wait, sorry, albert einstein, not pujuls...so the 160 part may be correct. the other part, not so much. i will stop talking to myself on this thread...when albert finally gets a hit.
― Z S, Tuesday, 12 April 2011 03:42 (thirteen years ago) link
didn't he open cold a couple of seasons back and wind up with 40+ HRs?
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Tuesday, 12 April 2011 06:29 (thirteen years ago) link
I think it was 2007, when his final line was .327/.429/.568
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Tuesday, 12 April 2011 06:32 (thirteen years ago) link
One thing that wouldn't surprise me would be if, at 31, Pujols is on the other side of his peak, and that last year's slightly less imposing line is where he settles in for the next couple of years. He starts at a place where he could probably decline 5% a season and still be the best hitter in the game five years from now.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 12 April 2011 11:25 (thirteen years ago) link
he could have entered a decline phase, for sure. i mean beyond the age issue, one only needs to look back to who was arguably the previous "best righthanded hitter in the game", frank thomas. 7 eye-popping offensive seasons, a couple of off years in his 30-31 age seasons, one more MVP-caliber year, and the rest of the way he was dealing with injuries and only had two more seasons which could be considered HOF-caliber or even approaching his peak. i think big hurt had other issues that pujols does not have (body size, nagging injuries, lost seasons) but sometimes these epic hitters just drop off out of nowhere.
― omar little, Tuesday, 12 April 2011 17:52 (thirteen years ago) link
2 AB hitting streak right now
― it's time for the fish in the perculator (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 13 April 2011 01:57 (thirteen years ago) link
xp no doubt big first basemen have an annoying habit of falling completely off a cliff.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 13 April 2011 03:10 (thirteen years ago) link
yep, really falling apart
― your generation appalls me (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 16 April 2011 03:43 (thirteen years ago) link
all the cards needed was to feast on the nl west to get it together
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Saturday, 16 April 2011 03:46 (thirteen years ago) link
2011 capsule:
.156/.243/.250MLB leading 6 GIDPs2-10 w/ RISP (haha, actually better than w/o RISP)2 Errors (total of 4 in 2010)
― City of Jorts (Steve Shasta), Sunday, April 10, 2011 1:52 PM (1 month ago)
Is it okay to talk about this yet? Free agency looming and all...
.267/.336/.415MLB leading 13 GIDPs.327 w/ RiSP (major improvement)5 Errors (total of 4 in 2010, projecting to 16, a career high)
This is a pretty major statistical depression compared to his career #s for a supposed 31 year old ya? Is he hurt again?
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 05:26 (twelve years ago) link
errors are a subjective irrelevancy
― the gay bloggers are onto the faggot tweets (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 11:26 (twelve years ago) link
13 XBH, 14 GIDP
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 12:37 (twelve years ago) link
back to full market value, haters?
― the gay bloggers are onto the faggot tweets (Dr Morbius), Monday, 6 June 2011 05:35 (twelve years ago) link
I realize he's still only slugging .473, but if you think that's gonna last...
― the gay bloggers are onto the faggot tweets (Dr Morbius), Monday, 6 June 2011 05:37 (twelve years ago) link
Albert usually takes it upon himself to prove Shasta wrong.
― bnw, Monday, 6 June 2011 14:03 (twelve years ago) link
i'm a hater, not because I think he sucks or anything, but because he calls out other teams for celebrating too much on the field and untucking their jerseys while constantly admiring his own home runs and doing things like high stepping his way to home plate, it's like fuck you dude, you can't have your cake and eat it too. btw I'm almost always pro-celebration
― frogbs, Tuesday, 7 June 2011 13:53 (twelve years ago) link
see I pretty much don't pay attention to that stuff (unless it's the Phillies or Braves)
― the gay bloggers are onto the faggot tweets (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 June 2011 13:57 (twelve years ago) link
I think Hinske is the only guy we've got right now who really likes the look of his own HRs, and he's not really egregious about it.
― what made my hamburger disappear (WmC), Tuesday, 7 June 2011 14:07 (twelve years ago) link
I miss Reggie Jackson: "The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play."
― clemenza, Thursday, 9 June 2011 02:25 (twelve years ago) link
For that love/hate question that was posted last week, I should have slightly expanded my answer: I love not just stats in general, but also the statistical symmetry of certain careers. Those few players who never have a less than good year--I've loved looking at the career boxes of such players since I first started obsessing over stats as a kid. He'll have to finish strong, but Pujols is still within range of another .300/40/100 year. I expect Morbius or someone else will point out that who cares if he finishes .297/39/98, the difference means nothing. True enough--but .300/40/100 looks nicer.
― clemenza, Monday, 15 August 2011 02:56 (twelve years ago) link
.300/40/100 would be nice - but .300/30/100 is his gold standard - he's never failed to reach it.
ZIPS projects him for .289/38/100, fwiw
― the guy who is too intense about the bean toss game (Z S), Monday, 15 August 2011 03:01 (twelve years ago) link
he's been on fire (aka his normal self) ever since his injury, and in fact for the week leading up to his injury. his at bats have that old inevitability of greatness that they always have
― the guy who is too intense about the bean toss game (Z S), Monday, 15 August 2011 03:02 (twelve years ago) link
hilarious that .289/38/100 is a "down season" for albert. but it's true that he's been noticeably worse this year. particularly with his walk rate (8.5%). normally he's up around 15-16%.
― the guy who is too intense about the bean toss game (Z S), Monday, 15 August 2011 03:04 (twelve years ago) link
he got another hit as I was typing that. and earlier tonight, he crushed a HR for ~460 ft - longest HR in nu-Busch Stadium history
― the guy who is too intense about the bean toss game (Z S), Monday, 15 August 2011 03:05 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I forgot he's had a few seasons under 40 HR. Seeing as he's almost cleared the HR bar, I hope he singles in and doubles in enough runs the rest of the way to get to .300/30/100 then. He's got the most perfect career box ever, without even the normal blips, gaps, and slow starts you see in with Ruth, Williams, Bonds, etc.
― clemenza, Monday, 15 August 2011 03:14 (twelve years ago) link
yeah looking at his year-by-year stats is just beautiful, the man is a machine
― tine nic (k3vin k.), Monday, 15 August 2011 03:16 (twelve years ago) link
my favorite stat about Pujols is that if you take his worst years for BA/OBP/SLG/HR/RBI (not including this season) and assume THAT as his career average, he's still a hall of famer.
― frogbs, Monday, 15 August 2011 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
okay, that's not really a stat. but still - and I did post this in another thread - but here are the numbers:
.312/.394/.561 with 32 HRs
― frogbs, Monday, 15 August 2011 13:51 (twelve years ago) link
What happened to his walks?
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Monday, 15 August 2011 16:47 (twelve years ago) link
he's chasing more balls & making contact on more balls out of the zone than he ever has
― J0rdan S., Monday, 15 August 2011 16:55 (twelve years ago) link
i'm not sure why that is -- maybe he's pressing? his walk rate has actually been worse in the past two months even tho he's boosted his statline considerably. idk what to make of it.
Perhaps pitchers are sensing he's more vulnerable this season and pitching more strikes to him? I'm pretty sure there's a way to find out somewhere but I wouldn't know where to start.
― Mark C, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 10:48 (twelve years ago) link
The games I've seen with him it seems like they're able to get him to chase a lot of high fastballs and good curveballs in the dirt, but he seems to have made some adjustments as of late.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 12:30 (twelve years ago) link
Huge game last night. .300/40/100 definitely within sight; .400/.600, not going to happen.
― clemenza, Friday, 2 September 2011 13:33 (twelve years ago) link
16 rbi the harder part now. pretty amazing 11 years.
― very public (bnw), Friday, 2 September 2011 14:06 (twelve years ago) link
He's a little on the fence there--16 in 25 games works out to almost exactly a 100-RBI rate--but he just needs to maintain his current pace, which is historically below normal.
― clemenza, Friday, 2 September 2011 14:16 (twelve years ago) link
Currently sitting at .303/36 HR/97 RBIs.
― gutta gutta island (s. morris), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 03:27 (twelve years ago) link
I check the boxscore every night; .300/40/100 still within reach, although 4 HR in 8 games a stretch. He's definitely moved up the MVP ladder the past few weeks--6th or 7th?
― clemenza, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 03:53 (twelve years ago) link
.300/30/100 is the benchmark that he's hit the last 10 years though, and it looks like he'll come close, pending a few more RBIs.
he'd deserve MVP votes only if he manages to carry the cards to the wildcard. otherwise, i'm just remembering all of those inning-ending ground ball double plays he hit into during the doldrums of April and May.
― rebels against newton (Z S), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 03:56 (twelve years ago) link
He's up to 29 GDP, a career worst--most years he's been in the 19-23 range. .300/30/100 should be a cinch on the RBI front (3 more); if he misses, it'll be average that does him in. The Ted Williams scenario: he goes into the last game of the season hitting .299573 or something--would he play or sit (assuming the wild card's not at stake)?
― clemenza, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 04:02 (twelve years ago) link
How did the Cardinals end up 2.5 off the Braves in the Wild Card?
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 12:09 (twelve years ago) link
They've won 11 of their last 13 while the braves have lost a handful of close games and been kinda mediocre down the stretch
― rebels against newton (Z S), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 12:59 (twelve years ago) link
jeezus clem, sitting to protect .300, a true dinosaur-era chestnut
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14:03 (twelve years ago) link
He'd be protecting the beauty and symmetry of his career box, not the actual (and meaningless) difference between .299 and .300...but I know you don't care about such stuff!
― clemenza, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14:17 (twelve years ago) link
plus they finish at Houston, so if he can't light them up...
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14:29 (twelve years ago) link
ha ha
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
Anyway, he's up to .304--likely won't even be an issue.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 15:26 (twelve years ago) link
For my eyes only! 1-2, 1 RBI--he needs one more hit and one more RBI...and he should try to win the game, too.
― clemenza, Thursday, 29 September 2011 00:43 (twelve years ago) link
.299/99...noooooo!
― clemenza, Thursday, 29 September 2011 02:31 (twelve years ago) link
^numerologist
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 September 2011 02:35 (twelve years ago) link