Bloody Sox Laundry - 9/13/09

by bdalebs on Sep 13, 2009 5:00 AM EDT in Daily Links

Gonzo - you are NOT a good baseball player. STOP GIVING PEOPLE FALSE HOPE!!!

Rain helps again - if anyone needs entertainment for today, check the GT from yesterday. In other news:

Gonzalez Is Perfect Fit at Shortstop But For How Long? - NESN.com
No, I did not write an op-ed piece for NESN - but this is almost exactly what I would write, considering the audience. But, the audience can't always determine what you write...

’Tek no longer No. 1 and only - BostonHerald.com
Oh, SO VERY close to making a strong argument. Just need some better stats.

For those of you that want Shift8's on everything nowadays:

Ranger's Money Woes May Aid Red Sox - Fenway West

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"Gonzo - you are NOT a good baseball player. STOP GIVING PEOPLE FALSE HOPE!!!"

Please keep giving us false hope until Spring Training.

by Mister Snitch on Sep 13, 2009 9:40 AM EDT reply actions

yes please

by Buzzy on Sep 13, 2009 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Slightly sarcastic.

@bs_uf15bosox9be The Original Gameday; Learn to use SB Nation

by bdalebs on Sep 13, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Dice sounds determined and motivated

In tonight’s (second) game, we get to see the new & improved Daisuke Matsuzaka.
Maybe.

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/09/farrell_on_mats.html

by Mister Snitch on Sep 13, 2009 10:42 AM EDT reply actions

Why ya gotta be hatin' on the Gonzo?

I’m on the Gonzo bandwagon. Go-go-gonzo baseball bat!

Man I love that tuna casserole.

by Bloggy on Sep 13, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

Because he isn't a good player

Average defense + below average offense = below average player.

Sure, Gonzo is hot right now. But we’re talking about 24 games (91 PA), an extremely small sample size. Gonzo’s SLG is high because 11 of his 26 hits have been for extra bases. This is the best he can hit—and he has only a .295 OBP. Gonzo has yet to walk as a Sox hitter. When the hits stop coming—and they will—he will be as close to useless as a hitter can be. He is a career .247 AVG/.293 OBP/.396 SLG (.689 OPS .295 wOBA) hitter.

By the way, Nick Green was hitting .302 AVG/.368 OBP/.430 SLG (.799 OPS) in his first 28 games this year. A lot of people were on the Green bandwagon back then. It’s foolish to expect bad players to over-perform for a long period like a season. If they do, that’s great. But it’s best not to count on them to repeat their success. The Sox should cut Gonzo loose after this year, unless they want to bring him back cheaply as “Jed insurance”. Either way, they shouldn’t be counting on him.

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Sep 13, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I was told there would be no math.

Don’t worry. I get that he’s over-performing at the plate right now. But there ain’t nuthin wrong with riding his hot streak while it’s there, so long as you aren’t counting on it to last forever. Riding it and loving it. We don’t need it to last a long period like a season. Just another month or so.

Also, I thought A-Gon’s shtick was that he was an above-average defender. Did his injury diminish his D that much to make him merely average?

Man I love that tuna casserole.

by Bloggy on Sep 13, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions