Comments on: Will A-rod break the post-season RBI record? http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3042 This and that about baseball stats. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3042/comment-page-1#comment-9555 Andy Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:19:46 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3042#comment-9555 Well "important" may not be the right word. I think what many fans focus on is how A-rod has done in a game where the team victory was really important. In that sense, the ALDS and ALCS games are pretty "important" just to get to the World Series--they are far more important than any single regular-season game. Well "important" may not be the right word. I think what many fans focus on is how A-rod has done in a game where the team victory was really important. In that sense, the ALDS and ALCS games are pretty "important" just to get to the World Series--they are far more important than any single regular-season game.

]]> By: jksesq1 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3042/comment-page-1#comment-9553 jksesq1 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:52:36 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3042#comment-9553 Well it's a hitter's era and one with many more postseason opportunities than in the pre-Wild Card years. Rodriguez already has played more PS games than Ruth or Gehrig, even though he's never played in a World Series. So none of his hits or RBI's can be considered *that* important until they happen in a WS. Still, it's a fairly impressive streak and there is no doubt that Rodriguez is one of the better hitters of his era. Well it's a hitter's era and one with many more postseason opportunities than in the pre-Wild Card years. Rodriguez already has played more PS games than Ruth or Gehrig, even though he's never played in a World Series. So none of his hits or RBI's can be considered *that* important until they happen in a WS. Still, it's a fairly impressive streak and there is no doubt that Rodriguez is one of the better hitters of his era.

]]> By: DavidRF http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3042/comment-page-1#comment-9552 DavidRF Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:30:52 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3042#comment-9552 Streak is over. No RBI's. A-Rod with a 2B but also two IBB's. Streak is over. No RBI's. A-Rod with a 2B but also two IBB's.

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3042/comment-page-1#comment-9551 Andy Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:09:55 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3042#comment-9551 uh hmm...are you suggesting that Mattingly is going to die at age 59? Ugh. uh hmm...are you suggesting that Mattingly is going to die at age 59? Ugh.

]]> By: rico petrocelli http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3042/comment-page-1#comment-9550 rico petrocelli Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:04:42 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3042#comment-9550 Ray Grimes reminds of Don Mattingly. Both first baseman born 200 miles out of Cincinnati. Both had sons who played pro ball. Grimes was an early Chicago Cubs hero of the 1920s teams that never really won anything. His promising career declined after suffering a slipped disk. Great phot of him with Jr. on wikipedia In 1922, the year Grimes set a major-league mark of 17 consecutive games, he finished with 99 RBI, 99 runs, 45 doubles, 12 triples, 14 home runs, and hit .354, ending second in the National League batting title behind Rogers Hornsby (.401). Gr In a six-season career, Grimes was a .329 hitter with 27 home runs and 263 RBI in 433 games. Grimes died of a heart ailment in Minerva, Ohio, at age 59 Ray Grimes reminds of Don Mattingly.

Both first baseman born 200 miles out of Cincinnati.
Both had sons who played pro ball.
Grimes was an early Chicago Cubs hero of the 1920s teams that never really won anything.
His promising career declined after suffering a slipped disk.

Great phot of him with Jr. on wikipedia

In 1922, the year Grimes set a major-league mark of 17 consecutive games, he finished with 99 RBI, 99 runs, 45 doubles, 12 triples, 14 home runs, and hit .354, ending second in the National League batting title behind Rogers Hornsby (.401).

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In a six-season career, Grimes was a .329 hitter with 27 home runs and 263 RBI in 433 games.

Grimes died of a heart ailment in Minerva, Ohio, at age 59

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3042/comment-page-1#comment-9549 Andy Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:29:13 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3042#comment-9549 Below is a list of every A-rod plate appearance with the Yankees, post-season, RISP. This is where he got his reputation from. Starting with his 3rd such plate appearance, he went 23 straight PAs without getting a hit with RISP. Small sample, yes, but not THAT small. Of course that doesn't mean he hasn't been productive, but this is why there is the perception that he doesn't hit in the clutch. See the bottom part of the list for what he's done this year. Year Series Game 2004 ALDS 2 MIN Brad Radke ahead Single to LF (Line Drive); Cairo Scores ALDS 2 MIN Joe Nathan down Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Cairo Scores; Jeter to 3B ALDS 3 @MIN Carlos Silva ahead Popfly: 2B ALDS 3 @MIN Jesse Crain ahead Groundout: P-1B ALDS 3 @MIN Terry Mulholland ahead Groundout: 3B-1B ALCS 1 BOS Curt Leskanic ahead Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Lofton to 3B ALCS 2 BOS Pedro Martinez tied Hit By Pitch ALCS 2 BOS Pedro Martinez ahead Strikeout Looking ALCS 2 BOS Keith Foulke ahead Flyball: RF ALCS 4 @BOS Derek Lowe ahead Groundout: 3B-1B ALCS 4 @BOS Alan Embree tied Lineout: SS ALCS 5 @BOS Pedro Martinez ahead Hit By Pitch ALCS 5 @BOS Mike Timlin ahead Strikeout Swinging ALCS 5 @BOS Tim Wakefield tied Flyball: CF 2005 ALDS 1 @LAA Bartolo Colon ahead Strikeout Swinging ALDS 4 LAA John Lackey tied Strikeout Looking ALDS 4 LAA Kelvim Escobar ahead Walk; Womack to 3B; Jeter to 2B ALDS 5 @LAA Ervin Santana ahead Strikeout Swinging ALDS 2 DET Justin Verlander tied Strikeout Looking ALDS 3 @DET Kenny Rogers tied Groundout: SS-1B ALDS 1 @CLE C.C. Sabathia down Intentional Walk 2007 ALDS 2 @CLE Fausto Carmona ahead Strikeout Swinging ALDS 2 @CLE Fausto Carmona tied Strikeout Swinging ALDS 4 CLE Paul Byrd down Strikeout Swinging 2009 ALDS 1 MIN Brian Duensing tied Flyball: RF ALDS 1 MIN Brian Duensing ahead Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Jeter Scores ALDS 1 MIN Jon Rauch ahead Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Jeter Scores/unER ALDS 2 MIN Nick Blackburn down Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Jeter Scores; Damon to 2B ALCS 1 LAA John Lackey tied Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Jeter Scores ALCS 1 LAA John Lackey ahead Walk ALCS 2 LAA Ervin Santana tied Flyball: CF ALCS 4 @LAA Ervin Santana ahead Strikeout Looking Below is a list of every A-rod plate appearance with the Yankees, post-season, RISP. This is where he got his reputation from. Starting with his 3rd such plate appearance, he went 23 straight PAs without getting a hit with RISP. Small sample, yes, but not THAT small. Of course that doesn't mean he hasn't been productive, but this is why there is the perception that he doesn't hit in the clutch. See the bottom part of the list for what he's done this year.

Year Series Game
2004 ALDS 2 MIN Brad Radke ahead Single to LF (Line Drive); Cairo Scores
ALDS 2 MIN Joe Nathan down Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Cairo Scores; Jeter to 3B
ALDS 3 @MIN Carlos Silva ahead Popfly: 2B
ALDS 3 @MIN Jesse Crain ahead Groundout: P-1B
ALDS 3 @MIN Terry Mulholland ahead Groundout: 3B-1B
ALCS 1 BOS Curt Leskanic ahead Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Lofton to 3B
ALCS 2 BOS Pedro Martinez tied Hit By Pitch
ALCS 2 BOS Pedro Martinez ahead Strikeout Looking
ALCS 2 BOS Keith Foulke ahead Flyball: RF
ALCS 4 @BOS Derek Lowe ahead Groundout: 3B-1B
ALCS 4 @BOS Alan Embree tied Lineout: SS
ALCS 5 @BOS Pedro Martinez ahead Hit By Pitch
ALCS 5 @BOS Mike Timlin ahead Strikeout Swinging
ALCS 5 @BOS Tim Wakefield tied Flyball: CF
2005 ALDS 1 @LAA Bartolo Colon ahead Strikeout Swinging
ALDS 4 LAA John Lackey tied Strikeout Looking
ALDS 4 LAA Kelvim Escobar ahead Walk; Womack to 3B; Jeter to 2B
ALDS 5 @LAA Ervin Santana ahead Strikeout Swinging
ALDS 2 DET Justin Verlander tied Strikeout Looking
ALDS 3 @DET Kenny Rogers tied Groundout: SS-1B
ALDS 1 @CLE C.C. Sabathia down Intentional Walk
2007 ALDS 2 @CLE Fausto Carmona ahead Strikeout Swinging
ALDS 2 @CLE Fausto Carmona tied Strikeout Swinging
ALDS 4 CLE Paul Byrd down Strikeout Swinging
2009 ALDS 1 MIN Brian Duensing tied Flyball: RF
ALDS 1 MIN Brian Duensing ahead Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Jeter Scores
ALDS 1 MIN Jon Rauch ahead Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Jeter Scores/unER
ALDS 2 MIN Nick Blackburn down Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Jeter Scores; Damon to 2B
ALCS 1 LAA John Lackey tied Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Jeter Scores
ALCS 1 LAA John Lackey ahead Walk
ALCS 2 LAA Ervin Santana tied Flyball: CF
ALCS 4 @LAA Ervin Santana ahead Strikeout Looking

]]> By: DavidRF http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3042/comment-page-1#comment-9548 DavidRF Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:48:34 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3042#comment-9548 Actually retrosheet has done the 1922 NL so boxes of Grimes' streak are available there: http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1922/Igrimr1030031922.htm So Grimes' streak may make it into the PI fairly soon. I recall Sean was undecided on how to deal with the early updates of retrosheet. He posted something a few months ago asking if he should add everything into the PI or only only add years that are contiguous with the current block. I don't remember if he made a decision on what he was going to do. Actually retrosheet has done the 1922 NL so boxes of Grimes' streak are available there:

http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1922/Igrimr1030031922.htm

So Grimes' streak may make it into the PI fairly soon. I recall Sean was undecided on how to deal with the early updates of retrosheet. He posted something a few months ago asking if he should add everything into the PI or only only add years that are contiguous with the current block. I don't remember if he made a decision on what he was going to do.

]]> By: TylerMaher http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3042/comment-page-1#comment-9547 TylerMaher Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:35:33 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3042#comment-9547 I'm sorry, but I just can't see A-Rod "choking" in the World Series. He's so locked in right now. And good analysis of A-Rod's postseason splits David-He was an animal with the Mariners and through the fifth inning of that ill-fated Game Four in 2004 his postseason BA was like .386 or something. And no one remembers how he single handedly beat the Twins in the 04 ALDS either. Funny to think that if Mariano closes out Game Four, A-Rod almost wins ALCS MVP (Matrsui wins it), the Yankees probably kill the Cardinals as they would've had a week to line up their rotation and A-Rod is the hero for "restoring the Yankee dynasty" in his first year. But alas. I'm sorry, but I just can't see A-Rod "choking" in the World Series. He's so locked in right now. And good analysis of A-Rod's postseason splits David-He was an animal with the Mariners and through the fifth inning of that ill-fated Game Four in 2004 his postseason BA was like .386 or something. And no one remembers how he single handedly beat the Twins in the 04 ALDS either.

Funny to think that if Mariano closes out Game Four, A-Rod almost wins ALCS MVP (Matrsui wins it), the Yankees probably kill the Cardinals as they would've had a week to line up their rotation and A-Rod is the hero for "restoring the Yankee dynasty" in his first year.

But alas.

]]> By: DoubleDiamond http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3042/comment-page-1#comment-9546 DoubleDiamond Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:06:44 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3042#comment-9546 Howard was in the on-deck circle when the final out was made in the 8th inning. Phillies fans are certainly glad he didn't have to come up in the 9th! (Of course, if this had been a road game, win or lose, he would have had that one last chance.) While it would have been nice to have seen him break the record, at least the Phillies got 9 RBIs from the rest of their line-up (plus a run that scored on a wild pitch) and won, so he's forgiven. Howard was in the on-deck circle when the final out was made in the 8th inning. Phillies fans are certainly glad he didn't have to come up in the 9th! (Of course, if this had been a road game, win or lose, he would have had that one last chance.) While it would have been nice to have seen him break the record, at least the Phillies got 9 RBIs from the rest of their line-up (plus a run that scored on a wild pitch) and won, so he's forgiven.

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3042/comment-page-1#comment-9545 Andy Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:37:44 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3042#comment-9545 Yeah, I forgot to mention the "1954 to present" part. You're getting increasingly bitter, Gerry. It's sad. Yeah, I forgot to mention the "1954 to present" part. You're getting increasingly bitter, Gerry. It's sad.

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