tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post5938753728265819712..comments2024-03-29T04:32:39.897-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Observation On Early Contest Entriesallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-70932989377920926482007-03-20T10:59:00.000-07:002007-03-20T10:59:00.000-07:00None of the defense studies I've seen takes accoun...None of the defense studies I've seen takes account of outfield positioning (which is subjective, anyway). We know Manny plays shallow at Fenway, meaning any hard-hit balls rocket by him, and who knows how many bloops he turns into outs. I compare him to Bonds--who is a fire-hydrant out there--EXCEPT--he has an excellent read off the bat and resultant first-step jump. This enables him to get to a surprising (to me) number of balls. I've often wondered whether this is a teachable skill--there are a couple of other Sox of'ers who could benefit (howdy, Coco, Wily Mo). Nothing against DeMarlo Hale, but I wonder what Red Sox outfield coaching concentrates on.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275164807141705059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-69458700126000195202007-03-19T20:27:00.000-07:002007-03-19T20:27:00.000-07:00Looks like more MUMS to me...Looks like more MUMS to me...San Francisco Red Sox Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785442344239834087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-89072761252109786492007-03-19T14:53:00.000-07:002007-03-19T14:53:00.000-07:00The SoSH discussion is here.The SoSH discussion is <A HREF="http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?s=bfb21ca9d107216168fe9f19ee97ba70&showtopic=16462" REL="nofollow">here</A>.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-64774542229951899102007-03-19T14:39:00.000-07:002007-03-19T14:39:00.000-07:00As soon as I posted that, I got some more emails a...As soon as I posted that, I got some more emails and that theory is now shot to hell.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I saw that. There is a bit of a discussion at SoSH about the methods for this. At least one metric includes balls off the Wall as being in the fielder's zone, so Manny will be penalized for not recording an out on a ball that hits 2/3 of the way up the Wall.<BR/><BR/>Manny is not Willie Mays or Tris Speaker, but I have a hard time believing he's as bad as they say -- how many runs he allows over an average LF. Maybe he is, but the ways of measuring fielding still need work. I'd say he's average at Fenway, less than average on the road.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-45269805947705289302007-03-19T13:41:00.000-07:002007-03-19T13:41:00.000-07:00Oh, and Redsock, did you know Manny is the worst L...Oh, and Redsock, did you know Manny is the worst LF in the league?<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/sports/baseball/18score.html?ref=baseball<BR/><BR/>It's the NYT, but not Murray -- the analysis is something Chass couldn't handle. But I'm not sure I believe it.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-61932598997674469452007-03-19T12:22:00.000-07:002007-03-19T12:22:00.000-07:00And you didn't plan that.And you didn't plan that.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.com