Comments on: The key to the Sox’s OF offense…J.D. Drew http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/ Media, Baseball, Boston, the Red Sox, Music, Literature, and Mnookins Fri, 16 May 2008 22:40:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: The Feeding the Monster Blog — In which the author discusses Boston, the Red Sox, the media, and very occasionally popular music. » The game’s on the line. Who do you want at the plate, Varitek or Drew? http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/#comment-193060 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:37:16 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/#comment-193060 [...] It also left me a new appreciation with the strange plight of J.D. Drew. Drew had ten at-bats in the two games, going three for eight with three singles, two walks, and two RBIs. (He also reached base on an error.) He had some hard-hit balls that didn’t get through—a shot down the first-base line in the first inning of yesterday’s game stands out—and several critical at-bats: his six-pitch walk led off yesterday’s four-run, five-pitcher seventh inning, and his leadoff single in the ninth inning of Friday’s game made him the first Boston batter to reach base on a hit or a walk since the sixth inning. Think about that for a moment: after the Yankees’ seventh-inning blitzkrieg, the Yankees retired nine out of ten batters, which obviously includes Pedroia, Ortiz, Lowell, Youkilis, and Ellsbury (who struck out on three pitches to end the game). The only rays of hope were when Lowell reach on a passed-ball K in the eighth and when Drew singled off of Riviera to start the ninth. [...] […] It also left me a new appreciation with the strange plight of J.D. Drew. Drew had ten at-bats in the two games, going three for eight with three singles, two walks, and two RBIs. (He also reached base on an error.) He had some hard-hit balls that didn’t get through—a shot down the first-base line in the first inning of yesterday’s game stands out—and several critical at-bats: his six-pitch walk led off yesterday’s four-run, five-pitcher seventh inning, and his leadoff single in the ninth inning of Friday’s game made him the first Boston batter to reach base on a hit or a walk since the sixth inning. Think about that for a moment: after the Yankees’ seventh-inning blitzkrieg, the Yankees retired nine out of ten batters, which obviously includes Pedroia, Ortiz, Lowell, Youkilis, and Ellsbury (who struck out on three pitches to end the game). The only rays of hope were when Lowell reach on a passed-ball K in the eighth and when Drew singled off of Riviera to start the ninth. […]

]]> by: kevinengel http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/#comment-190610 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:51:39 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/#comment-190610 sorry for the double post. it didnt show up right away so i reposted sorry for the double post. it didnt show up right away so i reposted

]]> by: kevinengel http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/#comment-190386 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:23:54 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/#comment-190386 .388+.422=.810, not .888 and not .788. .366+.422 does =.788 which is Drew's not so hot OPS for August. It is better than the .625 OPS he put up in July. For all the knocks on Drew's GDP he is fifth on the team. Before him? Manny, Lowell, Ortiz and Coco. Three of four are the best hitters on the team. I agree Drew needs our support down the stretch...This is a team that is going to win the AL East for the first time in a long time. All the players need to be cheered for because they are all part in how we got here. .388+.422=.810, not .888 and not .788. .366+.422 does =.788 which is Drew’s not so hot OPS for August. It is better than the .625 OPS he put up in July. For all the knocks on Drew’s GDP he is fifth on the team. Before him? Manny, Lowell, Ortiz and Coco. Three of four are the best hitters on the team. I agree Drew needs our support down the stretch…This is a team that is going to win the AL East for the first time in a long time. All the players need to be cheered for because they are all part in how we got here.

]]> by: kevinengel http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/#comment-190381 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:14:22 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/#comment-190381 i think .388+.422= .788 not .788 or .888 but .366+.422 does = .788 which is not a very good OPS. I would still take that over the .625 OPS he put up in July. Also for the knocks Drew gets about grounding into double plays he is fifth on the team. Ahead of him? Manny, Lowell, Ortiz and Coco. 3 of those 4 are the best hitters on the team. I agree Drew needs some support. i think .388+.422= .788 not .788 or .888 but .366+.422 does = .788 which is not a very good OPS. I would still take that over the .625 OPS he put up in July. Also for the knocks Drew gets about grounding into double plays he is fifth on the team. Ahead of him? Manny, Lowell, Ortiz and Coco. 3 of those 4 are the best hitters on the team. I agree Drew needs some support.

]]> by: dbvader http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/#comment-187678 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:01:54 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/#comment-187678 .388+.422=.788, not .888. His August sucked. His year sucked no matter how you want to split it. Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek have higher SLG%. .388+.422=.788, not .888.

His August sucked. His year sucked no matter how you want to split it.

Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek have higher SLG%.

]]> by: chris http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/#comment-187202 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:57:53 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/#comment-187202 Playoffs vs Division: the only reason to care is the media obsession with "Yankees erase 14.5 game deficit" story. Actually, all that story tells us is that they had all their bad breaks at once, and all their good breaks together on the way back... and otherwise, the two teams have been vaguely similar over the course of the year. But nobody will ever, ever say that on TV. The thing to care about are the matchups. We either get Cleveland or LAA; am thinking Cleveland is a better matchup but I'm not sure there's much difference. Especially if we finish first and make LA hoof it to Boston for the openers. Playoffs vs Division: the only reason to care is the media obsession with “Yankees erase 14.5 game deficit” story. Actually, all that story tells us is that they had all their bad breaks at once, and all their good breaks together on the way back… and otherwise, the two teams have been vaguely similar over the course of the year. But nobody will ever, ever say that on TV.

The thing to care about are the matchups. We either get Cleveland or LAA; am thinking Cleveland is a better matchup but I’m not sure there’s much difference. Especially if we finish first and make LA hoof it to Boston for the openers.

]]> by: jackmack http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/#comment-187188 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:47:22 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/09/12/drew/#comment-187188 I'm sorry CursedNoMore, But anything less than an AL East 1st place finish will be a disappointment for me. After being the BEST TEAM IN BASEBALL with the BEST RECORD in the major leagues all season. This team needs to finish strong, take the AL East title and rev up for the playoffs! I’m sorry CursedNoMore,

But anything less than an AL East 1st place finish will be a disappointment for me.

After being the BEST TEAM IN BASEBALL with the BEST RECORD in the major leagues all season. This team needs to finish strong, take the AL East title and rev up for the playoffs!

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