Four Biggest Surprises So Far This Year.
by Bambi on Apr 26, 2006 7:26 PM PDT
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- Frank Thomas may not be hitting well, but he's sure helping the team. Swisher gave Frank credit for helping him with his swing, and there is no doubt that his presence is giving Chavy the protection he needs to truly thrive.
- Loaiza may need Kendall's help. Maybe Melhuse should switch to Zito, who can use a change of pace.
Here are my picks:
- Frank Thomas is on pace to hit over 35 homers, yet has a batting average under .200 and an OBP of less that .270.
- Swisher is on pace to break the Roger Maris steroid free home run record, and Chavy is right behind him.
- Ellis has an OPS of less than .500.
- Kennedy has been outstanding, and if he continues like this will get us another pair of draft picks to go with the pair Zito will be getting us.
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For me, it's probably
- Swisher's level of success
- Kendall's throwing
- Loaiza not even eating up innings
- DJ surpassing Two-buck Chuck's season opening futility
biggest surprise this year
All our starters have ERAs greater than 4.
another big surprise
the amount of playing time the Big Healthy is getting, and handling.
--Nebraska--
That's a surprise?
In April?
I just gave birth to twins!!! JayPay and Joe K. are the fathers!!!! ~~ McFood
But...
...it's April...
;)
I just gave birth to twins!!! JayPay and Joe K. are the fathers!!!! ~~ McFood
the two biggest surprises
- .305 team obp and .225 avg as of yesterday
- the eras of 2/3 of the pitchers (harden, witasick, haren, saarloos, blanton, street, zito, and loaiza).
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
My surprise
Swisher's growth and maturation as a hitter. It seems that he has grown out of the free-swinger phase of his life.,
"It was an incredible catch, but I didn't really like his footwork." - Ken Macha
by secret ASian man on Apr 26, 2006 11:54 PM PDT reply actions
Hmmmm...
- Tie - The Cincinnati Reds and The Colorado Rockies
- The Giants tied for 1st Place this late in the season
- Only 1 team below .500 in the NL Central
- Only 1 team above .500 in the AL West
- Joe Kennedy
- Nick Swisher
- Kendall not being in the 9th spot
- Macha not being fired
My list includes...
Everything already mentioned plus the addition of Halsey to the pen with his 1.42 ERA; 2/5 BB/K; 0 HRs;12.2 IP. Trade working out for us so far.
Quick check of the stats shows Juan Cruz has 3.00 ERA; BB/K Rate 10/14; 2 HRs allowed; 12 IP that is better than he gave us.
biggest surprise for me
Macha's outstanding strategic personnel management and (2 or 3 glaring exceptions aside) tactical in-game choices.
Followed closely by the suckitude of the rotation and FT's health/durability.
Those people aren't drinking the Kool-Aid, they're sucking it from a spigot! @('.')@
For me, I think it has to be
- The excellence of Macha's in-game managing.
- The ineptitude of Macha's in-game managing.
- How unremarkable Macha's in-game managing has been.
- The contradictions, and lack thereof.
I disagree.
There is a limit to an intelligent person's enjoyment of the irony of being regarded as an imbecile by fools. And it is soon reached. -Wm. Gerhardie
1.we had a tarp which prevented attendance for the
season opening series.
- fremont
- realization harden and crosby will be injured annually
- zito is really truly only ordinary
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