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bwarren
10-31-2005, 03:08 PM
Just announced on SportsRadio 610 that Morgan Ensberg has won the NL Silver Slugger award for best offensive performance for a third basemen.

A well deserved recognition for Morgan's awesome season!
Groogrux
10-31-2005, 03:13 PM
It was just a fluke. :rolleyes:
Major
10-31-2005, 03:27 PM
It was just a fluke. :rolleyes:

Jack Wilson won one last year... and had an OPS lower than Ausmus this year. :)
Castor27
10-31-2005, 03:30 PM
Wierd I read this this morning, but I can't find the Article I read now.
NL:
1B Derek Lee
2B Jeff Kent
3B Ensberg
SS Frlipe Lopez
OF Andruw Jones
OF Miguel Cabrerra
OF Carlos Lee
C: Michael Whiny Barrett
P: jason Marquis


AL:
1B Mark Texeira
2B Alfonso Soriano
3B A-Rod
SS Miguel Tejada
OF Sheffield
OF Vlad
OF ManRam
C:Jason varitek
DH: David Ortiz


edit: Found it:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051031/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_silver_slugger_awards;_ylt=AkWsYBnPDP2wnq2QuqjG04Si24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
Groogrux
10-31-2005, 03:33 PM
Jack Wilson won one last year... and had an OPS lower than Ausmus this year. :)

But what about his previous years? Plus, Ausmus is a God. :D
Xerobull
10-31-2005, 03:38 PM
Well deserved, and it was no fluke. Wish we still had Kent.
gwayneco
10-31-2005, 04:05 PM
Jack Wilson won one last year... and had an OPS lower than Ausmus this year. :)

Mo was damn good in 2003 too. This year was probably a career year, but I don't think he'll give us another 2004 again unless he gets hurt.
Uprising
10-31-2005, 04:23 PM
Congrats Morgan! Now if you can show up in the NLCS and WS....
Major
10-31-2005, 04:33 PM
Mo was damn good in 2003 too. This year was probably a career year, but I don't think he'll give us another 2004 again unless he gets hurt.

Ensberg's "problem" (it would be a plus if he learns how to control it) is that he's ridiculously streaky. In 2003, he did all his damage in about 3 months. Again this year, he hit a combined 4 HR's in April and September and was lights out the 4 months in between. If he could avoid the extended slumps, he'd be a 40 HR guy. The "bad" Ensberg has a bad habit of not only not hitting HR's but becoming really bad at driving in runs. In 38 games in Apr/Sep this year, he had 13 RBI. In the 110 games inbetween, 97 RBI.
Behad
10-31-2005, 04:49 PM
In 38 games in Apr/Sep this year, he had 13 RBI. In the 110 games inbetween, 97 RBI.

He only had 101 for the season.

:confused:
Major
10-31-2005, 04:55 PM
He only had 101 for the season.

:confused:

Whoops! Try 87. :) My math skills are deteriorating these days!
PhiSlammaJamma
10-31-2005, 04:58 PM
One thing we are forgetting is that most of the country believes the Whitesox pitching overpowered him. Not that he went into slump.

As an Astro fan, I dunno what to think. He looked overmatched out there. But so did every Astro in playoffs up until this year. It's not uncommon that good pitching can take you down a notch. And the truth is that explains our whole season. So I"m not down on him just yet. But it sure did look bad for us Astro fans.
Behad
10-31-2005, 05:02 PM
Whoops! Try 87. :) My math skills are deteriorating these days!

Whoops, try again! (88). :D
gwayneco
10-31-2005, 05:03 PM
Ensberg's "problem" (it would be a plus if he learns how to control it) is that he's ridiculously streaky. In 2003, he did all his damage in about 3 months. Again this year, he hit a combined 4 HR's in April and September and was lights out the 4 months in between. If he could avoid the extended slumps, he'd be a 40 HR guy. The "bad" Ensberg has a bad habit of not only not hitting HR's but becoming really bad at driving in runs. In 38 games in Apr/Sep this year, he had 13 RBI. In the 110 games inbetween, 97 RBI.


Yep, there are no other players in baseball who are streaky. As per 2003, it would have also been nice if Jimy Williams had given him another 75-100 ABs instead of giving them to Geoff Blum.
Major
10-31-2005, 05:14 PM
Yep, there are no other players in baseball who are streaky. As per 2003, it would have also been nice if Jimy Williams had given him another 75-100 ABs instead of giving them to Geoff Blum.

There are plenty of other super-streaky players in the majors. Few of them are counted on to be a cleanup hitter, though. As for 2003, it's when Ensberg started playing every day that he started to slump. He played his best when he was playing maybe 4 or 5 times a week.
JunkyardDwg
10-31-2005, 05:23 PM
Ensberg's "problem" (it would be a plus if he learns how to control it) is that he's ridiculously streaky. In 2003, he did all his damage in about 3 months. Again this year, he hit a combined 4 HR's in April and September and was lights out the 4 months in between. If he could avoid the extended slumps, he'd be a 40 HR guy. The "bad" Ensberg has a bad habit of not only not hitting HR's but becoming really bad at driving in runs. In 38 games in Apr/Sep this year, he had 13 RBI. In the 110 games inbetween, 97 RBI.


Great for Ensberg..he was the team MVP during the season. But the playoffs magnified a certain problem of his. Whether he was overcompensating after his wrist injury or not I dunno. But, he needs to close his stance up a bit (and develop a consistent one at that) and move away from being a dead pull hitter.

Also, understandably he was the cleanup hitter this season with Lance having to come back from his surgery. But I would hope Garner switches the two of them in the order, which would give Ensberg more strikes to hit and allow Berkman to make pitchers pay for any runners they put on base ahead of him.
The Ming Dynasty
10-31-2005, 05:41 PM
Ensberg's "problem" (it would be a plus if he learns how to control it) is that he's ridiculously streaky. In 2003, he did all his damage in about 3 months. Again this year, he hit a combined 4 HR's in April and September and was lights out the 4 months in between. If he could avoid the extended slumps, he'd be a 40 HR guy. The "bad" Ensberg has a bad habit of not only not hitting HR's but becoming really bad at driving in runs. In 38 games in Apr/Sep this year, he had 13 RBI. In the 110 games inbetween, 97 RBI.

I really like Mo as he is one of my favorite players, but I can't remember if I read it in an article or saw it during a game televised on FSSW, but after Ensburg hit one out someone asked him if he was looking for that particular pitch and he said that he never looked for particular pitches that he reacted. Possibly that caught up with him in the NLCS and WS as he just looked uncomfortable at the plate (often taking the first two strikes and then swinging at a junk pitch low and away). I do think he is better suited as the 3rd or 5th bat in the lineup.
gwayneco
10-31-2005, 07:51 PM
There are plenty of other super-streaky players in the majors. Few of them are counted on to be a cleanup hitter, though. As for 2003, it's when Ensberg started playing every day that he started to slump. He played his best when he was playing maybe 4 or 5 times a week.

Have you seen his numbers as a No. 4 guy? I have and I am about to go Pujols on yo Lidge ass.

Batting 4th:
Avg - .308
Obp - .417
Slg - .602

Wait for it:
OPS - 1.019

As far as 2003, are you seriously maintaining that Geoff Blum was good enough to limit Ensberg to 385 ABs in 2003?
DaDakota
10-31-2005, 08:32 PM
Ensberg had a great year, stumbled in the playoffs, but his year was excellent.

Now if he can learn to hit to the opposite field with power, we will have a real superstar.

DD
mogrod
10-31-2005, 08:51 PM
Congrats to MO.

This just improves his trade value. ;)
gwayneco
10-31-2005, 08:55 PM
One more bit on Ensberg. His worst months were April and Sept/Oct. In those two months, he played 40 regular season games, but only hit 4th in 9 of them, all in April. He wasn't setting the world on fire in the number 4 slot, but his early season tailspin really began when he was moved down in the order around mid-April. In September he hit in the 3rd almost exclusively.

On April 18th he hit 4th against Atlanta and after going 0 for 2, he was hitting .300 with an OBP of .400 and Slg of .462. These were pretty decent numbers, but then when he was moved lower in the order and finished April at .246/.342/.377. He started to turn it on in May and from June 3 his cumulative OPS never dropped below .900
Mr. Brightside
11-01-2005, 01:30 AM
In related news, Ensberg wins Comatose Playoff Performer of the Year Award.
geeimsobored
11-01-2005, 01:49 AM
Congrats to MO.

This just improves his trade value. ;)

Congrats to MO

This just means more money via arbitration.
TheFreak
11-01-2005, 07:36 AM
Is it me or did he look a lot bigger this year? Perhaps even bigger from early in the season to later in the season.
Austin70
11-01-2005, 08:01 AM
I think his eyes made him look bigger. ;)
VesceySux
11-01-2005, 02:32 PM
In related news, Ensberg wins Comatose Playoff Performer of the Year Award.

He'll have to share that award with Adam "Might as well bring in a pitcher to pinch hit for me" Everett.
mogrod
11-01-2005, 02:58 PM
Congrats to MO

This just means more money via arbitration.

Right. Just what I said. :D
rrj_gamz
11-01-2005, 03:09 PM
I think his eyes made him look bigger. ;)

Yeah, too bad he could see a pitch to hit...

btw, Congrats Mo
solid
11-02-2005, 09:25 AM
He was just horrible in the playoffs and WS, but he had a great season. Too bad it didn't last longer.