Giambi: One Out Away From .199
by solotar on Jun 29, 2009 10:40 PM PDT
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PrintI love the facial hair, and man those were some good times. But, uh, Giambi can't really hit any more. i know with Crosby and Hannahan and Davis and so forth in the lineup, Giambi doesn't really stand out. But it's kind of interesting that G seems to get a free pass. Yeah, he walks and he'll hit a home run now and then. But he plays a pretty lousy first base and he's about to be hitting .199. Would it make sense for the A's to simply cut him and put Barton there every day? You know the defense would improve tremendously, and it's hard to believe Barton wouldn't hit, I don't know, .220 but without the walks.
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Its hard seeing Barton not out produce Giambi right now.
And play a much better 1B.
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I saw that title and laughed.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 29, 2009 11:23 PM PDT reply actions
Barton should be given the 1B job right now.
We need to use the rest of this season to determine if Barton is going to be our 1B of the future.. Maybe if Giambi were a full time DH and only had to concentrate hitting he could get that average up. But Cust should be our full time DH and never be allowed back in the OF so its hard to see Giambi being our backup 1B/ LH pinch hitter off the bench.
"That team runs on Bobby Crosby being healthy. This guy is amazing. If he's healthy, they could go a long way. He's the key"
-Johnny Damon
I agree he's not that fun to watch anymore
But he’s still got an OBP of .340, which is above average, and he’s sporting a BABIP of .224, which is quite low, even for him. He should hit a little better here on out. But still, I’d like to see Barton more.
The funny thing is
That while the OBP may be respectable to a degree, he’s still looking terrible at the plate quite often. While a BABIP of .224 would normally be considered quite low for a player, it’s getting to the point where he’s just hitting into the shift almost every time up. At some point he needs to either go the other way, or fact the fact that he’s going to be hitting .190 for an entire season.
by MrMoneyBaller on Jun 30, 2009 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly -- I wonder what the league average BABIP would be
if teams got to use 6 infielders; that is, 3 on one side of the diamond. Probably around .224?
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His BABIP has been low every year since like 2005.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Not .224 low; more like .250-.260ish
Which, if you add the .30 points, and he kept walking at the same rate, instead of .200/.340/.370, you have .230/.370/.400ish which is respectable (thought not for a power hitting first baseman). Unfortunately, the more I think about it, the more it has probably has to do with Oakland’s large park and even larger area of foul territory. Who knows if it will rise or not.
I think it's got more to do with Giambi hitting into the shift than it does Oakland's large park.
If you look at his hit chart on MLB.com, he’s got a crapload of groundball outs to the 1B side.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
well now I think we know
Giambi is in age-related decline. I don’t think it’s an issue of cold weather or even injuries…hey, it happens to everyone sooner or later.
I even see a decline in my own bloging.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
a sad sad day...
I was all set to say, ‘come on man, you haven’t lost a step,’
but then I saw the missing ‘g’ and a tear came to my eye.
"If you don’t start concentrating and catching the ball, you’re going to have to deal with my black ass!"- Wash
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 30, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
So his new nickname is .99 Cent Store?
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Maybe we could try and teach Giambi to hit to third base too
That way he wouldn’t hit into shifts.
Ian Anderson
Never liked the Giambi signing
He is blocking Barton’s development and occasionally takes the DH option away from Cust. I’m not saying anything new here, but I’d like to see Buck, Cunningham, Petit, and others from Sacramento get a nice long look in the second half while Giambi and some other old guard move on.
Beane brought the band back together this past off-season but their new album flopped.
They could never reach the sucess of Smell the Glove...
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This thread convinced me that Barton should be the regular 1B, too.
Seriously. I resisted the notion all season long, but after the first several posts in this thread it turned a light on in my head, and it makes sense now. Totally agree.
Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.
~Nomar Garciaparra
Count Me In As Well
Giambi just ain’t got it anymore. His bat is almost gone and his glove is following close. Give Barton the gig and see what happens.
Barton is blocking Barton
When you mess your pants the way he did last year you are blocking your progress. He still needs a diaper change because he’s not smelling any better this year.
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hardy frickin’ har
"If you don’t start concentrating and catching the ball, you’re going to have to deal with my black ass!"- Wash
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 30, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
He is still on pace for 22 HR's and 80 RBI's...
and I am very biased and pro Giambi because he was one of my childhood heroes!!!
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