-
Posts
32,658 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
328
Content Type
Profiles
News
Minnesota Twins Videos
2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Ranking
2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks
Minnesota Twins Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits
Guides & Resources
2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks
The Minnesota Twins Players Project
2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks
2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker
2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses
Forums
Blogs
Events
Store
Downloads
Gallery
Everything posted by Brock Beauchamp
-
Yep. Basic Psychology 101. Which is why we have statistics and numbers to sort truth from perception. In the case of baseball, we have piles and piles of statistics...
-
Obviously, Billy Beane never "laced 'em up" quite like you did.
-
Most of BYTO was howling to put Mauer in the 2 spot back in 2006 or 2007. It just makes too much sense not to do it, especially if the Twins trade Span and lose part of the top of their lineup.
-
That's funny. How often do stats line up that closely?
-
Don't visiting teams get half the gate in road playoff games? Drawing from a very vague recollection from a long time ago with that so it could be wrong...
-
At this point, I question how much higher a "ceiling" Liriano has over Moonshot. He's certainly a better pitcher when he's on his game but the difference between the two players isn't enormous. On the other hand, Baker has been a much more consistent pitcher. Of course, you can throw all that out the window with TJ surgery.
-
There is a zero chance the Twins pick up Baker's option. On the other hand, they might sign him to a $2m + incentives type of deal. I'm down with that, actually.
-
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahah
-
I admit that part of me wanted the Twins to tank this season going in... but right now, they're winning based on the play of guys under team control for years (Plouffe, Diamond, Willingham, Mauer, Perkins, Burton, Revere, Span). You don't cheer for a team to lose and get a good draft pick when they're winning games on the backs of their cost-controlled players. If this team was winning because of Liriano, Capps, Pavano, Doumit (before the extension), etc. I might feel differently about it (but that is good in its own way, as those players can be traded at the deadline for quality pieces if they're playing well).
-
They are now percentage points ahead of the Seattle Mariners. Party time! [TABLE=class: stats_table data_grid, width: 700] [TH=class: dg-team_short, align: left]East[/TH] [TH=class: dg-w, align: left]W[/TH] [TH=class: dg-l, align: left]L[/TH] [TH=class: dg-pct, align: left]PCT[/TH] [TH=class: dg-gb, align: left]GB[/TH] [TH=class: dg-last_ten, align: left]L10[/TH] [TH=class: dg-streak, align: left]STRK[/TH] [TH=class: dg-home, align: left]HOME[/TH] [TH=class: dg-away, align: left]ROAD[/TH] [TH=class: dg-last_game, align: left]LAST GAME[/TH] [TH=class: dg-next_game, align: left]NEXT GAME[/TH] [TD=class: dg-team_short]NY Yankees[/TD] [TD=class: dg-w]48[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l]31[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pct].608[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gb]-[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_ten]7-3[/TD] [TD=class: dg-streak]L1[/TD] [TD=class: dg-home]25-16[/TD] [TD=class: dg-away]23-15[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_game]7/2 @ TB, L 3-4[/TD] [TD=class: dg-next_game]7/3 @ TB, 7:10 PM[/TD] [TR=class: odd] [TD=class: dg-team_short]Baltimore[/TD] [TD=class: dg-w]42[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l]37[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pct].532[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gb]6.0[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_ten]3-7[/TD] [TD=class: dg-streak]L3[/TD] [TD=class: dg-home]22-20[/TD] [TD=class: dg-away]20-17[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_game]7/2 @ SEA, L 3-6[/TD] [TD=class: dg-next_game]7/3 @ SEA, 10:10 PM[/TD] [/TR] [TD=class: dg-team_short]Boston[/TD] [TD=class: dg-w]42[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l]38[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pct].525[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gb]6.5[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_ten]6-4[/TD] [TD=class: dg-streak]L1[/TD] [TD=class: dg-home]21-21[/TD] [TD=class: dg-away]21-17[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_game]7/2 @ OAK, L 1-6[/TD] [TD=class: dg-next_game]7/3 @ OAK, 10:05 PM[/TD] [TR=class: odd] [TD=class: dg-team_short]Tampa Bay[/TD] [TD=class: dg-w]42[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l]38[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pct].525[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gb]6.5[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_ten]4-6[/TD] [TD=class: dg-streak]W1[/TD] [TD=class: dg-home]23-18[/TD] [TD=class: dg-away]19-20[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_game]7/2 vs NYY, W 4-3[/TD] [TD=class: dg-next_game]7/3 vs NYY, 7:10 PM[/TD] [/TR] [TD=class: dg-team_short]Toronto[/TD] [TD=class: dg-w]40[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l]40[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pct].500[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gb]8.5[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_ten]4-6[/TD] [TD=class: dg-streak]L2[/TD] [TD=class: dg-home]21-18[/TD] [TD=class: dg-away]19-22[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_game]7/2 vs KC, L 3-11[/TD] [TD=class: dg-next_game]7/3 vs KC, 7:07 PM[/TD] [/TABLE] [TABLE=class: stats_table data_grid, width: 700] [TH=class: dg-team_short, align: left]Central[/TH] [TH=class: dg-w, align: left]W[/TH] [TH=class: dg-l, align: left]L[/TH] [TH=class: dg-pct, align: left]PCT[/TH] [TH=class: dg-gb, align: left]GB[/TH] [TH=class: dg-last_ten, align: left]L10[/TH] [TH=class: dg-streak, align: left]STRK[/TH] [TH=class: dg-home, align: left]HOME[/TH] [TH=class: dg-away, align: left]ROAD[/TH] [TH=class: dg-last_game, align: left]LAST GAME[/TH] [TH=class: dg-next_game, align: left]NEXT GAME[/TH] [TD=class: dg-team_short]Chi White Sox[/TD] [TD=class: dg-w]42[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l]37[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pct].532[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gb]-[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_ten]6-4[/TD] [TD=class: dg-streak]L2[/TD] [TD=class: dg-home]19-21[/TD] [TD=class: dg-away]23-16[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_game]7/1 @ NYY, L 2-4[/TD] [TD=class: dg-next_game]7/3 vs TEX, 8:10 PM[/TD] [TR=class: odd] [TD=class: dg-team_short]Cleveland[/TD] [TD=class: dg-w]40[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l]39[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pct].506[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gb]2.0[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_ten]3-7[/TD] [TD=class: dg-streak]L1[/TD] [TD=class: dg-home]20-19[/TD] [TD=class: dg-away]20-20[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_game]7/2 vs LAA, L 0-3[/TD] [TD=class: dg-next_game]7/3 vs LAA, 7:05 PM[/TD] [/TR] [TD=class: dg-team_short]Detroit[/TD] [TD=class: dg-w]39[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l]41[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pct].488[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gb]3.5[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_ten]5-5[/TD] [TD=class: dg-streak]L1[/TD] [TD=class: dg-home]17-19[/TD] [TD=class: dg-away]22-22[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_game]7/2 vs MIN, L 4-6[/TD] [TD=class: dg-next_game]7/3 vs MIN, 7:05 PM[/TD] [TR=class: odd] [TD=class: dg-team_short]Kansas City[/TD] [TD=class: dg-w]36[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l]42[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pct].462[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gb]5.5[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_ten]5-5[/TD] [TD=class: dg-streak]W1[/TD] [TD=class: dg-home]14-23[/TD] [TD=class: dg-away]22-19[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_game]7/2 @ TOR, W 11-3[/TD] [TD=class: dg-next_game]7/3 @ TOR, 7:07 PM[/TD] [/TR] [TD=class: dg-team_short]Minnesota[/TD] [TD=class: dg-w]34[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l]45[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pct].430[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gb]8.0[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_ten]6-4[/TD] [TD=class: dg-streak]W4[/TD] [TD=class: dg-home]17-25[/TD] [TD=class: dg-away]17-20[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_game]7/2 @ DET, W 6-4[/TD] [TD=class: dg-next_game]7/3 @ DET, 7:05 PM[/TD] [/TABLE] [TABLE=class: stats_table data_grid, width: 700] [TH=class: dg-team_short, align: left]West[/TH] [TH=class: dg-w, align: left]W[/TH] [TH=class: dg-l, align: left]L[/TH] [TH=class: dg-pct, align: left]PCT[/TH] [TH=class: dg-gb, align: left]GB[/TH] [TH=class: dg-last_ten, align: left]L10[/TH] [TH=class: dg-streak, align: left]STRK[/TH] [TH=class: dg-home, align: left]HOME[/TH] [TH=class: dg-away, align: left]ROAD[/TH] [TH=class: dg-last_game, align: left]LAST GAME[/TH] [TH=class: dg-next_game, align: left]NEXT GAME[/TH] [TD=class: dg-team_short]Texas[/TD] [TD=class: dg-w]50[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l]30[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pct].625[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gb]-[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_ten]7-3[/TD] [TD=class: dg-streak]L1[/TD] [TD=class: dg-home]27-15[/TD] [TD=class: dg-away]23-15[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_game]7/1 vs OAK, L 1-3[/TD] [TD=class: dg-next_game]7/3 @ CWS, 8:10 PM[/TD] [TR=class: odd] [TD=class: dg-team_short]LA Angels[/TD] [TD=class: dg-w]45[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l]35[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pct].563[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gb]5.0[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_ten]7-3[/TD] [TD=class: dg-streak]W2[/TD] [TD=class: dg-home]22-17[/TD] [TD=class: dg-away]23-18[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_game]7/2 @ CLE, W 3-0[/TD] [TD=class: dg-next_game]7/3 @ CLE, 7:05 PM[/TD] [/TR] [TD=class: dg-team_short]Oakland[/TD] [TD=class: dg-w]39[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l]42[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pct].481[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gb]11.5[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_ten]5-5[/TD] [TD=class: dg-streak]W2[/TD] [TD=class: dg-home]20-19[/TD] [TD=class: dg-away]19-23[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_game]7/2 vs BOS, W 6-1[/TD] [TD=class: dg-next_game]7/3 vs BOS, 10:05 PM[/TD] [TR=class: odd] [TD=class: dg-team_short, bgcolor: #E1E1E1]Seattle[/TD] [TD=class: dg-w, bgcolor: #E1E1E1]35[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l, bgcolor: #E1E1E1]47[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pct, bgcolor: #E1E1E1].427[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gb, bgcolor: #E1E1E1]16.0[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_ten, bgcolor: #E1E1E1]5-5[/TD] [TD=class: dg-streak, bgcolor: #E1E1E1]W1[/TD] [TD=class: dg-home, bgcolor: #E1E1E1]16-23[/TD] [TD=class: dg-away, bgcolor: #E1E1E1]19-24[/TD] [TD=class: dg-last_game, bgcolor: #E1E1E1]7/2 vs BAL, W 6-3[/TD] [TD=class: dg-next_game, bgcolor: #E1E1E1]7/3 vs BAL, 10:10 PM[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
-
We're talking about the top 1% of the top 1% of the top 1% here. Guys who have spent their entire lives in "pressure situations". If pressure got to them in any real way, they probably wouldn't be there in the first place. Do a few guys wilt under pressure? Sure, I'd buy into that. But it's a small portion of MLB players. Most of the delicate flowers were weeded out long before they made it to a playoff game in MLB.
-
Was Willingham Unjustly Snubbed?
Brock Beauchamp replied to John Bonnes's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Yes, and that lesson is "WAR and UZR should not be used as predictive tools". Which is not their intended purpose. WAR and UZR are evaluative tools of past performance. Nothing more, nothing less. The same way you don't put much stock into a guy's weekly OBP, you don't put much stock into a half season of WAR or UZR. They're not accurate at that point; there simply isn't enough data from which to draw a meaningful conclusion. -
Yep. Studies have been done for almost 20 years on the subject, I believe. What you said is basically my entire point.
-
Albert Pujols is OPSing under .800. Angels fans should lynch the bastard. PS. A ".7" OPS over league average would be pretty kick-ass and would absolutely be worth $18m.
-
Average AL DH OPS: .770 Joe Mauer OPS: .859 Try again.
-
-
Okay, last response. You're missing my point. "Almost always" means that performances are skewed based on the size of the data pool. Given an infinite number of ABs or IP, the player will perform at their regular talent level in clutch situations. That isn't merely supposition or conjecture. It has been proven over and over and over again. There are outliers, yes. But those outliers almost entirely consist of players with such a small data pool as to be unreliable, the same way you don't look outside today, see a 100 degree temperature, and then declare that every day in Minnesota is 100 degrees. That doesn't mean it wasn't 100 degrees, that only means that your data pool is too small to predict or declare something as truth. As those players age and that data pool swells, their clutchiness goes away. Some players never get more opportunities and that's where this myth is born. PS. I'm not talking about other sports. I am limiting this conversation entirely to baseball. I am an avid baseball fan while only a passing fan of other sports. I don't pretend to know enough about playoff clutchiness in other sports to begin to form an opinion on it.
-
For the first time all year, the Twins should be feeling pretty good about their recent play. They closed out June strongly and swept a doubleheader, posting their first winning month of the season. They closed out a series with Kansas City by winning three in a row. But things are about to get considerably more difficult. The Twins travel to Detroit, where they will start a four-game set against the Tigers. Detroit is looking to get back on track in the Central and will throw Verlander, Porcello, Fister, and Scherzer against the Twins, with Fister getting the call tonight. How do you think the Twins will do in this series? Will they be able to keep their momentum in Detroit? How many solo home runs will Trevor hit in Comerica? Why do I always ask so many questions? As always, be sure to join the Twins Daily game conversation found below! Liam Hendriks [TABLE=width: 580] [TD=class: dg-season, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: dg-w, align: center]W[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l, align: center]L[/TD] [TD=class: dg-era, align: center]ERA[/TD] [TD=class: dg-g, align: center]G[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gs, align: center]GS[/TD] [TD=class: dg-cg, align: center]CG[/TD] [TD=class: dg-svo, align: center]SVO[/TD] [TD=class: dg-ip, align: center]IP[/TD] [TD=class: dg-h, align: center]H[/TD] [TD=class: dg-r, align: center]R[/TD] [TD=class: dg-er, align: center]ER[/TD] [TD=class: dg-hr, align: center]HR[/TD] [TD=class: dg-hb, align: center]HB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-bb, align: center]BB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-ibb, align: center]IBB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-so, align: center]SO[/TD] [TD=class: dg-avg, align: center]AVG[/TD] [TD=class: dg-whip, align: center]WHIP[/TD] [TD=class: dg-go_ao, align: center]GO/AO[/TD] SEASON[TD=align: center]0[/TD] [TD=align: center]5[/TD] [TD=align: center]6.82[/TD] [TD=align: center]7[/TD] [TD=align: center]7[/TD] [TD=align: center]0[/TD] [TD=align: center]0[/TD] [TD=align: center]34.1[/TD] [TD=align: center]51[/TD] [TD=align: center]32[/TD] [TD=align: center]26[/TD] [TD=align: center]10[/TD] [TD=align: center]2[/TD] [TD=align: center]6[/TD] [TD=align: center]0[/TD] [TD=align: center]22[/TD] [TD=align: center].345[/TD] [TD=align: center]1.66[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.93[/TD] MLB Totals[TD=align: center]0[/TD] [TD=align: center]7[/TD] [TD=align: center]6.55[/TD] [TD=align: center]11[/TD] [TD=align: center]11[/TD] [TD=align: center]0[/TD] [TD=align: center]0[/TD] [TD=align: center]57.2[/TD] [TD=align: center]80[/TD] [TD=align: center]48[/TD] [TD=align: center]42[/TD] [TD=align: center]13[/TD] [TD=align: center]2[/TD] [TD=align: center]12[/TD] [TD=align: center]0[/TD] [TD=align: center]38[/TD] [TD=align: center].332[/TD] [TD=align: center]1.60[/TD] [TD=align: center]1.00[/TD] [/TABLE] Doug Fister [TABLE=width: 580] [TD=class: dg-season, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: dg-w, align: center]W[/TD] [TD=class: dg-l, align: center]L[/TD] [TD=class: dg-era, align: center]ERA[/TD] [TD=class: dg-g, align: center]G[/TD] [TD=class: dg-gs, align: center]GS[/TD] [TD=class: dg-cg, align: center]CG[/TD] [TD=class: dg-svo, align: center]SVO[/TD] [TD=class: dg-ip, align: center]IP[/TD] [TD=class: dg-h, align: center]H[/TD] [TD=class: dg-r, align: center]R[/TD] [TD=class: dg-er, align: center]ER[/TD] [TD=class: dg-hr, align: center]HR[/TD] [TD=class: dg-hb, align: center]HB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-bb, align: center]BB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-ibb, align: center]IBB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-so, align: center]SO[/TD] [TD=class: dg-avg, align: center]AVG[/TD] [TD=class: dg-whip, align: center]WHIP[/TD] [TD=class: dg-go_ao, align: center]GO/AO[/TD] SEASON[TD=align: center]1[/TD] [TD=align: center]5[/TD] [TD=align: center]3.91[/TD] [TD=align: center]9[/TD] [TD=align: center]9[/TD] [TD=align: center]0[/TD] [TD=align: center]0[/TD] [TD=align: center]50.2[/TD] [TD=align: center]57[/TD] [TD=align: center]26[/TD] [TD=align: center]22[/TD] [TD=align: center]7[/TD] [TD=align: center]1[/TD] [TD=align: center]11[/TD] [TD=align: center]1[/TD] [TD=align: center]42[/TD] [TD=align: center].278[/TD] [TD=align: center]1.34[/TD] [TD=align: center]1.79[/TD] MLB Totals[TD=align: center]21[/TD] [TD=align: center]36[/TD] [TD=align: center]3.54[/TD] [TD=align: center]80[/TD] [TD=align: center]78[/TD] [TD=align: center]3[/TD] [TD=align: center]0[/TD] [TD=align: center]499.0[/TD] [TD=align: center]500[/TD] [TD=align: center]216[/TD] [TD=align: center]196[/TD] [TD=align: center]42[/TD] [TD=align: center]21[/TD] [TD=align: center]95[/TD] [TD=align: center]5[/TD] [TD=align: center]317[/TD] [TD=align: center].259[/TD] [TD=align: center]1.19[/TD] [TD=align: center]1.19[/TD] [/TABLE] Twins Offense [TABLE=width: 600] [TD=class: dg-rank]RK[/TD] [TD=class: dg-name_display_last_init]Player[/TD] [TD=class: dg-team_abbrev]Team[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pos]Pos[/TD] [TD=class: dg-g sortable, align: right]G[/TD] [TD=class: dg-ab sortable, align: right]AB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-r sortable, align: right]R[/TD] [TD=class: dg-h sortable, align: right]H[/TD] [TD=class: dg-d sortable, align: right]2B[/TD] [TD=class: dg-t sortable, align: right]3B[/TD] [TD=class: dg-hr sortable, align: right]HR[/TD] [TD=class: dg-rbi sortable, align: right]RBI[/TD] [TD=class: dg-bb sortable, align: right]BB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-so sortable, align: right]SO[/TD] [TD=class: dg-sb sortable, align: right]SB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-cs sortable, align: right]CS[/TD] [TD=class: dg-avg sortable active, bgcolor: #DCDCDC, align: right]AVG▼[/TD] [TD=class: dg-obp sortable, align: right]OBP[/TD] [TD=class: dg-slg sortable, align: right]SLG[/TD] [TD=class: dg-ops sortable, align: right]OPS[/TD] 1 Mauer, J MIN C[TD=align: right]70[/TD] [TD=align: right]256[/TD] [TD=align: right]38[/TD] [TD=align: right]83[/TD] [TD=align: right]17[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]36[/TD] [TD=align: right]39[/TD] [TD=align: right]38[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].324[/TD] [TD=align: right].414[/TD] [TD=align: right].445[/TD] [TD=align: right].859[/TD] 2 Revere, B MIN RF[TD=align: right]44[/TD] [TD=align: right]178[/TD] [TD=align: right]21[/TD] [TD=align: right]57[/TD] [TD=align: right]6[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]11[/TD] [TD=align: right]7[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]15[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].320[/TD] [TD=align: right].346[/TD] [TD=align: right].376[/TD] [TD=align: right].722[/TD] 3 Doumit, R MIN C[TD=align: right]61[/TD] [TD=align: right]210[/TD] [TD=align: right]23[/TD] [TD=align: right]58[/TD] [TD=align: right]13[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]7[/TD] [TD=align: right]34[/TD] [TD=align: right]19[/TD] [TD=align: right]43[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].276[/TD] [TD=align: right].333[/TD] [TD=align: right].448[/TD] [TD=align: right].781[/TD] 4 Span, D MIN CF[TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]287[/TD] [TD=align: right]38[/TD] [TD=align: right]79[/TD] [TD=align: right]20[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right]22[/TD] [TD=align: right]30[/TD] [TD=align: right]36[/TD] [TD=align: right]9[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].275[/TD] [TD=align: right].344[/TD] [TD=align: right].390[/TD] [TD=align: right].734[/TD] 5 Willingham, J MIN LF[TD=align: right]75[/TD] [TD=align: right]269[/TD] [TD=align: right]43[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]20[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]17[/TD] [TD=align: right]55[/TD] [TD=align: right]38[/TD] [TD=align: right]75[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].268[/TD] [TD=align: right].379[/TD] [TD=align: right].539[/TD] [TD=align: right].918[/TD] 6 Casilla, A MIN 2B[TD=align: right]55[/TD] [TD=align: right]164[/TD] [TD=align: right]16[/TD] [TD=align: right]41[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]14[/TD] [TD=align: right]9[/TD] [TD=align: right]30[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].250[/TD] [TD=align: right].288[/TD] [TD=align: right].323[/TD] [TD=align: right].611[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1]6[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1]Plouffe, T[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1]MIN[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1]RF[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]59[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]200[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]35[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]50[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]10[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]18[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]31[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]23[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]48[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]2[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right].250[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right].329[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right].570[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right].899[/TD] 8 Carroll, J MIN SS[TD=align: right]75[/TD] [TD=align: right]254[/TD] [TD=align: right]32[/TD] [TD=align: right]63[/TD] [TD=align: right]9[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]25[/TD] [TD=align: right]30[/TD] [TD=align: right]33[/TD] [TD=align: right]6[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].248[/TD] [TD=align: right].331[/TD] [TD=align: right].291[/TD] [TD=align: right].622[/TD] 9 Butera, D MIN C[TD=align: right]21[/TD] [TD=align: right]58[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]14[/TD] [TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]13[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].241[/TD] [TD=align: right].302[/TD] [TD=align: right].379[/TD] [TD=align: right].681[/TD] 10 Morneau, J MIN 1B[TD=align: right]59[/TD] [TD=align: right]226[/TD] [TD=align: right]25[/TD] [TD=align: right]54[/TD] [TD=align: right]14[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]34[/TD] [TD=align: right]21[/TD] [TD=align: right]50[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].239[/TD] [TD=align: right].307[/TD] [TD=align: right].442[/TD] [TD=align: right].749[/TD] 11 Dozier, B MIN SS[TD=align: right]49[/TD] [TD=align: right]186[/TD] [TD=align: right]20[/TD] [TD=align: right]43[/TD] [TD=align: right]8[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right]20[/TD] [TD=align: right]8[/TD] [TD=align: right]35[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].231[/TD] [TD=align: right].260[/TD] [TD=align: right].333[/TD] [TD=align: right].594[/TD] 12 Mastroianni, D MIN LF[TD=align: right]28[/TD] [TD=align: right]59[/TD] [TD=align: right]8[/TD] [TD=align: right]13[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]8[/TD] [TD=align: right]8[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].220[/TD] [TD=align: right].313[/TD] [TD=align: right].322[/TD] [TD=align: right].635[/TD] 13 Komatsu, E MIN RF[TD=align: right]15[/TD] [TD=align: right]32[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]7[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].219[/TD] [TD=align: right].297[/TD] [TD=align: right].219[/TD] [TD=align: right].516[/TD] 14 Hughes, L MIN 2B[TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].200[/TD] [TD=align: right].182[/TD] [TD=align: right].200[/TD] [TD=align: right].382[/TD] 15 Parmelee, C MIN 1B[TD=align: right]37[/TD] [TD=align: right]100[/TD] [TD=align: right]8[/TD] [TD=align: right]19[/TD] [TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]9[/TD] [TD=align: right]26[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].190[/TD] [TD=align: right].277[/TD] [TD=align: right].290[/TD] [TD=align: right].567[/TD] 15 Valencia, D MIN 3B[TD=align: right]27[/TD] [TD=align: right]100[/TD] [TD=align: right]9[/TD] [TD=align: right]19[/TD] [TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]11[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]23[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].190[/TD] [TD=align: right].204[/TD] [TD=align: right].290[/TD] [TD=align: right].494[/TD] 17 Diamond, S MIN P[TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right]7[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].143[/TD] [TD=align: right].143[/TD] [TD=align: right].143[/TD] [TD=align: right].286[/TD] 17 Thomas, C MIN RF[TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]28[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]16[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].143[/TD] [TD=align: right].172[/TD] [TD=align: right].286[/TD] [TD=align: right].458[/TD] 19 Burroughs, S MIN 3B[TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]17[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].118[/TD] [TD=align: right].167[/TD] [TD=align: right].176[/TD] [TD=align: right].343[/TD] [/TABLE] Tigers Offense [TABLE=width: 600] [TD=class: dg-rank]RK[/TD] [TD=class: dg-name_display_last_init]Player[/TD] [TD=class: dg-team_abbrev]Team[/TD] [TD=class: dg-pos]Pos[/TD] [TD=class: dg-g sortable, align: right]G[/TD] [TD=class: dg-ab sortable, align: right]AB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-r sortable, align: right]R[/TD] [TD=class: dg-h sortable, align: right]H[/TD] [TD=class: dg-d sortable, align: right]2B[/TD] [TD=class: dg-t sortable, align: right]3B[/TD] [TD=class: dg-hr sortable, align: right]HR[/TD] [TD=class: dg-rbi sortable, align: right]RBI[/TD] [TD=class: dg-bb sortable, align: right]BB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-so sortable, align: right]SO[/TD] [TD=class: dg-sb sortable, align: right]SB[/TD] [TD=class: dg-cs sortable, align: right]CS[/TD] [TD=class: dg-avg sortable active, bgcolor: #DCDCDC, align: right]AVG▼[/TD] [TD=class: dg-obp sortable, align: right]OBP[/TD] [TD=class: dg-slg sortable, align: right]SLG[/TD] [TD=class: dg-ops sortable, align: right]OPS[/TD] 1 Perez, H DET 2B[TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].500[/TD] [TD=align: right].500[/TD] [TD=align: right].500[/TD] [TD=align: right]1.000[/TD] 2 Dirks, A DET LF[TD=align: right]37[/TD] [TD=align: right]134[/TD] [TD=align: right]24[/TD] [TD=align: right]44[/TD] [TD=align: right]9[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]16[/TD] [TD=align: right]9[/TD] [TD=align: right]18[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].328[/TD] [TD=align: right].379[/TD] [TD=align: right].515[/TD] [TD=align: right].894[/TD] 3 Jackson, A DET CF[TD=align: right]57[/TD] [TD=align: right]223[/TD] [TD=align: right]46[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]16[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right]8[/TD] [TD=align: right]35[/TD] [TD=align: right]30[/TD] [TD=align: right]57[/TD] [TD=align: right]7[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].323[/TD] [TD=align: right].404[/TD] [TD=align: right].529[/TD] [TD=align: right].933[/TD] 4 Cabrera, M DET 3B[TD=align: right]79[/TD] [TD=align: right]318[/TD] [TD=align: right]46[/TD] [TD=align: right]100[/TD] [TD=align: right]23[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]16[/TD] [TD=align: right]62[/TD] [TD=align: right]30[/TD] [TD=align: right]47[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].314[/TD] [TD=align: right].376[/TD] [TD=align: right].538[/TD] [TD=align: right].914[/TD] 5 Holaday, B DET C[TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].300[/TD] [TD=align: right].300[/TD] [TD=align: right].400[/TD] [TD=align: right].700[/TD] 6 Fielder, P DET 1B[TD=align: right]79[/TD] [TD=align: right]297[/TD] [TD=align: right]43[/TD] [TD=align: right]88[/TD] [TD=align: right]18[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]53[/TD] [TD=align: right]34[/TD] [TD=align: right]43[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].296[/TD] [TD=align: right].374[/TD] [TD=align: right].485[/TD] [TD=align: right].859[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1]7[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1]Berry, Q[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1]DET[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1]CF[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]36[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]125[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]25[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]37[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]4[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]3[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]1[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]13[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]14[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]37[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]12[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right].296[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right].385[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right].400[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #E1E1E1, align: right].785[/TD] 8 Laird, G DET C[TD=align: right]34[/TD] [TD=align: right]92[/TD] [TD=align: right]13[/TD] [TD=align: right]27[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]7[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].293[/TD] [TD=align: right].347[/TD] [TD=align: right].402[/TD] [TD=align: right].749[/TD] 9 Young, D DET LF[TD=align: right]71[/TD] [TD=align: right]273[/TD] [TD=align: right]22[/TD] [TD=align: right]73[/TD] [TD=align: right]14[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]6[/TD] [TD=align: right]30[/TD] [TD=align: right]8[/TD] [TD=align: right]56[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].267[/TD] [TD=align: right].296[/TD] [TD=align: right].385[/TD] [TD=align: right].681[/TD] 10 Peralta, J DET SS[TD=align: right]71[/TD] [TD=align: right]246[/TD] [TD=align: right]25[/TD] [TD=align: right]64[/TD] [TD=align: right]16[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]24[/TD] [TD=align: right]26[/TD] [TD=align: right]46[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].260[/TD] [TD=align: right].333[/TD] [TD=align: right].390[/TD] [TD=align: right].724[/TD] 11 Avila, A DET C[TD=align: right]53[/TD] [TD=align: right]174[/TD] [TD=align: right]20[/TD] [TD=align: right]43[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]23[/TD] [TD=align: right]24[/TD] [TD=align: right]48[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].247[/TD] [TD=align: right].335[/TD] [TD=align: right].402[/TD] [TD=align: right].737[/TD] 12 Boesch, B DET LF[TD=align: right]74[/TD] [TD=align: right]284[/TD] [TD=align: right]33[/TD] [TD=align: right]66[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]7[/TD] [TD=align: right]27[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]55[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].232[/TD] [TD=align: right].269[/TD] [TD=align: right].349[/TD] [TD=align: right].618[/TD] 13 Santiago, R DET 2B[TD=align: right]61[/TD] [TD=align: right]150[/TD] [TD=align: right]14[/TD] [TD=align: right]34[/TD] [TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]17[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]24[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].227[/TD] [TD=align: right].304[/TD] [TD=align: right].313[/TD] [TD=align: right].617[/TD] 14 Kelly, D DET LF[TD=align: right]46[/TD] [TD=align: right]90[/TD] [TD=align: right]11[/TD] [TD=align: right]17[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]7[/TD] [TD=align: right]13[/TD] [TD=align: right]15[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].189[/TD] [TD=align: right].291[/TD] [TD=align: right].256[/TD] [TD=align: right].547[/TD] 15 Eldred, B DET DH[TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]16[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]6[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].188[/TD] [TD=align: right].235[/TD] [TD=align: right].375[/TD] [TD=align: right].610[/TD] 16 Raburn, R DET 2B[TD=align: right]48[/TD] [TD=align: right]154[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]28[/TD] [TD=align: right]9[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]9[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]43[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].182[/TD] [TD=align: right].240[/TD] [TD=align: right].260[/TD] [TD=align: right].499[/TD] 16 Worth, D DET 2B[TD=align: right]29[/TD] [TD=align: right]55[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]7[/TD] [TD=align: right]19[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].182[/TD] [TD=align: right].270[/TD] [TD=align: right].200[/TD] [TD=align: right].470[/TD] 18 Santos, O DET C[TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right]8[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].125[/TD] [TD=align: right].111[/TD] [TD=align: right].125[/TD] [TD=align: right].236[/TD] 19 Inge, B DET 2B[TD=align: right]9[/TD] [TD=align: right]20[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]6[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].100[/TD] [TD=align: right].100[/TD] [TD=align: right].300[/TD] [TD=align: right].400[/TD] 19 Young, M DET LF[TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]9[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #F5F5F5, align: right].100[/TD] [TD=align: right].182[/TD] [TD=align: right].200[/TD] [TD=align: right].382[/TD] [/TABLE]
-
It's said because people have a disjointed association with reality. Perception does not equal truth. If guys could flip a switch and go into "wolfpack mode", we'd see it on a regular basis. It wouldn't be this mystical, unquantifiable object that only appears when somebody has less than 50 ABs (because when you look at players with more ABs than that, they almost always perform to their career mean) in games that register an "11" on the Really Matters Scale. We'd see it in games that register an 8 on the Really Matters Scale. We would have seen it in 92 when the Twins were destroyed by the As. We would have seen Jeter do it innumerable times as his Yankees were booted from the playoffs. We'd see it almost every day. But we don't. I've said all I can on this topic. I'm not going to keep running around in circles about this.

