Fun with Small Sample Sizes

[Edgy MD]

Ruben Tejada: .333 / .412 / .500 // .912.
Albert Pujols: .250 / .314 / .344 // .658.

Tejada has two more XBH's.

[Ceetar]

Matt Kemp Home Runs: 5

Philadelphia Phillies Home Runs: 5

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Aaron Harang and Chad Billingsley combined Ks (4 games): 34

Minnesota Twins combined Ks: 33

[MFS62]

Also, at his current rate, Tejada might pass the single season team record for doubles by the 4th of July.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Matt Kemp + Andre Ethier: 31 RBI

Reds, Mets, Phillies, Pirates: < 31 RBI each.

The Pirates are hitting .188!

[Guest vtmet]

Edgy DC wrote: The Pirates are hitting .188!

that one might not be entirely a sample size issue...other than Andrew McCutchen, there isn't exactly alot of offensive talent there...

[Edgy MD]

Indeed, I just stumbled upon it when I went hunting for teams with lower RBI totals than the Dodgers' two. The Mets have a perfectly respectable OPS but aren't getting it done with RiSP. The Bucaroos, on the other hand... mercy.

[Edgy MD]

Mets:
Coming off an off-season featuring losing one of their two marquee players to free agency, very little off-season transacting, and open talk of fan rebellion against an ownership team in a financial crisis over whether they can retain onwership.

Average attendance: 32,420.

Marlins:
In a brand-new ballpark conceived with outside-the-box thinking. With new uniforms and new association with the city, after the city paid up big to retain the team with said new ballpark, with a big offseason of aggressive player moves, including signing said marquee player away from the Mets

=#FF8000]Average attendance: 29,442.

[TransMonk]

Hi! I'm Josh Thole and I currently have the fourth best batting average in the NL.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Mets: Coming off an off-season featuring losing one of their two marquee players to free agency, very little off-season transacting, and open talk of fan rebellion against an ownership team in a financial crisis over whether they can retain onwership. Average attendance: 32,420. Marlins: In a brand-new ballpark conceived with outside-the-box thinking. With new uniforms and new association with the city, after the city paid up big to retain the team with said new ballpark, with a big offseason of aggressive player moves, including signing said marquee player away from the Mets =#FF8000]Average attendance: 29,442.

I'm really not sure this belongs in the SSS bin. (Have I mentioned how much I dislike Florida? I kinda dislike Florida.)

[Edgy MD]

I'm not sure either, but the bin was open, and I'm humble and experienced enough to know that worms can turn, so I put it into the bin until the sample size becomes more definitive.

[Edgy MD]

Albert Pujols, Cardinal: 445 homers.

Albert Pujols, Angel: 0 homers.

OPS now below .600. In Rey Ord��ez territory. Buyers remorse territory.

[Fman99]

I've found that most women have more fun with large sample sizes.

[Edgy MD]

[Guest attgig]

Edgy DC wrote:

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Mets: Coming off an off-season featuring losing one of their two marquee players to free agency, very little off-season transacting, and open talk of fan rebellion against an ownership team in a financial crisis over whether they can retain onwership. Average attendance: 32,420. Marlins: In a brand-new ballpark conceived with outside-the-box thinking. With new uniforms and new association with the city, after the city paid up big to retain the team with said new ballpark, with a big offseason of aggressive player moves, including signing said marquee player away from the Mets =#FF8000]Average attendance: 29,442.

But.... how does that 29,442 compare to April from a year ago?

[Edgy MD]

You're risking augmenting the sample size to a volume approaching a dangerous state of actual relevancy.

[Edgy MD]

Marlins home attendance, April 2011: 17,694.

[metirish]

Edgy DC wrote: Albert Pujols, Cardinal: 445 homers. Albert Pujols, Angel: 0 homers. OPS now below .600. In Rey Ord��ez territory. Buyers remorse territory.

word is he's not happy with the hitting coach Mickey Hatcher, I'm guessing he'll be gone before long.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Who? Pujols or Hatcher?

[Edgy MD]

You're a 12-year veteran with a $30 million salary and a one-way ticket to the Hall of Fame. The hitting coach shouldn't even be bothering you. And if you're slumping and actually want to talk to him and his advice isn't working, any hitting coach in the country would be happy to do some private consulting free of charge.

It's your slump, Albert. Own it.

[Benjamin Grimm]

You know, just because a high-priced free agent doesn't get off to a quick start, it doesn't mean he won't get it together before too long. I mean, look at Jason Bay!

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: You're a 12-year veteran with a $30 million salary and a one-way ticket to the Hall of Fame. The hitting coach shouldn't even be bothering you. And if you're slumping and actually want to talk to him and his advice isn't working, any hitting coach in the country would be happy to do some private consulting free of charge. It's your slump, Albert. Own it.

hitting coaches take the blame from players too I guess, not just fans. I guess it depends on how much value you think a hitting coach actually has. (Personally, I kinda like Dave Hudgens)

This is clearly the "New York" factor right? new player comes to New York, takes a while to adjust? What do you mean he's playing in Anaheim? huh? Clearly Donald Duck's disapproving glare is the cause.

[Frayed Knot]

Yasmani Grandal - the Cuban-born, U-of-Miami 1st round (2010) draftee and recently call-up Padres catcher - is sporting a .300/.300/.900 slash line.

After 6 ML games (4 as a starter) he's 6 for 20 with 4 HRs.
His first three ML hits were HRs. He then hit two singles. Then, PH-ing last night, he knocked a 2R tie-breaking HR.

Nice start kid.


P.S. Two of the HRs were hit righty, the other two lefty.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Frayed Knot wrote: Yasmani Grandal - the Cuban-born, U-of-Miami 1st round (2010) draftee and recently call-up Padres catcher - is sporting a .300/.300/.900 slash line. After 6 ML games (4 as a starter) he's 6 for 20 with 4 HRs. His first three ML hits were HRs. He then hit two singles. Then, PH-ing last night, he knocked a 2R tie-breaking HR. Nice start kid. P.S. Two of the HRs were hit righty, the other two lefty.

He won't keep THIS up, of course, but the kid has gotten on-base at a plus-.400 clip and slugged over .500 over two middle-upper minor league seasons.

[Ceetar]

Jon Niese currently has a higher batting average than Ike Davis, Andres Torres, and Mike Nickeas.