Stark: Zambrano for Cy Young...because of his hitting

[Banedon]

It's an insider article, and somewhat lengthy, but a lot of good Zambrano HR ratio comparisons in there. Also I found this somewhat funny:

 

Thanks mostly to you-know-who, Cubs pitchers have outhomered Cubs center fielders by the incredible margin of 8-3 this year. (Carlos Marmol and Sean Marshall have also joined the pitcher home run party.) According to the Sultan, only three teams in the live-ball era have had their pitching staff outhomer their center fielders by five home runs in any season -- Wes Ferrell's 1935 and 1936 Red Sox (8-3 and 7-0) and Mike Hampton's 2001 Rockies (10-4). The center fielder on that Rockies team? The same guy who is playing center for these Cubs -- Juan Pierre.

 

EDIT: hey, how about I post the link?

 

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=stark_jayson#20060928

[Balsa]

:lol: --> :(

[biittner77]

If the Gold Glove is determined by offense why not the CY Young?

[NorthsideAvenger]

Wow.

 

I wonder if Juan Pierre can even hit a homer on a little league field? I would like to him try.

[chuckywang]

If the Gold Glove is determined by offense why not the CY Young?

 

The AL?

[fibro]

My favorite part of the article:

Zambrano goes into Friday's start averaging one home run every 11.7 at-bats. That's the seventh-best ratio in baseball this year among all players who have been to bat as many times as Zambrano. He's trailing only Ryan Howard, David Ortiz, Travis Hafner, Albert Pujols, Jim Thome and (of course) David Ross.

 

But here's what that also means:

 

Zambrano has a better home run ratio than (gulp) A-Rod (one every 16.6).

[CubmanPi]

My favorite part of the article:

Zambrano goes into Friday's start averaging one home run every 11.7 at-bats. That's the seventh-best ratio in baseball this year among all players who have been to bat as many times as Zambrano. He's trailing only Ryan Howard, David Ortiz, Travis Hafner, Albert Pujols, Jim Thome and (of course) David Ross.

 

But here's what that also means:

 

Zambrano has a better home run ratio than (gulp) A-Rod (one every 16.6).

:shock:

 

Holy crap.

[Roast]

If the Gold Glove is determined by offense why not the CY Young?

 

The AL?

 

heh heh heh

[Rerisen]

only three teams in the live-ball era have had their pitching staff outhomer their center fielders by five home runs in any season -- Wes Ferrell's 1935 and 1936 Red Sox (8-3 and 7-0) and Mike Hampton's 2001 Rockies (10-4). The center fielder on that Rockies team? The same guy who is playing center for these Cubs -- Juan Pierre.

 

 

In 1992 Cubs had Doug Dascenzo at center field for most of the year and he hit 0 HR's, would have figured that team would be on the list. They probably outhomered him, just not by 5.