tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post5576868451711784261..comments2024-03-28T19:45:50.194-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Is Eight LOB Per Game "Astounding"?allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-19115741342415457042011-04-13T06:40:43.537-07:002011-04-13T06:40:43.537-07:00I have always enjoyed the number of LOB. If the ba...I have always enjoyed the number of LOB. If the bases are always stacked then any little hit or error will result in runs most times. This keeps the pitcher out of the full wind up and raises the chances to score. What is astounding about it is if the guys in the lineup that are hitting a hundred points below career BA start hitting at average, I believe you get my point.andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080026360873456937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-75439032909400675252011-04-12T17:32:40.968-07:002011-04-12T17:32:40.968-07:00That still would have given the reader no context ...That still would have given the reader no context at all, no way to know how good or bad the #s are.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-20158516480674988262011-04-12T17:17:59.058-07:002011-04-12T17:17:59.058-07:00I think Leffty has a point. Abe should have wrote ...I think Leffty has a point. Abe should have wrote they have left 81 on base and only scored 38 runs..9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-37866661468107581812011-04-12T15:55:50.536-07:002011-04-12T15:55:50.536-07:00I'd wager that it's almost completely a fu...<i>I'd wager that it's almost completely a function of having a good offense that gets more baserunners.</i><br /><br />Ding! Ding! Ding!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.retrosheet.org/Research/BinghamB/Whats%20so%20bad.pdf" rel="nofollow">This paper</a> shows a positive correlation between runs scored and LOB. Even in games decided by only 1 or 2 runs, more LOB usually means a win.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-5545811826751620922011-04-12T15:38:57.589-07:002011-04-12T15:38:57.589-07:00Nice job debunking Abe Stinkin'.
The Sox have...Nice job debunking Abe Stinkin'.<br /><br />The Sox have left 27 in the last two games, to their opponents' 8. And sports fans, and now reporters, only know what they've seen in the last two days (see: "trade [whoever did poorly yesterday] now!"), so that's why it's being brought up I guess.Jerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448619048422750447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-86927434395686943462011-04-12T15:28:58.217-07:002011-04-12T15:28:58.217-07:00A high absolute LOB isn't a problem, only a hi...A high absolute LOB isn't a problem, only a high LOB percentage. If you leave 8 of 9 runners on base (88%), then you're not having a great day. If you're leaving 8 of 16 runners on base, then you've scored at least 8 runs and (hopefully) are winning. The Sox need to get some more production from the top of the order--extra base hits and steals--so they get left ton base less often. They're meager production is making life more difficult for the middle of the order. Check out the statistical breakdown:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/SoxReviewAndrew Leffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05479575341283394942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-6484501028656245372011-04-12T15:02:44.080-07:002011-04-12T15:02:44.080-07:00I get really tired of listening to Red Sox fans co...<i>I get really tired of listening to Red Sox fans complain about LOB - without knowing how our LOB compares to other teams - and without knowing how much it's a function of just getting more guys on.</i><br /><br />I'd wager that it's almost completely a function of having a good offense that gets more baserunners.Edward Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09858930644002883626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-27353068875092109902011-04-12T14:10:59.591-07:002011-04-12T14:10:59.591-07:00*insert my standard comment about LOB here*
I get...*insert my standard comment about LOB here*<br /><br />I get really tired of listening to Red Sox fans complain about LOB - without knowing how our LOB compares to other teams - and without knowing how much it's a function of just getting more guys on. <br /><br />I know it's frustrating when we're watching a game - I feel it too - but the whole "Red Sox special" thing is ridiculous.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-38313306379045654022011-04-12T14:10:59.245-07:002011-04-12T14:10:59.245-07:00LOBotomy!
"OBP keeps me happy!"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHITbssu9RE" rel="nofollow">LOBotomy</a>!<br /><br />"OBP keeps me happy!"allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.com