tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790694040229595303.post7902487604531347949..comments2023-10-10T10:22:01.040-04:00Comments on The tenth inning stretch: GIDP: It "happens" or is it part of the "Twins way"?thrylos98http://www.blogger.com/profile/15729211884114784386noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790694040229595303.post-91594070851804991732010-06-25T20:48:53.173-04:002010-06-25T20:48:53.173-04:00Marv,
probably early next week. Still on the fen...Marv,<br /><br />probably early next week. Still on the fence with that, but Blackburn at this point does not belong to an MLB rotation....thrylos98https://www.blogger.com/profile/15729211884114784386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790694040229595303.post-67507552256777676392010-06-25T10:26:27.948-04:002010-06-25T10:26:27.948-04:00a. It's true that Gardy does not run very ofte...a. It's true that Gardy does not run very often, and<br />b. sure would be helpful if the hitters would elevate the ball (look what it has done for Delmon!)<br /><br />thry - when do we see your thought/numbers on what Cliff Lee might mean to the team?Marvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287347170241944079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790694040229595303.post-22285968565090317992010-06-24T18:16:31.400-04:002010-06-24T18:16:31.400-04:00Marv,
a couple of ways of changing this: a. when...Marv,<br /><br />a couple of ways of changing this: a. when there is a man on 1st and the bases are not loaded, send him more often, especially when certain players are batting and b. try not to pound the ball in the ground.thrylos98https://www.blogger.com/profile/15729211884114784386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790694040229595303.post-77851597122866459912010-06-24T17:56:13.916-04:002010-06-24T17:56:13.916-04:00Interesting. I wonder if this is a part of the &#...Interesting. I wonder if this is a part of the 'Twins Way' that they could let go. Not sure exactly how that would look. These numbers are true across the tenure of different managers. Also of hitting coaches, as Vavra only became the hitting coach in 2005. <br />How would you go about changing something like this, short of having the players get on base less often?Marvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287347170241944079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790694040229595303.post-23119424358689286592010-06-18T15:15:59.185-04:002010-06-18T15:15:59.185-04:00Dan, I am not sure whether GIDP is a reason for s...Dan, I am not sure whether GIDP is a reason for success. <br /><br />Here are the numbers you asked from 2002 on:<br /><br />2010: 1st; Yankees: 6th Redsox: 26th<br />2009: 2nd (1st in AL); Yankees: 3th Redsox: 9th<br />2008: 8th (5th in AL); Yankees: 5th Redsox: 7th<br />2007: 4th (2nd in AL); Yankees: 14th Redsox: 6th<br />2006: 3rd (3rd in AL); Yankees: 8th Redsox: 10th<br />2005: 1st; Yankees: 11th Redsox: 29th<br />2004: 10th (6th in AL); Yankees: 1st Redsox: 19th<br />2003: 7th (2nd in AL); Yankees: 2nd Redsox: 16th<br />2002: 23th; Yankees: 1st Redsox: 8th<br /><br />As you can see the old slow Yankees' teams were grounding into a lot of double plays (the Sox not that much). But HR is pretty much the opposite of a GIDP, and those teams hit a lot of them (unlike the Twins post early 90s)thrylos98https://www.blogger.com/profile/15729211884114784386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790694040229595303.post-76035538244769258332010-06-18T14:29:27.386-04:002010-06-18T14:29:27.386-04:00Interesting break-down...
I'd be curious to s...Interesting break-down...<br /><br />I'd be curious to see if there are other teams with similar streaks.<br /><br />Or even a comparison with teams like New York and Boston who've been so successful over the same stretch of time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425385589964715788noreply@blogger.com