The Magic is Back
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by RotoRob
Big Papi is up to his old tricks, and that can only be fantastic news for Red Sox Nation. In todays’ Daily Dose we check in on David Ortiz and his walkoff magic.
Derek Lowe’s absence allowed Chad Billingsley to shine; stick a fork (or a needle, if you prefer) in Troy Glaus’ season; add Kyle Kendrick to the list of Phillies’ hurlers who have gotten hurt; and keep an eye on promising youngster Asdrubal Cabrera.
We follow all these stories, and offer up plenty more in today’s Dose. Help yourself!
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RomiezzoLegend
788 days ago
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If there is anyone in baseball today you would like to have at the plate with the game on the line it is David Ortiz. If there ever was a money player he is it.
Yes. There is another option actually: Albert Pujols.
Let's look at the numbers from 2006 for David Ortiz:
Clutch Stats I Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip sOPS+ tOPS+ Split +-+------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------------+ 2 outs, RISP 73 85 66 19 2 0 4 31 19 13 13 0 0 0 1 0 .288 .447 .500 .947 .306 151 87 2 outs, RISP Late & Close 74 106 86 27 5 0 11 29 20 8 19 0 0 0 1 2 .314 .443 .756 1.199 .286 0 0 Late & Close Tie Game 129 212 175 59 10 1 20 49 35 8 34 0 0 2 1 5 .337 .443 .749 1.192 .317 204 125 Tie Game Within 1 R 145 364 298 90 15 2 30 77 63 15 60 0 0 3 1 10 .302 .420 .668 1.088 .284 179 107 Within 1 R Within 2 R 147 461 375 115 19 2 40 101 83 19 71 0 0 3 2 11 .307 .430 .688 1.118 .281 187 112 Within 2 R Within 3 R 150 536 435 134 23 2 47 117 98 20 84 0 0 3 2 12 .308 .433 .694 1.127 .283 189 114 Within 3 R Within 4 R 150 582 473 142 23 2 49 121 104 22 94 2 0 3 3 12 .300 .426 .668 1.094 .279 181 108 Within 4 R Margin > 4 R 56 104 85 18 6 0 5 16 15 1 23 2 0 2 0 0 .212 .337 .459 .796 .220 109 54 Margin > 4 R Late & Close are PA in the 7th or later with the batting team tied, ahead by one, or the tying run at least on deck. By Inning I Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip sOPS+ tOPS+ Split +-+------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------------+ 1st inning 148 148 120 33 3 0 10 22 27 1 29 0 0 1 1 4 .275 .405 .550 .955 .280 138 84 1st inning 2nd inning 18 18 12 1 0 0 1 4 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .389 .333 .722 .000 98 46 2nd inning 3rd inning 102 103 86 22 8 2 6 18 17 3 16 0 0 0 1 3 .256 .379 .605 .984 .250 150 87 3rd inning 4th inning 53 53 45 14 1 0 4 8 7 1 11 1 0 0 0 1 .311 .415 .600 1.015 .333 154 95 4th inning 5th inning 78 78 61 23 5 0 11 24 15 1 9 1 0 1 0 2 .377 .500 1.000 1.500 .286 274 178 5th inning 6th inning 76 77 61 19 5 0 5 18 12 2 10 1 0 3 0 0 .311 .416 .639 1.055 .286 162 101 6th inning 7th inning 66 66 57 13 5 0 5 8 9 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .333 .579 .912 .205 138 72 7th inning 8th inning 77 78 63 21 1 0 6 15 14 3 12 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .462 .635 1.097 .333 189 112 8th inning 9th inning 49 49 41 10 1 0 5 16 8 4 12 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .367 .634 1.001 .208 185 88 9th inning Ext inning 11 16 12 4 0 0 1 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .583 1.083 .333 195 113 Ext inning Innings 1-3 148 269 218 56 11 2 17 44 50 7 48 0 0 1 2 7 .257 .394 .560 .954 .253 144 83 Innings 1-3 Innings 4-6 147 208 167 56 11 0 20 50 34 4 30 3 0 4 0 3 .335 .447 .760 1.207 .298 200 128 Innings 4-6 Innings 7-9 143 193 161 44 7 0 16 39 31 9 37 1 0 0 1 1 .273 .394 .615 1.009 .259 170 92 Innings 7-9 Innings 10+ 11 16 12 4 0 0 1 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .583 1.083 .333 195 113 Innings 10+
Now let's look at the numbers of Albert Pujols of that year:
Clutch Stats I Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip sOPS+ tOPS+ Split +-+------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------------+ 2 outs, RISP 58 62 46 20 3 0 5 34 16 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 .435 .581 .826 1.407 .405 271 158 2 outs, RISP Late & Close 64 92 72 23 2 1 10 26 19 8 10 0 0 1 1 4 .319 .457 .792 1.249 .245 0 0 Late & Close Tie Game 124 203 164 50 8 1 15 33 36 14 24 2 0 1 2 5 .305 .433 .640 1.073 .278 176 96 Tie Game Within 1 R 136 356 293 100 15 1 31 82 59 18 32 3 0 1 4 10 .341 .455 .717 1.172 .299 201 112 Within 1 R Within 2 R 139 441 364 120 19 1 37 99 73 24 34 3 0 1 5 13 .330 .444 .692 1.136 .282 192 106 Within 2 R Within 3 R 140 495 413 142 23 1 41 110 78 26 39 3 0 1 5 14 .344 .451 .702 1.153 .302 196 109 Within 3 R Within 4 R 143 538 452 153 24 1 44 119 81 28 44 3 0 2 5 15 .338 .441 .688 1.129 .298 190 105 Within 4 R Margin > 4 R 54 96 83 24 9 0 5 18 11 0 6 1 0 1 0 5 .289 .375 .578 .953 .260 148 73 Margin > 4 R Late & Close are PA in the 7th or later with the batting team tied, ahead by one, or the tying run at least on deck. By Inning I Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip sOPS+ tOPS+ Split +-+------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------------+ 1st inning 142 142 120 34 9 0 7 20 20 4 18 1 0 1 2 4 .283 .387 .533 .920 .281 129 69 1st inning 2nd inning 8 8 7 3 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 .500 1.429 1.929 .200 390 229 2nd inning 3rd inning 87 87 79 26 4 0 7 22 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 .329 .391 .646 1.037 .275 163 87 3rd inning 4th inning 63 63 56 21 2 0 4 11 6 2 3 0 0 1 1 3 .375 .429 .625 1.054 .340 164 93 4th inning 5th inning 79 79 61 32 5 0 11 37 16 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 .525 .633 1.148 1.781 .457 346 218 5th inning 6th inning 67 67 56 13 3 0 2 5 11 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .358 .393 .751 .220 91 42 6th inning 7th inning 66 67 57 15 4 0 5 13 9 4 11 0 0 1 0 5 .263 .358 .596 .954 .238 149 72 7th inning 8th inning 62 62 50 16 3 0 5 13 11 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 .320 .452 .680 1.132 .262 197 106 8th inning 9th inning 47 47 39 13 2 0 4 9 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .447 .692 1.139 .281 226 107 9th inning Ext inning 9 12 10 4 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.200 1.700 .286 356 195 Ext inning Innings 1-3 142 237 206 63 14 0 16 47 29 5 21 1 0 1 3 8 .306 .392 .607 .999 .276 155 81 Innings 1-3 Innings 4-6 141 209 173 66 10 0 17 53 33 11 11 2 0 1 1 4 .382 .483 .734 1.217 .336 205 122 Innings 4-6 Innings 7-9 134 176 146 44 9 0 14 35 28 11 17 1 0 1 1 8 .301 .415 .651 1.066 .259 185 93 Innings 7-9 Innings 10+ 9 12 10 4 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.200 1.700 .286 356 195 Innings 10+David Ortiz is known for his walk-offs, but let's not forget what other players who don't hit walk-offs can do. Ortiz doesn't always get the job done, and I think Red Sox fans kinda take him for granted.
Yes, I agree. They definitely goofed up there. Wasn't he getting better as years went by? In 2002, he had 20 HRs, and 75 RBIs in 125 games. If he played all 162, he probably would've hit about 25-30 homers, with 100 RBIs. Why did they trade him? I don't know. But they DID have Justin Morneau, so it wasn't entirely dumb, unless you wanna talk about this year.
The Twins didn't think he'd ever be able to hit lefties, plus during that era, they were notorious for screwing up promising youngsters (Todd Walker being another good example). They screwed up, but in reality no one saw Ortiz turning into what he became.
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