Robbing Peter And Paul To Show Yanks Inconsistency
From Peter Abraham -
Perception is not always reality. The Yankees went into the day hitting .276 and had scored 211 runs, the most in baseball. But they have scored three or fewer runs in five of their last seven games and lost on each occasion.
From Paul Katcher -
Maybe the 2007 Yankees haven’t been so bad as they have been unlucky. Using Bill James’ Pythagorean formula, which estimates a team’s winning percentage based on runs scored and allowed, the Yankees should have won four more games and lost four less games, based on their 211 runs scored and 181 runs allowed, a difference of 30 runs over 38 games (not exactly the mark of a losing team.)
Thus, the Yankees should be 22-16 and on pace for 94 wins, as noted on the top of the 2007 Yankees page on baseball-reference.com.
April 10th – the Yankees pounded Boof Bonser for 7 runs over 4.3 innings.
May 1st – the Yankees pounded Kameron Loe for 9 runs over 4 innings pitched.
May 4th – the Yankees pounded Cha Seung Baek for 7 runs over 4.67 innings.
See the pattern? When the Yankees face pitchers like Boof Bonser, Kameron Loe, and Cha Seung Baek, they post lots of runs. Against “brand-name” pitchers, they fail. That’s what it’s all about. Their hitters kill bad pitching and can’t handle good pitching.
It’s the same reason why they bombed in October so many times from 2002 to 2006.
Which brand-name pitchers would those be? Like the 1, 2 and 3 in the Boston rotation, each of whom got his ass handed to him the first time the Yanks saw them this year?
There isn’t a lot of good pitching in this league. More times than not, you will see a pretty average starter.
And you don’t have to be a brand name to be good — Baek pitched a brilliant complete game after we pounded him. Bonser is actually a pretty good pitcher.
~~~Which brand-name pitchers would those be? Like the 1, 2 and 3 in the Boston rotation, each of whom got his ass handed to him the first time the Yanks saw them this year?~~~
Schilling went 7, allowed five.
Beckett went 6 2/3 and allowed four earned.
Granted, Matsuzaka allowed 6 in seven IP.
But, this all came in a hitter’s park.
Schilling and Beckett were not exactly handed their butts there, b, not by a long shot.
It’s the same reason why they bombed in October so many times from 2002 to 2006.
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Eh, not really. They’ve lost in a variety of ways.
Do tell Raf.
“Like the 1, 2 and 3 in the Boston rotation, each of whom got his ass handed to him the first time the Yanks saw them this year?”
I’m glad steve set you straight. And even in the dice-k game, he wasn’t hit hard. When you say the three sox pitchers had their asses handed to them baileywalk it makes one wonder if you even watch the games.
Do tell Raf.
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Outslugged in 2002
Outpitched in 2003 (they were lucky to make it to the WS that year)
Outslugged & outpitched in 2004
Outslugged & outpitched in 2005
Outpitched in 2006
I think what bailey is saying is that the Yankees hit those three pitchers better than other teams have, so in a way that’s why it seems like they had their asses handed to them.
Also, most teams struggle against good pitchers, or else then those pitchers wouldnt’t be good, DUH! You just hope that your pitcher is better that day or hope you catch them on an off night.