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Hello, friends. Here is a chart listing all of Andre Ethier’s plate appearances while batting ahead of Manny Ramirez. I’m not interested in making any sweeping judgments here, but rather just offering up some data.
Again, I’m not drawing huge conclusions from this – I would just like to ensure that Ethier gets his fair share of credit for his tremendous play of late. He’s not living off fastballs down the middle. He’s seeing a good mix of pitches, in all locations, and to the Dodgers’ great fortune, he’s aplombing them.
| Date | Opponent | Inning | Outcome | Final pitch | Balls | Strikes | Total | (Offspeed) |
| 8/28 | at Washington | 1 | Single to left | Fastball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| L, 11-2 | 3 | Fly to center | Slider | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
| 5 | Walk | Fastball | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Strikeout | Fastball | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 8/29 | at Arizona | 1 | Double to right | Fastball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| L, 9-3 | 3 | 6-4-3 DP | Cutter | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | Single to first | Curveball | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Ground to first | Fastball | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 8/30 | at Arizona | 1 | Fly to left | Fastball | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| W, 6-2 | 3 | Line to left | Fastball | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 5 | Strikeout | Curveball | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Strikeout | Curveball | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Strikeout | Fastball | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 8/31 | at Arizona | 1 | Homer to right | Curveball | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| W, 8-1 | 2 | Ground to first | Fastball | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 4 | Double to center | Changeup | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Fly to left | Fastball | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Fly to center | Fastball | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 9/1 | vs. San Diego | 1 | Walk | Fastball | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| W, 5-2 | 2 | Walk | Fastball | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 4 | Fly to center | Changeup | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Single to center | Fastball | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9/2 | vs. San Diego | 1 | Single to center | Changeup | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| W, 8-4 | 3 | Triple to left | Fastball | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 6 | Homer to center | Fastball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Repko in for Ramirez | |||||||
| 9/3 | vs. San Diego | 1 | Line to left | Fastball | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| W, 6-4 | 3 | Single to center | Curveball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Double to right | Changeup | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Strikeout | Fastball | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 9/5 | vs. Arizona | 1 | Homer to right-center | Curveball | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| W, 7-0 | 2 | Single to center | Fastball | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | Double to right | Cutter | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Double to center | Fastball | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Repko in for Ramirez | |||||||
| 9/6 | vs. Arizona | 1 | Strikeout | Changeup | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| W, 7-2 | 3 | Walk | Fastball | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | Walk | Fastball | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Walk | Fastball | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Repko in for Ramirez | |||||||
| 9/7 | vs. Arizona | 1 | Single to center | Fastball | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| W, 5-3 | 3 | Strikeout | Changeup | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | Walk | Fastball | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Single to short | N/A | 1 | 3 | 4 | ≥1 | ||
| 9/8 | at San Diego | 1 | Ground to short | Fastball | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| L, 4-0 | 4 | Single to right | Fastball | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | Double to left | Curveball | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Double to center | Fastball | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 9/9 | at San Diego | 1 | Walk | Fastball | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| W, 6-2 | 3 | Strikeout | Fastball | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 5 | Line to second | Fastball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Triple to left | Fastball | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Double to right | Fastball | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Total | 33 fastballs | 84 | 137 | 221 | ≥83 | |||
| 16 offspeed | 4.5 P/PA | ≥38% | ||||||
Question, if Saito and possibly Furcal come off the 60-Day DL, who comes off the 40 man?
DFA Ozuna? Jones with phantom knee injury to 60-day? DY's "oblique" acts up to 60-day?
I wonder what the 12 games before that looked like?
Good stuff!
From last thread, I am not saying Martin is the 4th best catcher in the NL West just asking a question the chnaces of it happening next year. Iannetta could be very good next year, Sandoval OPS'ed over 1.000 this year in the minors, and a Snyder repeat performance could make it happen.
BIG UPS to my boy Ethier keep it up. I saw somewhere that Ethier's avg in Sept. coming into this year was .197 I remember he played through that shoulder injury his rookie year those numbers might be skewed.
Probably doesn't matter much. But that's still a heckuva job going through all that data, Jon.
Manny: .395/.491/.744
Ethier: .371/.443/.750
In his debut season of 2006 he hit over 300 in every month except Sept. In 2007 he only hit over 300 in one month. I didn't realize how bad he was in June this year.
He certainly seems to be a player who thrives in a full time role where he knows he will be playing every day. I don't know if it is mental and he relaxes or if it is physical in that he gets in a groove with extended at bats. Either way, Ethier is the bomb.
I didn't think I was going to make it to any Dodger games this year since all the surrounding road games were "bad dates" but my wife just sorta decided it would be a fun trip so boom, we're going! Woot!
Thomas
So, 80% fastballs. That's a lot, but not as many as I would have guessed.
PNC Park is worth making a trip to.
Even though you have to see the Pirates play.
SS-Furcal
C-Martin
LF-Ethier
RF-Kemp
1B-Loney
3B-Blake
2B-Dewitt
CF-Jones/Pierre
That's a lineup that won't score many runs. I hope signing Sabathia is part of your plan.
It's almost the same lineup we have now, except for Manny in place of Druwierre and Berromar for Furcal
It would be overkill to have Chad/Clayton and CC. Wouldn't be sporting.
Don't you think having an offense that scores about 2 runs a game to go along with those pitchers would be sporting enough?
I already have a $100 bet in line for next year with my buddy who's a Red Sox fan that Bills will have a lower ERA than Dice K.
Thats easy money.
SS-Furcal
CF-Kemp
RF-Ethier
LF-Manny
C-Martin
1B-Loney
3B-Blake
2B-Dewitt
= 4 runs a game.
Can't say enough about how much fun it has been to watch DeWitt play 2nd base since returning. For a guy who came in with a shaky defensive rep, he has been a revelation.
SS-Furcal
CF-Kemp
RF-Ethier
LF-Manny
C-Martin
1B-Loney
3B-DeWitt
2B-Hu/DeJesus
It'll score runs.
I won't win $50 but I'll be pretty happy.
http://www.sonsofstevegarvey.com/2008/09/fans-are-tight-andres-loose.html
Or you could use it to pay for a nice dinner in West L.A.
19 Since Billingsley is set to pitch Friday and there are no off-days until the 22nd, he will pitch Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.
Burrell OPS+ over the past 5 years:
107
128
122
127
126
Wouldn't going with Hu or DeJesus be more of a gamble. Oh wait I forgot, we have Berroa, who needs Furcal.
I tried to watch it again, but 30 seconds after seeing those idiotic emo haircuts I had to change the channel.
I'd use the $50 to buy part of a dinner for myself at the Water Grill.
My point is, if you sign Furcal, you're very likely going to end up using Hu or DeJesus.
I don't use "Berroa" and "2009" in the same sentence.
Wont' mean a thing if he doesn't break out of his slump and the Phillies don't make the playoffs. He will be scapegoated. 618 OPS in Aug, A Jones like in Sept.
I just want to know who Kelly's baby-daddy is. The obvious options are Dylan or Brandon, but the kid has a blonde perm like Steve.
I agree but if you start with Furcal and end up with Hu/DeJesus, you at least give yourself a chance at a dynamo. If you just start with Hu/DeJesus in 2009 the offense won't be getting much from the SS position. Even a Hu who can see is no match offensively for a healthy Furcal. And DeJesus is not ready yet.
Let's put it this way, there's not a lot of empathy for the guy in Nashville.
Also, if you have allergies (seems like I remember something about that) now is not the time to come to Nashville.
Well usually it is dark black for emo, but I did not know what else to call it.
Anime characters have hair like that sometimes.
If you re-read my original comment, you'll see that "I'm all for taking a one-year flyer on bringing him back." I just don't think Furcal is enough to warrant entering 2009 with Pierre or Jones as starters.
$390,000 Chin-Lung Hu
$390,000 Blake DeWitt
What is special about DY that allows him to make 1,000 more then Hu and DeWitt?
I (wheeze) am (wheeze) not coming (wheeze) to Nashville (wheeze) now.
Yeah, and you see what that got him?
You got to deal with Ashlee Simpson everyday.
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Cubs bloggers aren't too happy with Lou Pinella this week, especially after he had Geo Soto bunt with a man on. He bunted into a double play. In the Yahoo live box score it said "G. Soto unknown into double play pitcher to shortstop to first, F. Pie out at second."
That would be cool again to the new-age yuppies, but you would have to have some white splotching on your pants for some reason.
People are stupid and boring.
http://images.tvrage.net/shows/3/2360.jpg
72 Unknown Pie is even yummier!
I am sure some white trash still wear that.
Sadly, we won't get to hear Vin tell us that Augie Ojeda's real first name is Octavio for the rest of the year.
He will be a high avg/high OBP major leaguer who plays plus-plus defense at 2B.
One of my white friends used to wear his clothes backwards like Kriss Kross.
Not that it was all that interesting to begin with.
Ah, the Kriss Kross fad. One of the key moments in my eventual divorce from society.
http://www.velvetgarden.net/images/photos/20060330-19.jpg
Reminds me of Edward Scissorhands.
Ha. Those would've worked when I was fronting a death/black metal band, but I went with normal black slacks to accompany my fishnet shirt. On stage only, mind you.
Oh, good one. I still get queasy thinking about those.
It's the look you want to have when you're listening to your box set of Dexy's Midnight Runners.
Mine has been digitally remastered and includes a poster!
I like the song about Eileen.
Sadly the title reminds one of films made in the San Fernando Valley.
Sadly, I did that once in JR High. I did not pull it off successfully and the overalls were never worn again (hangs head in shame)
Oh, and are the characters in 90210 supposed to be the kids of the original?
You'll get some debate on the correct spelling of the first word.
One of them is Kelly and David's little sister, but otherwise no relation.
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