During a question-and-answer, he said the Indians have their eye on two former players to come back and coach -- once they're out of uniform. The two: Omar Vizquel and Jim Thome.
From an article about a speech given by Bob DiBiasio that Vince Grzegorek linked to. Also a funny bit in here about Charlie Sheen trying to throw out the first pitch on opening day.
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Gonna be hard to pry that White Sox uni offa Vizquel. He’s still playing stellar defense and hitting .327 /.388/ .746
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I like BP/Slugging/OPS. You can always calculate OBP from OPS – Slugging. I wanna know the guys BA directly. To me a guy with a OBP .350 and a BA .250 is less valuable than a guy with a OBP of .350 and a BA of .300.
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I’m gonna have to say you’re wrong. There has to be reason, other than a good eye, that a .250 hitter can post a OBP 100 points higher than his BA. Without digging through stats to support my theory, wouldn’t there be another reason, such as the player being pitched around? Seems to me that those players are generally hitting for a lot of power. Maybe you already think the same thing but put less value in the power bat than the singles hitter, but you’d have to answer that.
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So you think a 10% walk rate is all that unusual? Eddie Yost – the Walking Man – had a walk rate of >18%. Meanwhile Ozzie Guillen- that’s Ozzie Guillen the player – had a walk rate of 3.5%. Walk rate is one of the most variable in all of baseball.
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No, I don’t think it is unusual at all. I think all the factors that go into a higher OBP lead to a more valuable hitter (plate discipline, pitcher’s desire to pitch around, etc.).
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Ichiro is a slap hitter with speed and no power and an absolutely ordinary walk rate, roughly 40-50 points above BA every year. But he is also an extremely above average contact hitter. You’re talking about the best of the best. He gets away with being more valuable because of his speed, his slap single can sometimes become a double, but not very many have that kind of speed. So sure, there are times when the higher BA with the same OBP can be more valuable, but you have to be in the top echelons of contact and speed.
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That’s only because he chooses not to. If he wanted to, he could hit 30 homers a year. #orsowevebeentoldoverandoveragain
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by woodsmeister on May 21, 2011 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, he could also chug a gallon of milk. If he wanted to.
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
by V-Mart Shopper on May 22, 2011 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions
He’s better than OCab?
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by notthatnoise on May 21, 2011 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
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