6/13 Brewers (Wolf) @ Cubs (Dempster) 7:05 CSN

[UMFan83]

Saw this stat tonight....

 

Fukudome has 6 RBIs in 208 PA.

 

He is on pace for 15 RBIs in 527 PA. How is that even possible?

[Andy]

Dot get me wrong, Im still all about the fecal league, but when were playing the Brewers, Im still rooting for the W.

This helped the Cardinals. I'm never one to root for the Cubs to lose regardless of FLS, but if ever L's are ok it's when they come against the team competing against them for the division lead.

 

I really think the Brewers are taking this division regardless of what happens over the next couple days.

Cheers to that.

[otis89]

I missed the start of the broadcast; why was Pat missing from the radio broadcast tonight?

 

They said he was just taking the day off.

[EhDubya]

Saw this stat tonight....

 

Fukudome has 6 RBIs in 208 PA.

 

He is on pace for 15 RBIs in 527 PA. How is that even possible?

 

I'll take a wild guess and say it has something to do with playing amongst terrible baseball players. Also consider that he has hit leadoff most of the time so that means lots of Koyie Hill, pitcher, and a mix of montanez/colvin/campana/whatever not getting on base in front of him.

 

Oh also baseball is a long season and that pace will certainly change and probably soon.

[Sammy Sofa]

Saw this stat tonight....

 

Fukudome has 6 RBIs in 208 PA.

 

He is on pace for 15 RBIs in 527 PA. How is that even possible?

 

I'll take a wild guess and say it has something to do with playing amongst terrible baseball players. Also consider that he has hit leadoff most of the time so that means lots of Koyie Hill, pitcher, and a mix of montanez/colvin/campana/whatever not getting on base in front of him.

 

Oh also baseball is a long season and that pace will certainly change and probably soon.

 

Right. It's indicative of him actually hitting where he should have been all along...and being on a bad team.

[otis89]

I wonder what the record is for the fewest RBI in a season with over 500 PAs?

[UMFan83]

I wonder what the record is for the fewest RBI in a season with over 500 PAs?

 

looks like 12, but baseball reference wants me to pay to see who.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Saw this stat tonight....

 

Fukudome has 6 RBIs in 208 PA.

 

He is on pace for 15 RBIs in 527 PA. How is that even possible?

 

I'll take a wild guess and say it has something to do with playing amongst terrible baseball players. Also consider that he has hit leadoff most of the time so that means lots of Koyie Hill, pitcher, and a mix of montanez/colvin/campana/whatever not getting on base in front of him.

 

Oh also baseball is a long season and that pace will certainly change and probably soon.

 

Right. It's indicative of him actually hitting where he should have been all along...and being on a bad team.

 

Kosuke has driven in 4 of the 46 baserunners he's seen (0.087), or slightly more than half of the teams' rate (0.161) which is still pretty bad. This isn't about Kosuke being on a bad team..... it's about him being the worst of the worst.

[InconspicuousZ28]

I missed the start of the broadcast; why was Pat missing from the radio broadcast tonight?

 

They said he was just taking the day off.

 

He took a day off last week as well. Seems out of the ordinary.

[jersey cubs fan]

This isn't about Kosuke being on a bad team..... it's about him being the worst of the worst.

 

The worst at a made up stat.

[Sammy Sofa]

Saw this stat tonight....

 

Fukudome has 6 RBIs in 208 PA.

 

He is on pace for 15 RBIs in 527 PA. How is that even possible?

 

I'll take a wild guess and say it has something to do with playing amongst terrible baseball players. Also consider that he has hit leadoff most of the time so that means lots of Koyie Hill, pitcher, and a mix of montanez/colvin/campana/whatever not getting on base in front of him.

 

Oh also baseball is a long season and that pace will certainly change and probably soon.

 

Right. It's indicative of him actually hitting where he should have been all along...and being on a bad team.

 

Kosuke has driven in 4 of the 46 baserunners he's seen (0.087), or slightly more than half of the teams' rate (0.161) which is still pretty bad. This isn't about Kosuke being on a bad team..... it's about him being the worst of the worst.

 

Is it? Given where he's batting in the order how often has he come up in those situations where there was someone in scoring position? He's not hitting for as much power as he has the last two seasons so if most of those baserunners are on 1st he's less likely to drive them in since his OPS seems mostly fueled by singles and walks.

[UMFan83]

Saw this stat tonight....

 

Fukudome has 6 RBIs in 208 PA.

 

He is on pace for 15 RBIs in 527 PA. How is that even possible?

 

I'll take a wild guess and say it has something to do with playing amongst terrible baseball players. Also consider that he has hit leadoff most of the time so that means lots of Koyie Hill, pitcher, and a mix of montanez/colvin/campana/whatever not getting on base in front of him.

 

Oh also baseball is a long season and that pace will certainly change and probably soon.

 

Right. It's indicative of him actually hitting where he should have been all along...and being on a bad team.

 

Kosuke has driven in 4 of the 46 baserunners he's seen (0.087), or slightly more than half of the teams' rate (0.161) which is still pretty bad. This isn't about Kosuke being on a bad team..... it's about him being the worst of the worst.

 

Is it? Given where he's batting in the order how often has he come up in those situations where there was someone in scoring position? He's not hitting for as much power as he has the last two seasons so if most of those baserunners are on 1st he's less likely to drive them in since his OPS seems mostly fueled by singles and walks.

 

Well if he isn't hitting for power, shouldn't at least part of the blame be on him?

[jersey cubs fan]

Is it? Given where he's batting in the order how often has he come up in those situations where there was someone in scoring position? He's not hitting for as much power as he has the last two seasons so if most of those baserunners are on 1st he's less likely to drive them in since his OPS seems mostly fueled by singles and walks.

 

As the primary leadoff man a lot of his baserunners are one of the two catchers and the pitchers who happened to get a hit that wasn't a HR. Not exactly easy to drive in with anything shy of a triple.

[Sammy Sofa]

Well if he isn't hitting for power, shouldn't at least part of the blame be on him?

 

To a degree, but he was never a guy that was mashing hits left and right, and this year he's going to be mostly dealing with bottom of the order hitters who effectively lucked onto first via the walk or a single (and likely are not going to score on double).

[imb]

soto couldnt score from second on a triple

[Fred Hornkohl]

Yeah..... Kosuke's doing way better driving in baserunners that are already in scoring position.... but then again, so is the rest of the team.......

 

04/01 - 06/13      BDI  LOB   RBI%

Fukudome             4   26  0.133

CUBS               165  674  0.197