[Official] Astros @ Brewers

Came out of that pretty well considering the circumstances. We need to add insurance runs.

 

Ill take a run....i expected a salami

 

Yep, I'll take only giving up 1 run with the bases juiced and 1 out. Though no runs would be sooo much better.

 

Good point. He wasn't quite Lidge-esque. Hirsch was satisfied with the outcome so that's good that he still feels good and hopeful. Maybe some of that AAA juice will come out tonight.

 

Guess we will never know about the strikes bit, since he didn't bother even throwing 1.



DD

 

Glad to see Bidge get a knock. I absolutely hate it when my favorites slump.

 

The guy had a solid game... already improved exponentially from his first MLB start.

He's facing a decent offense, in his first MLB road game, and he gives up only 3 hits (with 3 runs allowed due to walks and wild pitches).

Hirsh's MO is that he starts off slow whenever he gets promoted, and then comes on like gangbusters when he starts feeling comfortable... see no reason why it can't happen as the rest of the year goes on.

This could very much be like Wade Miller was in 2000... he got a taste of the big leagues as the Astros weren't going to make the playoffs, and by the time 2001 came around, he was dominant.

 

Now there's the Lance we know and love!

 

Big Puma breaks out of the slump. That's a friekin bomb.

 

Ha ha, he sure fits in here doesn't he?

 

Lance's mini slump ends.... and that's why he's a star (never lets his slumps turn into a full blown epidemic).

 

Big Motherf'n P?? A men among boys???

 

(man)

 

Well that's nice. I tune in just now and see Berkman go deep to put us up 7-3.

 

Crazy stat of the day:

Mike Lamb with the bases empty - .342/.394/.559

With runners on - .271/.313/.415

With RISP - .239/.313/.448

With RISP and 2 out - .205/.262/.462

Blows my mind. He's one of those hitters who's anecdotally but not statistically very good in those situations, I guess. I can't recall many complaints about Lamb's "clutch ability," and certainly he never struck me as a guy you'd rather not have hitting with RISP.

 

Maybe that's a sign that since you are watching they will do better now.

 

Because those stats, when studied over a long period of time, actually disprove the existence of the myth we call "clutch hitting". Given a big enough sample size, the vast majority of major league players will perform near their career averages in avg, obp, and slg whether or not there are runners on or in scoring position.

 

The fact that you say "vast majority" suggests that there is such a thing as clutch hitting - it's just not as common as most people like to believe.

 

I disagree--I think it's a statistical anomoly. I believe if the precious few who are exceptions had a larger sample size, they would end up closer to their career norms.