http://www.sbnation.comhttp://www.sbnation.com/users/Diving%20Catch Posts made by Diving Catch on SB Nation http://www.halosheaven.com/2006/7/22/21396/4682 Diving Catch Sun, 23 Jul 2006 01:39:06 -0000 <p>Too many times I'm infuriated by the tendency of Halo hitters to swing at the first pitch. &nbsp;I figure I need some perspective, so I head to the stats pages to see what's what. &nbsp;Below are the numbers from the 2006 season when hitting with the count at 0-0.</p> <p>Link at <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/Statistics/Team/playerstats?team=laa&amp;seasonYear=2006&amp;split=64&amp;seasonType=2&amp;type=reg&amp;pagetype=batting">http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/Statistics/Team/playerstats?team=laa&amp;seasonYear=2006&amp;split=64&amp; amp;seasonType=2&amp;type=reg&amp;pagetype=batting</a></p> <p>Some things I see right off the bat:<br /></p> <ul> <li>Overall results for many players are better than I expected. Maybe I'll be more tolerant of some players but not others.<br /></li> <li>Vladdy swings at the most first pitches (I knew that) but his BA at .333 is about the same as his overall average. &nbsp;GA, AK, OC, and Q also seem to have high BA when first pitch swinging.<br /></li> <li>Napoli, Morales and Rivera should NEVER swing at the first pitch. &nbsp;Morales seems to be worse at this lately with declining results.</li> <li style="list-style: none">Any other comments from the Halo faithful?<br /> Do you like it or hate it?</li> </ul> <p>NAME&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; G&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AB&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; OBP&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SLG&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; OPS<br /> Vladimir Guerrero&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 75&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 81&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .333&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .329&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .506&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .835<br /> Garret Anderson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 53&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 51&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .392&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .385&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .510&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .894<br /> Adam Kennedy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 57&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 44&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .409&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .409&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .545&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .955<br /> Chone Figgins&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 66&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 41&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .317&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .326&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .415&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .740<br /> Orlando Cabrera&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 70&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 38&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .421&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .415&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .632&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.046<br /> Kendry Morales&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 33&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 31&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .161&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .161&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .355&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .516<br /> Jose Molina&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 21&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 26&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .346&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .370&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .577&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .947<br /> Juan Rivera&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 39&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 23&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .174&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .200&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .261&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .461<br /> Robb Quinlan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 21&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 19&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .421&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .421&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .526&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .947<br /> Mike Napoli&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 32&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .214&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .313&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .429&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .741<br /> Tim Salmon&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 21&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .385&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .429&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .846&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.275<br /> Casey Kotchman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .250&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .250&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .333&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .583<br /> Tommy Murphy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 17&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .273&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .250&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .364&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .614<br /> Dallas McPherson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 18&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .500&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .500&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .500&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.000<br /> Darin Erstad&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .333&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .333&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .444&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .778<br /> Maicer Izturis&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 25&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .250&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .250&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .625&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .875<br /> Howie Kendrick&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .200&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .200</p>