABIP: 0.317 this year, vs. a career average of 0.283
Line drive percentage: 26.5% this year, vs. a career average of 19.4%

Translation: His AVG and OBP could regress in the negative direction.

Much of his career he was used as a utility player and rode the bench quite a bit. This is the first year in a long time that he has been given an opportunity to start regularly. Your stats do not consider the advantage of playing everyday.

 

[jeffro151]

Much of his career he was used as a utility player and rode the bench quite a bit. This is the first year in a long time that he has been given an opportunity to start regularly. Your stats do not consider the advantage of playing everyday.

Exactly. Look what playing everyday has done for Chris Davis.

 

[tedman2012]

k rod = homer

 

[Taz_Hokie]

k rod = homer

x 2

Who did we give up for this scrub again?

 

[jeffro151]

Fuckin HR machine right here. smh

 

[CamdenFan]

WTF? We bring in a guy to throw batting practice? Give this guy the quick hook and go about winning this game.

 

[hattersgonnahate]

Much of his career he was used as a utility player and rode the bench quite a bit. This is the first year in a long time that he has been given an opportunity to start regularly. Your stats do not consider the advantage of playing everyday.

Exactly. Look what playing everyday has done for Chris Davis.

I agree that playing regularly could lead to an increase of skill level and thus increase BABIP slightly... but how do you explain the spike in McLouth's line drive percentage (which will inflate AVG and OBP because liners are much more likely to fall for a hit or result in a home run)? For comparison, let's actually look at Chris Davis: his LD% is 23.8% this year, which is fairly close to the career average of 23.3%.

(Again, this is not meant as criticism against McLouth... I'm just trying to analyze his numbers objectively.)

 

[tedman2012]

x 2

Who did we give up for this scrub again?

delmonico

 

[NJBuckO's]

Why do they always put it back in Johnson territory?

 

[hattersgonnahate]

Why do they always put it back in Johnson territory?

...so that he could get saves with a 3-run lead?

 

[tedman2012]

indians lost . tb and red sox trail

 

[tedman2012]

game2