calsnowskier
Sarcastic F-wad
Team is 8-16 since acquiring China Doll.
In those games, we have scored 65 runs (2.71 per game) and have been shut out five times.
Agree with msg, there are tons of problems, but China Doll certainly IS a problem.
Before the trade, the Giants were 9-6 post ASB, and were scrapping in every game. That even includes the terrible series with the Reds. Something happened. Getting China Doll- cause and effect? Perhaps not totally, but it added to the plummeting of the team's fortunes.
I still hope he can prove himself a good acquisition, and start driving in runs. Like Huff (who has been terrible), last night he singled with authority to open the 9th. What we really needed him to do was single (or more) and drive in runs when he had the chances earlier in the game. I don't care if the guy hits .300. Huff has hit near .300 since the break, and driven in very few runs. I would sooner take a guy hitting .220 and driving in runs than have a run produced hitting .300 but never getting a hit with runners on base. This whole "but Huff is hitting well" is crap. He is not paid to hit "well", he is paid to drive runs in!
Although not a 100% equal stat, the RBI is similar to a Win for a pitcher. You need someone on base in order to get an RBI (basically).
With this team, We need to be faulting the OBP, NOT the RBI as the core stat that leads to our woes.
The 8 - 132 with RISP (made up stat, used for effect) IS a problem, but so is the 10 - 196 wo RISP.