Jason Bartlett's Hit Streak Comes to an End
by R.J. Anderson on Jun 27, 2009 2:17 AM EDT
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Print- A near homer to right-center? I think B.J. is healthy. I also think his June OPS is now over .900.
- The Rays haven't scored more then three runs while James Shields is in the game since May 29th. May! That's nearly an entire month. This is with one of the league's best offenses, if not the best. The probabilities of not having 3+ runs scored while he's in the game have to be quite low.
- Grant Balfour's night lasted all of three pitches. The hitting equivalent to facing one batter and leaving is entering as a pinch hitter, getting hit by the first pitch, then getting lifted for a pinch runner, right?
- Also: Balfour was the highest leveraged reliever tonight. Didn't implode. Hm.
- Jason Bartlett's hitting streak has ended. I understand the fascination with hitting streaks, but I've never been one to get too excited about them. For instance, Luis Castillo's run was about the most excited I can recall being, and even then, I didn't watch any Marlins games, I just caught the updates on ESPN.
- And yes, I know Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley were just as close. Neither was intriguing to me.
- By the way, a quick scan of a B-Ref query suggests that Jacoby Ellsbury's .791 OPS during his 22-game hit streak is the lowest for a streak that long since the year 2000. How is that related? It's not, but when guys are hot, they're hot. Usually.
- More on hit streaks. Aaron Ledesma once had a 16-gamer for the Rays, Aubrey Huff had two streaks longer than 15 games, and a ton of Rays have had streaks of 13 games.
- Oh yeah, and Bartlett missed like three weeks of playing time during the streak without a rehab assignment. Odd.
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I don't really have another place to put this but
Wieters after 75 abs is opsing .175 less than mauer in his first 75 of his career.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
I love when you get personal RJ
a’lso: Balfour was the highest leveraged reliever tonight. Didn’t implode. Hm.’
Are you kidding? I like RJ, and he knows i'm just screwing with him
notice i said ‘with’
For three pitches
Hey. i hope he turns it around. The road to the playoffs needs everyone on all cylinders
Hey ZO, can you believe navi had two full counts last night?
Kennedy was right, a 3-0 count on him is no guarantee walk, it’s like 0-2 to Burrell
OT:RJ, have you seen the latest fiasco
involving the player you so coveted?
Jaso had 2 walks last night
Navarro IBB gaave him 5 for the SEASON
Everyone on this team has learned to take pitches but Navi, he needs to fix this like now
Rotation: 1. James Shields 2. Matt Garza 3. David Price 4. Jeff Niemann 5. Andy Sonnanstine...... Coming Soon: Scott Kazmir but for who?!
The Rays have scored 3 or less runs in over a third of the games, so not quite so odd for Shields.
This team scores plenty of “pile-on” runs, but the consistency is not there.
YOU GOT WHAT I NEED
BUT YOU SAY HE’S JUST A FRIEND
Rotation: 1. James Shields 2. Matt Garza 3. David Price 4. Jeff Niemann 5. Andy Sonnanstine...... Coming Soon: Scott Kazmir but for who?!
Only AL East game so far
Phiillies 10
Jays 0
Top 8th
Rotation: 1. James Shields 2. Matt Garza 3. David Price 4. Jeff Niemann 5. Andy Sonnanstine...... Coming Soon: Scott Kazmir but for who?!
OT: McGee was not injured
He was on a 20, yes 20, pitch limit
Rotation: 1. James Shields 2. Matt Garza 3. David Price 4. Jeff Niemann 5. Andy Sonnanstine...... Coming Soon: Scott Kazmir but for who?!
GCL, very low pitching count
but yes, he is back, hopefully he does well
Rotation: 1. James Shields 2. Matt Garza 3. David Price 4. Jeff Niemann 5. Andy Sonnanstine...... Coming Soon: Scott Kazmir but for who?!
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